I've been making Grannies lately. I hate sewing in the ends, thus I've only finished these two. All the others have ends of yarn hanging all over the place and look rather unkempt, so I'll keep them out of sight until they are more presentable.
Some of you may remember that I started trying to make Granny Squares about a year ago. I finally made a super-wonky one on my 40th birthday, last June. I didn't make another one until about three weeks ago when something clicked in my brain and I suddenly understood how Granny squares work. I find that that happens to me a lot: I don't get it, I don't get it, I give up, I try again, I give up, and then, after a while, everything becomes clear. An inconvenient and exasperating way to learn, really.
I don't mean that I can do them perfectly all of a sudden--I know that those Grannies are still pretty wonky--but somehow they make sense to me now.
And that is quite a relief to my knot-sew-crafty brain.
Your grannies look so nice!
Posted by: Annemarie | October 16, 2010 at 04:58 PM
Ha! I get what you mean, because I seem to learn in a very similar way--I keep putting things down and then picking them up again from time to time until they "click"!
Posted by: dianeinjapan | April 15, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Oooo, very nice! Those colors are rockin' my world. Keep on truckin'!
Posted by: Paige | April 09, 2009 at 11:16 PM
congrats! they look great.
you could always leave the ends out and turn them into a mobile....
...and forgive me if that is the most insane suggestion you've ever heard. i've got mobiles on the brain lately.
Posted by: Sarah | April 06, 2009 at 08:40 AM
I think they look fab-U-lous! Hooray for you!!!
Posted by: Andrea | April 05, 2009 at 09:12 PM
ahh. Well done!
Posted by: Mistress B | April 05, 2009 at 05:58 PM
I LOVE them. You are super good. Just keep going!
Posted by: lexi | April 05, 2009 at 06:45 AM
My friend Ellen ("granny squares are the building blocks of fashion") taught me how to make granny squares. She is a whiz with a crochet hook. I love the color combination. Ellen recommends crocheting all the ends in as you go. It really does make a difference when finishing. All those ends can be daunting.
Posted by: Natalie | April 04, 2009 at 04:28 PM
Granny squares rock! I swooned over bunches of them this morning when I found afghans at the antique shop.
Posted by: jessica | April 04, 2009 at 02:51 PM
"Granny Squares are the building blocks to fashion." (I said that).
Your granny squares look great! Keep making them!
Posted by: Ellen Bloom | April 04, 2009 at 12:09 PM
They are gorgeous! When you get a lot of them done, do you fasten them together into a blanket? I think I've seen blankets like that.
Posted by: Sarah | April 04, 2009 at 09:03 AM
Those look pretty perfect to me! I've been saying I'm going to learn how to do granny squares for over a year now, and I still haven't started... K x
Posted by: kristina | April 04, 2009 at 05:38 AM
Yeah! See - you ARE sew crafty!
Posted by: Amy | April 03, 2009 at 11:16 PM
These are beautiful!! I swear that I thought this was a photo you pulled from somewhere else to show how beautiful, finished granny squares should look. I'm very impressed!! I also really like the photo, with the squares on an angle, with that nice shadow. Lovely all around.
Posted by: auntie J | April 03, 2009 at 08:52 PM