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This weekend wasn't nearly as productive as I wanted. I felt like I was fighting allergies all weekend but now I'm pretty sure that it's just a full blown cold. We'll see how it goes the next few days. Hopefully not the flu. It's a good time to sit and crochet! With the first baby blanket finished and delivered it was time to start looking at what to do next. The internet, as always, is a gold mine of ideas and wasted time. I spent hours and hours looking at free patterns and watching technique videos. Here's where I ended up.  The firest task was to find yarn. The first blanket took 3 balls of the sparkly yarn in the background. I bought 4 so I had one left over. I went back and got 2 more so I could use the last one. While there I found this yarn and got 3 balls of it too. It's really soft. Then I started looking for patterns.  I used the leftover yarn bits from the first blanket to work up some swatches. This pattern was from Yarnspirations.It's cute enough but I didn't love it.  This pattern was really pretty but required more concentration than I'm willing to commit to yet.  The hooks and the primary reference book that I'm using belonged to my paternal Grandmother. Did anyone else have this Reader's Digest book? It's still a very good resource.  I've never been a big fan of granny squares but I see on Instagram that GS blankets are REALLY popular now. I thought that if I could do a giant granny square that I could easily make it as big as my yarn lasts and wouldn't have any yarn leftover. The book instructions are good but I found better instructions on YouTube.  Here it is started in the sparkle yarn. (That first one was made with a leftover bit of yarn from the first blanket.)  I finally settled on this pattern. I don't know anything about Rescued Paw Designs but she has tons of crochet patterns and this one is really simple and fast.  I'm already making great progress! Now that I have these two projects planned I can clear off the cutting table and start planning the next quilting projects.
Peg S.
2/17/2020 11:20:52 am
The blankets are looking great. And yes, I have that book!
patty
2/18/2020 09:46:05 am
I had that book; I know if I have it anymore or if I gave it away.
Kristin F
2/18/2020 10:10:32 am
Your crochet projects look great. I learned to crochet once a long time ago and made my grandmother a shawl, but then never did anything with it again. Wish I had. I'd like to learn again. My mother gave me that book many years ago. I haven't really used it but it is a good resource. By the way, I love granny squares!
Laceflower
2/19/2020 11:20:33 am
Yup, have the book, used it last year to brush up my embroidery skills for a project. You've got a lot of projects lined up, that would be too much pressure for me lol.
Mary Anne
2/20/2020 05:51:00 pm
Yes I have a copy of that book - well used too. Such pretty yarn - I like the little bit of sparkle. Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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