Pretty sure I came home from my conference with either attendee germs or airplane germs. I feel like poop. I have a ton of everything to work on but I decided to come back to my lingering granny stripe scrap blanket.
I have added much since I last picked it up. But perhaps my method of resting with warm tea and Duke snuggles I can add length to this. Happy Crochet and stay healthy!!
Nothing like year end barreling down on you to get you motivated for a project with a deadline. I am finally four skeins into my Pigskin Party Blitz Blanket. This thing needs to be done before the super bowl to earn mega points.
The first four skeins made total sense and gradate nicely. But now I’m into the part of my Chromatic Yarns stash that gets more eccentric. I spent considerable time laying out all my option as I decided I hated my original plan. My new plan is purples into green/blues then into pinks and finally back to purples.
I am also getting better at the edges and I’m not losing stitch count nearly as badly. This blanket will definitely be OOAK and will contain NUMEROUS mistakes, lol. But it will be a blanket full of love and perseverance.
Happy Crochet!!
The 2024 Pigskin Party is screaming towards the Super Bowl and I have not been focused on my blitz project (big project for big points). So I decided that the blitz blanket would grow more if I actually worked on it.
I have fully added two skeins of the Chromatic Yarns DK and just attached the third. I have 10 skeins of yarn to add so its progress but not anywhere close. I have designed to avoid adulting this weekend and really crank on this project.
I am struggling with my edges as my crochet skills are just beginner level. I tend to lose stitches and have to add/correct on my return rows. The variegated yarn is hiding a lot of sins for me. And this will still be a lovely blanket that is very warm no matter what the edges look like.
Bonus, It’s getting bigger and warmer on my lap for these cold winter days!
After walking about 4 miles being a tourist in Nashville, my dogs were barking so I settled in for a cozy night in my dorm at SSK.
I admittedly WAY overpacked my crafting plans for SSK. I took my spinning wheel and like 5 projects and I still bought yarn there. For this night I pulled out my Super Scrappy Granny Stripe blanket. I binged some NCIS and added two rows before sleep overtook me.
And while shopping I added several new mini skeins to stash for this one. More on that later!
Happy Crochet
Time for a scrappy granny stripe blanket update. Especially after I got all those warm minis to add to the project!
The blanket is impressively big now. I can still travel with it, but just barely. The riot of color is starting to look cohesive and almost on purpose. I do try to be mindful in my selections as I change colors.
For this latest round, I let PB pick and of course she picked teal. She came with me to the marketplace and helped choose some of the colors. She wore my conference badge and talked to the sales ladies, she was loving every minute of it. So another memory woven into this project!
Happy Crochet!
This blanket has followed me everywhere lately. Many many golf lessons, some doctors visits, and a lot of TV binge sessions. The rows are long as this crazy lady chose to chain on 300 stiches for a bigger blanket than last time.
I have used up a TON of my smaller bits and bobs. I am trying for planned chaos where I let the colors flow but try not to let same colors touch. Hopefully by the time its finished it looks like a joyous riot of color.
I am going to need to start using some of my larger leftovers to break up some of the colors. And I think for the larger amounts I will just work one row and save the remainder for later in the blanket to help break up future colors.
Happy Crochet!!
I still have a blanket itch leftover from Scrappy Cotton Blanket and Granny Stripe Advent Blanket. So I started a huge new granny stripe scrape blanket, lol.
I opened up my bag containing my Mitred Square Blanket and fished around for the TINY balls of leftover and the larger balls that I had already knit into the blanket. I then carefully chained on THREE HUNDRED stiches and started off.
I have been just pulling little bits and bobs and crocheting them into the blanket. No plan, just a general process of trying not to put the same colors next to each other. Eventually the chaos will grow and start to blend into multi colored glory.
Happy Crochet!!
The Scrappy Cotton blanket is growing nicely. This is 1,000% faster than a fingering weight granny stripe blanket, lol.
I am not going to have to enough yarn for even a tiny baby blanket. So I am pivoting, this will be a fidget blanket for a coworker who likes to stick her fingers through the spaces to feel the fabric. All of this yarn is very soft cotton so it give a very nice sensation.
I’m down to the last skein of the green that I will add to balance out the “pattern” I made with the color blocking. When it’s done I will wash and block the crap out of it to see what the finished size is.
Happy Crochet!!
My Queen City Yarns Granny Stripe blanket is DONE!
Pattern: None really. I chained 245 stitches and followed a basic granny stripe recipe
Yarn: Queen City Yarns NoDa sock and some Amber Waves of Fiber Cashmere sock and some Knitting Fever Teenie Weenie Wool
Hook: G Hook (4MM)
This monster of a project consumed all of the 2,600 yards of yarn in the advent kit and another 200 yards from the skeins I picked to be able to eek out the full blanket. I strategically used the Amber Waves and Knitting Fever yarns to work the Christmas-y stripes in between each day. I doubt now that it’s finished you can tell which stripes are the alts!
The finished size is definitely a throw or lap blanket. I didn’t bother to measure but it fits me nicely in the recliner. The biggest joy? All that yarn is now out of my stash and into something I can enjoy. This won’t be my last crochet blanket but I do think I will go back to knitting and spinning for the next little bit.
Happy Crochet!
I should have made more progress this weekend but I almost done with Day 23 on this granny stripe crochet blanket. It’s fairly large but I’m still stubbornly considering this a travel project! (probably will need a good wash…)
I thought I was starting to deduce the color scheme of this Queen City Yarn advent calendar. It’s not exactly a fade or a rainbow…..but maybe a cousin of both?
Now…..let’s finish this!!! Happy Crochet!!
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