If you follow us on Instagram, you will have noticed that Sarah and I have been busy crocheting over the past couple of months. We bought a stack of cotton/acrylic blend yarn from Spotlight and have been sharing our stash as we work on our own crochet rugs.
I am making a rug consisting of motifs. Weaving in all the loose ends is keeping me busy. I still have a pile of motifs to crochet and it is relaxing to work on it at night in front of the television.
I found the Granny Square Motif on Haakkamer 7. Although the pattern is in Dutch, it is easy to translate and has really good photos showing each round.
Sarah is working on a giant granny square rug which is growing fast. This is only her second crochet project – she learnt to crochet a few months ago and now there is no stopping her!
Hopefully we will be back with the completed rugs before too long!
These pictures are delightful, so bright and cheerful, what a beautiful way to show off those candy coloured balls of wool. I love the blocks and the colour ways. I am in the middle of a granny square blanket myself, I think I may try adding these blocks in.
Thanks (I tried to post a comment earlier but something went wrong, so if there are two from me, I apologise!)
Thanks Susanna! Happy crocheting ….
Hi,
These squares are very beautiful. I am a beginner at crochet. Would you be willing to translate the pattern?
Warm regards,
Natalie
The pattern is from another blog – the link is in the blog post. Although it is in Dutch, there is a link on her site which translates the stitches from Dutch to English.
I tried using the translation for the stitches, and then used Google Translate . I am not a veteran crocheter so I need a little help. Could you give the basics of the pattern in a round by round, please? I really love the look of these squares and the colors you used are perfect!
Hi Leslie – It is not my pattern so I am unable to translate it for you as that would be a breach of copyright. You can see the translation of the stitches here:
http://haakkamer7.blogspot.nl/p/translation-stitches.html
Hope that helps,
Lisa
Thanks for your help. Tried two different translation sites and the translation was pretty comical. Guess I will just use a different pattern.
What size hook are you using for the squares?
Natalie – I am using a size 3.75 mm hook.
Thank you! I translated most of it yesterday. The only part I can’t find is the type of yarn. What are you using for your squares?
Thank you again!
Hi Natalie – I am using a cotton acrylic blend (called Moda Vera Beetle – which is an Australian brand from Spotlight stores) that is equivalent to an 8 ply yarn.
I love these pics, wonderful colors!!!!!!
Thanks Byakko 🙂
I just love the bright colors that were chosen for your projects. The yarn that was chosen, is it machine washable?
Hi Patrice – we usually hand wash our knitted and crosheted projects. I am not sure how it would go int he washing machine but should be OK on a gentle cycle and then dry flat in the shade.
Is what you call a rug what we call a blanket in Mississippi, USA? Just found your blog and tutorials. Great job!
That is right Peggy – we use rug and blanket interchangeably 🙂
Hello I would like to make the granny square rug and will order the yarn on line. Was just wondering how many balls approx I should order of each colour. Thanks Sue
Hi Susan I didn’t keep a tally of the yarn unfortunately, My daughter was making a rug using the same colours and we shared the yarn. I kept buying more over a year period.
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly was concerned about matching the dye lot. I suppose it is not as noticeable as in knitting. Hopefully now I can do the pattern as I am really only a beginner at following a crochet pattern. Have downloaded the translation so will give it a go.
Hello I have finally been able to source all the yarn for the granny square rug and am going to start. I have a query and was wondering if you can help. The pattern says a treble stitch (yarn wrapped around twice) but when I look at the tutorial at Haakamer 7 for the pattern the wool is wrapped around once. Could you clarify which stitch you used. Thanks Sue
I used the instructions from Haakamer 7 and used the handy stitch translation guide found here: http://haakkamer7.blogspot.com.au/p/translation-stitches.html Some crochet stitches are different depending on whether you are using USA or UK terms. Happy crochet!