10 More Squares

I can't believe that it is August 22nd already! Labor Day is right around the corner. And that means that our Summer of Squares is coming to a close. However, there is still plenty of time to make some more squares, and/or post about squares you have already made.

I spent last weekend working on another group of squares. I made one square for Krochet Krystal and 9 for a Warm Up America blanket.
I used Caron Simply Soft for the daisy square, and 2 skeins of Plymouth Encore for the WUA squares.

I also wanted to apologize for not getting back to those of you who volunteered to donate prizes. If you are still willing to donate, that is terrific. Since I have a couple of skeins of yarn for prizes, I thought that it might be fun to have some non-yarn prizes. Maybe a pattern book or some notions would work well. But it's up to you guys. Anything you can think of will work just fine. Also, I mentioned something at the very beginning about awarding a prize for the most squares donated to charity, but I haven't tracked that very well. So if you could post here or email me about how many squares you donated, that would be a big help.

2 More Squares

I know that I have been neglecting my afghan squares while I have been finishing up a few other projects. But this week my crochet guild has asked for a square or 2 for a comfort ghan we are putting together for one of our members who lost her husband unexpectedly in July. So here is my contribution:
Both squares are made out of Wool Ease, and I used WUA's shell stitch pattern for both. They worked up very quickly, and it felt good to get back to some afghan squares again.

Also, I just wanted everyone to know that I leave Saturday on vacation. I am spending next week in Nova Scotia. So I won't be online during that time. I will check back in as soon as I get back to CT, though. Have a great week!

10 More Squares

I've gotten 10 more squares done! 8 for Warm Up America:

and 2 for the VT Tech blankets Crafting for a Cause is making:


I will be away for the next 4 days at the Knit and Crochet Show, and I will be offline during that time. I promise to catch up with email and updating the sidebar when I get back. Have a great weekend, and keep making those squares!

10 Squares for Greensburg!

Here are 10 more squares I have completed for Greensburg. I am going to send off my 15 squares this week.

I have added up everyone's squares and updated the sidebar. Please let me know if I missed anything. Thanks.

3 for Greensburg!

Here are 3 squares I made this weekend for Rebuilding Greensburg:

Face Cloths it is!

Well, I only heard back from one of you, so I am assuming face cloths are ok with everyone. This reminds me that I have some cotton chenille in my stash that needs used up, so I may join Cole and make a couple of cloths for Greensburg too.

I also realized that I didn't post my new afghan square project over here. So, without further ado, I give you my watermelon afghan square:

I am using 3 colors of Caron Simply Soft Brites, the pattern for the "Babette" square, and an H hook. Each square is 10", so I should need 24 squares for a 40"X60" afghan. I am currently working on the first 10 squares at once, so I am getting close to half way there. When this is finished, I intend to donate it to either Project Linus or Blankets for the Gulf. I should add that it is one of the most fun projects I have ever worked on!

One More Square for Greensburg

I'm having a busy week, but I managed to finish one more square for Greensburg last night.

You can read all about my trials and tribulations with knitting on the bias on my blog. Mostly I'm unhappy because it isn't truly square. I think my next square for Greensburg is either going to be a mitered square like Cole's or crocheted. I haven't decided which yet.

A Few More Afghan Squares

Again, just to keep things interesting for anyone just stopping by! Here are the 8 afghan squares I made in the month of May:


2 squares for a blanket in VT Tech colors that Crafting for a Cause is putting together, one square for Rebuilding Greensburg, and 5 squares for Warm Up America.

Just to Keep Things Interesting...

...here's a picture of an afghan square that is the beginning of an afghan I am going to work on this summer:

I'm using Caron Simply Soft and an H hook. And, yes, this project is for me!