I have a terrible confession to make.  I learned to crochet over 3 years ago, crocheted non-stop for about 1 1/2 years and then stopped.  Just stopped.  Up until yesterday, I had balls of yarn, crochet hooks, and old knotted samples just waiting for me in a bag.  Unfortunately, I couldn’t for the life of me remember how to even do a double crochet–let alone a pattern.

About a week or two ago, I was online looking for inspiration (that week I was going through a bedroom revamping phase) and I came across this awesome blanket.  But, being the organized person I am…I forgot to label what store it came from.  Sorry!  But it’s bugging me too!  I’m determined to find out where it’s from–it’s just going to take a while.  I’m not sure why I never really thought about it before but a blanket with giant granny squares just seems so fresh and updated.

Original Blanket of which I can’t remember its origins…

So, that’s what I’m doing.  For this project, I’m using Vanna’s Choice yarn from Lion Brand, and for the colors, it’s a very similar color scheme as the original.  In Vanna White’s words, I’m using Terra Cotta, Wild Berry, Pea Green, and Beige.  I’m considering a gray or taupe colored yarn for the border of the whole blanket, but we’ll see how I’m feeling at that point.

I looked up measurements of throws and it seems they’re usually about 5′x6′ and the squares I’m making are about 1 square foot, so that means I’m going to need 30 of these.  THIRTY.  Well, I’ve got 2 down and 28 more to go.  I wonder when I’ll go crazy…

My squares so far.  Ooo ahhh.  These aren’t blocked yet–and now I’m going to pretend like I’ve blocked pieces before.  I’ll let you know how that turns out.