I finished this blanket back in September. Unlike some of my other blanket projects, this one never felt like a slog. The granny squares were so fun and they were easy to finish in a single day. It made the whole project feel like a breeze. I ended up buying some black yarn to finish... Continue Reading →
It's hard to argue with the easy win feeling of finishing a granny square. I've made a couple more, and have more than half used up the first ball of this yarn. My math might be a little off on the number of squares I'll be able to finish, but that's ok. I plan to... Continue Reading →
With all the crochet blankets I've made, can you believe I've never made a plain old joined granny square version? I know it seems crazy to start a bulky weight blanket at the start of the summer, but the beauty of granny squares is that each individual square is small and portable and not likely... Continue Reading →
It's done! The cats have loved this blanket while I've been working on it, and they love it even more now that it is finished. I started back in March of 2023 so this project has been on the go for almost a full year. It's not as big as some of my other blankets,... Continue Reading →
It's been a couple weeks since I had a blanket update. I'm happy to report that I'm getting close to the finish line. Based on my weight calculations, this should be my last pattern row. Then I just have a few rows of the top border before it's all done!
I'm still slowly chipping away at this project. The weather is still fairly chilly here and I like being able to grab this blanket and mindlessly crochet away for a few minutes here and there.
I managed to add a few more rows to my blanket in between other projects. It has been fairly warm for the last few days so I was less inclined to snuggle up with it. The more important news is that I finished weaving in all of my ends. Now when I finish off this... Continue Reading →
I finished off the last of the orange color, and am down to around half a skein left for this project. I did a little weighing so hopefully I can leave enough for the last few edging rows without having much leftover. The finished size is going to be a nice small lap blanket. The weather... Continue Reading →
I have still been making some progress on this blanket. Now that there's so little yarn left, it is tempting to push myself to try to get it done as soon as I can. But I know if I do that I'll have trouble with my joints, so I am trying to keep a steady... Continue Reading →
We last checked in on this blanket at the end of November. It really didn't get any love in December because I was working so hard to finish my sweater. Now that it's the new year, I'm feeling more motivated to pick it up again. I have less than two balls of this yarn left,... Continue Reading →
It has been quite a while since I checked in on this project. That's because it has been a while since I worked on this project. I even had to go back and check the pattern because I wasn't sure I remembered it correctly. Once I refreshed my memory things went as fast as ever,... Continue Reading →
It is time for another blanket update! I've been struggling to pick it up because I wasn't sure what to do about my yarn situation. I only have one ball left of the main color, and that probably won't be enough for the size of blanket that I want. I did have this orange and... Continue Reading →
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