Wednesday, October 15, 2008

I put my knitting needles down...

I have done the unthinkable! I have put my knitting needles down.I am always knitting. The first thing I do after I wake up, is grab a cup of tea, and my knitting. Well, things have been different around here for the last few days. The house almost seems empty without the reassuring clickety click of my trusted Addis. There is however no idleness, trust me. I have been working on a crochet project.
I had this mountain of left over tweedy yarns. So I decided to embark on a granny square project, with the idea of making a blanket for one of my children as a Christmas present.
Crochet has the great advantage of being fast. I actually doubled the yarn to make it super fast. Why knit a blanket in months, when you can crochet a spirited Granny Square blanket in weeks? I know some of you will say that knitting looks nicer, but I personally like both the efficiency, and the vintage spirit of the crochet blanket.
I have so far completed 22 squares, and probably have at least 13 more to go...

4 comments:

goldwman said...

and then you have to sew them together!!!!!

LizzieK8 said...

I don't think knitting necessarily "looks nicer"...but then I've crocheted for almost 50 years and only been knitting for 4 or 5. I think Granny Squares are ageless. Not to mention one can crochet anything in a quarter of the time it takes to knit it! ;)

SusanB-knits said...

I too like to crochet blankets, afghans, lap throws, etc. It is faster and there are many wonderful patterns out there. I am currently crocheting a lap throw in between knitting a sock and knitting a fingerless glove.

Anonymous said...

Yup...I'm a constant knitter...but granny squares are my favorite crochet =).