Crochet Modern Granny Afghan

This modern crochet granny blanket is a series of triangles nestled in between each other which gives the blanket a modern feel.

Crochet modern granny afghan.

The entire afghan is crocheted holding 2 strands of the chunky yarn throughout the. Caron cakes yarn makes this very easy. 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. This blanket works up fast and is fun to memorize and pick up easily where you left off.

I love the simplicity of a granny square but decided to try something a bit. 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. You can crochet granny squares in just about any yarn thread or fiber imaginable. Just as the name suggests these patterns feature granny square patterns that don t end.

Crochet marled modern granny afghan crochet marled modern granny afghan. Mitered modern granny afghan caron chunky cakes trifle 5 balls crochet hook 8 0 mm size l us 11. Crochet modern granny afghan pattern crochet modern granny afghan pattern. Granny square afghans are easy to crochet and wonderfully versatile.

Once you ve crocheted a stack of them it s easy to turn them into a throw or afghan. I love the simplicity of a granny square but decided to try something a bit different for this one. To work up one of these crochet afghan patterns you simply crochet a granny square and then keep going. 2 each of baby bee sweet delight in bashful and flannel size h 5 00mm hook.

I m using what is know as the crochet brick stitch to create the modern granny afghan. The squares are small and portable so you can work on them anywhere as well. Marled mg modern granny afghan. Also the size is adjustable and this project can be adapted into a baby blanket.