365::365 the last one!

Pattern: "Harvest" from Go Crochet! Afghan Design Workbook by Ellen Gormley.

This is one of the hexagonal motifs from Go Crochet. Using trial and error I turned it into a 4-sided block. The trick is to visualize the corners the way you want them to be and make ascending and descending stitches to fill in the gaps. Working into the back loops only like I did here makes the process more forgiving.

I can hardly believe it. This is the last one! It will definitely not be my last granny square ever, but this is it for my granny-a-day project. I have totally enjoyed the experience of crocheting all year! It feels like I haven't had time for almost anything else, but I did manage to crochet tons of these squares into 4 afghans, a rug, and a cover for my Kindle Fire and post several tutorials and a couple of granny square patterns while grannying up a storm. Here is a little visual roundup of all of that stuff!

afghan #1


afghan #2


afghan #3


afghan #4


felted rug


kindle cover


tutorial: basic granny square


tutorial: adjusting size


tutorial: blocking


tutorial: joining squares of the same size


tutorial: joining squares of different sizes


pattern: chrysanthemum square


pattern: granny flower

interviewed in issue 5 of craftsanity

participated in a square a day in may

Here are all 365 blocks! It is kind of a huge image, so I hope it doesn't break your computer! :) Now that this project is over, I am looking forward to actually having time to crochet the rest of them together into something useful. I've got a couple of afghans pretty much planned out at this point. Expect to see progress on that soon!

357-364::365 orange & blue squares

Patterns (clockwise from top left): "South Beach," "Cherry Cordial," "Star Power," "Pick a Posie," "Neapolitan," "Team Captain," "Stain Berry," & "Chair Back" from Go Crochet! Afghan Design Workbook by Ellen Gormley.

I really love the motifs in this book! I have officially made all of the four sided patterns. The only real error I think I have found is in Neapolitan. The first round in the photo looks like it is made up of single crochet stitches, but both the chart and the written instructions say to use double crochet. I think it would be flatter with the smaller stitches. Instead of using these Go Crochet squares as filler for a sampler afghan, I may make a cover for my ottoman.

349-356::365 little rectangles

Patterns (clockwise from top left): "Polka Dot," "Thumbprint," "Oval in a Rectangle," "Vintage," Cameo," "Last Blueberry," Scary Fun," & "Gift Package" from Go Crochet! Afghan Design Workbook by Ellen Gormley.

Aren't these rectangle blocks super cute? They'll be perfect for filling in gaps in a sampler afghan. I had to turn my brain off of autopilot a few times because I found myself trying to make each side the same when the short sides of some of these could be quite different from the long ones (Cameo and Gift Package in particular). I'm still using my favorite size h hook instead of the larger recommended k size. Maybe that's why they are coming out lots of different sizes.

Here are the latest 25! Almost done!

344-348::365 go crochet squares

Patterns (left to right): "Puddles Gather Rain", "Eyelets", "Oscar Square", & "Flower Patch" from Go Crochet! Afghan Design Workbook by Ellen Gormley.

I needed some smaller squares to round out my project and fill in some gaps in a sampler afghan, so I bought a second crochet book for my Kindle. Go Crochet! features 50 different motifs (each with charted and written pattern). In addition to square patterns, it has rectangles, triangles, hexagons, and octagons to choose from. The last part of the book shows a few afghans made up of different motifs and gives directions and tips for how to put them together. I've only skimmed that part, but I already know I have to make "All Call", an afghan made up of at least one of every motif in the book! Anyway, as for these squares, each measured about 4", and I didn't have to make any changes to the simple patterns and relied almost exclusively on the charts. As always I used magic rings for the center instead of the suggested chain rings.