Go beyond the granny square

I started a new baby blanket yesterday. I had been working on a star pattern one for months but finally just finished the round I was on and finished it off. I gave it to my daughter who seemed to really like it. She promptly wrapped one of her dinosaurs in it. Not sure if she will ever play with dolls. But that’s OK.  Back to the new baby blanket. I had found some lovely Bernat baby yarn that was pink and yellow. It just reminded me of the soon to be new mom. Here’s what I have so far -

I decided to make it square because I wanted to do a nice border and thought it would be easier for me to do it this way. So far I really like it. Keeping it square has been a job since a few corners I turned too early and then have to frog to fix it. So now I’m careful to notice a corner before I make too many stitches.

I’m using single crochet because I want it to have a tight look. One problem I had with the star blanket is I used double crochet and it just seemed too airy. I keep thinking how easily it could be snagged on something and break since it’s a light weight yarn.

I will probably have to work on this for a while, so thank goodness I’m using an easy stitch. I can work on it while watching TV. At least it will keep me from snacking all night long.

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