New Project in the Works - Pinwheel Afghan

There was a bunch of yarn left over when the two ponchos were finished, and I have to use it up so I can buy new yarn. Alison sent me the Pinwheel Afghan pattern,  and I knew as soon as I saw it that it was the project for all of the different colors of yarn we had left.

This is such a cool pattern. The pattern is easy to memorize and because it's a pieced afghan, it is a portable project. I am taking the finished blocks to my sons' baseball practices and games and weaving in the ends - while practices are taking place, or when the games get a little slow.

I am using worsted weight yarns and a size H crochet hook, both of which are significantly bigger than what the pattern calls for - but that means I need to make fewer blocks to complete the afghan. Yay!

{The finished blocks are about 9 1/2 inches. I will need about 42 blocks to make the afghan the same size as noted in the pattern. About 1/3 of the blocks are complete.}

New Project Started - It's a Poncho

Happy New Year!

Granny Square Poncho

We have a new project started. The Granny Square Poncho is in the works. I started it while visiting family over the Christmas break.

We are using 100% acrylic weight yarn - as the pattern called for.  The yarn seems to be a little heavier than the original, so to make it have a little more body, and not be too floppy, we are using a crochet hook one size smaller than called for on the skeins.

The process has been a little weird as I am teaching myself how to hold a crochet hook differently than how I originally learned.
I learned to crochet by holding the hook like a pencil. Working on this poncho was making my wrist click and pop like nobody's business. I decided that I couldn't live with the noise and started holding my hook in the palm of my hand - more of a gripping of the hook than a holding of it.

The color palette-Granny Square Poncho

Slowly I am getting faster with my new grip on the hook. My wrist doesn't click and pop like it did before, and I'm not as sore when I finish up several rows of crochet. It is getting easier.

Like the pattern? You can find it in our etsy store: Granny Square Poncho listing.