WIDN, WIP and Lean Mean Crocheting Machine

Hi all, me again! 

I promised you an update on the sunburst granny blanket this morning and now I'm back here, like I said I would be! I'm not at work today and thank god as I need some serious catch up time, if I'm going to try and pull this blanket off and get it done for this Saturday! Like Mr. B said, If I do 20 squares a day, by Saturday all I will be doing is joining all the squares together and tiding up loose ends. 

At the moment my day consists of making as many second rounds as possible, I'm sure there's an actual word for it, but I'm going with that one as it makes more sense to me. I was going to get 10 of each colour done, I already have 10 of each, but you know what I mean  then 40 would be out of the way of 126. 

But at the moment the light blue I'm using is slowly going down, so I thought I might as well reel off as many second rounds as possible then get on with the thirds. Apart from the odd update / post I'm trying to stay of of the Internet as much as possible otherwise I will never get anything done. 

If I have a break, it will simply be reading The Mortal Instruments: City of Glass, which is a great read so far, gutted they're not releasing the second film now! Shall have to re-watch the City of Bones and refresh my memory. 

The above photo is how the blanket is looking so far which is great to say that I didn't start this project not long ago, I am pleased with myself! It's getting there, once I've got some more squares together and I'm reunited with my Darning needle again. I will start to join the squares together in rows, which I can't wait to do. I also need to get started on the other blankets!! Ahh so much too do, so little time!

But for now I need to get cracking with work, I will add the links to some recipes I am putting onto the cake blog later. 

Speak later all! 

Happy Crocheting! 

Learning The Puff Stitch

Hey everyone! 

Hope we're all okay? 

I've had a good day, work has been good but now I'm getting tired, I just want to curl up in to a ball and do some crocheting.

I recently learnt a new Granny Square pattern, with thanks to Bella Coco, her videos are amazing and so much help! I just love this pattern and the colours that I have used for the squares!

Although I am not new to crocheting, I am new however, to some stitches. Such as the Puff Stitch, which has now become one of my favourites and it just looks so pretty! 

I thought it would of taken me longer to figure out the stitch but it wasn't that hard, it was a bit complicated at first because I couldn't get the hook to go through all 7 loops, but then on the next Puff Stitch square, I crocheted them a little baggy and the hook went straight through like a dream! 

I am currently making 7 blankets and this is one of them, it's for my mum who's birthday is this month on the 29th, so I've got to get cracking with it! 

So far I have done about six squares, I still have a long way to go and I'm hoping I can get it finished in time, but I'm starting to learn and remember the patterns quickly.

I have found that the quickest way for me to get through them personally, and to get more done is to do them as a group. So with the above photo for example, I would crochet loads of 'part squares' up to The Puff Stitch stage, then I would carry on and do the next round...

As above, and then I would do the final stage. This way I get to learn the pattern quicker by continuously doing the same stitch over and over, instead of changing stitches and colours all the time. And I also get the squares done quicker too.

So, I'm getting there quite quickly, or I would hope I am haha I'm currently trying to find some other patterns for the other blankets I'm doing, well I only need one for another blanket, but I'll find one soon enough. If anyone out there has any patterns, please let me know! :) 

I love the colours of the squares, they just seem to go together really well and look nice and summery.

Just a quick post to say where I am at the moment, will post some more later and tomorrow as I've got to get cracking with these squares! ;) 

Till next time!