Hook'em Creations

Today, we are here to talk about a trend that has been slowly building for the last couple of years: Book Blankets. If you are an active social media scroller, you most likely have seen the trend where crocheters and a few influencers crochet Granny Squares in colors that match the cover of the book they completed. When this first came around, I, along with other crocheters and book lovers, got excited about this idea. Create a blanket about the books you read for the year, yes! Around the time this trend was gaining momentum was late 2023, going into 2024. Right around the time, people start planning their temperature blankets or other year-long projects. Of course, right around that time, I already committed to two Granny Square blanket projects. And I was preparing for a move to Florida from Washington State. Not a good time to start.   However, I did watch what others were making and see who was doing what with their book blankets. A lot of crocheters stuck with the original t...