Mitered Square Blanket Tutorial Rewrite

I've been working on my mitered square sock yarn blanket and have added lots of photos and explained the directions hopefully a bit better.  My original tutorial is still the same, but I have added more directions to the end.  The tutorial can be found here.   You can also find it by clicking the Mitered Square Blanket Tutorial link on my sidebar under Tutorials and Patterns. 

This is what I have done so far.




In order to take more photos for the tutorial, I've started these two scarves.  The Zig-Zag Scarf on the left with the two offset squares is my daughter's idea.  I'm thinking of reworking the other one on the right to look like the Zig-Zag Scarf. 

 

A lot of the yarn in this basket came from trading with friends. 

 I hope you will check out my tutorial.  If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

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Cath Kidston Granny Square Afghan Finish

I finished this granny square afghan in Cath Kidston like colors this past week.  A week ago it was a stack of 108 blocks.  We have been without internet and phone for almost 24 hours this past week.  Before I had a chance to get back on my computer, a storm blew through with lots of wind and very little rain, and we lost electricity for a few hours.  But, it was the middle of the afternoon so I was able to sit by a window and join the squares together.

I'm almost finished with the last two rounds of the border.



Here is the join between the squares.  There are several different ways to join granny squares, but I really like the finished look of this method.

First hold two squares wrong sides together.  You will be able to tell the right side of the granny square because the top row of stitches curves toward you as seen in the photo below. 

I really like using this Bryson Tapestry Needle, but any yarn needle will work.  I just attach the yarn with a knot and sew through the inside part of the top row of stitches.

I have a lot of yarn threaded in my needle.  I was sewing a long row to the rest of the afghan. 

This photo shows the up and down stitch going through the two inside loops of each block.  When I come to an intersection, I sew through both loops so there are no gaps or holes there.

When I make granny squares I always work first on one side and then the other, turning my work after each round.  If you continue to always join a new color on the same side of the square, eventually the square gets a kind of twisted, wonky look.  This photo shows how the joining looks from the back side.

 

Happy July 4th.  Be safe and have a wonderful holiday.

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Granny Squares for Cath Afghan

I've made 108 granny squares with 5 rounds in each square.  That will make a 9 X 12 square afghan. 

I finally decided on how to join my granny squares together.  After deciding on the soft blue color to edge them, I promptly ran out of yarn.  So after a trip back to JoAnns, I have more and am working on the project again. 




I know some of you probably shudder to think that I buy yarn at JoAnns, but when these afghans are used by the family which includes cats, and now a grandbaby, this yarn will hold up and will also go through the laundry just fine. 

Here are a few of the squares with the final blue round. 

 

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Granny Squares in the Manner of Cath

This is the progress on my Cath Kidston afghan so far. 

I know these aren't all true Cath colors.  I've added a few other colors in that I like.

I'm not sure yet how I will join these together. 

I thought about adding another round to each square in the light blue on the outside round of this block. 

Or I might just crochet the squares together or sew them with the light blue color.  Any ideas?

 

I hope you are finding some time to stitch today.

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Giant Crocheted Granny Afghan

 Here is a better photo of my giant granny blanket from the crochet along last fall.  This photo is taken on my king sized bed so it will give you an idea how large it is.  It is 70 rounds including the border, and I used worsted weight yarn and an I hook. 

I must have been standing on a ladder! 

Here is a close up of the last few rounds with the border.  The border is the Ole Ole pattern found on the side bar of Sucrette's blog. 

 

I hope you are enjoying your Memorial Day weekend and finding some time to do a bit of crocheting or knitting today. 

Cath Kidston Granny Square Afghan

I've been working on these granny squares with colors that remind me of the colors that Cath Kidston uses in her fabrics.   The granny square was the first thing that I learned to crochet as a young girl so I can make them without a pattern. 



When I make granny squares, I usually start by making a center from each color of yarn. 

After I use each skein once, it goes into a separate basket or tote bag.  Then I randomly pull out each color to do a second round. 

I continue in this way  until I have put 5 rounds on each square.  Then I stop crocheting and go back and sew in all of the loose ends.  I find it is easier to sew them in this way instead of waiting until I finish all the squares.

 

Right now I don't have a definite plan in mind.  I may choose one of the colors of yarn and use it as a joining color or I may join them with white.  Any ideas? 

For now I just plan to keep making squares and see where the project goes. 

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Granny Stripe Afghan

It's been ages since I've posted here, and I'm not sure why because I always have a crochet or knit project of some kind in the works. 

Here is a crochet UFO that I am working on again.  This is the Granny Stripe pattern that I have the link to over on my side bar. 



I think that I only have enough yarn left to do one more repeat of each of the colors. 

In the next few days I'll try to catch you up on the different projects that I've been working on and what I've finished.

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