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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Spring Granny Blanket

Hurray! My granny square blanket is fully completed! A first time I made such a big blanket!

Spring Granny Blanket

The size is 140cm*175cm.

Spring Granny Blanket

The colours of the blanket I've been associated with a spring.

Spring Granny Blanket

I like the colours!

Spring Granny Blanket
 
 I like the dimension! 

Spring Granny Blanket

I love this blanket because it's FOR ME!!!  

Spring Granny Blanket

It is so cool to wrap myself from head to toe... m-m-m... so nice... Or seat under it with my lovely girls together... Or with my husband... 

Spring Granny Blanket

So the blanket contains 8*10 squares. Each square contains 7 rounds. The first three rounds are a circle, 4th round forms a square  with trebles in corners. Below is a description. Contact with me, please, if there is something wrong you notice.

US symbols:
dc - double crochet
tr -  treble crochet
ch - chain

Ch 4 joining in ring;
1 rnd: 12 dc in ring;
2 rnd: in each of 12 spaces between the stitches - [2 dc together, ch 1];
3 rnd: in each of  ch-1-spaces - (3 dc, ch 1);
4 rnd: working in each ch-1-space. *In 1st space to form a corner (3 tr, ch 2, 3 tr), ch 1. In each of  next 2 spaces (3 dc and ch 1). From * repeat 3 more times;
5 rnd: working in each ch-1-space. *(3 dc, ch2, 3 dc) for a corner, ch1. In each of  next 3 spaces (3 dc and ch 1). From * repeat 3 more times;
6 rnd: working in each ch-1-space. *(3 dc, ch2, 3 dc) for a corner, ch1. In each of  next 4 spaces (3 dc and ch 1). From * repeat 3 more times;
7 rnd is a joining round. 
How to join squares with my most liked join-as-you-go-method.

About the border. It is so simple. Just 3 dc and ch 1, 3 dc and ch 1, etc... And in corners 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc. As many rounds as you want. But I made 10 rounds.

Spring Granny Blanket the border

Spring Granny Blanket the border

Spring Granny Blanket the border

And below is a graphic pattern (in U.S. symbols) of the square in which I drawn only 5 rounds. The round 6 and 7 you will continue in the same manner as round 5.

Spring Granny Blanket square pattern

After I finished this blanket, I felt I am empty... A few days I didn't crochet anything... Only thinking about my unfinished projects. Which of this will be next... So I decided to take up African flower hexagons. It will be a bag!


African flower hexagon

See you soon with a heart garland I finished a few days ago!
I wish you a spring sunny day!
With love
Olga

11 comments:

  1. What a beautiful blanket. The colors would make a great baby blanket but are perfect for a spring one also. Have a great week!

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  2. Lucky you! You've been given yourself such a lovely blanket! I like the colours and the dimension too. So great!
    Thanks for sharing. Have a nice week. With love Talitha

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  3. Looking good! Such cheerful colors, I really like it. Is the yarn changing colors of itself? :) And it's big! One day I will make a big blanket too.
    And love to see your bag with the african flower hexies, love them already :)
    - Anne

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  4. Well done, that must have taken you ages to make. I love the colours and it fits very nicely on your couch and your bed. Is that another blanket I see tucked away next to the bed???
    I have one project in its very final stages, tons of unfinished WIPS, but I had to go and start a new one 2 days ago. Oh when will I ever learn!
    xXx Helen

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  5. Wonderful! The spring is already with you then! And the colors are just great, nice how you put them together. Lovely work :)

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  6. Your blanket is soooo beautiful!!!
    so warm and cosy looking, perfect for snuggling!!!
    It's always hard when you finish a big project, deciding what to do next, I always feel the same as you
    xx

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  7. Wow! Your blanket is gorgeous!! Love the colors. Nice Work!

    (((Hugs)))-Eileen

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  8. Oh it is beautiful!! I adore the colors your chose. It defiantly looks like spring to me! Thank you for sharing with us at Link It Up Thursday.

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  9. The blanket is gorgeous! The colors are perfect for spring! I love that you made it for yourself too. We need to do things like this for ourselves from time to time. :)

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  10. this blanket is very pretty, love the colors you used for it. also what is the blanket in the one picture, it's like white with multi-color circles in the middle. i like that one as well

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    1. Thank you so much! The blanket that you are talking about it is a big-big Granny Squares Blanket, which is almost done after. You can see my post about it here: http://olgasoleil.blogspot.ie/2013/01/revival-of-big-blanket.html

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