My version of the project has grown! So far I have 13 squares and am not finished because I’m trying to use up a bunch of yarn, so I’ve added some additional squares. Also, I just bought “Kristin Knits” and am excited about embellishing, so I tried a few things on the crocheted squares. Some of it looks pretty good, but there’s not much I can think of to do with the open patterns. After I quit, I still need to block, crochet the blocks together, and add the border. I guess it will be done some time next fall!!
Here it is.
For some reason I can’t get the camera to show any definition between the center and middle color. I thought it was the flash so I went outside and it still looks the same.
It used up about half of the center skein, most of the middle skein and every bit of the outer 2 skeins.
That’s beautiful, Mike.
Nicely done, Mike! :yay:
You’re rocking those Grannie Squares! 
Hi Mike…that is beautiful…my first love “was” crocheting and I have a “shoebox” full of grannies…I just can’t get motivated to seam them all up since “knitting” has won me over…but I always love looking at finished crochet projects…I don’t want to offend you and don’t respond if u don’t want to…but with all of your crochet/knitting knowledge (I am assuming you are a guy Mike) where did you learn sooo much???
and do you really have a lousy senate seat???
It’s gorgeous!
I don’t have much knitting knowledge. Maybe it seems that way because I gravitate towards challenges and I’m driven to figure out why things work.
I could tell you about double knitting and cables but not anything about lace.
My sister is a crochet expert, that’s where I get my crochet knowledge. She can make up some amazing stuff without a pattern.
As long as I don’t tell her I’m using math I can have her explain something and then I can figure out why it works and adapt it to what I want.
No, my siblings and I are estranged from my parents. They wouldn’t buy any of us anything let alone a senate seat.
Great answer… so, it’s safe to assume that your are a “male” with lots of talent!!!
Yes I’m a male in a family with a long history of crafty males and females who would sooner make something than buy it (until the generation after me which other than one niece who can cook can’t seem to do anything).
If I wasn’t raised sleeping under heavy quilts and afghans I probably wouldn’t have got the idea to start crochet.
AWESOME!!! Good chating with you:hug: