Granny Square Adventures

I finished my first batch of 9 little granny squares. and then used this crochet as you go method to join the squares together. There are numerous issues with both the squares and the assembly together but it was all about learning and finding a new on the go project.

My square in about ~11" square. Not sure what the finished project will exactly be but look what arrived in the mail from Purl Soho!

Each of the balls is 25g (about 58 yards) of beautiful color. 

I started working with the warm maple colorway to see how many squares it would yield - 5 with some leftover! Each square is 3.5". I am getting better at recognizing my errors and then pulling back so everything gets corrected right away. Four of these were made during my guild meeting on Sunday!

I am going to work these bundle by bundle so the next sets of charm squares will come from those Cotton Chirps pictured.

My goal is a lap sized afghan. Oh, and just to have fun in the creative process!

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Cute Economy Block update

I was happy to get my hands on a 10 years of Magic panel from Ruby Star. As soon as I saw it go by in my IG stream, I thought it would be perfect for a making a quilt using economy blocks.

I am using all Ruby Star fabrics for these blocks - I've got a lot of it! Once all the cute prints are turned into economy blocks, I will make more blocks by just using the fabric itself.

At this point, I have about 50 blocks and kits made for about 13 more. This covers the tiny cute squares which will finish at 3" by 3".

Oddly for me, I've not really planned this out. I've got larger squares to turn into larger economy blocks but I've not done the math (😲!) nor have I figured out how many blocks I will actually need.

I've a retreat coming up later this month and making these blocks will be my focus!

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Granny Squares

Back when I was a teenager - many yesterdays ago - I crocheted a blanket. I still have that blanket stored somewhere in a box. (I will most certainly go search it out when I've the energy to tackle a closet!)

Looking for a fun portable project, I decided to try my hand at granny squares. After a few practice ones using scrap yarn, I found some cotton yarn in my stash and started making some squares during a recent long flight to and from Seattle. This was a really fun project. I wish I had kept track of which ones I did first so I could check out whether I really improved as I went!

I'm now seriously considering buying some very colorful yarn and attempting a blanket. I think it would be a fun project!

Have you made a granny square blanket? If yes, any tips for me?

Have a wonderful day! Patty