I've really fallen out of habit when it comes to Work In Progress Wednesdays, but now that I have Wednesdays off, I don't really have an excuse. I tend to spend these days knitting (or, lately, crocheting) anyway. I try to stay motivated to get out an explore the world a bit more, but... nah. I like knitting!
I'm particularly excited to be house-bound today, because it's 108°F (42°C) today! This weather is more suitable for iced tea than hot tea, but both are acceptable beverages for knitting.
I'm particularly excited to be house-bound today, because it's 108°F (42°C) today! This weather is more suitable for iced tea than hot tea, but both are acceptable beverages for knitting.
For this WIPW, I'm sharing a granny square blanket that I started this week, which uses up leftover skeins of aran weight acrylic yarn that I had floating around. I've always wanted to turn these leftovers into a granny square blanket, but I finally found a pattern that I like: Sunburst Granny Square by Priscilla Hewitt. However, the last granny square blanket I attempted was quickly aborted when I realized how much time it would take to sew in all of the ends! As a compromise, all of the squares are made in two colors, with some white Red Heart making up the outer-most row.
I used to be much more a yarn snob, but lately I've found the cheap craft store acrylic perfectly useful for household items that I expect to get a lot of wear. Perhaps this is due to lately finding a few brands which are of a rather high quality, with a rich and interesting color palette. Or, I've been converted because most of my recent projects have been intended for babies, and goodness knows that wool is wasted on them. Still, I am a lover all of animal-based fibers, and I'm planning on using pure wool for my next sweater project.
I hope that next week, I'll have some photos of the squares being sewn together. What are you working on this Wednesday?
I used to be much more a yarn snob, but lately I've found the cheap craft store acrylic perfectly useful for household items that I expect to get a lot of wear. Perhaps this is due to lately finding a few brands which are of a rather high quality, with a rich and interesting color palette. Or, I've been converted because most of my recent projects have been intended for babies, and goodness knows that wool is wasted on them. Still, I am a lover all of animal-based fibers, and I'm planning on using pure wool for my next sweater project.
I hope that next week, I'll have some photos of the squares being sewn together. What are you working on this Wednesday?