Category: crochet

I had a hiatus of a few days whilst waiting for more yarn to arrive, but I’m now crocheting away again regularly and my Blanket Dashboard is keeping me on track!

Well, this just goes to show what you can accomplish when locked in a room for 16 hours! Yesterday I was on duty as a poll clerk for local County Council elections. Very sadly, turnout was poor, which meant I had time to crochet. I could even have done more only I ran out ofRead more ⟶

My weekly crochet granny stripe blanket progress! I’m pleased to say I’m still on track, and this method of visualisation is really helping me to keep motivated.

I’m really glad I created this dashboard for my crochet granny stripe blanket, it is definitely inspiring me to keep going! Previously, if I thought I didn’t have time to work on the blanket for very long, I wouldn’t get it out, but now I can see that even crocheting half row a day still adds up!

I’ve decided I really need to knuckle down on the granny stripe blanket I’m crocheting for my eldest child. Our budget should allow for me to get the wool I need for now – bearing in mind this thing is (had better be) a genuine heirloom to last the kiddo a lifetime. But several of the coloursRead more ⟶