Every so often I make the mistake of peeping at my list of works-in-progress. When I do it, I get inspired either to take another one out and try to work on it, or I am inspired to start something totally new. Either way, it blows the monogamish-ness of the moment and productivity slides.
These little granny squares made with sock yarn and a 2.75mm hook seem ready to be used. I’ve seamed a stack of them before, but ripped it out because the result was way too busy. I came up with an idea that seems to be working to combat that. More on that later. Anyway, looks like the photo above is from January 2010 (taken with my point-and-shoot camera). That square is hooked from some ancient self-striping sock yarn that really didn’t behave well when I tried to knit up socks with it.
What I love about this blanket project is manifold: I am using stash of cruel heartbreaking (variegated) sock yarn. The little-ness of the work is precisely the kind of meticulous task my brain needs during down time these days. It’s portable! And each little granny square is a bit ugly, but my fix for the blanket–as seamed–is great for blending the uglies to make something less offensive-looking.
What about the title of this post? Well, today it is dark and dreary where I live. In almost no light, my 50mm lens managed to capture these other two images. After dropping the lens a year ago, it has become slow to focus and so it rarely comes out to play. But on a lazy Sunday morning, the fiddy is a lovely indulgence for seeing a hook and some wool with seamed blanket bokeh in the background.
I hope you’re having a great weekend!
C
I enjoy making the wee squares but when it comes to putting them together, I put them together in a bag :~}
I know this will be lovely.
donna
What is it about making a list of wip’s that spurs one to drop everything and start something new? I do that, too! And it makes me nuts! Or I suddenly become completely obsessed by an old project and absolutely have to finish it RIGHT now. Yesterday day I was toying with making such a list, but I managed to hold off… but now I’m starting to become obsessed with making that list and I know danger is ahead!
Enjoy your crochet–and your awesome photos. A great cure for a dreary day!
The resulting photos look very pretty.
I like your way of fixing the little ugly.
We also have this work in progress…wandering eye thing in common.
From your “patchwork twin”
P.S. I’m not seeing any ugly blocks only lots of lovely colour and possibilities.
I’m curious to see how you ‘fixed’ the problem of the squares being too busy…
I don’t make WIP lists (except on Ravelry I guess but then don’t look at it)…they tend to overwhelm me rather than inspire me.
The love of a lens is a beautiful thing. ;)
I have a crappy job where I have to try and get people to do market research on the phone – the only thing that keeps me going is making grannie squares while I’m in my pod! I make them up into blankets and send them for AIDS orphans in South Africa http://www.knit-a-square.com so if you don’t like the result of your crocheting at least it could keep a orphan warm!
Heh, I too sometimes succumb to variegated sock yarn and then am heartbroken (yet totally unsurprised!) when I don’t like the pooling and flashing in the knitting. Your granny squares look like an excellent use for those heartbreakers!
p.s. nice bokeh!
i wish i would have been more interested in crocheting when i was younger. my mom has always crocheted and tried to teach me many times and i could never get it. really i didn’t want to and now it bums me out. she is old and sick and i wish i could say that my mother taught me how… love the way this is going though c.
Nice work, fiddy
l haven’t done granny squares in years but I’ve always loved the charm of their simplicity. Sock yarn is perfect for these.
These are lovely images! I’m proud to say I’ve been pretty mongam-ish this past week, and have been indulging in a just-for-fun project. I’ll have to put it down soon to finish other things, but it’s been such a treat. I hope you had a wonderful weekend, C!
so you broke your monogomousness, rules are made to be broken! Can’t wait to see how this turns out.
Very curious about your solution to make these work together!
(My fiddy took a dive with simialr results. I think of it as a fixed focus lens now. ugh.)
I’m loving the way the variegated sock yarn is coming out in that square! WOW
Can’t wait to hear what the “less busy” idea is- I am using all my own leftover sock yarn bits to make grannies, and they are already fighting in the pile… Possibly because all my early socks were wildly variegated?
There’s something about a bunch of ugly that evens it all out and makes it pretty.