Polka Dot Cottage Tag Archive for : project granny square

Archive for project granny square

Project :: Granny Square : Small Throw

365 day 241 - Slept in the family room again last night

Another project down, three more to go!  I’m trying very much not to lose steam on these, because if I know anything about myself at all, it’s that I will let a project gather dust for years if I set it aside for too long.  Still, I hear that Tea Leaves Cardigan calling my name, [...]

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Project :: Granny Square : Table Runner

365 day 227 - Table runner for Mom

Ready for another Project::GrannySquare object? This one is a table runner, and with eighteen squares, it’s the largest project I’ve made so far.  My parents recently redecorated their living room / dining room, and so my mom and I worked together to choose colors and a design that coordinated nicely with the new paint and [...]

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Project :: Granny Square : Pillow Cover

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Take a wild guess how many useful options come up when you Google “granny square projects for men.”  I’ll give you a hint:  It’s roughly zero.  And not really a surprise. Still, I thought my brother should have a little something from our grandmother’s granny square stash, and he agreed.  Granny squares don’t exactly scream [...]

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Project :: Granny Square : Mini Blanket

365 day 222 - All finished

Allow me to introduce the next granny square creation in the series: the mini blanket.  It’s really too small to be a blanket, but I’m not sure what else to call it, particularly because I’m not sure where it’s going or how it will be used!  So mini blanket it is, for now. This is [...]

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Project :: Granny Square : Coffee Table Mat

Sorting and counting the squares

 So, I’ve got all these squares that my grandmother made, and I’m turning them into finished objects for several of us… you can get the back story here. I sorted and counted them all on Friday: 123 squares, the vast majority of which had five rounds and three colors.  There is also a respectable number [...]

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