I’m excited to share a guest post from Joanita Theron, one of my favorite designer buddies! Joanita works wonders with granny squares, so I invited her to share some of her favorite free granny square inspired patterns with you today.
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About Joanita Theron Designs
Joanita Theron has been a crochet designer for more than 15 years. She loves to think outside the box and to try and do things a bit differently. Joanita loves to learn new techniques and to challenge herself. She firmly believes that crochet should be fun and evoke joy and pleasure. Creating and designing is one of her life’s passions.
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8 Favorite Granny Square Inspired Designs by Joanita Theron
I have been invited by Marie (Underground Crafter) to share some of my favorite Granny Square inspired designs.
“Crochet is an art and crocheters it’s artists. Each crafted item is unique and own to its crafter.”
First is my 2017 Crochet A Block Afghan which consists of 30 beautiful, granny themed squares ranging in difficulty from Easy to Challenging. This was my second square afghan I designed and is by far one of my favorites. It is available for free as a crochet a long on my website and also available as a paid pdf on Etsy | Ravelry.
Then next up is my Groovy Granny Baby Blanket. I love this blanket. It consists of only 8 Colorful granny squares that are repeated and then joined to create a fun flower themed baby blanket. It is available for free as a crochet a long on my website and also available as a paid pdf on Etsy | Ravelry.
The Hip Granny Square Throw Cushion is worked up with four granny squares. It is available for free on my website.
The Hip Granny Square Table Runner is worked up with 6 squares. It is available for free on my website. Both the Hip Granny Square Throw Cushion and the Hip Granny Square Table Runner are available in the Hip To Be Square Pattern Collection for sale on Etsy | Ravelry.
Below are some of my all-time favorite Granny Squares I have designed:
- Retro Heart Square is available for free on my website or as a paid pdf on Ravelry.
- Circe Afghan Square is available for free on my website or in the 2023 Crochet A Block Collection for sale on Etsy | Ravelry.
- Persephone Afghan Square is available for free on my website or in the 2023 Crochet A Block Collection for sale on Etsy | Ravelry.
- Blossom Honeycomb Square is available for free on my website or in the Scraptasy Bohemian Blanket ebook for sale on Etsy | Ravelry.
Thanks so much for sharing your granny square inspired designs with us, Joanita!
Lovely designs! It is great to meet you!