Patchwork Solid Granny Squares Blanket for Bryan - Black, White, Blue, Green, Grey, Red, Cream

Size: 44 inches x 69 inches

Colors: Black, Coconut, Country Blue, Dark Sage, Grey Heather, Autumn Red, Bone (Caron Simply Soft)

Pattern: Patchwork Solid Granny Squares Blanket (my own)

Hook: G

Date: start August 25; finish September 30, 2007

This is the crochet project I got burned out doing in September. Ack, such dull colors (to me who likes the wild colors used for my Babette Blanket!), but I thought they would be good for a blanket for my stepson Bryan. The squares are the same style as used for Babette which is a common variation of the traditional granny square.

Because I don't like the join showing on one side of each square, I join in a corner instead (see the photo of the red square - there's no line down the center of any of the 4 sides). The square pattern is published as square #3 Square Target in the book "200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws, and Afghans" by Jean Eaton - AND, it is square #77 in "99 Granny Squares to Crochet" (with this mod: make each corner 2dc ch 2 2dc) by Leisure Arts. There is also an online version of the square pattern called "No Seam Granny Square" at Chez Crochet (scroll to bottom of page).

A chart detailing the color, size, and number of squares is below.

NOTE: The rectangular shapes are two (2) 2-row squares.

Colors, Rows, and Number of Squares
Color	Number of Rows	Number of Squares
Black (B)	2	14
	4	6
	6	4
	8	1
	10	0
	Total	25
White (W)	2	13
	4	9
	6	2
	8	0
	10	1
	Total	25
Blue (Bl)	2	8
	4	8
	6	4
	8	1
	10	0
	Total	21
Green (G)	2	15
	4	8
	6	1
	8	1
	10	0
	Total	25
Heather (H)	2	16
	4	5
	6	5
	8	0
	10	1
	Total	27
Red (R)	2	13
	4	10
	6	2
	8	1
	10	1
	Total	27
Bone (Bo)	2	15
	4	4
	6	5
	8	1
	10	0
	Total	25

Type of Square	Total Number
2-row	94
4-row	50
6-row	23
8-row	5
10-row	3
ALL	175

1 Comment

Patti | August 30, 2009 8:32 AM | Reply

Wow Cheryl, I think I like this solid colored babette ever better than the multicolored ones. I may have to try this one. Very Cool and Modern looking!

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Enjoys crocheting, gardening, cats, NASCAR (especially Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch!), reading, photography, snorkeling in Kailua-Kona with sea turtles, Sizzler's Mega Bacon Cheeseburgers, hot and iced decaf coffee, dark chocolate, color (yarn, fabric), playing around with web technologies - not necessarily in that order! Still very much a beginner with quilting, knitting, and sewing. Donates crocheted lap blankets.

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Late 40s. Married to Bill. Son Greg and daughter-in-law Lauren live in Oregon. Stepson Billy and daughter-in-law Rowena are in Maui, Hawaii. Stepson Bryan lives in the Bay Area.

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