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🧵 31 Days of Squares – Week 2 Roundup (Days 8–14)

Welcome to Week 2 of my 31 Days of Squares series — the challenge where I crochet a new square every day using stash yarn and pure stubborn joy. This week introduced classics, texture bombs, beachy nostalgia, and a C2C cameo. Let’s take a look back at what unfolded!

🧶 Day 8: The Granny Square

Stitches used: Double crochet, chain spaces
Vibe: The one that started it all.
Sometimes you need a classic. This traditional granny square was a quick, comforting palette cleanser and a reminder of why we all fell in love with crochet in the first place.

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🧶 Day 9: Last Dance on the Beach

Stitches used: Puff stitches, single crochet
Vibe: Soft waves and gentle nostalgia.
This pattern is from the Last Dance on the Beach CAL and has beautiful stitch variation with a deeply relaxing feel. Perfect for mindfully floating through an evening of hooky goodness.

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🧶 Day 10: The Star Stitch

Stitches used: Star stitch
Vibe: Twinkly, dense, and satisfying to hook.
The star stitch always delivers texture and structure. This one feels especially cozy — like crocheting constellations into your blanket. Perfect for a project that needs a bit of visual gravity.

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🧶 Day 11: Bobble Along with a Crochet Bobble Stitch

Stitches used: Bobble stitch, single crochet
Vibe: Bouncy, squishy, and full of charm.
This square is basically the crochet version of bubble wrap — satisfying bobbles that pop visually, with rhythmic repetition that’s strangely soothing.

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🧶 Day 12: Let’s Do the Wave

Stitches used: Wave pattern (likely alternating DC/SC or shell stitch)
Vibe: Yarn that dances like seafoam.
This one plays with motion through gentle stitch shaping — an undulating ripple that evokes ocean waves and sun-bleached boardwalks. Summer square energy.

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🧶 Day 13: Footprints in the Sand

Stitches used: Texture + raised stitchwork
Vibe: Sentimental and sculpted.
Another from the Last Dance on the Beach CAL, this square tells a quiet story through texture. If you love a tactile square that holds emotion in every stitch, this one’s a favorite.

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🧶 Day 14: Corner to Corner Crochet Feels

Stitches used: C2C (corner-to-corner) crochet
Vibe: A diagonal deep-dive into feeling your yarn.
C2C in a square format brings a new angle to the blanket — literally. This square shifts construction and perspective while keeping things simple and meditative.

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🧶 Weekly Reflection

This week was all about texture and movement. We zigzagged through stitch techniques, borrowed inspiration from past CALs, and even snuck in a corner-to-corner square to shake things up. If Week 1 was about establishing a rhythm, Week 2 was about dancing with it.

🧶 Want to track your squares as you go?
Download the free printable tracker for Week 2 and jot down your yarn choices, stitches, and square moods. Perfect for progress logging and project planning!

📥 Download the Week 2 Tracker (Free PDF)

📌 See you for Week 3 — and catch up anytime in the 31 Days of Squares archive here.

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