norahsknits

We took a class on Granny Squares (Making a Crocheted Granny Square Scarf) at the Midwest Fiber Festival last weekend, and really enjoyed it! Granny squares are addictive - once you start making them, it's hard to stop. In the weeks before the class, I used up all of my scrap yarn making squares (which will become a small blanket), and also made some potholders using some Queensland brand yarn from littleknits.com (95% recycled cotton, made in Italy). The potholder square patterns are from Ravelry. The "solid square" pattern needed a little bit of modification, namely, turning the square over and crocheting every other round on the opposite side. Otherwise, the square biases or skews (at least, it did for me in this yarn). I used the cotton yarn single for some squares and double for the light green one, with the back side of all three potholders in plain single crochet with the yarn doubled.  

I'm blocking these today - on the left, DK weight yarn in Thistle Leaf stitch, on the right, Cascade blue-faced leicester wool in Oriel pattern. (Both lace patterns from Barbara Walker books.) I used size 8 needles for the Thistle Leaf stitch and size 6 needles for the Oriel stitch, and both items are edged in crochet to make blocking easier.