Granny Squares Baby Blanket

I love Granny Squares! I have a little bag with granny squares of all kinds of patterns, sizes and colors. Most of them are test pieces I did, to see what a particular combination of yarn and needle would produce. I hope I get enough of these at some point to make them into an eclectic throw or bed cover.
One of my recent Granny Projects is this baby blanket, which I'm selling on Etsy. It started, like most of my projects do, with a passion for a certain color combo. I was feeling "browns and blues" and wanted to see them come together in one project.
I decided to have at least one shade of brown and one shade of blue in each square and then started crocheting at whim, pretty much.
I soon had a small pile of squares -

 

As you can see by the larger ones, I decided to frame all of them with a row of baby blue - 

 

At which point I decided they would be perfect for a pretty little baby blanket.

Sixteen squares, organized semi-randomly, were finally sewn together, and an edge of repeating Granny stripes in the same colors added, and here's the result:

 

It's folded nicely and tucked away, waiting for a buyer to give it a forever home. Available on my Etsy Shop as this Blues and Browns Baby Afghan. 

 

Past Crochet Projects

Up until a year ago, my crochet and knitting projects were fairly limited. I put to use what my Mom had taught me, that is, just your basic single and double crochet stitches. I also didn't have much time to devote to developing my skills, so I stuck to making simple crochet scarves.

As you can see, the picture quality isn't much to brag about either...

Welcome to my brand new crochet blog. There's plenty that I do in life, including managing a local menagerie comprised of two kids, two cats and one hubby. I also manage a very large website about cats - my passion and vocation - where cat lovers join to share knowledge, stories, pictures and support. If you're a cat lover, please visit my site at TheCatSite.com.

Crochet is something I've enjoyed doing through out my life. When the kids were younger, I simply didn't have the time to get much done (and I'm not talking just about crochet here either!), but now, in my 40th year of life, I'm taking it up again, with a passion.

I've decided to create this blog as a place on the web where I can share my passion and post about my projects. Welcome everyone - please don't be shy and leave comments when you can.