So much to do, so little time, so much lazyness on the side...
Oh well, thought I'd drop this journal to let you all know what I've been up to and how things are going to go down in the near future.
Right now, I'm in the middle of afgan extravaganza! Afgan project just popped out everywhere, and I got alot to do all of a sudden... And because of that, I finally learned the granny square crochet technique!
Now most of you guys know that I'm no crochet person. I'm having problems actually knowing how many stitches I got on the round since I don't have them on needles, they're totally different from knitting stitches, and I just can't for the life of me read patterns. But in the end, I do prefer knitting over crocheting. But crocheting are better for afgans and bigger projects like that cause you don't have to worry about loosing stitches on your gigantic circular needles! You got one hook, that's it, and it's liberating in a way. You guys know what I'm saying?
But now I'm rambeling... I learned how to crochet the granny square, and it's amazing! I've always loved the simple design of it, yet the oppertunities are endless! I've wanted a granny square afgan for myself for like forever now, but I really do have enough blankets and afgans to go around...expecially since I now all of a sudden got another one comming with the Share A Square blanket-a-thon at #Crafting-On-Camera and also my ongoing eternity scrap blanket.
Then I remembered my mother asking me if I could learn the granny square and crochet afgans for her to use in our cabin. She came to me with this idea ages ago, but I've turned her down cause I can't crochet. I still can't...but I know the granny square now, and that's really all that matters!
So I started making a few squares from some scraps I had lying around at home before going back to Oppdal where my parents live. And I think they turned out pretty good!



My mother agreed to all of them except for the two down to the right. She wants the whole blanket to carry an earthsy colored theme so pink and neon aren't the best choice... Luckily for me, I managed to start a bunch with a more earth theme that will work for the afgan, but sadly didn't get to photograph them before I left.

After I told her that I had allready started, she dug out a bunch of scrap yarn for me to work with! So now I got a whole bag full of scraps and fun!

My aunt started making squares for a afgan for my mother ages ago, but she didn't really know how to make the granny square... So the 15 squares she'd made...was horrible...mildly speaking...
I didn't take any pictures, but some of the #Crafting-On-Camera members saw the squares she had made and can back me up on this.
She had used 3mm hook, which was ok. I prefer 3,5mm on yarn with this tickness, but still... A hook size smaller than I used, just remember that...
The squares was four rounds, but was just as big as my 5 round squares. She had 13-15 chains as the midle ring where the first round was worked out of... I use three chains. Then she worked four double crochet, three chains and five chains in the corners... Not three double crochet, one chain and two chains in the corners as it's normally done... You crocheters out there can now only imagine how horribly wonky the squares were...
I had to redo all 15 of them, using less yarn for each round and even work them smaller than she did, even with a bigger hook. I now got these finished and they will all have five rounds when I'm finished with them.

7 of them are finished now BTW...just didn't get to take a new picture...

If all these squares wasn't enough, then the Share A Square, blanket-a-thon has started as I've said, and I need to make 8 squares there that measures 16x16 inches each. It'll be alot of work, but I've bought a bunch of yarn so I'm ready to start! I couldn't find all the right colors, sadly, but I just have to work with it as best as I can. It'll be awesome no matter what anyway! I've allready seem some of the participants and their squares, so I'm very excited to see all the beautiful afgans in the end!

But with all of these afgan squares and blankets in the making...I'm gonna get set back on my goals for each month, so I think I'll reduse the amount of finished projects during this summer month from 5 to 3-2...just in case... There's alot of work to do on afgans after all...