Crochet Modern Granny Afghan

Granny square afghans are easy to crochet and wonderfully versatile.

Crochet modern granny afghan.

Once you ve crocheted a stack of them it s easy to turn them into a throw or afghan. I m using what is know as the crochet brick stitch to create the modern granny afghan. This is a modern take on the granny afghan which uses interwoven blocks instead of squares enabling the crocheter to make a much more cohesive fine grained blanket without the swathes of large squares a traditional granny square afghan would have. Marled mg modern granny afghan.

Crochet marled modern granny afghan crochet marled modern granny afghan. Caron cakes yarn makes this very easy. I also didn t want the typical square that a granny usually produces so i ll walk you step by step with photos to show you how to crochet a rectangle shaped blanket. 2 each of baby bee sweet delight in bashful and flannel size h 5 00mm hook.

Mitered modern granny afghan caron chunky cakes trifle 5 balls crochet hook 8 0 mm size l us 11. The squares are small and portable so you can work on them anywhere as well. Crochet this modern granny afghan using the popular brick stitch but instead of rows it s worked from the middle. This blanket works up fast and is fun to memorize and pick up easily where you left off.

Just as the name suggests these patterns feature granny square patterns that don t end. Mikey challenged me to crochet a marled afghan so i went straight to my favourite. The entire afghan is crocheted holding 2 strands of the chunky yarn throughout the. Crochet modern granny afghan pattern crochet modern granny afghan pattern.

You can crochet granny squares in just about any yarn thread or fiber imaginable. I love the simplicity of a granny square but decided to try something a bit. Also the size is adjustable and this project can be adapted into a baby blanket. Neverending crochet granny square afghans are fun and simple crochet blankets to work up.