We’re halfway there! Cue 80s hit rock ballad! Seriously though. We’re a little less than halfway to our finish date of Nov. 23, and I’ve reached the halfway point of the Granny Square Gauntlet. It seems like a good time to review my self-imposed rules. If this is your first time reading about my current… Continue reading Gutting the Gauntlet: 50 Squares
I spent the last three days making seventeen crochet stress balls. I made them before and gave them away for gifts and things. My mother-in-law asked for some for the nursing home, so I got out the supplies and started crocheting. And it was SOO much fun! I have come up with two different methods… Continue reading A Little Squeeze, a Lot of Cuteness
Grueling is a strong word. This gauntlet isn’t so much grueling as it is a constant job. I finished more six more squares this week. You’ll be happy to know, that I finally found one that I had to frog and frog again. What does “to frog” mean? It means to pull out the stitches… Continue reading The Grueling Gauntlet: Six More Squares
The crochet purse. A great idea, but one that often can’t stand alone. What do I mean by that? Well, a granny square purse doesn’t work unless it’s lined. Otherwise, you lose things—coins, pens, IDs. Lining the purse solves the problem, but I’m a crocheter, not a seamstress! Thankfully, I found a product that solved… Continue reading Project 4: A Functional (and cute!) Purse
I finished nine squares this week! Nine! That brings my total number of squares to an even 40! I’ve got to say, after doing 12-inch squares for a couple of weeks, going back to 9-inch seemed easy peasy! If this is your first time reading about my current crochet challenge, make sure you go back… Continue reading Grinding through the Gauntlet
Our neighbors have sycamore trees. For some reason, sycamores start losing their leaves in August, but they never turn pretty. Just large, crunchy, brown leaves. Before the dog even barks to let us know a trespasser (someone just minding their own business walking down the sidewalk) is coming, we hear the crunch, crunch, crunch of… Continue reading A Shawl for Fall
I spent a lot of time this week crocheting and watching true crime. I felt pressure to get as much done on this project as possible before starting school. It was enough to hurt my hands and arms (people have no pity for crochet injuries). But I couldn’t be happier with this somewhat insurmountable task.… Continue reading Granny Square Gauntlet: Put Though the Paces
Batik (n.): a fabric printed by an Indonesian method of hand-printing textiles by coating with wax the parts not to be dyed─m-w.com This week, I jumped into another colorway. This time I used Stylecraft Batik DK in a rainbow of colors. I originally purchased this yarn for a temperature blanket, but as the scope and… Continue reading Granny Square Gauntlet: Cranking Up the Size and Difficulty
Do you remember the scene at the beginning of The Little Prince where the author draws a picture of an elephant…inside a snake? With a little bit of imagination and creativity, a granny square can similarly be anything. If you’ve been reading my blog, you know that I started my Granny Square Gauntlet (a challenge to crochet… Continue reading The Versatile Square
If this is your first time reading about my current crochet challenge, make sure you go back and read this post for a refresher of my self-imposed rules. As I post each square, I will post the name and difficulty rating given to each square by Diana Krenz in her book 100 Vibrant Granny Squares, which I’m using for this… Continue reading Week 3: The Gauntlet Meets New Yarn
