Hello, so how have you all got on?
48 squares all made?
Wondering what to do with them all now?
Do you see how good they all look together now?
The Misty, Peacock and Indigo look great,
but a little dull, add the others – and
WOW
They all of a sudden pop with colour and I love it!
So yarn wise – if you are late to the party:
2 balls of each colour, and 6 balls of pure.
2 balls of each Yarn A (Indigo 6505) Yarn B (Misty 6707) Yarn C (Peacock 6404) Yarn D (Amber 6909) Yarn E (Azalea 6606) Yarn F (Quartz 6202)
6 balls??Yarn G?(Pure 6208)
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This week we have to join the squares together.
But you need to block them first – and I have a handy post letting you know what to do here
After blocking your squares should be nice and square and ready for joining.
You need to lay all your squares out in the following order:
To join – place the wrong sides together and Slip stitch using Yarn G (Pure) through the back loops only to give a nice flat seam – you can also sew them together using Whip Stitch – but I personally find crocheting so much easier than sewing.
Below is half the blanket laid out ready for joining (fitting nicely on an Ikea coffee table!)
When all joined together, the border is nice and simple.
You are going around the whole of the outside in UK Double crochet in the following order:
Round 1: Using Misty, Join yarn, dc in each st around working (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in the ch-2 corner sps (2dc in each side corner sp where the squares join). Fasten off.
Round 2: Using Quartz, Join yarn, dc in each st around working (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in the ch-2 corner sps. Fasten off.
Round 3: Using Azalea, Join yarn, dc in each st around working (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in the ch-2 corner sps. Fasten off.
Round 4: Using Indigo, Join yarn, dc in each st around working (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in the ch-2 corner sps. Fasten off.
Round 5: Using Peacock, Join yarn, dc in each st around working (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in the ch-2 corner sps. Fasten off.
Round 6: Using Amber, Join yarn, Reverse dc (Crab stitch) in each st around working (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in the ch-2 corner sps . Fasten off, weave in all ends.
There you have it!
7 weeks of circles and squares, learning new skills and ending up with a huge new blanket at the end of it!
I’m going to post a few photos here now, but will do a proper blanket Love post later on in the week!
Remember I love seeing all the crochet work you all do, please tag me @offthehookforyou
And remember the hashtags
#geoboho #geobohocal
Thanks
