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Same Room, New Layout

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The Scrappy Granny Blanket is my solo obsession lately. And it’s been spurned by a new living room layout.

Our 10 year old sofa and loveseat had become threadbare and the foot rest cords were breaking. Well worn and well loved but superbly annoying.

So now new seating has been sorted and the old are on their way to college rental unit in the next state over. Duke is mad that he can’t stand on the foot rests without getting dumped off. But I am happy that this fabric collects less dog hair and that there are more cupholders.

We shall see if I can find the motivation to work on anything else but this crochet blanket. Happy Crochet!!

All The Little Pieces

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I did it! I finished the entire ziplock bag of all the tiny yarn scraps! My Super Scrappy Granny Stripe Blanket is now about 5 rows longer.

My next phase is to move on to the next bag of scrap yarn in the next size up. I will continue on with sorta randomly selecting colors and knitting across a full row in a single color. Any leftover from this then I will start adding to the recently emptied ziplock bag of scraps. And then when I get a wild hair, I can go back and finish the tiny scraps again.

I will likely keep working on this project this month until the next KAL starts and when I can’t count WIPs. I really should get off my butt and plan for that….

Happy Crochet!!

Projects and Project Runway

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I’m in a project lull and a little bit of an end of summer funk. I don’t want to start major things until the Pigskin Party KAL starts next month and even then I don’t know what I want to plan besides some hats.

So I have grabbed my Super Scrappy Granny Stripe Blanket and I am working on this hibernating project. I am currently focusing on using up the teeny tiny scraps of yarn. Those that don’t even get across a full row. I want to finish out a ziplock of those scraps before opening any new mini skeins or the larger leftovers. And it’s pretty zen working the same stitch over and over and over again!

I have been listening to audio books and crocheting at night instead of TV or playing Switch games. These are the whims of mojo and I’m just following it.

Happy Crochet!!

Maybe It’s A Queen?

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I have been doing some cleaning in the basement and unearthed my Granny Stripe Blanket and wanted to see it all spread out.

This is a California King bed in our bonus room. It doesn’t quite stretch across the top but does go a decent length. I think that this would lay nicely across a Queen? For sure would hang over on a Full size bed.

I picked up some brighter colors on my Alaska trip and KITH 2026. I think this summer before the 2026 Pigskin Party KAL I will add a few more rows to this project!

Happy Crocheting!!

It’s Growing: Super Scrappy Granny Stripe Blanket

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As a Valentines Treat to myself, I pulled out my Super Scrappy Granny Stripe Blanket. I have put little bits and bobs on but I haven’t spread it out in a long while.

This has been kicking around since March 2024. I have enough minis and scraps to make this king sized but I am not that dedicated. I’m happy with the width for a twin sized throw. So now it’s just cranking on the length until I’m happy. I think my next few phases will be using the super small bits completely up before I open new minis.

Happy Crocheting!

Finished: 2026 Comfort Blanket

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That Handspun Pull was very effective as was the stomach bug that kept us home for a couple of days. The 2026 Comfort Blanket is completed and frosty in the snow.

I ended up adding four of the six skeins I pulled. I ended up fully using my Frosty Roses handspun for the mini skein, Moonstone Dyeworks Purple 3-ply, Cotton Candy yarn, and Woolfiend Fiber Super Fine Merino.

This blanket started with 150 chains and I just worked a granny stitch. It’s mostly square and I think I managed to keep my stitch count pretty even. All the yarn I used was handspun and varied WIDELY. But all mixed together it blends nicely. I alternated three skeins at a time to help break up the color blocks.

The finished blanket was 1,649 yards of yarn so it consumed a TON. It is roughly a finished lap quilt that goes from toes to armpit. After a good wash and freshening, I will add this to household blanket pile. And I’m super happy to actually use some the first handspun I made and it be useful.

Happy Crochet!!

Fireside Blanket

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This is going to be short. Jellybean and I got a stomach virus so we are spending a lot of time horizontal this week.

The healthy two made us a fire and brought us ramen. So I’m working on adding the extra handspun I pulled to add to my 2026 Comfort Blanket. I think I will have PLENTY enough to make a decent sized, albeit small, throw. And now I have the dedicated time to work on it.

Stay warm and wash your hands!!

Snow Washing

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I’m channeling my inner Yarn Harlot or Norwegian ancestor. We had some SUPER cold temps and very dry fine snow. So I decided at 6 pm to snow wash some of my woolens.

I started with all the wool hand knit sweaters I could lay hands on. There is my Autumn Gold, Love Note, Round Yoke pullover, and Rainbow Radiate. And a few more not pictured 🙂

And with the kids (and dog) using the knit blankets more, I decided to snow wash the blankets as well. I left everything out for about 3 or 3.5 hours before I shook out and took inside. I splurged a little and pulled out that woolen spray from yesterday and gave everything a spritz of yummy scent.

I think next up will be my shawls…..they could use a wash.

Happy Winter!!

Going To Need More Handspun

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I am still trying to work fairly consistently on this Comfort Blanket. And I’m running low on the handspun I have originally pulled for this project.

The alternating the different skeins is really breaking up the colors nicely. It can get a little tangly when I am turning the blanket back and forth. I am just concerned that this isn’t very big with what I have left. I need to do some stash diving and see what I have would have that could be added to this project.

Happy Crochet