Retro Granny Square Blanket!!!

By PaisleyJade - Tuesday, May 22, 2012


It is finished!!  There's something so satisfying about finishing a large crochet project... this one started over the summer holidays.


This granny square blanket was originally named "The Ugly Blanket" but after your encouragement here, it was renamed "The Retro Caravan Blanket" (or The Retro Blanket for short).

For some reason I keep thinking of the old TV test pattern.


Now all I need is a retro caravan to go with my blanket.


Amazing what you can make out of your wool scraps isn't it!!

To check out my other finished crochet blankets (and the traditional "Yay, I've finished so lets do a crazy photo" pic, click on the photos below...



Woohoo, I've finished it!


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21 comments

  1. That turned out great. I feel your joy at finishing it and that last photo is fantastic.
    A retro caravan would be nice...Cx

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  2. I love it! its would be perfect in a caravan! Would love one of those too :)

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  3. Well done! I think it looks marvellous. Love that you have used it as your new header.... must mean that you are secretly proud even though you have been calling it ugly!!! ;-)

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  4. your so awesome!!! yay! it is gorgeous! (did you stitch the squares together or crochet?) pinning it for sure! :-)

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  5. You've done a fabulous job!!

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  6. Looks awesome! Love that last thank goodness it's done shot :-)

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  7. Yay well done! It looks so good!!!

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  8. Such satisfaction when you persevere.....looks great ...good luck finding that caravan .x

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  9. What an achievement. It's so cool and I bet will be used for years!

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  10. Congratulations. I love your caravan blanket. One day the kids will fight over who get's to keep it. From Elizabeth, thedotdotblog.

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  11. I vote you need to buy a combi.

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  12. I love the colour mix! The single colour blocks look great!

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  13. You would SO suit a retro caravan! I vote you get one!!

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  14. What a lovely blanket. Love the 'i've finished' feeling, I am normally so over the blanket by that stage.

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  15. it's utterly gorgeous! everything about it just works !

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  16. LOve this blanket, really bright and cheerful! x

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  17. It is lovely!
    I also like the other blankets, such nice, friendly, vintagey colours.
    My sis and I also hook a similar one during the April holidays (well, she did most of the work, but we finished it together, and it was such a joy to work on: http://www.haak-en-stekie.blogspot.com/2012/05/klaar-nog-n-kombers-vir-hartenbos.html)

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  18. Very pretty! I'm currently making a similar blanket using up all of my scrap yarn.

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  19. Love it love it love it. Such happy and warm colours. I remember reading the blogpost about "the ugly blanket" and i think it's good that you changed the name. :)

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  20. I love it! Great colors and I do thinks it could go anywhere with all that cute coloring. I never thought tv pattern...well, until you said that! :-) Glad you renamed it and love your last photo!

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  21. Sabine5:33 am

    I'm making a similar retro granny square blanket. Still looking for extra colors. I think I'm going to add that extra black round on all the squares and all around the blanket.

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