This is my Itchy Fingers granny blanket. Between more purposeful crafting projects, I still want to have some crochet on the go. Otherwise, I get itchy fingers. Also, I want to experiment with what yarn I’ve got and see if clashy colours go together, stuff like that.
I’ve got a ridiculous amount of Stylecraft Special DK hidden in the cupboard under the stairs. I am determined to get my yarn stash down to whatever might be seen as an acceptable minimum. Just enough so I don’t get totally embarrassed when people see the mounds of yarn stuffed in that small space.
Clashing Colours For Granny Squares
I’ve no idea why I had half these colours in my yarn stash. Some of the shades are particularly lurid. Or maybe it’s just the specific combo I’ve forced them into. Denim and Plum look lovely most of the time, but I have managed to recreate the colour palette of a 1970’s vomitty shag pile. Actually, I quite like it.
Turn Your Granny Squares
I turned the granny square after each round to prevent the twist that sometimes occurs in granny squares.
I am not sure how I feel about mixing wrong sides with right. I am quite discriminating about the wrong side of crochet being on display, but people who don’t crochet don’t seem to notice that there are right/wrong sides. I guess I should let that particular misgiving go. It didn’t look so bad.
The full list of yarn colours, should you wish to make your own version of this granny blanket (not sure why you would) are as follows:
Pomegranate, Aspen, Spice, Denim, Apricot, Plum and Gold.
It has gone back in the cupboard under the stairs, where it takes up more room than the yarn did.
Next up, I’m crocheting a basic granny triangle shawl. I finished it on Friday, but I need to sort out the crochet pattern and write it down.
A wool shawl is super duper warm in this freezing weather. This morning I woke up to a flurry of “likes” on Instagram for the finished granny shawl. It brought a smile to my tired 5.40 am face.