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
I don’t think I ever looked at the name of the pattern before typing it into the headline right now. Are we saying that Grandma’s off her rocker? Fortunately for Granny, the title has nothing to do with her and everything to do with … you guessed it … granny squares! Early in the spring,… Continue reading Granny Goes Random—Two Ways
New yarns are coming out everyday. I’m not sure if that’s true, but it sure seems like it. And I want them all! If I buy new yarn, I can blog about it, thereby justifying the purchase. If I buy the same old yarn without a project in mind, I can’t justify that. Thank you… Continue reading A Zig-Zag Here, a Border There
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase an item using one of my links, I might earn a small comission. You know how it is. You’re standing at the yarn store weighing the money in your bank account versus the new yarn on the shelf. You don’t know what you’re going to make… Continue reading Tiny Basketweave Baby Blanket–Free Pattern
My kids counted more than 100 lightning strikes as we ate dinner tonight. It was the perfect storm to sit and watch. The lightning cascaded down the sky, but the thunder remained distant enough that no one was brought to tears. In the words of my daughter, “It’s like watching white fireworks.” They really enjoyed… Continue reading The Perfect Storm
I’ve never done a pattern before, so bear with me. This blanket is not original or unique. It doesn’t have any surprises, but it is one I’ve done time and time again. It works up quickly and it is join as you go, so there are no squares to sew together in the end. It… Continue reading The Color Block Blanket (Free Pattern)
