In November 2020 I finished my first crocheted “Granny Square” blanket after teaching myself via YouTube videos to make a granny square:

I’ve been itching to work on granny squares again – they are a portable hand work project and great to keep your hands busy while riding in the car, waiting around, or just sitting about watching television in the evening.
In my yarn stash I found some variegated yarn and some coordinating yarns that I thought would make a cool granny square blanket:

Here are the centers I started making:

And here are the granny squares in progress and completed:

I have two different types: 1) center green, surrounded by variegated yarn, framed by rust colored yarn; and 2) center rust, surrounded by variegated yarn, framed by green yarn.


I will update you on my progress on the blanket as it progresses!
The Granny square was the first crochet block I ever made. My Grandmother taught me as all “Young ladies know all hand work”
Funny what you remember.
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That is awesome! My grandmother taught me to crochet also and I used to make dresses for my Barbies!
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Great colour combination! My daughter is also making me one for my birthday in March, I’m really looking forward to receiving it.
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Thanks so much and yay that you are getting a granny square blanket to snuggle under in the future!
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Both blankets look amazing. I can knit but this seems so much faster and more portable.
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Thanks so much!
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Awesome
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Thanks 🙂
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Love a granny square! I dug out a granny square WIP just the other day and have been working on a blanket over the last few days too. For me, definitely a snuggly project – can’t wait til mine’s finished – esp as it was started probably more than 8 years ago! I think I may be queen of the UFOs amongst my crafting friends.
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Thanks so much! Glad you dug out your granny square project! You are not alone in UFO, some of us can trip on them wherever we walk in our studios – ha!
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I am slightly appalled I have so many – though it’s always exciting to start something new, isn’t it?!
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Granny squares are the best! Like your squares, above they highlight variegated yarns superbly – which is fun in itself. They also lend themselves to a quilter’s sense of design & order, yet offer plenty of ops for being ‘scrappy’ – my personal fav way of quilting and crocheting.
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Glad you like them and it was a way to use up some of the yarns I bought thrifting that I probably should haven’t bought! 🙂
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It looks great! I love the look of granny squares, but I can’t handle the ends.
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Your granny squares look great! They are going to make a really lovely blanket 🙂
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Thanks so much!
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Those granny squares look addictive, so LA, LA, LA, NOT LOOKING!!!!
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They are wonderful portable handiwork 🙂
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Your first granny square blanket is one of my favorite creations of yours.
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Thanks so much! It gets used regularly 🙂
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While sipping bourbon, no doubt.
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This is going to be a gorgeous blanket. Enjoy the crochet. There is something very comforting about crochet work.
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Thanks so much, making progress slowly 🙂
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Love love love the colors!
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Thanks so much!
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