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What’s on the “Design Carpet”: Update on Sunflower Granny Square Blanket

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During my Summer of Travel I’ve been working on my Sunflower Granny Square blanket as crocheting the individual granny squares is a perfect portable project:

Passenger in the car with my crochet project bag on my lap, crocheting through the road miles…

The last update on the Sunflower Granny Square Blanket I am working on was in January 2025 (see What’s on the “Design Carpet”: Progress on Sunflower GS Blanket).

In that January post I reported 39 granny square blocks done. I now have 91 blocks done as of this photo which I took before heading out on another recent road trip (to Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico):

PLUS 10 more I finished on the recent New Mexico roadtrip (more in a future post on that roadtrip):

So in total I have 101 blocks done.

Here are a couple close up images of the different yarn combinations I used for the blocks (because I only wanted to use yarn from my stash); the ones with the green yarns represent sunflowers that are not fully open:

And I still need to make some more to make the blanket a little bigger. I might make 20 more, we’ll see. I am going to finish up all the remaining sections I’ve started which I think total 20.

Here’s my basket in the living room where I store my completed blocks (oh my will there be a lot of block ends to weave in someday!):

I’m going to do a different granny square block join than I did on the other three granny square blankets I’ve made. This time I am going to do a Single Crochet Join this time instead of the Join As You Go Method I’ve used in the past.

Single Crochet Join Example:

Image credit: Repeat Crafter Me

Join As You Go Example:

Image credit: Crochet 365 Knit Too

Oh something really cool I discovered – for the outside border of each sunflower granny square I used Lion Brand Wool Ease (an acrylic and wool blend) yarn in Wheat.

Image credit: Michael’s

Well when I was taking photos of the laid out granny squares on the “Design Carpet”, I was barefoot and ended up having to step on the laid out squares. I discovered THEY WERE SO SOFT under my feet and I think it is due to the border yarn I used for each square.

I think it will be a really cozy and snuggly blanket and now I really want to get it completed for the winter season!

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31 thoughts on “What’s on the “Design Carpet”: Update on Sunflower Granny Square Blanket”

  3. That wheat wool yarn is perfect! And I always love it when other creatives challenge themselves with different ways of doing certain go-to techniques (the joining method). I’m wondering: are your scrappy blocks also wool?

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    1. Thank you, I just sort of stumbled upon it and it turned out to be a nice setting yarn 🙂
      Most of the colorful yarn in the blanket is acrylic but some is a wool-ease like the wheat yarn – a wool and acrylic blend. That is why I think they will work together as the wheat is not 100% wool (I wouldn’t want a laundering disaster lol). I’ve been using Lion Brand’s Wool Ease for years and the acrylic-wool blend launders nicely without shrinkage.

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  4. Sunflowers are in my top three flowers favorites and this blanket is awesome. I like that you are using yarn you already have and the idea of green for just-opening flowers is fantastic and beautiful.

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  5. This must be great fun on the road, keeping your hands busy while creating yarn versions of your favorite flower. I like the sound of the single crochet method, even though I don’t have a clue what it means. 🤣

    I’m excited to see all those flowers become one warm and soft blanket. Great progress.

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      1. I’m also a nervous passenger and Mike likes to drive, but I’m prone to car sickness so I’m not sure I could do what you do. I’m so happy it works for you, though, and my goodness look at the results!

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  9. Your squares are so pretty, it makes me want to buy yarn and make some (no, Wendy, no!)!! I didn’t know you could weave as you go – even more tempting! Will be fun to see the finish!

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