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Granny Square Blanket Completed + How to Make “True Squares”

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Just a quick project update: my first ever granny square ‘blankey’ is done and we are celebrating in a moment at a beautiful, native Indonesian restaurant which I will probably tell you about in another post 😀

What can I say, this is my biggest crochet project to date.  Which almost didn’t make it because of my fickle disposition 🙄

I recently learned about a technique called “true squares” which I applied while doing the border for this blankey.  It’s about avoiding having squares with rounded corners by making the center stitch at each corner taller than all the other stitches.

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What I did here was make the center stitch at each corner a treble, taller than the rest, which were doubles.  That way the diagonal is lengthened, creating a ‘true square’.  Give it a try if you haven’t yet.  It really makes a difference.

Okay then, we’re off to that resto!

Have a great weekend! ❤

26 thoughts on “Granny Square Blanket Completed + How to Make “True Squares””

    1. Well, the reason I’m celebrating is also because I’m not a patient person, and this is a definite feat! 🙂

      Crochet is actually pretty fun if you choose projects that appeal to you. And you can start with small projects too. I started with just doilies 🙂

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  6. Wow. It’s so neat! Congrats on finishing. I’m crocheting a squares blanket at the moment that uses a treble in the corners too. It looks great on your border.

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  7. Your blanket looks so wonderful! You did a great job. And great tip on the corners. They look fabulous! Your border is so perfect. Now if I can just find the right stitch to begin my rows, I may feel a little better about my crocheting.

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  8. …POH!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!! I hope it will bring you and your family much joy and snug relaxing moments – well, blankets like that always make me think of hot tea and a couch and something great to read, not sure about the hot tea in Indonesia though 😉 But still! 😀

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      2. It’s soursop in Bahasa Inggris 🙂 And I’ve only ever tried kopi susu but I’ll look for that Bandrek Susu and Tehbotl (sounds like tea in a bottle?) some time 🙂

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      3. What is Inggris? Sounds great though! Yeah, I had figured that out – it’s just green tea in a bottle, iced tea basically, and called tehbotl *lol*. It tastes much better than other soft drinks and it’s local – that’s why I loved it most 🙂

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      4. Oh I should’ve said “bahasa Inggris”, means the English language 🙂 I like it so much (sirsak) I try to have it as often as I can! 🙂

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  10. That’s a clever tip! My problem is with the chain-3 corners in my granny squares…The first blanket I made with chain-3 were a bit pointy in the corners; the second blanket I made with chain-2 corners and that had to stretch quite a bit when I joined the squares. I think I am over squares…we two we just have no chemistry!

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    1. Haha! XD I know, that’s exactly what I experienced with my 1st granny square blanket – if you notice, the grannies have those ch-3 corners too. They gave me grief! I only learned about the true-square technique later, so I could only apply it to the border. Still, I think we’ll be able to slay this dragon with more experience. I’m positive 🙂

      Glad you found something useful here 🙂

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