It is starting to look like a blanket!

I thought I would check in and show the progress of my first granny square blanket. So excited it is starting to look like a blanket....but I have soooo many more squares to do.....will it ever end?

Here is my basket of yarn love.

Here are some finished blocked and not blocked squares. I am randomly picking out colours from the same seven balls of yarn. The last two rows of each granny square are always white. The great thing is I had all this yarn in my stash. So far I have only had to buy one extra ball of white.

And finally here is some squares joined together. I had a bit of trouble at first, but with some friendly help from You-Tube, I got the hang of it. Again, I am randomly grabbing a square to be joined, just making sure no identical squares are beside each other.


For some reason my picture won't download. You will have to just come back tomorrow to see the beginnings of a blanket and not just squares. But how will you sleep? I know...I know...but you will just have to wait.

One more thing. I think I have a problem. I want to begin another blanket. Like now. right away. The yarn is calling my name. It is even living in its own basket ready to be touched. I can't! I must finish this blanket, before my next. Oh.....it is so hard.

Granny Squares Gone Wild

As you know I am very new to the world of crochet. My last blanket was a giant granny square, because I didn't know how to stop it!  Well, this time I am making a whole lotta granny squares. The yarn I found is very soft and what I fell in love with right away was the colour. Does 'vintage pink' mean anything to you? It is so romantic and lovely. The plan right now is to make all these squares into a pillow. And then learn how to crochet a flower into the centre of some of them.

Here are some pictures of the goodness of grannies.

I am too ashamed to tell you how many projects I have on the go right now. So let's just say....February will be the month of finishing things...not starting things. What are you planning to finish in February?

If you have a minute check out my new favourite crochet blog   http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/  Lucy has been a source of inspiration and learning for me. I Love Lucy!