FO Friday: Grannies in the mail!
On Tuesday, I mailed a total of 40 six inch crochet blocks to the Binky Patrol in Arizona as part of the Crochetlist April charity challenge. I shared the first nine blocks two weeks ago, the next 17 last week, and three bullion stitch blocks on Sunday, so today I have 11 to show off.
These three squares were rescued from my stash, where I had forgotten all about them after placing them in plastic page protectors as classroom samples. I adjusted the squares to meet the size requirements. All three designs are from 200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws, and Afghans: Crochet Squares to Mix and Match
Begonia (Ravelry project page)
Coffee & Cream (Ravelry project page)
I also made four variations of the Savannah square from The Granny Square Book
The last book pattern I used was based on the Wheat Ears motif from Donna Kooler’s Encyclopedia of Crochet
I think this is my favorite from this batch. I would like to make the full square, which would probably be closer to 12 inches.
The rest of my projects were based on patterns I found online.
Wagon Wheel Granny by Crochet Daze (Ravelry project page)
Sunny Spread by Ellen Gormley (Ravelry project page)
Kingfield Square by Julie Bolduc, whose Basic Granny Square pattern is what ignited my love of grannies back in the day! (Ravelry project page)
This has been a fun project and I’ve used up a lot of stash acrylic yarn. I tried to use a range of colors so the squares could be used in projects for boys or girls.
What’s your all time favorite granny square pattern resource? I’m thinking about future granny projects already so I’d love to hear about your favorite websites, books, or designers!
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What an amazing thing to do.
I am sure all of your hard work will be appreciated.
Thanks, Tori! I’m so impressed by the volunteers that turn all of these squares into blankets.
Beautiful squares. I love your choice of colors.
Thanks, Faith! I was just rummaging through the stash but I still tried to coordinate.
I love sunny spread! I so want to make that whole blanket. There are some awesome squares in the Jan Eaton book. If you’re interested, SIBOL is collecting specific squares from that book for a group blanket!
Thanks for letting me know, Minding My Own Stitches. I don’t have the book anymore, but making these squares reminded me how much I like it, so I recently re-ordered it on Amazon.
The squares are beautiful but, my absolute favorite two are the Wheat Ears and the sunny spread. Crochet magazine on facebook is doing a block a month for granny squares.
Thanks for the tip about Crochet magazine, sarahfay!
I am using a book that I picked up from a used book sale. It is called BH & G’s Crocheting and Knitting, published in 1984. They have a granny sampler pattern that I am using to make many of my squares. You can get it on Amazon.
Welcome, Mlissabeth. If you can believe it, I have that book, too, lol. It has some awesome squares in it.
Great squares,I love the sunny spread one! I think they’ll make someone very happy.
Thanks, Emma. The sunny spread is a very popular pattern, so I had to make one since all the cool kids are doing it
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I love all your squares! I’ve been doing a square a week for charity (although I am a little behind) this year, but I had never heard of Binky Patrol. Sounds like a great organization!!!
Awesome, Heather! I’m thinking of doing a granny a week project for the coming year.