September, 2008 - Riding high on the completion of Tetris Afghan 1.0, I ambitiously embarked on Tetris Afghan 2.0… in a different style, this time with granny squares!
…I finished it May of 2020. Sadly, this isn’t even my oldest project, but it’s one I’m very, very happy to get done, and I’m never doing a granny square blanket again. Joining them was… not fun. First, I had to find a way that made the ridges work with the overall look.
Whip stitching didn’t produce enough of a seam, holding them wrong sides together and crocheting through both created a problem when joining two different color squares, so… I went with crocheting through the back loops only of both squares while holding them on top of each other. It was… awkward…
They are both great but, I too, like version 1 a bit better. Maybe because it’s more obvious what it is since it appears to be the beginning of a game.
Great that you managed to finish up this UFO anyway, even though you didn’t enjoy making it as much as the first one. And it is very pretty! And so was your dog
I absolutely love the colors that you picked for this one including the gray border! I’ve never made an afghan with squares like this. I can only imagine getting the squares done and feeling a sense of accomplishment only to realize that you have to attach them all together. I applaud your effort and the time it took to make this thing!
Looks great! I too have crocheted a granny square Tetris afghan, and it took forever to seam everything together! Still haven’t woven in ends, and it’s been “done” for about 3 years now.
