why sun herald obituaries have Crochet a baby blanket for Nathan and Amy?”
I didn’t feel like making yet another knitted baby blanket and as I had determined that this was going to be the year I taught myself how to crochet something other than the monster blanket that I first started working on years ago (and will be working on until the day I die) so I came up with this cutie pie as a solution to the latest bun in a friend’s oven. This is my first time ever doing a granny square. I LOVE IT! So fast! I can see now why my mom makes all of our blankets out of this stitch even though toes poke through. I also made my first ball…not so awesome. The technique itself wasn’t hard but I had awful yarn. I was accustomed to purchasing yarn with knitting in mind not crocheting. Word to the wise – make sure your yarn has very clear, even edges if you are going to attempt a ball. This bad boy took years off of my life. (Damn soft glittery nubbles…) Here is a good tutorial for granny squares. Here is a good tutorial for making balls. dsc02120 I knew the square was going t
