First Adventures

First Adventures features all the things I love most in a crochet blanket.

Slightly unusual colour scheme? ✅

Granny squares? ✅

More, more, more Granny squares? ✅

Made for someone I love? ✅

This pattern includes tips to help you get perfectly square squares and detailed tutorials for both continuous join and join as you go. It’s a kind of one stop shop for all things granny square.

This pattern includes tips to help you get perfectly square squares and detailed tutorials for both continuous join and join as you go. It’s a kind of one stop shop for all things granny square.

I’ve used a simple to do lacy border on this one too. That’s unusual for me as I tend to opt for simple styles, but I really felt this design lent itself to something more.

I expect this blanket will spend quite a lot of its life outside so I’ve used Sirdar Hayfield Bonus Dk. It’s a robust yarn that machine washes and tumble dries brilliantly. Perfect for pit stops between adventures!

I used:

Sirdar Hayfield Bonus DK 100g balls

4 x Cream

1 x Rustic Pink

1 x Oyster Pink

1 x Fields of Gold

1 x Oatmeal

1 x Mauve Marl

1 x Silver Mist

1 x Ocean Blue

1 x Lagoon Blue

1 x Pearl Grey

1 x Apple

Snufflebean Yarn has a pack in her shop here

The finished blanket size is 120cm x 120cm

If you’d like to make one of your own, you can find the pattern here