Blue Spiral Granny Square Bedspread — Free Crochet Pattern

Materials

• Yarn: DK-weight cotton or cotton-blend yarn. Colour A: cobalt blue (approx. 1600 m); Colour B: cream (approx. 800 m). For a queen-size spread of ~90 squares, each square uses roughly 18 m blue and 9 m cream.
• Hook: 3.5 mm (US E/4) — or size needed to match gauge.
• Notions: tapestry needle for weaving ends, scissors, stitch markers (to mark colour changes and first st of round), blocking mats and rustproof pins (essential for this project), row counter (optional but helpful).

Abbreviations

Instructions

Spiral Square Motif — blue and cream (make 90 for queen size)

1. Round 1 (blue centre): With blue, ch 4, sl st to first ch to form ring. Ch 3 (counts as dc), work 11 dc into ring, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (12 dc)
2. Round 2 (blue spiral start): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 2, sk 1 dc, 2 dc in next dc; rep from * around, ending with ch 2, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 groups of 2 dc, 6 ch-2 sps)
3. Round 3 (blue spiral — first colour change): Join cream in any ch-2 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in same sp, *ch 3, sk next 2-dc group, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 3, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off blue. (6 groups of 3 dc, 6 ch-3 sps)
4. Round 4 (cream spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 3, sk next 3-dc group, V-st in next ch-3 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 3, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-3 sps)
5. Round 5 (cream spiral — second colour change): Join blue in any ch-3 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 4, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-3 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 4, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off cream. (6 shells, 6 ch-4 sps)
6. Round 6 (blue spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 4, V-st in ch-4 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 4, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-4 sps)
7. Round 7 (blue spiral — third colour change): Join cream in any ch-4 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 5, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-4 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 5, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off blue. (6 shells, 6 ch-5 sps)
8. Round 8 (cream spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 5, V-st in ch-5 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 5, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-5 sps)
9. Round 9 (cream spiral — fourth colour change): Join blue in any ch-5 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 6, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-5 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 6, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off cream. (6 shells, 6 ch-6 sps)
10. Round 10 (blue spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 6, V-st in ch-6 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 6, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-6 sps)
11. Round 11 (blue spiral — fifth colour change): Join cream in any ch-6 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 7, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-6 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 7, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off blue. (6 shells, 6 ch-7 sps)
12. Round 12 (cream spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 7, V-st in ch-7 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 7, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-7 sps)
13. Round 13 (cream spiral — sixth colour change): Join blue in any ch-7 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 8, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-7 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 8, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off cream. (6 shells, 6 ch-8 sps)
14. Round 14 (blue spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 8, V-st in ch-8 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 8, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-8 sps)
15. Round 15 (blue spiral — seventh colour change): Join cream in any ch-8 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 9, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-8 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 9, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off blue. (6 shells, 6 ch-9 sps)
16. Round 16 (cream spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 9, V-st in ch-9 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 9, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-9 sps)
17. Round 17 (cream spiral — eighth colour change): Join blue in any ch-9 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 10, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-9 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 10, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off cream. (6 shells, 6 ch-10 sps)
18. Round 18 (blue spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 10, V-st in ch-10 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 10, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-10 sps)
19. Round 19 (blue spiral — ninth colour change): Join cream in any ch-10 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 11, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-10 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 11, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off blue. (6 shells, 6 ch-11 sps)
20. Round 20 (cream spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 11, V-st in ch-11 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 11, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-11 sps)
21. Round 21 (cream spiral — tenth colour change): Join blue in any ch-11 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 12, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-11 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 12, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off cream. (6 shells, 6 ch-12 sps)
22. Round 22 (blue spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 12, V-st in ch-12 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 12, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-12 sps)
23. Round 23 (blue spiral — eleventh colour change): Join cream in any ch-12 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 13, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-12 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 13, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off blue. (6 shells, 6 ch-13 sps)
24. Round 24 (cream spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 13, V-st in ch-13 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 13, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-13 sps)
25. Round 25 (cream spiral — twelfth colour change): Join blue in any ch-13 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 14, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-13 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 14, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off cream. (6 shells, 6 ch-14 sps)
26. Round 26 (blue spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 14, V-st in ch-14 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 14, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-14 sps)
27. Round 27 (blue spiral — thirteenth colour change): Join cream in any ch-14 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 15, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-14 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 15, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off blue. (6 shells, 6 ch-15 sps)
28. Round 28 (cream spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 15, V-st in ch-15 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 15, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-15 sps)
29. Round 29 (cream spiral — fourteenth colour change): Join blue in any ch-15 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 16, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-15 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 16, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off cream. (6 shells, 6 ch-16 sps)
30. Round 30 (blue spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 16, V-st in ch-16 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 16, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-16 sps)
31. Round 31 (blue spiral — fifteenth colour change): Join cream in any ch-16 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 17, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-16 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 17, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off blue. (6 shells, 6 ch-17 sps)
32. Round 32 (cream spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 17, V-st in ch-17 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 17, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-17 sps)
33. Round 33 (cream spiral — sixteenth colour change): Join blue in any ch-17 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 18, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-17 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 18, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off cream. (6 shells, 6 ch-18 sps)
34. Round 34 (blue spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 18, V-st in ch-18 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 18, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-18 sps)
35. Round 35 (blue spiral — seventeenth colour change): Join cream in any ch-18 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 19, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-18 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 19, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off blue. (6 shells, 6 ch-19 sps)
36. Round 36 (cream spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 19, V-st in ch-19 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 19, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-19 sps)
37. Round 37 (cream spiral — eighteenth colour change): Join blue in any ch-19 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 20, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-19 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 20, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off cream. (6 shells, 6 ch-20 sps)
38. Round 38 (blue spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 20, V-st in ch-20 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 20, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-20 sps)
39. Round 39 (blue spiral — nineteenth colour change): Join cream in any ch-20 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 21, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-20 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 21, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off blue. (6 shells, 6 ch-21 sps)
40. Round 40 (cream spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 21, V-st in ch-21 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 21, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-21 sps)
41. Round 41 (cream spiral — twentieth colour change): Join blue in any ch-21 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 22, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-21 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 22, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off cream. (6 shells, 6 ch-22 sps)
42. Round 42 (blue spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 22, V-st in ch-22 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 22, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-22 sps)
43. Round 43 (blue spiral — twenty-first colour change): Join cream in any ch-22 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 23, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-22 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 23, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off blue. (6 shells, 6 ch-23 sps)
44. Round 44 (cream spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 23, V-st in ch-23 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 23, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-23 sps)
45. Round 45 (cream spiral — twenty-second colour change): Join blue in any ch-23 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 24, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-23 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 24, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off cream. (6 shells, 6 ch-24 sps)
46. Round 46 (blue spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 24, V-st in ch-24 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 24, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-24 sps)
47. Round 47 (blue spiral — twenty-third colour change): Join cream in any ch-24 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 25, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-24 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 25, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off blue. (6 shells, 6 ch-25 sps)
48. Round 48 (cream spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 25, V-st in ch-25 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 25, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-25 sps)
49. Round 49 (cream spiral — twenty-fourth colour change): Join blue in any ch-25 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp (first shell made), *ch 26, sk next V-st, shell in next ch-25 sp; rep from * around, ending with ch 26, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off cream. (6 shells, 6 ch-26 sps)
50. Round 50 (blue spiral): Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *ch 26, V-st in ch-26 sp between shells; rep from * around, ending with ch 26, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 ch-26 sps)

Each finished square measures about 25 cm. Block firmly to size before joining — this opens up the spiral and evens the lacy border.

Joining the Squares

1. Lay out motifs in a 9 × 10 grid (or your preferred arrangement), rotating the direction of the spirals for a dynamic effect.
2. Place two squares RS together. Whipstitch through the back loops of the sc stitches along one edge, using the long tails. Alternatively, use a flat slip-stitch join through both loops for a firmer seam.
3. Join in strips first, then join the strips. Weave in all ends as you go — with 90 motifs this step is much easier before the full spread is assembled.

Finishing

1. Once all motifs are joined, check the outer edge. If any gaps appear at the outer corners, work one round of sc around the entire bedspread in blue, working 3 sc in each outer corner.
2. For a finished edge, add a final round in cream: *sc in next sc, ch 3, sk 1 sc; rep from * around, with (sc, ch 3, sc) in each corner.
3. Weave in every remaining end on the WS.
4. Wet-block or steam-block the finished bedspread on blocking mats, pinning the spirals open and squaring each motif. Allow to dry completely before moving.

Tips for Success

• Count the ch-3 and ch-4 spaces in every round — losing or adding a space is the most common error and throws off the spiral shape.
• Keep your shell stitches loose; tight shells make the spiral motifs curl inward and the squares harder to join flat.
• Use stitch markers to mark the colour changes — this helps you keep track of where to change colours and where to join new rounds.
• Block the centre spiral before starting the next round — this gives you a firm foundation to work around.
• Weave ends in as you finish each square, not at the end. This bedspread has many colour changes, and weaving in as you go saves a lot of time.
• When joining, keep the ch-3 loops loose; tight loops make the lacy border curl.
• Use a row counter to keep track of the spiral rounds — it’s easy to lose count with so many similar rounds.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Spiral motifs that twist or lean — usually caused by inconsistent ch-3 or ch-4 tension. Keep chain loops loose and consider going up 0.5 mm hook size for the spiral rounds only.
• Squares that ruffle at the border — too many stitches in the border rounds. Count your sc around each side; each side should have the same number.
• Curled lacy edges — shells worked too tightly or too few chains in the ch-3 loops of Round 3. Loosen up and check you have a loop in every space.
• Uneven joining seams — catching different loops on each square. Always join through the same loop (back loop or both loops) on every motif.
• Running out of yarn mid-project — dye lots vary. Buy all your yarn at once and alternate skeins every few squares to blend any slight colour differences.
• Skipping the final block — the spread looks lumpy after joining even if every motif was blocked. One final wet-block transforms it.

Ways to Customize This Pattern

• Size it your way: each motif is ~25 cm, so a throw of 6 × 7 motifs is about 150 × 175 cm; add a column or row for a king-size spread.
• Colour play: swap the blue for emerald green, purple, or black for a different mood; or reverse the colours with a cream centre and blue spirals for a lighter look.
• Seasonal version: use red and white for a Christmas version, or orange and black for a Halloween version.
• Heavier fabric: use worsted-weight yarn and a 5.0 mm hook for a thicker, more substantial bedspread — motifs will be ~33 cm, so recalculate your motif count.
• Pillow covers: make 4 extra squares, join 2 × 2 for the front, add a plain back, and you have matching cushion covers like the ones on the bed in the photo.