Giant Granny Square Update

A quick update.  Still working on my giant granny square.  It's been a bit slow going, because I haven't had a lot of time to work on it.  Right now I have completed 43 rounds.  I haven't decided yet, how big I want to make it, so I'll keep going, until I figure it out.

Happy crocheting!

My Growing Granny!

Here it is!  My granny a week later.  It's going quite a bit slower now, since each round takes more time to crochet and we've had some extremely hot days, where I just couldn't get myself to crochet a whole lot.  Just tried to stay cool.  But it's getting bigger.  I don't know how big we're supposed to make it.  I think each one of us in the group sets her own limits.  I'll see how it will go!  Right now I'm having fun with it, so I'll keep on crocheting some more.

Granny Update!

So, this is what my granny looks like after 3 days.  I have crocheted 23 rows so far.  I'm trying to catch up a little to everyone else in the group.  

It's coming along quite nicely.

Since it is very hooot out and tomorrow it's supposed to hit the century mark, I don't know how much crocheting I'll get done in the next few days.

A Growing Granny

A new project, I'm very excited about.  I've joined a group of crocheters here.  Everybody is making a granny square to see how big it can get.  The size is unlimited and the color is anybody's choice.  Sounds like fun, doesn't it?  And to see all the different grannies and how they're coming along.  It's a great way to share each other's projects.  Thank you Angie for including me.  

I started yesterday.  So far I've only got 11 rounds. You can see it below. 

It's a good distraction to the afghan I'm making.  

You can see all the different grannies, if you click on the colorful button on the left.

Just crocheting!

Here is my afghan I've been working on for a while now.  Slowly it's getting bigger.  I try to crochet a row or two every day or other day.  Maybe one of these days I'll get it finished.  I guess I set my goal pretty high, trying to make it big enough to cover a queen bed, instead of just making a throw for the couch.

It keeps my hands occupied and my mind off other things.  I usually work on it when watching a movie or a show on TV.  It does relax.:)

Just wanted to share it with everyone.  I got the pattern from Lucy's blog and you can see her tutorial right here.  Thank you so much Lucy for your wonderful directions.  They're very easy to follow.  If you love crocheting you should check it out.

Crochet Bag

Since I've had a lot more time at home after being sick, I actually did some crocheting.  Here is my bag that I finished.  It's great for holding yarn and hooks and things.  I love it! 

I found the pattern here.

Lucy's blog is really inspiring and has some awesome tutorials.  

I'm also working on a ripple afghan I found there, but it will be a long time before it gets finished.  I'll show a picture later on my progress.

Thank you Lucy for your easy to follow patterns.

My Grannies are here!

Yeeeeah, my grannies arrived!!!  I received my exchange grannies yesterday in the mail.  I was so happy to find them in my mail box and they're all really beautiful.  Now, I just have to figure out what to make out of them.  I think I'll probably try to make a pillow.  It may take me a while, since the holidays are fastly approaching and there are so many other things to do.  

It was a fun project to be in and it encouraged me to crochet again, which I really have missed doing the last few years.  I'm already thinking about joining the next exchange in the New Year.

These are the grannies I received back.

Travelling Granny Squares

Yeah, my granny squares arrived in Germany this week and now I'm anxiously awaiting on the ones I'll receive back.  I'm not sure, what I'll make from them yet, but probably a pillow.  I saw some of them on different blogs and they really look so nice.  It will take me a while though to get it done, since I'm quite limited on free time and now with the holidays approaching, there is even more to do.

My Grannies

Finally finished them!!!  My grannies are done, yeah!!!  :) 

 I really fell behind with everything this last month, because I didn't feel too well for a couple of weeks and I didn't get much done, other than just going to work. Tried to send these out Friday, but unfortunately I missed the post office by just a few minutes.  Just my luck:(  Have to get them out in the mail tomorrow.  I'm looking forward to the grannies that I will receive back and I'm quite curious about them.  

Crocheting now!

The last week I've crocheted 3 more grannies. I need to have 9 by the beginning of next month, so I can send them off. I'm trying different designs and it's really fun. I've also started a ripple afghan, which I'll continue working on from time to time for a change.

Will show some pictures soon!

My First Granny Square

So, here it is, my 1st granny square. This one, I think I'll count as a trial one and keep for myself.

Yeah, my yarn is here!

My yarn finally came yesterday. Now I can get started on making my granny squares. Hope it will go alright, since I haven't really crocheted a lot in the last years. I guess it's like riding a bicycle lol. The yarn is also a lot thinner than I'm used to working with, but I'll figure it out.

So hopefully, if it goes well, I'll be able to show my 1st granny here pretty soon.

Back to Crocheting!

It's been a few years since I've done any crocheting and lately I've been thinking about getting back into it. I used to just crochet while watching TV. I guess I got so caught up with work and responsibilities and things, where it doesn't leave a whole lot of time to do much of anything else, because I'm usually too tired for it. So, I'm going to try to take a little time out to do some crocheting again.

About 2 weeks ago I stumbled upon this blog about granny squares. What it actually is: it's a bunch of girls in different groups crocheting 9 granny squares in their color group. Everybody keeps one and sends the other 8 to the organizer of the whole thing. Then everybody gets 8 back, one from each of the girls in the group. I thought to myself, what a cool idea and wanted to try it. Almost all the girls are in Germany, which that's not a problem. As a matter of fact, after contacting the coordinator she was really nice and reserved me a place for the color group I requested. The problem I ran into, was trying to find the right yarn. I searched high and low on the internet and some local stores for the appropriate one for several days and was about to give up on the whole idea of joining the exchange. I had contacted a few companies, and finally heard back from one. They're in Canada and they do have the wool I need, even though in limited colors, but enough of a selection to participate and they ship to the States, yeah:)

So, after placing my order this week, I'm patiently waiting for my yarn now, so I can get started. The group is called Grannylieseln and you can find them here. There's still some openings for anyone, who'd like to join!