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Granny Square Afghan
To make a granny square afghan, you first need to make granny squares. What color and what size is limited only by your imaginative creativity; how many depends on what size you want. Background The granny square is one of the most popular stitches in crocheting. The pattern was brought to America by the early European settlers who brought their delicate lace crocheting techniques with them. The early American women carefully saved odds and ends of yarn--left-over colors, ravellings from sweaters and socks--all to be made into a blanket. The yarn was crocheted into small squares, and when enough squares were completed, they were sewn together to make a colorful blanket useful for many purposes--as a bedspread, for a shawl, as a leg and lap covering, for sleighing, for "bundling," as a throw over a rocking chair, or for colorful decoration around the house. The Granny Square Granny squares are crocheted in "rounds". One round completes the four sides of the square. How many rounds you crochet depends on the size of square you want. Round 1:
ch 8, sl st through first ch (forming a circle)
ch 3, dc 2 in circle (first side of square; ch 3 equals a dc)
ch 3 (corner), dc 3 in circle (one side) (rep 2)
ch3, sl st through third ch of ch3 Round 2:
ch 3, dc 2 in top of ch in round 1
ch 1, dc 3 in next sp
ch 3 (corner), dc 3 in same sp
ch 1, dc 3 in next sp
ch 3 (corner), dc 3 in same sp
ch 1, dc 3 in next sp
ch 3 (corner), dc 3 in same sp
ch 3, dc 3 in next sp
ch 3, sl st through third ch of ch3 Round 3 and more:
ch 3, dc 2 in top of ch in previous round
ch 1, dc 3 in next sp (repeat until corner is reached)
ch 3 (corner), dc 3 in same sp
ch 1, dc 3 in next sp (repeat until corner is reached)
ch 3 (corner), dc 3 in same sp
ch 1, dc 3 in next sp (repeat until corner is reached)
ch 3 (corner), dc 3 in same sp
ch 3, dc 3 in next sp (repeat until corner is reached)
ch 3, sl st through third ch of ch3
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These are instructions for a "traditional" granny square. There are many variations. ____________________________________________________
The Afghan As previously mentioned, the variations and combinations of colors and patterns (or randomness) make each granny square afghan as individual as the person who made it. My first crocheting project (at age 10) was granny squares. I used leftover yarn and made enough squares to make a full size afghan that I still have. I could never duplicate this one. The pattern below is for a generic granny square. The possibilities are endless: choose your colors to follow a decorating scheme; arrange the squares in a certain pattern; be completely spontaneous in color and pattern I do, however, recommend that the last round you crochet on each square be the same color. This will frame each square and provide them all with something in common. The number of squares needed depends on the size of the squares and the size you want the afghan to be. After you've crocheted the number of squares you need, it's time to put them together!! You can put them together in many different ways. But no matter which way you attach them to each other the first thing you should do is determine the placement of each square. Bundle each row together and label it, i.e., row 1, row 2, etc. Crocheting the Squares Together Take the first two squares from row 1. With the front sides together, starting at the right, slip stitch the two squares together, inserting crochet hook in the top of each double crochet and chain stitch. Take the third square from row 1 and attach it the square 2 in the same manner and continue the process until all squares in the row are attached. Then start row 2. When that is completed, attach row to to row 3 in the same manner. Continue on until the afghan is completed. I like to finish the afghan with some kind of border, but it's up to you. Sometimes I double crochet a row, sometimes single crochet, sometimes a combination. Be creative!!! |
 
A Traditional Granny Square
A Granny Square Afghan
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