Granny Square Crochet Afghan Size Chart

Are you curious about how many granny squares you’ll need for a specific blanket size? We’ve got you covered! While these types of afghan crochet blankets are a popular item to make, believe it or not, there is no exact size that an afghan blanket should be. They can range from a throw blanket for sitting on the couch to a blanket that covers a certain size bed.

Below, we’ll explain granny square blanket sizes worked in rows and break down how many squares you’ll need to make your blanket! Scroll on down to find our free crochet blanket charts that show you how to use granny squares in six different square sizes to make any size crochet blanket you wish!

granny square blanket (size chart graphic)

How Crochet Blanket Sizes Work

Please keep in mind that all crocheted blanket sizes listed here are approximate. They do not need to be followed to the exact measurement to work for your specific situation. For example, if you make a lap blanket to be 30″ x 40″, that would be OK and still work perfectly fine, even though those are not the exact measurements I list for that size.

Bedding sizes, however, can be a little different in this regard. A blanket made for a bed has to fit that particular bed’s dimensions. There is a little room for adjustments. We add a few inches to three sizes to account for the drape (the amount that hangs off the side of the bed). You can change your afghan quilt to have as much or as little drape as you want!

Really, it is up to you to decide what is best for your situation when it comes to bed blankets.

Crochet Afghan Size Charts

Take a look at the crochet blanket sizes chart below for different sizes to see which size of blanket would work best for you and with how many granny squares you have made.

Crochet Couch Afghan Sizes

Afghans for couches called throw or lap blankets. “Lapghan” blankets are to be used by anyone in a sitting position. This can be someone sitting on the couch, or in a wheelchair.

Throw blankets can really be any size as they are just “thrown” onto the back of a chair, couch or other piece of furniture. Throw blankets are some of my favorite blankets to make because they are perfect to cuddle up in while watching TV (or crocheting!) on the couch.

Blanket SizeDimensions (in)Dimensions (cm)
Lapghan 32 to 48 x 35 to 40 81 to 122 x 89 to 102
Throw52 x 60132 x 152

Bedding Afghan Blankets

Some of the largest afghan blankets are for on top of beds. To determine the correct size of quilt, you first need to understand the common sizes of US mattresses. Next, you’ll have to decide if you want to include a “drape” or “drop” for your blanket. This is the part that hangs of three of the sides.

A “drape” will allow the blanket to hang down the sides of the mattress anywhere between 8–20 inches (20-50 cm). Our blanket size table below adds 8-10″ extra on three of the sides for the drape.

Take a look at all the full-size blanket measurements below.

Blanket SizeDimensions (in)Dimensions (cm)
Twin 66 x 90 168 x 229
Twin XL66 x 95168 x 241
Full or Double80 x 90203 x 229
Queen90 x 100203 x 254
Full or Queen90 x 90 203 x 203
King108 x 100274 x 254
California King104 x 108264 x 274

how many granny squares to make a blanket?

Well, that depends on two things: the size of blanket you’re making and the size of granny square you will make it out of.

Granny squares can come in any size, but the most common is anywhere between 4–6 inches.

To get the number of granny squares your blanket project will need, take the total length of the blanket divided by the length of your granny square. If the result is a fraction, round up. Now do the same for the width of your project. Lastly, multiply the two results together, and you have the exact number of granny squares you’ll need.

I built an interactive calculator to help you do this exact calculation.

Here it is as a math equation:

round_up((blanket_length / grannysq_length)) x (round_up(blanket_width / grannysq_width)) = total_granny_squares

Here is the math equation for a lapghan that is 36″ x 42″, made up of 4″ x 4″ squares.

Side #1 = (42 / 4) = 10.5, rounded up to 11
Side #2 = (36 / 4) = 9

11 x 9 = 99 granny squares needed

Now, as you can see, sometimes the granny square sizes don’t nicely fit into the overall blanket’s dimensions. There are two ways to deal with this:

  • Change the granny square size. For example, instead of using 4″ squares for to make this blanket, use 3″ squares instead, since both blanket dimensions are divisible by 3.
  • Deal with it. A 44″ blanket isn’t that much different than a 42″ blanket… Functionally, both sizes will work the same!

Below, take a look at our granny square size chart for blankets and afghans, so you’ll know exactly how many squares you’ll need.

Blanket Granny Square Size Chart

Take a look below to see how many granny squares to make a blanket of various sizes using 3″ squares, 4″ squares, 5″ squares, 6″ squares, 8″ squares and 12″ squares.

How to Read the Granny Square Charts

Use our directions below to see how to read granny square size charts, so you’ll know exactly how many granny squares you’ll need to be able to crochet the blanket size you want.

