Category Archives: Joining Squares

Zig-Zagged Grannies

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

The joining process is going very well! Conscious of how BOLD an ecru join would be against these dark colors, and that these are only three-round squares, smaller than those in the other two blankets on which I’ve used the … Continue reading →

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Progress on the so-called “Dark” Granny

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

A while back I showed you the seventy-some 3-round granny squares that I crocheted from tiny “dark” scrap balls – not nearly enough for a blanket. Laying them out helped me to decide what color of squares I should make … Continue reading →

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Finally – The Thrifty Granny’s Ta-Dah!

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

It’s done, it’s done, it’s DONE! Wa-whoo!! It’s so satisfying to have at last finished turning the cast-off granny squares that I found in a local thrift shop during September 2011 into a Big, Warm and Wonderful Blanket! DH is … Continue reading →

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Mini-Scrap Progress

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

I’m happy to report that not only do I have the minimum of 150 granny squares finished, 75 each of one-round and two-round squares, that I need for a ten square by fifteen square granny afghan, but I have many … Continue reading →

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Crochet Whim – Part 2

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

Remember? I was up to sixty-three finished Flower Stars at the end of Part 1, when I ran out of the light-colored variegated baby yarn. Since then I dug through my baby yarn stash again and found a similar, but … Continue reading →

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Daisies in the Meadow – Nearly Finished!

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

Another from my stash of small afghans, I made Daisies in the Meadow about thirty-three inches wide and fifty-five inches long. I remember that I found the green yarn, which came on a big cone, at a tag sale. It … Continue reading →

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Flower Garden Granny – It’s Growing Quickly!

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Linda @ alottastitches

I’m completely charmed by how these simple little granny squares are turning into a delightful-looking blanket! It’s like visiting a spring garden, even though it’s late October. I don’t know if the join-as-you-go method I’m using is actually any faster … Continue reading →

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Thrifty Granny’s Zig-Zag Join

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Linda @ alottastitches

After deciding on the way I wanted to arrange my seventy-seven granny squares, I labeled them, lest a certain clever kitty should “help” by freely re-arranging them! Then I started putting them together using the zig-zag join that I discussed … Continue reading →

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Learning to Join-As-You-Go

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Linda @ alottastitches

Once I’d finished making the granny flowers, I jumped right into the next step, which is adding two rounds of Soft Sage while joining the squares together. Things went smoothly for me with the help of Lucy’s wonderful tutorial for … Continue reading →

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Not Quite Ready-to-Assemble

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Linda @ alottastitches

Emily and I have had time to take a closer look at the bag of granny squares I got at the local thrift. There are eighty-three squares, including some odd balls. If I use a 7 x 11 layout, which … Continue reading →

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