For my second set of  5 inch setting blocks 

I chose to make these Solid Granny Squares.

For these blocks I followed this free tutorial:

Solid Granny Square ~ No Gaps @ Sarah Maker

In the tutorial it suggests starting your ring with this:

Magic Ring Technique @ Sarah Maker

rather than the more customary "chain and form a ring" technique.

I know how to do both of these techniques,

but I start blocks worked in rounds with my own method that combines the two.

I chain 4 and join with a slip stich and then I wind the tail loosely around the ...

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