Farmhouse Granny Crochet Blanket fresh off my hook!

08/04/2020

Time is luxury and a luxury is precious, but now we have so much time. Time to read, time to cook, and time to make things. My latest make is a Farmhouse Granny crochet blanket…

Such a pleasure to crochet and a super fast hook up, mainly because the pattern calls for chunky yarn and a size 6mm hook.

[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]A pleasure to crochet and a super fast hook up, mainly because the pattern calls for chunky yarn and a size 6mm hook.[/perfectpullquote]

Farmhouse Granny Crochet Blanket.

The details:

Free Pattern: Bundle handmade on Ravelry

Skill Level Medium- intermediate

Yarn: Bonus Hayfield chunky 100g from wool warehouse (£1.85 a good price) I made 24 squares. I bought 20 balls and had 2 left over for the border.

Hook: 6 mm (UK) for a looser gauge I could also have used a 7 mm (UK)

Stitches. Chain, dc(UK) or SC (US) puff stitch and treble (UK) or double crochet (US)

Time taken : about 28 hours, OR 2 hours each evening whilst watching TV!

Changes I made to the farmhouse granny crochet blanket:

I added a simple dc – UK (sc-US) border. after joining all my squares in a 6 x 4 rectangle. I crocheted 5 rounds, with a chain at start of each round to keep it straight.

I did not block the squares, instead I gave the whole blanket a gentle albeit cool wash in the machine, then hung it to dry folded in half over the washing line. It came out perfectly…

[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]Wrapping the blanket around me to watch TV in the evening, then I take it to bed and wrap it around my shoulders to read…it must be my age![/perfectpullquote]