grouping.
continue until you reach the corner of the blanket. when you reach a corner, place one single crochet in the corner and then continue with the shells as you did before hand.
this will create a nice and tight edge that does not bunch.
this is the finished blanket. as you can see it does start to lose a little shape as the square grows so i would not go much larger than 33 to 36 rows but i am very happy with how this blanket turned out and i know it is going to make the new mommy and her little boy very happy.
presentation always adds something special to your homemade 