Granny Squares - Blog Posts

Multi-Blue Granny Square Crochet Maxi-Skirt Update #6

Update 0 | Update 1 | Update 2 | Update 3 | Update 4 | Update 5 | Here

Not much of an update. I haven't touched this project since the last one.

I've been thinking of taking off a couple of rows to make it a shorter skirt. I live in the Caribbean and this skirt is warmer than expected 😖 🔥

While I contemplate that, I'll finally be working on the waistband. I'm going to do it with double crochet and do decreases to bring it to the size of my waist.

Wish me luck, because I'm doing this with no reference whatsoever!

Multi-Blue Granny Square Crochet Maxi-Skirt Update #5

Update 0 | Update 1 | Update 2 | Update 3 | Update 4 | Here | Update 6

Update on my crochet skirt! All granny squares were completed, blocked AND sewn together! And it looks fantastic!

I bought lining fabric for the skirt, but honestly I don't think it will be needed!

What IS needed now though, is to weave in all those ends 😰 I also need to make the waistband.

The skirt is the width of my hips (9 squares) so I need to gradually cinch in the waist (there's a word for it in crochet, but it's not coming to mind) I also want to crochet around the bottom edge to 'clean up' the hem.

Still a lot of work, but I can't wait to finish and wear it!

Multi-Blue Granny Square Crochet Maxi-Skirt Update #4

Update 0 | Update 1 | Update 2 | Update 3 | Here | Update 5 | Update 6

I'm not done making all the granny squares yet, but I decided to start stitching together the ones I already blocked.

It looks super cool so far! I have I think 7 and a quarter granny squares to make (I have a WIP on my hook)

I'll join them lengthways next and see how everything fits before I tie off all the ends.

Multi-Blue Granny Square Crochet Maxi-Skirt Update #2

Update 0 | Update 1 | Here | Update 3 | Update 4 | Update 5 | Update 6

I'm not done crocheting yet, but I decided to start blocking some of my squares! I dipped them in water, squeezed out the excess with a towel and pinned them to this foam board with sewing needles.

Multi-Blue Granny Square Crochet Maxi-Skirt Update #1

Update 0 | Here | Update 2 | Update 3 | Update 4 | Update 5 | Update 6

Technically this is update #2, but the first post was very bare-bones.

So, to get you up-to-date:

I decided to make a granny square maxi skirt. I started with the light blue yarn as that was what I had. I bought the multi-coloured blue yarn next and planned to make a 2 coloured skirt.

I needed to do some math to see how many squares I needed to make. Here it is:

Granny squares- 4 inches Hip measurement- 36 inches Length of skirt- 32 inches

Divide the measurements by the length of granny squares: 36 ÷ 4 = 9 and 32 ÷ 4 = 8

Multiply the results: 8 X 9 = 72

So I have 72 granny squares to crochet. To get how many I need to crochet in each colour, I divide 72 by 2 which is 36.

This changed when my sister said I should add a next colour.

I stuck with my blue theme of course. This addition meant that the math had to change. So now I divided 72 by 3 and got 24 which seems much more manageable to me even though I still have to crochet 72 granny squares.

I'm pretty close to my goal! I believe I have 15 or 16 of each at the time of writing this post.

My hands get REALLY sore after a short while crocheting, so I only crochet 3 a day. It's slow going but I'd rather practice patience than bust up my hands.

I also recently got these cute stitch markers! I'm not working on any projects that need stitch markers at the moment, but they worked really well at holding my squares together so I could see how the skirt looked so far!

Multi-Blue Granny Square Crochet Maxi-Skirt Update #0

Here | Update 1 | Update 2 | Update 3 | Update 4 | Update 5 | Update 6

------

I'm crocheting a granny square maxi skirt!

If my calculations are correct I need to make 72 of these.

My hip measurement is 36 inches and the length I want is 32.

I divided both by 4 because my squares are 4 x 4 inches.

36 ÷ 4 = 9 32 ÷ 4 = 8

8 X 9 = 72

This is going to be a 2 coloured project (still need to get the 2nd colour of yarn) so I'll be dividing the 72 in half. That means I have to make 36 of each colour.

3 down, 33 more to go!

I'm also lining this skirt, but I want to wait until I get the next yarn colour so I can decide on a good colour for it.

UPDATE 2:

So. Many. Granny Squares. ಠ_ಠ

I'm estimating about... 70 or so that need to be made? I was roughly measuring about 10 squares around my torso and 7 squares down. This isn't counting the sleeves—which aren't granny squares, but a granny stitch instead. I'm having to divide my crochet time. This is a personal project, but I also have crochet commissions I gotta finish up.

Current commission requests are a 6ft x 6ft/1.8m x 1.8m Polyamorous-Pansexual Pride Blanket done in a C2C(corner-to-corner) stitch, along with two Pansexual Pride Bees, and a new commission request of a 1ft/0.3m tall Cheese the Chao amigurumi.

Here is the current progress of my pride blanket commission and what the pride bees will look like!

The draft image of the completed look:

Pansexual Pride Bees:

My commissions are OPEN if any of you are interested in my crochet wares! Feel free to message me here or check out my Ko-Fi page.

I'll continue to keep y'all updated on the Donut Lord Sweater. Thank you so much for the likes and reblogs. I really appreciate it!

So... I saw Sonic 3...

I... Am SO TEMPTED to crochet this goddamn beautiful abomination of a sweater. It seems simple enough. It's basically a bunch of granmy squares with sewn on amigurumi donuts. It would be time consuming, but I am so tempted...

Would anyone want one? Or am I the only one who absolutely adored this sweater? 🤔

UPDATE:

I'm currently going through my yarn stash to collect colors. Sooooo far—warning, I'm in hyperfixation mode—I got all the colors I believe I need listed. These color names are based from the JoAnn store brand Big Twist.

Base Sweater: Varsity Blue Sapphire Varsity Navy Blue

Donuts(est 19 counted)/Sherff Badges/Letters: Baby Pink Lilac/Soft Purple Nile Green Toffee Cream/Caramel Varsity Gold Varsity Red White

Now the next thing I gotta do is list all the donut color combos. They come in sprinkles and two types of swirls.

I'm going through my yarn stash(I don't have a problem, I have a perfectly healthy amount of yarn collected, shut up) and see what colors I have. It isn't gonna be perfect, but it'll be close enough color-wise. I will be documenting/recording the whole process of the sweater.

If—IF—I'm successful on this and if I get any requests from folks who wanna buy one of their own, it'll be posted on my Ko-Fi page along with all my other crochet goods.

...Hell, maybe I could do a giveaway if I ever reached 500 or 1000 followers on my BlueSky. That's something to think about if that ever happened. 🤔

So... I saw Sonic 3...

I... Am SO TEMPTED to crochet this goddamn beautiful abomination of a sweater. It seems simple enough. It's basically a bunch of granmy squares with sewn on amigurumi donuts. It would be time consuming, but I am so tempted...

Would anyone want one? Or am I the only one who absolutely adored this sweater? 🤔

So... I saw Sonic 3...

I... Am SO TEMPTED to crochet this goddamn beautiful abomination of a sweater. It seems simple enough. It's basically a bunch of granmy squares with sewn on amigurumi donuts. It would be time consuming, but I am so tempted...

Would anyone want one? Or am I the only one who absolutely adored this sweater? 🤔

Some of my earlier crochets that I was quite proud of at the time. I got my start in crochet making individual granny squares off youtube tutorials to familiarize myself with the various stitches/techniques.

Not sure exactly which tutorials I used for these but if you look up "sunburst granny square" and "willow square" on youtube you'll find plenty of videos.