Welcome to the Stash Heap Challenge!
I am looking to whittle down my own ‘out-of-control’ yarn stash, and would love it if you would like to join me.
In this series of videos I will be sharing a very basic and free crocheted granny square pattern and the design I am going to use to make a colourful stash-bashing blanket.
If you want to join me – I would love to see your creations. I’m going to share my progress with you here and some tips and tricks as the blanket grows.
PLAIN SQUARES – UK Terms – I have used Double Knit yarn.
Using 3.5mm hook and yarn A, 4ch, join with sl st in first ch to form ring.
Rnd 1: 5ch (counts as 1tr, 2ch-sp here and throughout), 3tr in ring, 2ch, [3tr in ring, 2ch] twice, 2tr in ring, join with sl st in third of 5ch.
Rnd 2: Sl st in 2ch-sp, 5ch, 2tr in same 2ch-sp, *1tr in each of next 3 tr, (2tr, 2ch, 2tr) in next 2ch-sp, rep from * twice, 1tr in each of next 3 tr, 1tr in 2ch-sp, join with sl st in third of 5ch.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
PLAIN SQUARES – US Terms – I have used Light Worsted yarn.
Using E/4 hook and yarn A, 4ch, join with sl st in first ch to form ring.
Rnd 1: 5ch (counts as 1dc, 2ch-sp here and throughout), 3dc in ring, 2ch, [3dc in ring, 2ch] twice, 2dc in ring, join with sl st in third of 5ch.
Rnd 2: Sl st in 2ch-sp, 5ch, 2dc in same 2ch-sp, *1dc in each of next 3 dc, (2dc, 2ch, 2dc) in next 2ch-sp, rep from * twice, 1dc in each of next 3 dc, 1dc in 2ch-sp, join with sl st in third of 5ch.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
JOINING SQUARES
Alternate colourful squares with a plain contrasting colour. Do not break off your yarn from completing a contrasting colour square and join your colourful squares WS facing, join the motifs from the back by working through the back loops only.
The blanket I have made is made into 6 colour groupings. For each main colours (red, orange, yellow,, green, blue and purple) I have used approximately 100g of yarn for that colour. I have used approximately 600g of cream yarn.