Wrap yourself in vintage charm and cozy flair with the Granny Square Hooded Cloak, a timeless crochet project that blends nostalgia with bold style! 🧶🧥 Featuring a patchwork of colorful granny squares and a roomy hood for extra warmth, this cloak is perfect for chilly days, whimsical outings, or simply making a statement wherever you go. Whether you’re channeling boho vibes or embracing your inner woodland wanderer, this piece is a wearable work of art.
Ideal for crocheters who love texture, color play, and a touch of drama, this pattern invites endless customization. Mix and match your favorite hues, add fringe or buttons for flair, or size it up for a cozy oversized fit. Whether you’re crafting a festival-ready layer or a snuggly wrap for fireside evenings, the Granny Square Hooded Cloak is a joyful way to stitch up comfort and creativity—one square at a time! 🌈🧵
🧶 Crochet Granny Square Hooded Cloak Pattern
A bold, cozy, and colorful cloak made from classic granny squares — outlined in black for striking contrast and finished with an oversized hood. This project captures vintage vibes with modern flair and is a true statement piece.
✨ Skill Level
Confident Beginner – must know the classic granny square, joining, and seaming.
📏 Finished Size
- Adult one-size-fits-most (S–XL).
- Length: ~52–55 in (132–140 cm).
- Hood depth: ~14–16 in (36–41 cm).
- Each granny square: ~6.5–7 in (16–18 cm) when worked in 5 rounds with worsted yarn.
🧶 Materials
- Worsted weight yarn (#4):
- Black – for final square round, joining, and border (~1000 g).
- Bright stash colors – turquoise, orange, teal, lavender, pink, yellow, green, etc. (~1500 g mixed).
- Crochet hook: 5.0 mm (H)
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Stitch markers
🔤 Abbreviations (US Terms)
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
sp = space
st = stitch
FO = fasten off
🟩 Step 1: Granny Squares
Each square is 5 rounds, with round 5 always in black.
Classic Granny Square (5 rounds):
- R1: With Color A, ch 4, sl st to form ring. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in ring, ch 2, (3 dc, ch 2) ×3. Join to top of ch 3. FO.
- R2: Join Color B in any corner. Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in same sp. In each corner: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc). In side spaces: 3 dc. Join. FO.
- R3: Join Color C. Work granny clusters as established (3 dc in each side space, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in corners). Join. FO.
- R4: Join Color D. Work same pattern. FO.
- R5: Join Black. Repeat granny pattern for final outline round. FO.
👉 Block squares lightly for even edges.
👉 Total = 124 squares
🧵 Step 2: Layout & Square Count
- Back panel: 5 × 7 = 35 squares
- Front panels (2): 3 × 7 each = 21 + 21 = 42 squares
- Sleeves (2): 3 × 5 each = 15 + 15 = 30 squares
- Hood: 3 × 4 = 12 squares
TOTAL = 124 squares
🪡 Step 3: Joining
- Join squares with join-as-you-go method using black yarn, or whipstitch through back loops only for a flat join.
- Keep color distribution balanced (avoid clumps of same color).
🧥 Step 4: Assembly
- Body Panels
- Lay out back (5×7).
- Attach one 3×7 front panel to each side.
- Shoulders
- Fold front panels up.
- Seam 1 square width at each shoulder, leaving center open for neckline.
- Sleeves
- Join 3×5 panel into a tube.
- Attach around armhole edges.
- Hood
- Join 3×4 panel.
- Fold in half lengthwise (making 3×2).
- Seam along one long edge to form hood point.
- Attach open edge evenly around neckline.
🎨 Step 5: Border
- Work 1 round only of black sc evenly around the entire cloak, including hood and sleeves.
👉 This matches the clean finish in the photo.
📌 Optional Finishing Touches
- Add a toggle clasp or button at the chest.
- Line with fabric for extra warmth.
- Add fringe to the hem if desired (not in the photo version).
🎉 Final Look
Your Granny Square Hooded Cloak is complete!
- Oversized colorful squares framed in black
- Dramatic drape mid-calf length
- Wide, roomy sleeves
- Cozy oversized hood
This cloak combines timeless granny square charm with a bold, modern silhouette — cozy, colorful, and guaranteed to turn heads wherever you wear it.