For example, to crochet a throw blanket size using 5″ granny squares, you will need 120 total squares arranged with 10 squares across and 12 down according to our chart.

total squares (squares height × squares width) = total height (inches) × total width (inches)

Small to Medium-Sized Granny Squares

Blanket (Standard Size)3″ Squares4″ Squares5″ Squares
Lovey
(12″×12″)
16 (4×4) = 12″×12″9 (3×3) = 12″×12″9 (3×3) = 15″×15″
Stroller/Crib
(30″×35″)
120 (10×12) = 30″×36″72 (8×9) = 32″×36″42 (6×7) = 30″×35″
Baby
(42″×52″)
238 (14×17) = 42″×51″143 (11×13) = 44″×52″80 (8×10) = 40″×50″
Lapghan
(32″×48″)
176 (11×16) = 33″×48″96 (8×12) = 32″×48″60 (6×10) = 30″×50″
Throw
(52″×60″)
360 (18×20) = 54″×60″195 (13×15) = 53″×60″120 (10×12) = 50″×60″
Twin
(66″×90″)
660 (22×30) = 66″×90″391 (17×23) = 68″×92″234 (13×18) = 65″×90″
Twin XL
(66″×95″)
704 (22×32) = 66″×96″528 (22×24) = 66″×96″247 (13×19) = 65″×95″
Full/Double
(80″×90″)
810 (27×30) = 81″×90″460 (20×23) = 80″×92″288 (16×18) = 80″×90″
Queen
(90″×100″)
990 (30×33) = 90″×99″575 (23×25) = 92″×100″360 (18×20) = 90″×100″
Full/Queen
(90″×90″)
900 (30×30) = 90″×90″529 (23×23) = 92″×92″324 (18×18) = 90″×90″
King
(108″×100″)
1,188 (36×33) = 108″×99″675 (27×25) = 108″×100″440 (22×20) = 110″×100″
California King
(104″×108″)
1,260 (35×36) = 105″×108″702 (26×27) = 104″×108″462 (21×22) = 105″×110″

Medium to Large-Sized Granny Squares

Blanket (Standard Size)6″ Squares8″ Squares12″ Squares
Lovey
(12″×12″)
4 (2×2) = 12″×12″4 (2×2) = 16″×16″1 (1×1) = 12″×12″
Stroller/Crib
(30″×35″)
30 (5×6) = 30″×36″20 (4×5) = 32″×40″6 (2×3) = 24″×36″
Baby
(42″×52″)
63 (7×9) = 42″×54″30 (5×6) = 40″×48″12 (3×4) = 36″×48″
Lapghan
(32″×48″)
40 (5×8) = 30″×48″24 (4×6) = 32″×48″12 (3×4) = 36″×48″
Throw
(52″×60″)
90 (9×10) = 54″×60″56 (7×8) = 56″×64″20 (4×5) = 48″×60″
Twin
(66″×90″)
150 (10×15) = 66″×90″88 (8×11) = 64″×88″48 (6×8) = 72″×96″
Twin XL
(66″×95″)
160 (10×16) = 66″×96″96 (8×12) = 64″×96″48 (6×8) = 72″×96″
Full/Double
(80″×90″)
195 (13×15) = 78″×90″110 (10×11) = 80″×88″64 (8×8) = 96″×96″
Queen
(90″×100″)
255 (15×17) = 90″×102″143 (11×13) = 88″×104″72 (8×9) = 96″×108″
Full/Queen
(90″×90″)
225 (15×15) = 90″×90″121 (11×11) = 88″×88″64 (8×8) = 96″×96″
King
(108″×100″)
306 (18×17) = 108″×102″182 (14×13) = 112″×104″81 (9×9) = 108″×108″
California King
(104″×108″)
324 (18×18) = 108″×108″182 (13×14) = 104″×112″81 (9×9) = 108″×108″
blanket crochet sizing chart for granny squares

Common Questions About Granny Square Blankets

What if My Blanket will take Too Many Squares to Make?

Does the crochet blanket pattern you want to create require too many squares? You can simply increase the size of your squares. A quick way of doing that would be by adding an extra round to each square. This increases the size of each square, which will result in fewer squares needed to get to the same size.

How Big Should a Granny Square be for a Baby Blanket?

You can make a granny square blanket using a couple of different sizes of squares, ranging from 3 inch to 12 inch squares.

For example, you will need 238 3″ squares to make a 42″ x 54″ baby blanket or on the other hand, you will need 63 6″ squares to make the same size baby blanket. You can see the granny square chart above for even more blankets using different size squares!

6 Comments

  1. I appreciate so much that you have taken the time to make these charts. Do you by chance have downloadable files for the charts?

    1. You are very welcome! I do not at this time, but that is something I will add to the to-do list! Thanks for the great ideas. 🙂

      -Krista

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