
The pattern is Homage to the Granny Square from an online class on color theory and crochet from Sue Maton of the Mercerie. I learned a lot about color theory and crochet in creating this afghan.
The process is to choose 5 colors for the center that grade from one to another. I went from blue to green, as you can see, but some people went from yellow to gray or black to red. The colors didn’t need to lead from one to another on the color wheel. Then you chose 4 boarder colors and d1 or two pop colors. I cheated a little and chose 3 pop colors. And I don’t regret a thing.
The designer used Rowan Felted Tweed, but I really wanted something a bit more washable, so I went with Cascade Ultra Pima. That also makes the afghan a little more generally usable all year, rather than being just for really cold weather.
I do still have a ton of ends to weave in, but that can happen gradually. I’m calling it done!
Fabulous!
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Thank you!
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Oh my gosh! I just love, love, love this!!! It is a tiny bit like the blanket that I made Hannah, but so much better and the colors are just wonderful!!!
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Thank you so much! I really appreciate that 🙂
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It’s so awesome – I love the color scheme!
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Thank you! Much appreciated!
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It is a thing of beauty.
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It is gorgeous !
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Thank you!
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That is the coolest!!!
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Thank you so much!
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Lovely! It looks so different than it did when you showed us bits and pieces. I like it!
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Thank you! It does look different all together for sure 🙂
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What a fascinating project!
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Thank you!
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It’s so cheery, I hope it’s lovely to snuggle under this winter.
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Thank you! I hope so too 🙂
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Wow, that’s so gorgeous! A learning piece that’s beautiful is a wonderful thing. And just in time for winter. Perfect.
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Thank you! Yes, it is awesome when you can learn and wind up with something you really like out of it 🙂
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It’s AMAZING! I love how all the colours work together with the little pops of brightness.
Do you have pictures of the other blankets? I love seeing how different palettes can change the look of a pattern.
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Thank you! Yes, it worked out really well 🙂 If you are on Ravelry, here is the link to the page with all the other projects https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/homage-to-the-granny-square/people
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Wow they look so different!
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They really do! In addition to using whatever colorway, people can also arrange their interior blocks however they want. I decided to do a sort of gradient, but other people did different things with theirs 🙂
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