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This is my #bookblanket2025 progress for reads through October! 86 books & 86 squares. My husband & I are excited for it to be complete so we can stay extra warm this winter!

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Crochet granny square blanket on a king size bed. The squares are all unique as they were based on different book covers and they cover the bed with a partial row hanging off the end. There are 86 squares as that is how many books I've read through October.
December 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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I picked this book up at an indie bookstore because I thought the cover would be fun to add to my blanket. lol Turns out it's full of empowering short stories about women & I really enjoyed it! I read 86 books Jan-Oct this year.

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Book cover for Shit Cassandra Saw by Owen E Kirby Crochet granny square with the following rows, beginning in the center: 1 row dark green 1 row white 1 row orange 1 row yellow 2 rows bright teal 1 row red 2 rows bright teal
December 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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This book was on our bookshelf. I didn't realize it was a middle grade book but I enjoyed listening to it. I don't have a dark red yarn like the cover so I went with black instead.

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Audiobook cover for The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau Crochet granny square with the following rows, beginning at the center: 1 row ivory 4 rows variegated shades of orange 4 rows black
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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This book was available when I needed an audiobook and I'm so glad I found it! Good, quick listen. Book 84 for 2025.

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Audiobook cover for Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree Crochet granny square with the following rows, beginning at the center: 2 rows light pink 2 rows variegated tan/brown 2 rows green 2 rows variegated tan/brown 1 row white
December 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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I selected this book for the About Civil Rights prompt in the BYL Reading Challenge. Super interesting.

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Audiobook cover for Overground Railroad by Candacy Taylor Crochet granny square with the following rows, beginning at the center: 6 rows variegated tan/brown/ivory 1 row white 1 row dark teal 1 row white
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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This was selected for Book Club and we had some good conversations about it!
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Book cover for Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Crochet granny square with the following rows, beginning at the center: 2 rows black 1 row white 1 row light green 1 row balck 1 row dark blue 1 row pink 2 rows black
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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I picked this because I was looking for a spooky book for October and it worked! Book 81 for the year. #crochet #bookblanket2025 #grannysquare #audiobook
Audiobook cover of We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Crochet granny square with the following rows, beginning at the center: 2 rows white 1 row light gray 1 row black 2 rows white 1 row light gray 2 rows black
November 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Book 80! I've enjoyed other books in the Rick Riodan presents series and this one is no exception. #crochet #bookblanket2025 #grannysquare #audiobook
Audiobook cover for Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia Crochet granny square with the following rows, beginning at the center: 2 rows light purple 1 row light teal 1 row white 3 rows plum 2 rows sparkly dark purple
November 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Finally getting around to my October reads! This was book 79 for me. #crochet #bookblanket2025 #grannysquare
Book cover for Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Crochet granny square with the following rows, beginning at the center: 1 row yellow 1 row dark green 1 row orange 1 row white 3 rows light green 2 rows pink
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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I finished attaching all the September book squares to this blanket with 11 hours to go in October! I'm afraid if I let myself fall behind the blanket will never be finished so...onward! This is 78 squares on a king size bed.
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A king size bed nearly covered with a blanket made of all unmatching granny squares. Each square is 9 rows big but the colors/design of each one were picked to match a book cover. I had finished 78 books as of 9/30/25 so that's how many squares there currently are!
November 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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My final read of September is #78 for the year so far. I trust Dr. Osterholm as a source for public health so I had to read the book. It was strange listening to someone else read his words after listening to his podcast for so long! lol

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Audiobook cover for The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics by Michael T. Osterholm & Mark Olshaker Crochet granny square with the following rows, beginning at the center: 5 rows variegated pink/orange/teal colors 1 row white 2 rows variegated pink/orange/teal colors 1 row black
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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The 77th book I finished this year! This was a weird one and I don't really know who I'd recommend it to. I didn't hate it but I wouldn't pick it up again.

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Audiobook cover for Olympus Texas by Stacey Swann Crochet granny square with the following rows, beginning at the center: 2 dark brown 1 light green 1 orange 1 dark brown 1 yellow 1 light pink 2 variegated greens
November 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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I've decided Bill Bryson is too wordy for me to read but I can enjoy the audio versions of his books. This one had so many fascinating connections and different things happening at the same time. I really enjoyed most of it.

