Time to Relax Granny Throw in Red Heart With Love Solids - LW2677

Time to Relax Granny Throw – Crochet Pattern Summary (LW2677)

The Time to Relax Granny Throw (pattern number LW2677) is a beginner-level crochet blanket pattern from Red Heart, designed to be worked in classic granny squares and assembled into a cozy, colorful throw. The pattern uses Red Heart With Love yarn in four bold, contrasting solid colorways, making it an ideal project for anyone who wants to practice foundational crochet motif construction while producing a finished piece that is both functional and visually striking.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a crocheted granny square throw blanket. The throw is constructed from a total of 40 small granny squares — 10 squares each worked in four separate colors — which are then joined together to form the finished blanket. Each individual Small Square measures 5½ inches, and the completed throw is assembled from this modular grid of motifs. This construction method is a hallmark of traditional granny square crochet and allows crafters to work in manageable sections before seaming everything into a larger piece.

Colors and Materials

Yarn

• Red Heart With Love – an aran weight (medium weight, also known as worsted/aran) yarn
• Color A: 1623 Mallard – 2 skeins
• Color B: 1907 Boysenberry – 2 skeins
• Color C: 1401 Pewter – 2 skeins
• Color D: 1012 Black – 2 skeins

Hook

• 5mm crochet hook (US size H-8)

Gauge

• Each Small Square = 5½ inches
• Gauge should be checked before beginning; any hook size may be used to achieve the correct gauge

Techniques Used

This throw is built entirely around the granny square technique, one of the most beloved and recognizable methods in crochet. Granny squares are worked in the round, beginning at a central ring and building outward row by row. Each round adds structure and shape, with corner clusters creating the characteristic square silhouette. The modular nature of granny square construction means each motif is completed individually before the pieces are assembled — a technique well-suited to beginners because mistakes can be corrected one square at a time without unraveling the entire project.

Key techniques used in this pattern include:

• Foundation chain and slip stitch ring – Each square begins with a chain of 5 stitches joined into a ring, which forms the central starting point of the motif
• Working in the round – All four rounds of each granny square are worked circularly, with the right side always facing the crafter
• Joining rounds with slip stitches – Each round is closed with a slip stitch to maintain a clean, even edge
• Slip stitch into chain spaces – Used to reposition the working yarn at the start of new rounds without creating visible joins
• Square assembly and joining – The 40 completed motifs are joined to form the finished throw

Stitches Used

The pattern calls upon a small, beginner-friendly set of crochet stitches. Understanding these stitches is all that is needed to complete the entire throw:

• Chain stitch (ch) – Used to begin each square, to create turning chains that count as double crochet stitches, and to form the decorative chain spaces between clusters
• Slip stitch (slip st) – Used to join rounds and to reposition the yarn at the start of new rounds
• Double crochet (dc) – The primary structural stitch of the granny square; worked in clusters to form the corner and side elements of each motif. Round 1