So it seems that I just can’t help myself, and while sorting
out my windowsill plants the other day I saw four balls of yarn side-by-side
and straight away I thought – that’s a granny square combo right there!
I have been struggling with boredom lately. I am trying to
stop using my phone and laptop quite so much, but I just don’t know what else
to do with my time. I crochet, I have an allotment, I grow fruit & veg with
work, I whittle (sometimes), I tend plants on my windowsill, I hula hoop
(sometimes) and I swim (sometimes). I find it hard to read as I can’t
concentrate for long periods of time, though I have recently starting reading
again – but this puts me off using the library as I don’t like mooching (I HATE
mooching), and I am so slow to read that I’d just be fined all the time.
This weekend I decided to start making some crochet granny squares, to see how far I get. So far I have made six – I haven’t done granny
squares for years but it is one of the first things I learnt how to make – and I
have no idea how many I’ll need for a blanket (probably about 150!), so at the
moment I am using this as a boredom-buster and trying to make one or two a day.
I have three main colours and an edging colour, so coming up with different
combinations is fun. I am going to make as many different colour combos as I can
before I start making multiples of each. Each square reminds me of batternberg
cake!
Remembering to sew in the ends as I go is a useful
second-hand boredom buster – as you can see from the pictures I haven’t sewn
them all! I am using Stylecraft Special DK in Parchment, Saffron, Cream and
Blush with a 4mm hook. Each square is about 11cm across.
