Just me? Well anyway,
I wanted to work on a new project awhile back (while pregnant) that I could do sitting/laying down/being lazy
and also that I could pick up and bring with me anywhere.
I toyed with the idea of doing a hexy quilt like Jodi… but you know… it seemed a little too daunting at the time, so I landed on this granny square afghan.
My inspiration and granny square pattern came from this post of a BEAUTIFUL rainbow blanket by Tangled Happy.
You can find the crochet pattern here.
I should also mention that the inspiration blanket was made with really gorgeous purl soho fibers, and you can even buy a kit here.
But here is my take on it.
I used a thicker yarn and larger needle and used fewer colors, opting out of the pinks and purples since I wanted to use this in the boys' room.
My fiber choice was Vickie Howell's "sheepish" collection by Caron.
They are nice bold colors and super soft.
The inside of the squares are the following colors: Gunmetal, Grey, Navy, Robin Egg, Turquoise, Teal, Red, Coral, Pumpkin, Yellow, Olive, Chartreuse, and Lime.
The border of each square is White (which is really an off white). I also used that to crochet my squares together.
This turned out to be a fairly large blanket. I hate it when blankets don't cover your whole self.
So all in all I used about two skeins of each color, and a heck of a lot of the white (I lost count, but maybe around 9 or 10?).
As mentioned above, I love granny squares because they're portable. Just my yarn and a crochet hook (size H/8-5.00mm), and I was set. You also don't have to bring the whole project with you to keep working.
I'm stoked with the way it turned out.
It just invites you to relax and have some more coffee, am I right?
Speaking of…
Until next time!
This is gorgeous! I love that you made a lot of it while pregnant too, it will be a nice memory to keep with the blanket.
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