Big granny throw is finished!

I have managed to finish a project (it feels like the only one for a while!). Yes, I have completed the big granny square throw which I made for S's bed.

It came out pretty well!

I will try and explain how to create something like this.

Using a basic granny square treble pattern, you need to make 25 squares, using a 4mm hook and dk weight yarn. Each square will consist of 12 rounds. Hopefully from the pictures you can make out that I have tried to use a colour toning effect - each sqaure using shades which tone to one - three colours. I have 4 differnt colour toning squares:

1. Blues - make 4 squares
2. Green/Teal - make 9 squares
3. Pink/Purple - make 6 squares
4. Red/Yellow/Orange - make 6 squares

The first 11 rounds of each square are worked by changing colour each round. I didn't stick to any specific colour order for the toning squares - there are no two squares alike in this throw. The final, 12th round of each square is worked in cream/ecru.

Approximate yarn requirements are given below:

Reds/Yellows

Bright red - 3x balls
Yellow - 2x balls
Dark red/Burgundy - 2x balls
Orange - 1x ball
Light orange - 1x ball
Cinnamon - 1x ball

Blues

Dark blue - 1x ball
Light blue - 2x balls
Medium blue - 2x balls
Dusky blue - 3x balls
Turquiose - 2x balls

Pinks/Purples

Dusty purple - 2x balls
Bright pink - 2x balls
Dark fuschia - 1x ball
Pale pink - 2x balls
Dusty pale pink - 1x ball
Royal purple - 1x ball
Dark grape - 1x ball

Green/blues

Avocado green - 2x balls
Dark teal - 3x balls
Spring green - 1x ball
Light teal - 2x balls
Mid green - 1x ball
Grass green - 1x ball
Mint green - 1x ball

The reason there are so many shades of colours in the mix here is because I was using up a load of scraps! The requirements given above are approximate - you may need more of less of a colour depending on how you use it - colours you use for the outer rounds of your squares and colours which you use several times in a square (there will be a few of those) you will of course use more quickly. I sort of designed this throw to deliberately give me the choice to use more of some colours (the ones I had a lot of left over from other projects) and less of those I had little of.

Granny square treble pattern

Chain 4. Join into a ring by slip stitching into first chain

Round 1: Work 3 chain, 2 trebles into ring, then chain 2. *Work 3 trebles into ring, chain 2. Repeat from * until you have 4 groups of 3 trebles (including the first group with 1 3 chain and 2 trebles) and 4 corner chain spaces. Fasten off

Round 2: Join in new colour. Work 3 chain, 2 trebles into one of the corner chain spaces from last round. Work 2 chain and three more trebles into the same corner chain space that you started in. *Chain 1, then work 3 trebles, 2 chain, 3 trebles into next corner space. Repeat from * 2 more times. Chain 1, slip stitch into top of 3 chain from start of round. Fasten off.

Round 3. Join in new colour. Work 3 chain, 2 trebles into one of the corner chain spaces from last round. Work 2 chain and three more trebles into same space. *Chain 1, work 3 trebles into 1 chain space along the side of your square. Work 3 trebles, 2 chain, 3 trebles into next corner space. Repeat from * to end of round, ending with 3 trebles into last 1 chain space then slip stitching into top of 3 chain from start of round. Fasten off.

Continue for a further 9 rounds, changing colour each round and working last round in cream. As your square grows with each round you will have progressively more 1 chain spaces along each side of you square. Work 3 trebles into each of these 1 chain spaces as described above and continue to work corners as described above.