Do you have hundreds of Granny Squares? (If not, go to "C" is for Crochet (A-G) and look under "Granny" for pattern links!)
Well, what is there to DO with all those squares? Here are a few suggestions!
Pilloghans (Quillows) and Blankets
Oh, and if you need a clue or two on how to get those
granny squares to stick together, you can check out these
hints for granny
squares.
What is a pillowghan? It's an afghan that can be folded up and "disappears"
into a pillow.
What goes into a pillowghan? Easy... two pieces. One is the afghan part,
the other is the "pillow" part. They can be the same, or different
patterns. All squares are any granny square you like, in any layout
you like.
To get the afghan into the pillow, you first fold the afghan into thirds
"up and down", then into thirds "top to bottom". Grab the top front of the
pouch piece and turn it inside out -- bring the top around the bottom, and
to the back of the folded afghan. Voila! A pillow.
Make a Granny
Afghan
Here's a simple How To from the Mining Company:
Granny
Squares Blanket How-To
What size? Here's a "cheat sheet" for
you...
Here is one that uses both "full" and "half"
squares. This pattern shows the full in blue and the halves in red:
...and this shows a sample layout for red
and green squares:
Leave one seam (extending from the outside
to the center) unjoined. Put a couple of ties there, so you can get the skirt
on and off the tree.
Granny's Stockings Hung by the
Chimney?
While you're making Christmas decorations,
how about a few stockings, made in Christmas-y Granny Squares?
You can make them flattened by just joining
squares (a front and back). Or you can give Santa more room by putting a
few rows of single crochet between the front "L" and the back "L".
Clothes Made
from Granny Squares?
A series of granny squares stitched together is a scarf:
Would you rather have a hat and scarf together?
Elaine
Clark's pattern is here.
When you get inside, you can relax in
Sal's granny square
slippers.
Then you can watch the short folks (toddlers size 2-4-6) run around in
J.
Barrett's Child's Granny Cardigan.
If you're jealous, you can make yourself a granny jacket using
Cheshire's
Wearable Afghan, or her
Granny Beach
Cover-Up. (Note that you will have to download and unzip these
two patterns.)
Do you STILL have too many granny squares? Well, here are some ideas
for you:
A trunk
full of grannies
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makes this:
Type
Width (inches)
Length (inches)
Crib
27-39
40-52
Lapghan
30-38
35-40
Sofa Back
35-40
30-38
Twin Comforter
66
86
Twin Bedspread
80
108
Full Comforter
76
86
Full Bedspread
96
108
Queen Comforter
86
88
Queen Bedspread
102
118
King Comforter
88
109
King Bedspread
118
120
