Long Time No See

So much for my knitting/crocheting plans. The last month has been hectic for me, but now that it's all past, I can concentrate on my neglected WIPs. My afghan plan has been deterred, but I'm still planning on making an afghan... just not any time soon.

I don't have much to show for myself right now, except for two granny squares. Yeah, I know what you're thinking. I've only been making and showing granny squares since the start of this blog. I am working on other projects (like my Aestlight shawl), it's just that granny squares are so quick that I can update fairly regularly. I'm almost done with the Aestlight shawl, so expect an update on that fairly soon.

On to the granny squares.

This first square is the Raspberry Medallion Square. It is the 6" June square for the Block-A-Month Crochet-A-Long. I added an extra round of dc to bring the size up to 6". I'm not liking this square that much: I'm not sure why, perhaps it would look better if I had used worsted weight yarn instead of DK.


This square is the Moon Granny Square. This square was a little confusing at first, but it turned out beautifully. I really like the black and pale pink combination, though it does remind of French lingerie.


I've lost my photographing mojo. And my camera is broken... forgive me for the lack of inspiration, but I tried to take a picture of the Moon Granny Square from the side.


Somewhat pretty. Or perhaps I should just stick to my crochet and knitting instead of trying out photography.

Breaking Up The Silence

Sorry for being MIA; I'm stuck in the library with books and notes until mid-June.

I have yet another granny square to show you today. It's the Garden Granny Square, which is the 6" May sqaure for the Block-A-Month Crochet-A-Long. This was quite easy to make, I managed to finish it within minutes of starting, but I didn't have time to take a picture.


Sorry for the bad picture, I've lost my photography mojo. *tears*

Exams

Ah, school...

I've yet to complete my education and leave those dreaded end of year exams behind, but there's one type of exam that I'll always love: OWLs! On Ravelry, there is a group called the Harry Potter Knitting/Crochet House Cup, where you're sorted into a house at the start of the term (I've always been a Slytherin) and then choose various lessons to complete. Each lesson, hosted by a 'member of staff', is a take on the original Harry Potter traditional lesson with a crafting twist.

Each completed lesson earns your house some house points, which are tallied up at the end of the term. The winning house doesn't receive a prize but various projects are picked each month to receive a prize depending on its awesomeness. Not only are there lessons, but you can take part in the Quidditch Tournament (now split by the different years), Detention (where you finish WIPs) and OWLs (a particularly long and challenging project that'll take the term to complete).

Us Slytherins, have a list of 'quests' that we can do for fun. One of them is the 'Ultimate Quest' where you complete all the lessons, two OWLs and Quidditch - which, essentially, is the maximum amount of things that you can do. At the start of the month I was actually considering doing that, however my insanity has passed so I'm now aware that it isn't possible right now. However, I do want to complete as many lessons as possible (this will probably be easier after my exams) and one OWL. As for Quidditch... meh. Maybe next time.

I know what you're thinking. Why is she babbling on about Harry Potter? I don't even like Harry Potter...

Well, I have decided to make an afghan for my OWL. I'm intending it to be 80" by 80", using 8" squares. So that's 100 squares in total. In three months. Wow, that sounds crazy even to me...

I'm sure that in normal circumstances, I'd be able to finish that within a few weeks... However, it seems that right now I'd have to be crocheting in the library; not good.


This is another one of those squares I made a while ago. I'm expecting my afghan squares to be made out stash scraps with only 8 rounds. I guess I'd better get to it. Don't expect to hear from me soon ;)

Guess Who's Back

As soon as I start getting into the groove of blogging, I disappear. What is up with that?

The past month has been really hectic. May has just arrived, which means late night revision sessions in the library and fearsome exams. It's just one month that I have to deal with, because come June, I'll be on the beach with my yarns.

So what have I been working on for the past month?

Nothing. Nadda. Zilch.

I don't have any FOs to show off, but I do have a granny square that I completed a while ago. Yeah, a granny square...

I'm sorry...

I Knit, Therefore I Am

I'm knitting.

Yes, I am actually knitting. No, this isn't a joke. April Fool's Day was over a while ago. I AM KNITTING!

I'm making Aestlight. I recently received the pattern as a gift and after my sudden epiphany the other day, I just cast on the first stitch and let my hands take over. I'm working on the garter triangle right now, so this isn't mentally stimulating, but at least it's a change from all those granny squares I've been working on for the past few months.

The pattern calls for a fingering weight yarn but I'm using my Crofter DK, that I bought back in January. This yarn is relatively thin compared to the usual DK weight yarns so it seems to suit the pattern so far. I didn't even do a gauge swatch for this - the gauge was spot on when I started knitting it up.

Well, don't I feel like a knitting prodigy ;)

What Now?

I was bored yesterday so I decided to bust out another Traditional Granny Square.


I'm making these for a stash-busting square swap on Ravelry - I need to send two squares per person - but right now, these are becoming really tedious. I suppose it's due to the lack of thinking required to create it.

I've just realised that even though I've learnt to knit in 2006, I've yet to complete a knitted project. I taught myself how to crochet a year ago, and I haven't given knitting a second thought. I guess it's time to dust the cobwebs off my knitting needles and put a little more variety into my crafting.

Family Friendly Square

This month's square for the Block-A-Month group on Ravelry is the oh-so wonderful Friend Family Square.

I got a little confused with this square - particularly when it came to the front post dc - but I persevered till the end. The square was smaller than six inches (since I used a 5mm hook instead of a 5.5mm hook) so I changed the last round of sc to a round of dc. That brought the size nicely up to six inches.


I'm considering sending this with my Haze square. This has some hot pink so it'd fit in with the swap's theme.