Crochet book blankets are the must-try stitch trend
If you loved making a temperature blanket and you're looking for another year-long crochet project, look no further than a crochet book blanket.
The premise behind a crochet book blanket is to create a granny square for each book you read. The colours in the square should mimic the colours in the cover of the book. For example, if the cover of your most recently red novel is blue and red, you'd use blue and red yarn in your square.
Once you've made your squares, you stitch them all together to make a granny square blanket to remind you of all you've read that year.
If you fancy giving a crochet book blanket a go, brush up on how to crochet a granny square with our video tutorial. And be inspired by the crochet book granny squares and blankets created by crafters across the world – we've spotlighted some of our favourites below.
Brilliant yellow and black
We love this black, white and orange granny square inspired by Yellowface by Rebecca F Kuang, as shared by @hooked_hun on Instagram. The striking contrasts in yarn will look great in the larger blanket.
Cute and colourful
A crochet book blanket is a great way to use up scraps of yarn leftover from other projects. The use of yellow in this one shared by @onpoki on Instagram is a great way to bring in the font colour on the book's title, on this edition of The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August.
Pretty in pink
A crochet book blanket is a great way to experiment with your yarn colours. We love the shared of pink used in this one by @jillsbooksandhooks, to mark reading Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood.
Super stripes
The stripes on the cover of The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris have been perfectly illustrated by this granny square from @chaotic_crafting88 on Instagram.
The square is a great way to mark reading a book with a powerful message, or one which you'll remember for years to come.
Happy stitching!
Do you love crochet? Share your creations with us by tagging @primamag in your pictures on Instagram!
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