Another project down, three more to go! I’m trying very much not to lose steam on these, because if I know anything about myself at all, it’s that I will let a project gather dust for years if I set it aside for too long. Still, I hear that Tea Leaves Cardigan calling my name, […]
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Project :: Granny Square : Table Runner
Ready for another Project::GrannySquare object? This one is a table runner, and with eighteen squares, it’s the largest project I’ve made so far. My parents recently redecorated their living room / dining room, and so my mom and I worked together to choose colors and a design that coordinated nicely with the new paint and […]
Read More: Project :: Granny Square : Table RunnerProject :: Granny Square : Pillow Cover
Take a wild guess how many useful options come up when you Google “granny square projects for men.” I’ll give you a hint: It’s roughly zero. And not really a surprise. Still, I thought my brother should have a little something from our grandmother’s granny square stash, and he agreed. Granny squares don’t exactly scream […]
Read More: Project :: Granny Square : Pillow CoverProject :: Granny Square : Mini Blanket
Allow me to introduce the next granny square creation in the series: the mini blanket. It’s really too small to be a blanket, but I’m not sure what else to call it, particularly because I’m not sure where it’s going or how it will be used! So mini blanket it is, for now. This is […]
Read More: Project :: Granny Square : Mini BlanketHoneymooning
We’re in the honeymoon phase, my crochet hook and I, frolicking happily with our colorful ball of wool. And while I would hate for my hook to hear this, I actually have a history of honeymooning in this way. I wouldn’t necessarily say I love ’em and leave ’em, because I never truly leave. But […]
Read More: HoneymooningNevermind.
Thank you all for your encouragement yesterday! It’s so nice to see that you think a newbie like me can churn out a lovely summer wrap in four days. Yes it’s nice, but I must respectfully suggest that we are all sipping from the same half-full cup of delusion juice… Last night I curled up […]
Read More: Nevermind.Another ambitious project
Remember the last time I showed up here with a photo of yarn + fabric and told you that in a matter of weeks the raw materials would be transformed into a dress and a wrap to wear to my nephew’s Christening? I never did come back and report that I’d worn a totally different […]
Read More: Another ambitious projectHairbrained scheming
I’ve been working on a granny square project this last week in my spare time, and I’ve now got a nice pile of uniformly-sized squares that just need to be connected. I love the bright colors in these squares and have planned all along to put them on a background of white in the hopes […]
Read More: Hairbrained schemingProject :: Granny Square : Coffee Table Mat
So, I’ve got all these squares that my grandmother made, and I’m turning them into finished objects for several of us… you can get the back story here. I sorted and counted them all on Friday: 123 squares, the vast majority of which had five rounds and three colors. There is also a respectable number […]
Read More: Project :: Granny Square : Coffee Table MatAll fixed
Phew. That’s better. Thanks, everyone who weighed in on my shirt dilemma. I machine-sewed a seam in the top of each shoulder strap that allowed me to cut off about six rows of crochet from each strap. That made it more reasonable. I zig-zagged the seam to make it less likely to unravel, but I […]
Read More: All fixed