Craft Corner: Granny Square Baby Blanket

Last month, my cousin gave birth to two adorable twins named Scarlett and Grayson. The babies were born very premature, but as of now they are staying strong and doing well! I had planned on having these blankets done for her baby shower in mid-November, but school got in the way and I didn't have the chance to finish the blankets until a month later. But now they're finished and I absolutely love them!

I knew that I wanted to make the babies blankets for the twins, but I had the hardest time deciding what to make them. Granny Square? Striped? There were so many possibilities! But when I found the pattern for this Granny Stripe Baby Blanket, I knew that I had found the one!

The border definitely caught my eye when I decided to make this blanket. I love the scalloped edges and the stitch was so easy for such a cute finish. My cousin and her husband are huge Ohio State fans and both met while students at Ohio State, so they named their babies in honor of that. I decided to make identical blankets for the babies, but a gray bordered one for Grayson and a scarlet bordered one for Scarlett. I'm planning on giving these to my cousin when they visit for Christmas and I can't wait! I know they're going to love them! Scarlett and Grayson are the first babies in our family, so I am beyond excited to knit them as many gifts as I can! Maybe hats next? Oh, the possibilities! 

On My Hook: Summer Garden Afghan

After finally finishing my second chevron afghan, I have been itching to start another huge project. I love always having something fun to work on, especially when the end result is bound to be beautiful. The anticipation just makes me work faster and longer until I final have my finished project. Since I now have completed three afghans during my knitting career, my sister decided it was time for her to have her own, made by me of course. I told her as long as she bought the yarn, I'd be happy to provide my services. Little did I know she'd pick out a completely adorable color scheme that I fell in love with as soon as I made the first square. 

My sister decided she wanted a Summer Garden Granny Square Afghan, which is the same exact pattern I used to make my very first crocheted afghan. We went to JoAnn's together to pick out the colors and I brought the project to school with me. Over the long Labor Day weekend, I've been working away on my squares through countless episodes of Gossip Girl. I'm making some good progress considering it took an entire year to finish my last afghan. I'm hoping to finish this project before Thanksgiving- just in time for the cold weather! If I don't steal the blanket for myself, that is…

Is anyone else working on a fun project? I love to see what other people are working on so that I have inspiration for what to make next. Going to my knitting club always gives me so many ideas that I know I'll never have enough time to complete. But a girl can dream! As soon as I finish this afghan, that is.

Craft Corner: Chevron Afghan

FINALLY. Oh my gosh, I have been working on this afghan for almost a year and I finally finished it last week. This baby has sat through countless episodes of Gossip Girl, Game of Thrones, and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. I had made my black and white chevron afghan last year and fell in love with the pattern, which I found from Love, Elycia. I was looking through Elycia's blog and thought that her multi-colored afghan was adorable and wanted to make one of my own. I picked out pink, blue, black, and white to match my bedroom and think it turned out spectacular!

Now that this afghan is finished, I have so many ideas for new afghans. I am making a summer garden afghan for my sister, which I made for myself two years ago, and this granny square blanket for myself. I already have all of the yarn I need for those two projects, so those should keep me busy for awhile. After finishing this afghan, I have officially become obsessed with crocheting them! I can't wait to explore all of the afghans that are out there. Hopefully they all don't take as long, though, or else I'll be crocheting for years and years into the future!