Weekend-Wonder Giant Granny Square Throw

[gilda_elise]

November 3rd

With many a false starts, I finally figured out how to start this blankety-blank throw. I almost gave up. But I finally persevered, and once I did the rest was really easy. I suppose if I were so inclined, I probably could have finished it in a weekend. But I wasn’t, so I didn’t. What I did do was get the three colors I’d chosen started.



After that, things really did start to take off. The throw just grew…



(Nov 5) And grew….



(Nov 9) And grew!



But not enough. With only the edging to do, I didn’t feel that the throw was quite bit enough, so I kept going, adding another round set (one row of the last color, then two of a color, three of the next color, then two of the last color, then one row of each color.)

Then there’s just adding the edging.



(Nov 12) It is done!

Comments

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I think I may have made the stitches tighter than the pattern called for, because the size noted on the pattern is about the size mine ended up being. But that's okay. With the holes in the pattern, the tighter stitches keeps out the cold better.

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

I would agree with you, for something designed for the cold weather, tighter stitches are better.

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

They really are. And for some reason I just seem to crochet that way, so it really works out for the best.

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of people tend to knit/crochet tighter or loser than the pattern actually 'assumes'. I know I used to knit far more tightly & I think I did crochet somewhat tighter than my grandma did.