Recent FOs

I finally have some FOs to share!

Lots of Love Lapghan by EssHaych

Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in Victorian Rose, Blue Mint, Grape, Grey

Hook: H (5 mm)
Date started: October 12, 2015
Date completed: April 14, 2016

Lovely pattern, and I really like the way the granny stripes border brings the blanket together.

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Rainbow Ridges Hat by Lion Brand Yarn 
Yarn: Lion Brand Landscapes in Boardwalk
Needles: US 9

A very quick and easy knit using short rows then seamed up the back. It came out super long and slouchy; personally I like it rolled up and not so slouchy. The next one I’d probably cast on 35 stitches. However, f you make it into a beanie it’s almost doubled and is super warm.

Granny Squares

Recently I've been lacking inspiration, especially in crafting.  I don't know what project to start.  I have WIPs but none of them are calling me to work on them.  They're too small and fiddly, or I started it such a long time ago and my skills have progressed much further than that and it looks sloppy.

So I decided to just make granny squares.  Doing the 3 dc clusters around and around just calms me down.  Mindless crochet.  I started using the leftover worsted weight acrylic scraps from the blanket my mom is working on until I had about 10 squares.  Then I ran out of small balls and only had those large skeins that Red Heart Super Saver and Caron Simply Soft come in, and I didn't want to make a blanket that's overwhelming yellow with bits of color thrown in.  But Saturday morning I decided to do a bit of cleaning and came across this:

A ¼ of the way finished afghan and it had scrap balls of acrylic in it.

Crafting with Prudence

I decided to hibernate the hexagon afghan (previously known as the amoeblanket) and start working with that worsted to make more squares.

Now I have a collection of solid squares in different colors and little scrap balls that will be perfect for granny daughters.  I'm also incorporating solid grannies from the long dead Lake George blanket, so now I'll have more colors and it will have a nice random and kaleidoscope effect.