Crochet Granny Square Flower Blanket

Granny square blankets are great to crochet because they are created square by square, making them portable and easy to work on bit by bit. This blanket has 80 squares total making it a great mid-size throw.

The squares were connected using join-as-you-go style crochet (with white yarn) with a border added (in aqua) using simple picot stitches

The granny squares are fairly straightforward, very quick and easy to crochet.

The circular pattern of the first three rounds have a definite flower look to them, providing lots of options for mixing yarn colors.

The pattern for the lovely block that made my throw is called Little Circle Square which can be found on the project page for this blanket on knit and crochet site Ravelry (another great place to find crochet square designs). A quick browse of the dozens of projects folks have crochet from this pattern show the endless possibilities that can be created from this simple design. One of the amazing things about crochet is the creative expression, and one granny square always leads to another. And another.

Update: More granny squares made from this pattern in this post.

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