Today I thought I’d show you my small pile of squares that I’ve crocheted to make the vintage style throw. I managed to get some decent piccies out of the camera yesterday, a bit of sun makes all the difference.
There’s going to be 120 squares in total and so far I think I’ve done 9. I’ve got 8 new ones left to do now as I had another delivery of my part works last week. I get 4 sent to me every 4 weeks but I’m a little bit behind. Mind you, they don’t take too long to do, and it’s nice to have them as a little break from my current project.
So I’ll post about them in 4s, I think. Here then are the first 4 squares for your perusal.
The yarn used is just an ordinary 100% acrylic wool, nothing fancy. You get a 25g ball for every square in with each issue and a free 4mm hook with part one.
Square 1 is a simple textured square. It’s worked in Redcurrant alternating double crochet (dc) and treble crochet (tr) stitch every other row with the alternate row worked in double crochet (dc).
Square 2 was a right PITA. I pulled it out sooo many times. It’s a scallop lace square, worked in Clover Pink. It’s alternating rows of ‘V’ stitches and shells.
Considering this is meant for beginners, it’s not an easy square to master. I would’ve thought they might have left it till you were a bit more used to handling a hook and yarn. Still I did persevere with it and I finally sussed it out.
Square 3 is a traditional Granny Square. Worked in Sailor Blue, and some left over Clover Pink and Redcurrant from the previous two squares.
As you can see I did have a slight problem with the tension. This is apparently quite common for beginners. It’s possible I may redo this square at a later date. Mind you, as you’ve probably gathered by the pictures, none of the squares have been blocked yet. It may look better after blocking.
Finally, onto square 4. A treble square with a cross stitch diamond. This is worked in Vanilla, with the large cross-stitch diamond in some left over Clover Pink.
A simple square worked in treble stitch (tr). I did find it a bit awkward working cross stitch over the crochet. Had to pull it out a couple of times as the crosses didn’t look ‘square’. It’s not quite the the same as working over evenweave or aida fabric, as the stitches tend to slant. Worked it out in the end though 
I’m quite pleased with them considering they were my first attempts at crochet. Right, off to do some more on my shawl. I’m getting towards the end of it now. Just need to complete the final diamond pattern (3 rows left), then work the top edging and finally do the tassels. I may have it complete by the weekend. Ooooooh, can’t wait.
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