Warm Hugs & Daisy Squares: Crochet Throw - Part 3

Hey Gang, I’m back with the final part of my 3 part series on working through creating a small crochet throw out of one of my more popular squares, the Daisy Square.

I frequently get asked about how I join my squares and assemble my blankets and crochet throws. So although I am using the Daisy Square as my square of choice for this series, you can apply these techniques to most any granny square.

In today’s tutorial, I will be showing you how to finish darning in any leftover ends, options for borders and adding our border to our throw, and giving it a final block

If you’re looking to explore more captivating color combinations for your squares, hop on over to my Instagram and Pinterest. I love sharing lots of pics of my colour experiments there!

You can find the Free Pattern for the Daisy Square here

If you would like the pattern for the Daisy Square as a PDF, with Symbol Charts, Find it in my shop, HERE,

If you missed the First and Second Part of this series You Can Find Them Below

Part 1 – Lacey Border

If you missed the Second Part of this series You Can Find It Here

Part 2 – Join Your Squares

Daisy Crochet Throw Supplies

Skill Level:

Advanced Beginner

Tools and Supplies:

The Yarn used in this pattern is a Worsted Weight #4

5 balls Green ( Laurel ) – Impeccable by Loops and Threads – 4.5 oz / 127.5 g – 285 yds / 260 m

2 ball White – Bernat Super Value – 7 oz / 197 g – 440 yds / 402 m

1 ball Off White ( Parchment ) – Bernat Premium – 7 oz / 198 g – 360 yds / 329 m

1 ball Beige ( Almond ) – Impeccable by Loops and Threads – 4.5 oz / 127.5 g – 285 yds / 260 m

Hook: 5.00 mm US 8 / H

Other Supplies:

Scissors
Yarn needle for darning in ends

Finished Size:

Daisy Square: 7″ x 7″

Daisy Crochet Throw: approx 40″ x 50″

You can find the Daisy Square Pattern Here

More Information on Hooks Sizes, Yarn Weights and Crochet Language

Hook Sizes see the Craft Yarn Council’s Page Here

For Standard Yarn Weight Information See this Page

A Handy PDF from Annie’s on the difference between UK and US Crochet Terms

A Nice Explanation from LoveCraft’s on The UK and US differences

Daisy Crochet Throw – Darn in Remaining Ends

After I have joined all my squares, I will take the time and finish working in any remaining ends. I like to work my ends in as I go so that there is much less to do at the end, but when you are joining squares in the method from Part 2, there will always be more ends waiting to work in.

So at this point I will work all of those in, hidden in the middle of my stitch work.

Daisy Crochet Throw – Border Options

I finish off my throws with a similar stitch to the edging of the square itself. You can use as many or as few rounds as you want to change up the width of the border and you can also bring in as many or few colours as you like from the squares in the throw.

The stitch used for the final edging of your throw is dependant on the stitch used around your squares themselves.

If the stitch is a single crochet, chain 2 edging, then I work my first round for the throw itself in that same stitch

Then in my final 2 to 3 rounds of my edging I will change it to a single crochet, chain 1 stitch instead.

The purpose of this is to pull the edge in slightly as it grows, and prevent the edge from flaring out to much with use.

However, if the stitch used around the square is a single crochet, chain 1, such as I did in the Little Skye Square

Then I will use a single crochet, chain 1 throughout the final edging for the throw

Daisy Crochet Throw – The Stitch

The Border will be worked just like the last round of the Daisy Square.

When you reach the Joins, they will be worked just like when you worked the strips together. I work in one of the spaces, and skip the second space.

Once you reach the corners they will be worked as a regular corner was on the square – ( sc, ch 2, sc ) into the same corner space from the square or the round before.

Daisy Crochet Throw – Border

Rnd 1: Join Green with a sl st in any ch-2 corner of the throw, ch 1, sc in same ch-sp as join, * [ ch 2, sc in next ch-2 sp ] 11 times, ch 2, sc in next ch space made by join, ch 2, sc first corner ch-2 sp of next square, rep from * across to opposite corner, instead of working into a join space, because you are now at a corner, work a ( sc, ch 2, sc ) into the corner ch-2 sp.

Work this same way around each edge of your throw until you have returned to the corner you joined in. Finish the round with a sc in same ch-2 sp as join, ch 2, sl st in first sc, fasten off.

Rnd 2: Join White with a sl st in any ch-2 corner of the throw, ch 1, sc in same ch-sp as join, [ ch 1, sc in next ch-2 sp ] repeat brackets across to opposite corner, ch 1, ( sc, ch 2, sc ) into the corner ch-2 sp.

Work this same way around each edge of your throw until you have returned to the corner you joined in. Finish the round with a sc in same ch-2 sp as join, ch 2, sl st in first sc, fasten off.

Rnd 3: Join Green with a sl st in any ch-2 corner of the throw, ch 1, sc in same ch-sp as join, [ ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp ] repeat brackets across to opposite corner, ch 1, ( sc, ch 2, sc ) into the corner ch-2 sp.

Work this same way around each edge of your throw until you have returned to the corner you joined in. Finish the round with a sc in same ch-2 sp as join, ch 2, sl st in first sc, fasten off.

Daisy Crochet Throw – Final Blocking

I like to give my throw one final block when I have completed it and darned in all my ends. This sets my ends and gives it a nice finish

As I mentioned in Part 2, you can do a spray wet block or use a steamer

If your yarn is easy care and can handle the washer ( check your yarn label ), I will give it a gentle wash using the delicate cycle, then lay it out to dry on a flat surface with a towel underneath.