Granny Square a Week-Week Thirty One

This week's granny:

Sunburst Granny Square by Priscilla Hewitt

Super easy and cute, this one can be made with as many or as few colors you wish. No adjustments. I just finished before round 5 for size.

As I was making it, I swear I have done a similar square but I can't seem to find it. I think I am having granny fatigue. Hehe

The camera is not picking it up but these are neon colors and  they give the square a retro feel.
Done with Deborah Norville Everyday Collection in Bright Violet and Impeccable in Arbor Rose

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Granny Square a Week-Week Thirty

We're in the thirties! This week's pattern:

Jelly Mould Pattern by Frankie Brown

This pattern is written with British terms, which are different than US ones:

British DC = US SC
British TR = US DC
British HTR = US HDC

You have to pay close attention to your stitches because it is very easy to get confused. I had forgotten here and there in the pattern and I was like "why is this doing this??" and it was me forgetting to convert terms.

The pattern is supposed to pop up, but for some reason, no matter how I tried, I could never get it to really pop up at all. But it is a pretty pattern in it's own right and the pattern is written well-I have had issue as of late with poorly written patterns there is nothing more frustrating than trying to get a pattern to work that is written poorly. I tried 3 patterns before this one for this week and let me tell you, I was ready to call it quits!

The only adjustment is Round 2 in the edging- after you complete the corner, the  pattern should be (In US terms): 2 hdc, 2 sc 3 times and 2 hdc before you come to another corner. On the pattern above she has the 2 sc being done twice and that leaves you short of the corner.

This was done with some bulky generic yarn I found in the dollar bins at AC Moore.
It is coral and a greenish teal.

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Granny Square a Week-Week Twenty Nine

This week is a very sweet heart square that is a break from the more complicated ones we have been doing.

Cornered Hearts Square by Elizabeth Ham

This darling square works up quickly with no adjustments. She even has a video!  I finished at round 6 for size.

This was done with a random black yarn and Bernat Super Value in Rouge

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Granny Square a Week-Week Twenty Eight

Hello again everyone! This week's square is a bit like one from March-it has a bit of a celtic knot in the middle but it is only done with 2 pieces and it is a larger square.

Granny's More Complex Star by Tiggerbee

My only adjustments are:

1-I found it was easier to make the star separately then join them. I would make the first arm and not close it off, make the second arm, intertwine them like the picture on the pattern illustrates, then join the 2 arms to themselves. 

2- I ended on round 8 since my larger squares are only about 7-8 inches and I wanted to keep that size. 

This was done with Red Heart With Love in Bubblegum, Red Heart Super Saver in Pumpkin and Vanna's Choice in White

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Granny Square a Week-Week Twenty Seven

Happy 4th of July! This week our square is:

I Love The USA Square by Dayna Audirsch

This sweet pattern has hearts in each corner and very interesting stitch work in the middle. There were no adjustments, I just stopped working after round 7 to maintain a smaller size.

The only thing you want to be careful with is round 6 when you stitch 2 rows below; I found that it helps a bit to look at the finished product picture to see exactly where your stitches need to end up!

Otherwise, a very easy and quick square.

This was done in Red Heart Super Saver White, Cherry Red and Soft Navy

Until Next Week!