Crochet Blanket

Remember a year ago when I said I was learning to crochet and then never mentioned it again?  Bet you thought I had given up.  Not the case.  I've been working on a project in my free time for over a year.

I started by using the single crochet stitch to make individual crochet squares.  I learned that using the single crochet stitch probably wasn't the wisest choice since it is the most compact stitch and thus took a much longer amount of time to make the same sized square than if I would have used the double or triple stitch.

Once I had 12 squares made, I joined them together using the mattress stitch.  It didn't matter which color of yarn I used since it would be invisible once pulled tight.

 

Here's what it looked like on the front and back as I worked on joining them.  Once all the squares were joined, I weaved in all of my loose ends.

 

 



 



 The blanket didn't look quite finished once I had done all that, so I added a simple border. 

 

 

Then I washed it and wet blocked it so it maintain its form a little better.

 

 

 Now it's all done.  Doesn't it look nice?