Susan Pinner: mini granny squares

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Sunday, 16 December 2018

DAY 15 ADVENT CALENDAR

BASIC MINI GRANNY SQUARES

Perfect for using up the smallest of yarn left overs

this mini granny uses approx. 5' of yarn for each square.

For me that's from hand to hand stretched out, approx. my height

US Terms, dk, 4mm hook

wrap 6 times around finger, hold firmly and slide off

do all stitches into the ring of loops

3dc, ch3 repeat for 4 sides sl st, to complete,

join as you go using the 2nd ch st, in each corner

Front

Back

open join in pastel Cotton yarn from 2011, with 4dc , ch3 repeat for 4 sides

2018 AURORA SCRAF VERSION

left over Aurora dk yarn, 4mm hook

AURORA dk is a shaded yarn, i'm working in a 6' length and then staggering the colour so the pink is in the middle of the second row and at the ends of the first row of mini granny squares.

Each square take approx 5' of yarn and measures approx 3/4"

Same finger wrap as above.

ROUND 1: ch1 counts as first hdc, 2hdc, into circle, ch3 3hdc, ch3, 3hdc, ch3, 3hdc, ch3, sl st, to complete.

Join as you go using the 2nd ch st, in each corner.

For 2018 open version join corner to corner not side to side, as in the pastel mini, above.
Hope to have a picture of the new scarf soon

ONE ROUND GRANNY FROM 2011
used to make a cushion cover, taken from a cross stitch flower pattern

i used coloured punched spots to do the design

a fun way for creating a new design

Friday, 19 October 2018

How Technology can help with design...I should be doing other things, but they aren't as much fun so sharing a few new Tartan and Checks for the Cal to come this week...
Just a little playtime, the one round granny squares aren't joined for these picture. t
They will be when i decide on the final blocks, but just so you can see whats possible with these little gems...

A slightly more sophisticated check/tartan with this collection of mini squares

checks or stripe combo's can be achieved with the one round granny square

still like little pennies, but they will be joined at each corner when the final block is decided on..enjoy

Saturday, 22 July 2017

Mini Motif.....2 rounds with a secondary pattern.

I love the delicate 2 rounders, with a secondary lace pattern.

This one is perfect for a Summer wrap, is soft stone washed yarns.

dk 4mm hook

US Terms

4 colour centre circles and a neutral second round, cream, black or grey would work well

SUMMER WRAP

Finger wrap of 10 wraps to pad the centre a little

Round 1: in the same col. ch2 counts as first dc, 3dc, into wrap circle, ch 2, 4dc, ch2, 4dc ch2, 4dc ch2, sl st to complete.

[16dc, 8ch]

Round 2: in neutral col. att yarn in ch2 sp, ch2 counts as first dc, 1dc in next 2 sts, *ch5, 1dc in next 2 sts, 1dc, ch5 picot, 1dc into same ch2 sp, 1dc, in next 2st, repeat from * to end. finish with a dc, ch5 picot in last ch2 sp, sl st to complete.

[24dc, 4 picot, 20ch sts]

Friday, 13 January 2017

PART 1 CUSHION CAL: PICTURE TUTORIAL

CUSHION CAL to start 17th January

18" Square Cushion and the No.10 Circular Cushion

Using these colours in Aran

Special Aran with Duck Egg and Sea Breeze being Alpaca Aran

Thanks for the speedy reply to the 'QUICK PATTERN' question, it seems if you don't know your stitches then you are a little stumped with a quick pattern.

Thanks for the feed back, it was all very helpful

MY THINKING NOW: A set of pictures or maybe another MinI video of Bobble stitch would sort out the problem i think?

While you wait for me to do the MINI VIDEO here are a few past patterns of one using Bobble stitch

BOBBLE STITCH click to see a selection

QUICK PATTERN: US Terms, UK Terms in brackets

finger wrap of 5 wraps

Round 1: 12 sc [12dc] into circle (12sts)

Round 2: cluster of 2dc [2tr], into each st with ch1 between (12 clusters)

Round 3: 3tr [3dtr], into each ch1 sp, (36sts)

Round 4: sc [dc], in 2nd and 3rd sts, of group of 3sts, sc [dc] spike st into clusters of
round 2. (36sts)

Round 5: sc in first st, in any st, bobble st of 3tr [3dtr], in ext st, ch1, sc [dc], in next st repeat to end. (18bobbles, 18sc [dc])

PICTORIAL HOW TO DO BOBBLE ST.