Projects nine and ten are in the bag! Actually, one is a bag. The other is a set of pillows. If you’ve been reading my blog, you know that I started my Granny Square Gauntlet (a challenge to crochet 100 squares in 100 days from this book) in mid-July. Part of that challenge is that I have to… Continue reading Granny Square Gauntlet: a Bag and Some Pillows
I did it! I finished 100 squares in under 100 days! But I’m not done. The Granny Square Gauntlet will not be complete until three outstanding projects are finished. 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.… Continue reading Granny Square Gauntlet: The Big 100!
Ninety-six percent is a seriously good grade. Most people would accept it in a heartbeat. Not the Granny Square Gauntlet. I can accept no less than 100%… and I’m so close! This week I added six more squares! All of these squares would benefit from blocking, but I did not take the time to do… Continue reading Ninety-Six Percent through the Gauntlet
Happy, hip-hop, hippie Heidi. That’s the name I gave myself during college orientation when we had to do one of those get-to-know-you games where we picked an adjective to describe ourselves that started with the same letter as our name. In high school, I truly wanted to be a hippie. I had the long hair.… Continue reading Project 8: Hippie Tote Bag
Glacier (n.): a slow-moving mass or river of ice If I say “July,” you’ll say, “Wow! That was forever ago.” And it was, wasn’t it? Next week will be November. I am closing in on the finish line in three weeks. I have 10 more squares and some projects to finish. I can do it… Continue reading The Glacial Gauntlet: Sliding toward the Finish Line
This pattern is available on Etsy for $2.99. If you can’t tell from my posts lately, I love a granny square. I also love a blanket that uses the “join as you go” method so I don’t have to sew all of the squares together at the end. The Pocketful of Posies pattern was born… Continue reading Pocketful of Posies Blanket Pattern (Paid Pattern)
A couple of weeks ago, I took 18 squares that had been waiting to become their project and began putting them together. Their destiny is a wearable garment, a sweater. I’ve never made a sweater before. And the first iteration was beginning horribly. Horribly. Enter my friend Rah-Rah from my Crochet with Friends segment from… Continue reading Encouragement for the Granny Square Gauntlet
I feel like I’m cashing in my wild card this week. The wild card is the blanket card…arguably the easiest project to accomplish with granny squares. But being easy doesn’t make it boring. If you’ve been reading my blog, you know that I started my Granny Square Gauntlet (a challenge to crochet 100 squares in 100 days… Continue reading Gauntlet Project 7: Baby Blanket
It’s all about the photos In this Instagram world, it’s no surprise that good photos make the difference between a successful post and one that people will not look at again. I’m not claiming to be an expert, but I have a few tips for making photos better. First, use a good camera. I’m an… Continue reading Four Tips for Better Crochet Photos
If this challenge were a roller coaster, I’d be at the part where the coaster has come to a stop and is waiting for that last final push when it rolls into the station. I can see the finish line. I’m almost there. If this is your first time reading about my current crochet challenge,… Continue reading The Gauntlet: Coasting toward Completion