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Audiobook cover for One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson Crochet granny square with the following rows, beginning in the center: 1 red 1 white 1 blue 1 white 1 red 3 white 1 blue
November 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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I was wondering how this story was going to wrap up so quickly in book 3. And then I realized at least 2 more are planned. Doh! I'm enjoying the series though, so that's good. I'm amazed that this was book 75 for the year!

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Book cover for Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Crochet granny square with the following rows: 1 light yellow 2 black 1 light yellow 1 black 1 white 3 left/top sides black, right/bottom sides gray
October 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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This was a great listen! Book 74 on the year.

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Audiobook cover of Disco Witches of Fire Island by Blair Fell Crochet granny square made of the following rows, beginning at the center: 1 gray 1 bright blue 2 peach 1 white 1 yellow 1 white 2 purple
October 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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I selected this for the BYL reading challenge prompt "About Resistance." This is the second book I've listened to by this author and I enjoyed them both.

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Audiobook cover for And So I Roar by Abi Dare Crochet granny square with the following rows beginning at the center: 2 bright yellow 2 black 2 teal 1 white 2 teal
October 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Very happy I finally made time for this book. It seems I really enjoy Kelly Barnhill's writing!
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Audiobook cover for When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill Crochet granny square with the following rows beginning at the center: 1 white 1 sparkly purple 1 white 1 light green 2 moss green 2 light green 1 black
October 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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I'm WAY behind on these book squares but I think I might have time to join them all to the blanket today & not actually be late for September reads! I'm enjoying this series but I wish I had waited until it was complete to start it. lol #crochet #bookblanket2025 #grannysquare
Book cover for Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Crochet granny square with the following rows beginning at the center: 2 black 2 dark/variegated orange 1 row black 2 rows lighter/variegated orange 1 row black 1 row variegated orange
October 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Here it is...my #BookBlanket2025 complete through August reads! I'm excited to share this as my #CrochetAway granny square project this week as well. 70 reads down, 20 to go so it covers our king size bed!
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70 random granny squares, each 9 rounds big, sewed together and laying on a long size bed. Each square represents a book I read this year.
September 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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I picked this for the StoryGraph onboarding challenge as well. A book in a genre I don't read often & this was labeled a play. Not sure about that but it was interesting to listen to!

I can't believe I read 70 books before the end of August.

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Audiobook cover for Life is Strange: Heatwaves by Brittney Morris Crochet granny square with the following rows, beginning at the center: 2 rows pale tan 1 row dark brown 5 rows variegated bright colors - teal, orange, pink, yellow, green 1 row white
September 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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This #bookclub pick sparked good discussion! There were different suspects throughout the book and a couple places I was surprised. Red is a yarn I'm having a hard time matching up to my books - there are too many shades! Book 69.

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Audiobook cover for Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera Crochet granny square with the following rows, beginning at the center: 2 rows white 2 rows red 1 row black 1 row white 2 rows red 1 row black
September 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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This book (# 68!) was selected because of the StoryGraph onboarding challenge - on a friend's TBR list. It was very different from things I've read lately!

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Audiobook cover of An Unkindness of Ghosts by River Solomon Crochet granny square with the following rows, beginning at the center: 9 rows of a variegated yarn with different shades of teal and plum/pink
September 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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I love how words have such impact in books written in verse. This continues my difficult topics books - I wonder what I was thinking when I picked them! Either way, it packed a big punch and told a tough story. Book 67.

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Audiobook cover for Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson Crochet granny square with the following rows, beginning at the center: 2 rows white 1 row bright red 1 row dark red 1 row peach 1 row half dark brown, half dark teal 3 rows peach
September 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Seems I was on a streak of "tough to read" books - number 66 is no exception!

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Audiobook cover for nineteen minutes by Jodi Picoult Crochet granny square with the folloing rows, beginning at the center: 2 rows dark brown 3 rows ivory 2 rows dark green 1 row variegated brown 1 row dark teal
September 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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I can't believe it, but this is book 65 for the year. This cover caught my attention when visiting local bookstores and then a friend mentioned they had read it so I used it for the BYL reading challenge prompt "With chronic illness rep."

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Book cover for Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green Crochet granny square with the following rows, beginning at the center: 1 row dark teal 2 rows peach 1 row dark teal 1 row black 4 rows light yellow
September 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM