a granny a day for 2015 with Queen Babs
...welcome to my 2015 Just Little Things Blanket! This year I am crocheting a 2 round granny square every day using 2 colours which represent something little I want to remember, celebrate or be grateful for.
Each block is only 6cm wide! I'm thinking 18 blocks by 20 (108cm x 120cm) which equals 360 blocks and 5 days of crocheting borders. Some days I am making 2 of the same to add the extra one at random moments. I am sewing the blocks together as I go, whip stitching the outside loops with the right sides together.
As so many have asked, I am including the pattern which is super simple, but really ANY 2 round granny will work as long as it's not too rounded. At the bottom of this page are all the squares I have made to date and the pattern!
Each block is only 6cm wide! I'm thinking 18 blocks by 20 (108cm x 120cm) which equals 360 blocks and 5 days of crocheting borders. Some days I am making 2 of the same to add the extra one at random moments. I am sewing the blocks together as I go, whip stitching the outside loops with the right sides together.
As so many have asked, I am including the pattern which is super simple, but really ANY 2 round granny will work as long as it's not too rounded. At the bottom of this page are all the squares I have made to date and the pattern!
2-Round Granny Square Pattern
from the Just Little Things Blanket
by Queen Babs
I used a variety of colours in Patons Cotton Blend 8ply yarn plus a couple of other various balls gifted to me by friends and a 4mm hook. The Patons colours are called: Purple, Orange, Flamingo, Red (not Bright Red), Yellow, Sky, Royal Blue, Cloud, Apple Green, Fresh Green, Persian Green and Aqua.
I had a variety of colours: hot pink, red, orange, yellow, lime, pale green, mid green, teal green, aqua, pale blue, mid blue, navy and purple. Choose colours that suit you.
Keep tension even through out the squares. (This will make it easier to sew them together!)
I am crocheting a 2 round granny square every day using 2 colours which represent something little I want to remember, celebrate or be grateful for.
The idea is that the blanket is a year long project. one block a day for 360 days plus 5 days left in the year to make borders. This would create 18 blocks by 20 and roughly 108cm x 120cm when sewn together as each square is only 6cm wide.
Some days I am making 2 of the same to add the extra one at random moments. I am sewing the blocks together as I go, whip stitching the outside loops with the right sides together.
Update 1 March 2015: I am now making extra squares to make it bigger! These are to be added in next to the day by day ones in a block so they are separate.
Please visit the talented and excellent Bunny Mummy for an explanation of this method of joining granny squares at
http://bunnymummy-jacquie.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/sewing-granny-squares-together.html
from the Just Little Things Blanket
by Queen Babs
I used a variety of colours in Patons Cotton Blend 8ply yarn plus a couple of other various balls gifted to me by friends and a 4mm hook. The Patons colours are called: Purple, Orange, Flamingo, Red (not Bright Red), Yellow, Sky, Royal Blue, Cloud, Apple Green, Fresh Green, Persian Green and Aqua.
I had a variety of colours: hot pink, red, orange, yellow, lime, pale green, mid green, teal green, aqua, pale blue, mid blue, navy and purple. Choose colours that suit you.
Keep tension even through out the squares. (This will make it easier to sew them together!)
I am crocheting a 2 round granny square every day using 2 colours which represent something little I want to remember, celebrate or be grateful for.
The idea is that the blanket is a year long project. one block a day for 360 days plus 5 days left in the year to make borders. This would create 18 blocks by 20 and roughly 108cm x 120cm when sewn together as each square is only 6cm wide.
Some days I am making 2 of the same to add the extra one at random moments. I am sewing the blocks together as I go, whip stitching the outside loops with the right sides together.
Update 1 March 2015: I am now making extra squares to make it bigger! These are to be added in next to the day by day ones in a block so they are separate.
Please visit the talented and excellent Bunny Mummy for an explanation of this method of joining granny squares at
http://bunnymummy-jacquie.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/sewing-granny-squares-together.html
US Terms
ch - chain
ss - slip stitch
dc - double crochet
sp - space
Please note that the ch 3 in the corners creates a squarer block that is easier to sew together into a blanket.
Round 1
(Using colour 1)
Round 2
(Using colour 2)
ch - chain
ss - slip stitch
dc - double crochet
sp - space
Please note that the ch 3 in the corners creates a squarer block that is easier to sew together into a blanket.
Round 1
(Using colour 1)
- Ch 4, ss into first ch to form a ring.
- Chain 3 (equals 1 dc), work 2 dc into the ring,
- Ch 3, work 3 dc into the ring,
- Ch 3, work 3 dc into the ring,
- Ch 3, work 3 dc into the ring.
- Ch 3, then ss into the top of the first ch 3 of the round.
- Finish off and weave in ends.
Round 2
(Using colour 2)
- Join the new colour with a slip stitch in any ch 3 space.
- Ch 3 (equals 1 dc), work 2 dc into the same sp, ch 3, work 3 dc into the same space. Ch 1. Work 3 dc into the next sp, ch 3, and work 3 dc into the same sp. Ch 1.
- Work 3 dc into the next sp, ch 3, and work 3 dc into the same sp. Ch 1.
- Work 3 dc into the next sp, ch 3, and work 3 dc into the same sp. Ch 1.
- Ss into the top of the first ch 3 of the round.
- Finish off and weave in ends.