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
“It makes me want to crochet everything in our house!” I exclaimed. “No,” my husband responded simply. I get it. If I were to cover the chairs or couch in a crocheted granny square cover, they would be impossible to clean. They would slowly pill (wait, I used anti-pilling yarn for this…) and start to… Continue reading Crochet the World…or a Pillow
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 Crushing the Gauntlet
I don’t think I ever looked at the name of the pattern before typing it into the headline right now. Are we saying that Grandma’s off her rocker? Fortunately for Granny, the title has nothing to do with her and everything to do with … you guessed it … granny squares! Early in the spring,… Continue reading Granny Goes Random—Two Ways
If this is your first time reading about my current crochet challenge, make sure you go back and read this post for a refresher or 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 Crochet Gauntlet: Flowers & Poetry
If this is your first time reading about my current crochet challenge, make sure you go back and read this post for a refresher or 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,… Continue reading Crochet Challenge: The Gauntlet Begins
It’s been a while since I gave myself a crochet challenge. I’ve been busy writing new patterns, finishing blankets, and buying new yarn, but the great thing about a challenge is that it has the potential to kick me out of my comfort zone. I decided to crochet my way through a book. 100 Vibrant… Continue reading Challenge: The Granny Square Gauntlet
Red Heart did me dirty. I had most of a skein left from a previous project and I errantly thought I could crochet an entire blanket from it. I was wrong. So, I did what I normally do. I ordered another skein. The dye lots did not match. My blanket was unsalvageable… I thought. In… Continue reading Mismatched Skeins
