Crochet-Granny Squares Afghan

Granny Squares crocheted afghan.  Finished this up a few weeks ago and went to the park for some nice fall outdoor photo shoot with blanket in hand {in the bright sunlight of the cold day}.  A multi-colored blanket, using wool yarn 4-ply worsted weight and a hook size F.  I added the same color border to each block red, then I also crocheted them together with red.  I think it makes it look almost like quilt blocks that way.  The I did the three color border which I think just really finishes the project off nicely.  This is a nice rectangle to use as a blanket to cuddle with. 

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I know, lots of photos, but after you've hooked this many stitches...it felt justified.  I think the slide worked nice for a prop, the ground was a little wet.  Lots of hours in this, time to think and dream and a usefulness with my hands.  I thank God for giving me so many hobbies that I enjoy and that are useful too. 

Blessings, Michelle

Quilt Finish- Spring Flowers-Pink Saturday!

Pink Saturday-Welcome Spring and almost a quilt finish!
We have had a marvelous long week of record breaking temperatures, that have been marvelous.

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The daffodils, crocus, mini iris and hyacinths are all blooming, no tuplips here, the deer eat them, and oh how I do love tulips, guess you can't have everything. Many of my perienials are looking good, and I just noticed my rose leafs are open, this is really just unbelieveable for March in western new york area, this is usually 6-8 weeks later weather.

I have been wanting to quilt a wholecloth monotone for quite sometime now, so I started with a small lap size, using Kona cotton beige and some white thread.  The quilt pattern quilted beautifully.

Of course the binding isn't done...going to give this one, hopefully this weekend.  I plan to make lots of these monotone type quilts white with beige thread, darker beige with white thread, cream with beige thread, all that would fit into those lovely shabby chic decor rooms.   I have so many quilt patterns I want to quilt, I just love wholecloth quilts. 

Here are a few close-ups.  I plan to put this one up for sale in my esty shop once I'm done with the binding.

Have a wonderful weekend, blessings Michelle

Granny Square Scarf Finish-Pink Saturday

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Crocheted granny square scarf finish still in time for winter...used wool.  Multi-colored fun and EASY and fast...now I need a hat to go with this.

How do you like my model, she was very cooperative.  I saw this scarf made and wore with a jean denium jacket and it inspired me.
Hugs, Michelle

Tag Art-Stamped and Crocheted

Tag Art is so much fun to create.  I've made up these Birthday tags combining stamping, embossing and crochet flowers accented with lace and edged with some scallop cuts and a little "bling bling".  The backs are left blank for a personalized message.  All the girls in my family will be getting one with their b-day present this year.  I have some for sale in my esty shop for anyone interested.

I did some flowers with cotton and then switched to wool, it was so much easier to work with.  If you would be interested in seeing a tutorial in how I made these, let me know, if enough people are interested I'll see what I can come up with.  Hugs, Michelle

Crochet-Giant Granny Square Afghan finished!

Yes, I have finished it!  Started July 4th weekend and it was here and there, whenver I had some time.

I used wool and an H hook size. 

Now it is resting in the family room on the wing chair ready for snuggling up this winter.

  I wasn't sure what border I wanted to trim it with, so that took me a while to decide on.  I'm crocheting away and not sure if the border was exactly growing on me, it was curling up...but once I was done and blocked it, I am very happy with the way it turned out. 
I took some photos outside on the porch so I could get the natural light, and after all this work, yes I took every possible angle I could think of to photograph it.

Please disregard the pinecones that were not swept up, I've been crocheting, not cleaning.

And you thought I was kidding when I said I photographed every possible way I could think of...but when you have had something on your lap for that many months...you want some mileage out of it.

I just love the scrappy colors each row is a different color and yes I have lots of yarn left over for more probjects to follow.

This is the book I found my border out of, it's #127.  This is an awesome book, great diagrams and instructions and a fantastic reference book

ok, I'm done, hope that wasn't too painful for you, thanks for letting me obsess a little over this. 

Blessings, Michelle

Granny Square Blanket Update #3

Thought I'd toss the blanket in the garden for a photo or two, just for some added fun.

Since there seemed to be lots of flowers around with multiple colors just like my blanket!

The larger it gets the slower the color changes go, I think I'm in row thirty something, here, I have since surpassed the photos.

Starting this project, I was thinking it would be nice to have a blanket that was a different texture than all the quilts, but I do have to say I am really loving this project, very addictig, I used wool-washable.  You can scroll down to see previous posts on this.