Crochet WIPs

I’m on Fiyah!!!! First Granny Square

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*said in my Doug Heffernan voice*

So I tried a granny square!  It looks fine from this angle.

But let me move the skein of yarn … LOLOL!!!  😀

Oye!!!  The top part of it needs some crutches.  LOLOL  😀  I’m not mad though.  I think I  have the general idea in my head and I’m already planning to make a granny square blanket and join Carole at her “One A Day” meme.  Woooooo Nellie.  I can see these squares becoming as addictive to me as hexipuffs are to crafters all around the world.

For whatever it’s worth, I got it started, I rocked my dc (double crochet stitches) and I’m a happy camper. 😀

Now it’s time for bed so I’ll try this again tomorrow.

ETA: Now that I’ve slept on it, straightened the square out, and consulted some crochet gurus, I realise that I didn’t complete the round, I’m missing a corner cluster.  I’m going to do it from scratch since I don’t have enough bind off yarn to do the 5 dcs.  I could just join yarn if I wanted to but hey … I’m going to start over from the beginning.  Hopefully by the end of the day, I’ll have a couple done.

ETA: 7.20.2012

Round 2: Getting better.  😀

W.I.P: If At First You Don’t Succeed …

Nicky18 Comments

” dust yourself off and try again, you should dust yourself off and try again, try again … uh, huh …” ~ Aaliyah

So, what had happened was …  this cushion did not look as big as it really is when I saw the pattern in my crochet book.  Honestly.  Cross my heart.

Enter into evidence — Exhibit 1:

Seriously,  tell me the truth … does it look huge to you?

Well, it really didn’t to me, so I  figured I could make it as a sofa cushion.  Womp, womp.

The pattern asked for bulky yarn, but I forgot how much bulky yarn grows.   So here I was, crocheting my little heart away, finished the first panel …. come to find out … BOOM …  the thing’s as big as my ottoman.  Errr … okay … 😳  Heck, this panel is as big as the front of my current sofa cushion.  And this is only panel one of four!!!!

Enter into evidence — Exhibit 2

Honestly, I don’t want a cushion that’s four times the size of my ottoman, I really don’t.  So I’m dusting myself off and trying again. 

I’m a little intimidated by the pattern I really want to try so I’m going to leave you with the yarn for it (not the pattern, in case I have to dust off again 😛 ) … worsted this time … not bulky.  These babies are some decent acrylic from Stylecraft.  They feel great, and should be perfect for my next attempt.  Oy vey!!!

I’m  joining Tami and the other ladies at WIP Wednesdays although my WIP is technically a no go now.  😛  Pop over there, you’ll be inspired.