The rounded corners are fine. Just don't join right to the corner just go as far as you can so it lies flat and you'll have a four sided star where the corners join. I suggest you sort your squares into large and small squares. Lay out all the small ones into a square or rectangle whichever your finished afghan is going to be and then do the larger ones on the outside. It might help if you lay them all out on the floor like a finished afghan. When you have a good arrangement take each row and pile them one on top of the other now string them together with a strand of yarn and attach a piece of paper with row 1 on it or use different colored wool for each row and then mark color and row number on a paper. This way you'll know exactly which row goes where. Sew one row together and then another and then sew the 2 long stripos together

WOW!! Guess I know what I'll be reading for the next few days. Thanks for the list! Danielle

It kind of depends on the pattern your friend picks for the squares. How loosely it is crocheted/if there are bobbles or other details that may eat up yarn/etc. Granny squares can be almost any size - 4,6,8,12 or whatever inches. I don't think there is a particular 'standard.' You should be able to figure out how much yarn to buy if she makes one square to start. If my math is right, a 93*93 inch spread would require about 240 6 inch granny squares. So how ever many yards of yarn the square took, multiply that by 240 to get your total yardage and divide by the number of yards per skein. If you try and figure all of that out before she makes a sample square, you run the risk of getting way too much yarn or not having enough and not being able to find more in the same color. Good luck. I think the orange sounds cool. Here is a link that might be useful: craftfetish blog

Ivamae this is a free pattern you can download the instructions and see what it looks like at this link I copied off the instructiopns since it is free GAUGE: 11 double crochet = 4"; 7 rows = 4" in double crochet. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the specified gauge. HAT Chain 4, join with slip stitch to form ring. Round 1: Chain 3 (counts as double crochet throughout), work, 11 double crochet into ring, slip stitch to first double crochet to join  12 double crochet. Round 2: Chain 3, double crochet in same st, 2 double crochet in each double crochet around, slip stitch to first double crochet to join  24 double crochet. Round 3: Chain 3, 2 double crochet in next double crochet, *double crochet in next double crochet, 2 double crochet in next double crochet; repeat from *, slip stitch to first double crochet to join  36 double crochet. Round 4: Chain 3, double crochet in next dc, 2 double crochet in next double crochet, *double crochet in next 2 double crochet, 2 double crochet in next double crochet; repeat from *, slip stitch to first double crochet to join  48 double crochet. Round 5: Chain 3, double crochet in next 4 double crochet, 2 double crochet in next double crochet, *double crochet in next 5 double crochet, 2 double crochet in next double crochet; repeat from *, slip stitch to first double crochet to join  56 double crochet. Rnds 6-14: Chain 3, double crochet in each double crochet around, slip stitch to first double crochet to join. Fasten off. FINISHING Weave in ends. RED HEART ® "Super Saver®", Art. E300 available in solid color  7oz (198g), 364yd (333m) or multi or fleck color  5oz (141g), 244yd (223m) skeins. ABBREVIATIONS: mm = millimeters; * = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated. Cap Here is a link that might be useful: head-hugger