Happy Spring, everyone! It’s snowing here in West Michigan. And waking up to a blanket of white was a crushing blow after we were spoiled by nearly a week of sunny, spring weather. Ah, well, those of us who live in Michigan are used to this kind of teasing by Mother Nature. We often complain [...]

Here’s an update on the granny square hat that I’m making for my youngest daughter. It’s coming along, but I can’t decide how to finish the top. Right now it looks like a headband with ear flaps. I’m not using a pattern, so I have to make some design choices as I go. Any suggestions?

The kids need new winter gear, so I will be transforming this yarn into granny square hats (Similar to this one.) and scarves. Do you have any favorite granny square patterns? I’m looking for new inspiration.

I should have known that I would work harder for myself than anyone else. But, my word, this is ridiculous. I’m working so much that I still haven’t had time to excavate the dining room and rediscover that flat wooden surface, formally known as our dining room table. My, oh, my. While I haven’t slowed [...]

I wrote this post more than a week ago, but it was somehow unpublished. I’m sure it was operator error. My apologies for leaving you folks in suspense. The Granny square madness continues. Here’s today’s square, the second in a blanket series. And now for those giveaway winners…. Kathy of Loveland, Colorado and Janis of [...]

Some of my earliest craft memories involve me sitting on a little chair in my Great Grandma’s kitchen stitching granny squares with the scrap yarn I collected from the elder crafters who gathered there weekly for lively craft sessions. I was five when I started making granny squares and I loved them then, but I [...]