The Easy Peasy Blanket: How To Crochet A Snug Granny Square

By A Mystery Man Writer

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In case you didn’t know, a bunch of us have been crocheting a bit of a no-brainer blanket together and sharing our work on Instagram. The project is called the Easy Peasy Blanket aka #EPBlanket and it’s a fun and simple one to work on during hard or quiet days. The Easy Peasy Blanket is just a simple granny square worked in a series of prescribed colour changes: 8 rounds of the base colour 3 rounds of the next colour 3 rounds of the final colour Crochet as many as you like and then join in your favourite way. How to crochet a tight granny square Lots of people have asked me how I get my granny square to look so ‘filled in’ and neat. So let me tell you that. I take the usual granny square pattern and make some ‘tightening up’ changes. It’s kind of like botox for granny squares, if you will. Let me explain, for those who are not keen on the usual relaxed granny square and want my to try my more uptight version. The hook size I use – 3.5mm The yarn I used – DK or 8ply. I prefer to use acrylic because […]