The four stages of a square’s life!
Good morning sweeties I’ve been making some real progress on the happy blankie lately and I thought about sharing with you (again…remember here?) the four stages of a square’s life…
I always choose first the colors…then I work the first round with every color I have…
Then I add a second round with every color too…
then a third round…
then a fourth…
This is my favorite “technique” to work a blanket… It helps you work with all the colors you want without wasting time to choose colors and guessing which color you have to pick now… It makes you use all your colors …
Now I finished all the squares of my happy blankie…
Aren’t they gorgeous? 99 squares 🙂 (the final blanket will be 11 x 9 squares) yaaaay!!!!!!!!
Now I am really really excited about the joining part 😀 My favorite! But I think I will not make it now because it is too hot… So the squares of the happy blankie will have to wait in the basket until september maybe 😉
Now I’ll be working on my amineko and the pink stool (more about this wip later 🙂 )
I can not leave you today without showing you my latest gift… something that made me really really happy last week… a set of colorful clover hooks straight from the U.S 🙂
They are gorgeous and a pure pure pleasure to crochet with 🙂
I am in love with their bright colors and their softness…I am really really hooked 😉
If you wish to order a set for you (they are really amazing!), it is right here from amazon. Go take a look 😉
Wishing you a colorful monday and a very happy week!
Sucrette
Love these colours, very beautiful
Nice job, lots of ends to crochet over!
what a lot of squares in progress! lovely colours also.
Inez
A beautiful sight of lively COLOR !
Gorgeous yarn
Fun hooks
Hugs
Great colours! Looks so positive, made me smile already! How are you going to join the squares?
Oh wow what a totally simple but brilliant way of combining colours… that is so obvious now you’ve said it, but I would never have done it like that myself! Thank you, that will save me a lo of deciding which colour to select next! (and I’m rubbish at doing ‘random’!) 🙂 xx
Excelente trabajo
Besos
Anny
I also “chose” the colors in the same manner. I used 2 baskets to hold the yarn. One contained the yarn “to use” and the other “used”. Worked out great. No stress of what color to use next with each square. Used up tons of left over yarn and made two beautiful large granny square afghans
Juste un petit mot, tes carrés sont un arc-en-ciel pour les yeux ainsi que tes nouveaux crochets! Beaux et beaux!
Angie, je viens tout juste de réaliser que tu as changé la page du haut de ton site. C’est très beau.
You are a “crochet machine!” Me, too. I enjoy reading your wonderful blog.
Best wishes to you and to your adorable family. ( I just ordered the hooks…)
Lovely technique for using all of that wonderful color!! Your squares are fab! I own the same hooks. Congrats to you!! (New hooks are definitely worth a congratulations, huh? Especially when they come in a rainbow!!)
Just love the colours! So exciting to see the progression. x
Angie,
Que lindo se ve como lo vas armando….. pareciera que avanzas rapidísimo…. me encantaron los colores……
Cariños….
Beautiful! and Thank You for sharing your method of crochet your colourful squares.
Nice!
To feast one’s eyes on your colorful work and to relish your friendly words is at once to feel refreshed and serene.
So delighted to have discovered your handmade world. Warm wishes–
Angie, your squares are very beautiful and I like the colours very much! And your crochet hook collection is as happy colourful as your blanket is going to be. Looking forward to see the squares joined! Cheers, Sonja
Multa munca….si rezultatul pe masura. Felicitari
Hi Angie, Beautiful work! Would you share what yarn you’re using? Helen
Thank you very much for sharing and explaining, Angie!
I love your squares and understand how you start, making first round with every color. But how do you decide the 2nd and 3rd rounds? This is what slows me down, trying to figure out which color to use next. Please what is your secret? I am new to crochet and everything you make is so beautiful.
I like it when folks come together and share ideas. Great site, continue the good work!|
Hi Angie! I have missed you! Hope you and your family are fine!
I love these squares! Thank you for the great tip how you make them. I used so much tim just choosing the next colour.
Not much crocheting here because it’s just too hot.
Have a lovely time dear friend! x Teje