Granny Square Afghan

It has taken me most of the winter to crochet this granny square afghan. It is made from washable Merino wool, which is so soft and so warm, but very expensive. I purchased the yarn from Knit Picks. It is the swish DK yarn in nutmeg and heather lemongrass.

It took me about half an hour to crochet each granny square. Then I sewed them together using a yarn needle. When you sew them together you place the right side together and whip stitch through only the outside loops. The way I tell which is the right side and which is the wrong side, is that the right side puffs out farther. Also the stitching is more prominent along the edge of the wrong side.

Crochet Patterns for Granny Square

I've purchased some washable Marino wool yarn several month ago and I have been trying to decide what to do with it. I finally decided on granny squares to make and afghan. I'm having so much fun making my granny squares. I love the way they look and feel. The marino wool is so soft and so warm. It will make a wonderful afghan. I put a crochet patterns for granny squares tutorial on Squidoo. It has tons of step by step pictures of the granny square in progress. When I join the granny squares into an afghan, I will take photos of that and place them on the lens as well.

One of the best things about granny squares is that you can crochet them anywhere. They are not big and bulky. I keep them in my craft back and take them along to church and work and crochet the squares wherever I am at.