Crochet Challenges

Gliding through Granny Square Gauntlet

This entry is part 21 of 25 in the series Granny Square Gauntlet

This week’s number is seven. Seven point five to be exact. I finished seven squares and got halfway through the eighth this week. 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… Continue reading Gliding through Granny Square Gauntlet

Crochet Challenges

The Gauntlet: Coasting toward Completion

This entry is part 22 of 25 in the series Granny Square Gauntlet

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

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Gauntlet Project 7: Baby Blanket

This entry is part 23 of 25 in the series 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

Crochet Challenges

Encouragement for the Granny Square Gauntlet

This entry is part 24 of 25 in the series Granny Square Gauntlet

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

Crochet Challenges · Yarn

The Glacial Gauntlet: Sliding toward the Finish Line

This entry is part 25 of 25 in the series Granny Square Gauntlet

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