I recently decided that it would be fun to make myself a scarf or a cowl that was reminiscent of the granny square sweater my great-grandmother crocheted for my mother in the 1960’s. Here’s how that went.
Read More: Vintage-Inspired Granny Square NeckwarmerTag: granny squares
Work in progress (again, finally)
Remember the ol granny square sampler from 2012? I never finished mine, but it’s time to finally get er done. This is my progress so far.
Read More: Work in progress (again, finally)Mom’s Sweater Blanket
Once upon a time, my great-grandmother crocheted a sweater for my mother. 50+ years later, we repurposed it into a lap blanket.
Read More: Mom’s Sweater BlanketWWYD with this damaged vintage afghan?
What would you do with this vintage crochet blanket? Would you repair the damage? Or repurpose it in a creative way?
Read More: WWYD with this damaged vintage afghan?Project :: Granny Square : Christmas Table Runner
I got one other Project::GrannySquare object finished in time for Christmas gifting. This one is a table runner made with 20 squares. Project #7: Christmas Table Runner For: My aunt + uncle Squares used: 20 (1 six-round multi-color, 12 five-round multi-color, 3 five-round one-color, 1 four-round two-color, 1 four-round one-color, 1 three-round one-color, 1 two-round one-color) […]
Read More: Project :: Granny Square : Christmas Table RunnerProject :: Granny Square : Pillow Set
Does anybody here remember Project::Granny Square? I don’t blame you, if you don’t. I took an unintentionally long hiatus from the project when I got sidetracked by the shiny and the new (also known as sweater knitting and building of my own from-scratch granny square blankets, among other things). Here it is in a nutshell: I […]
Read More: Project :: Granny Square : Pillow SetTwo more weeks down
I finished weeks 9 and 11 (there was no 10) for the Granny Square Sampler. I really, really love these week 9 dimensional flowers. I will admit that I only half-read the instructions while catching up on an old White Collar episode, and so I did them kind of wrong. I realized my mistake after […]
Read More: Two more weeks downA yarny world
A basket of crochet and a frozen coffee drink in the evening. Granny square sweaters from 1975 in a library find. More vintage granny squares from the same book. A basket of crochet and hot coffee the next morning. Is there any doubt where my head is at lately? I would have thought by now […]
Read More: A yarny worldFlufy’s Granny Square Blanket, part two
Ready to finish that blanket? If you’ve been following along so far, at this point you should have something that looks like the image above. If you missed Part One of this project, where I explained how to get this far, read this post first and then come back here to get the scoop on […]
Read More: Flufy’s Granny Square Blanket, part twoHappiness is a handmade blankie
I finished it. And a nine-year-old somebody was very happy. Did you see the post where I showed you how to make granny squares and put them together? Well, sometime in the next few days, I will show you how to make a border. Then you can make your own nine-year-old son (or your niece, […]
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