Don’t these colourful granny squares just make your heart sing? I certainly does mine! I was dancing, literally dancing, around these 70 squares on Sunday. They give me such a happy buzz!!!
I had to lay out the 70 squares on my striped carpet so that I could arrange them before doing their 6th and final, join-as-you-go round in grey. There’s that planning randomness again…. This time I didn’t have a structured plan like I had for making the granny squares, I just played with my squares until they felt right. John was sitting on the couch with me and my excitement even spilled over to him. By the end, he was also squinting to see if the red and yellow was spread out evenly, rearranging squares because “that corner looks a bit dull” or “I think you need more red over here”. Seems like no-one can resist the charms of the humble granny square.
At the bottom of the photo below you can see the first row of seven granny squares I joined together with the grey yarn. It’s absolutely amazing the difference that round of grey makes to my zingy granny squares. The colours calm down immediately; it’s like giving Ritalin to an ADHD child.
I really can’t wait to see how it will look when I’ve joined all the granny squares with the grey. I’m sooooo excited! Honestly I am. Just typing this post and look at the photos again makes me buzz with joy.
A good ending for this post would be for me to now say I need a Ritalin to calm me down, but I like feeling excited about my crochet – why would I want to change that? It’s a blessing when your craft gives you such fulfilment. I sincerely hope your craft has you bustling with merriment, the way crochet does me.
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it gives me even more joy to see you making it!! Thank you talented lady 🙂
Although you had no plan for arranging your squares, I bet you were still planning your randomness. I’m sure it creeps in even when we try not to let it! The grey definitely calms the colours down but also partly because it hides the jolly carpet stripes around the squares.
Seeing these photos really cheered me up! Are you planning a fancy edging going around?
(I’ve recently have done a similar design as a present – a joy making, but also great fun to see the recipient enjoying it too) 🙂
I’m glad it cheered you up! I think when we enjoy making the blankets, the recipient can feel the love in the blanket 🙂 I’m just doing a few rounds of granny square stripes and maybe a picot edge, but I’m not sure yet. But it won’t be too fancy as I want the granny squares to be the stars of the show.
I too thought the same as Patch – you need colourful strips to join them together. Your enthusiasm leaps off the page. Lovely to be able to share it with you. 🙂
Love it! Granny squares are a great way to use up one’s yarn stash so you can go and buy a whole bunch of new yarn 🙂
I like how you think!
Beautiful, I love the mix of colours.
Aaaaah it’s going to be beautiful!! In my future there still waits a crazy colourful granny like this, edged with Pure Gold Pepper.
I had to google Pure Gold in pepper. I like! It will give a similar effect to the blanket. Nice and calm around all the bright colours. Go for it!
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