Like usual, I have three crochet projects going on at once. I’m working on two different afghans for Agnes, and one housewarming gift for my brother and his girlfriend.

The first afghan for Agnes I started way back in April. It is going to be a multicolored granny-square afghan in shades of maroon, coral, and pink. Agnes chose all of the colors.

I set my pattern, and I was making pretty good progress on crocheting all of the granny-squares.

Then I ran out of pink yarn…

So I had to stop just where I was. I checked our local store every time I went grocery shopping. A few months later the yarn still hasn’t been restocked. Luckily my Mother in law came to the rescue, and she found a few in another town.

So I am back to work making bright Summery granny-squares.

When Grandma (my mother in law) visited in May, we girls went shopping. We headed to the craft department, and Agnes spotted some bright pink yarn. Grandma picked up three skeins of bright pink to start me off on another afghan for Agnes.

The pattern is a quick one. It is a single crochet, followed by two double crochets. It makes a nice and fluffy fabric, and it is very fast to crochet too.

I’m hoping to make this afghan twin sized, so it can fit Agnes’s bed. I picked up a few more skeins last night, so I can keep crocheting on this one.

Lastly I have another granny-square afghan that I have been working on since May. It is going to be a housewarming gift. I think it is going to have 400 squares, and they are edged in a pretty heather gray.

I started the project off by making some granny-squares.

Lots and lots of granny-squares.

I’ve tried to make ten a day, but I don’t always meet my goal.

This morning I finished granny-square number one hundred and thirty.

I still have a long way to go, but this colorful project has been a fun one to work on.

As most of my projects go, we’ll see which one gets finished first.

I think this one took me twelve or thirteen weeks. This has been one of my largest crochet projects so far. Thade is a big fan of Doctor Who. I wanted to make an afghan inspired by the 4th Doctor’s famous scarf. I picked up a lot of yarn in various colors and got to work.

I started this project off at Hobby Lobby. I love that store, and they had lots of yarn to choose from.

I worked on the afghan throughout the Winter.

I carried it all around the house, and worked on it during the evenings.

It was a warm and snuggly project.

I measured it out to see if it would fit Thade’s bed. It was close, but it just needed a few more rows.

I set my mind to finishing the project before the boys were out of school.

I finished the afghan, and surprised Thade with it. He loved it, and I really like the finished product too. This one did take a long time to complete, I lost count on just how many skeins of yarn I used.

I did end up with a few leftovers for the next project.

I know I should focus on one crochet project at a time, but right now I have three crochet projects going on.

Agnes found several colors of yarn that she liked. A few weeks ago I started a little Summer afghan for her.

I’m still working on Thade’s afghan too.

I’ve been working on this one for twelve weeks now. How I hope I finish it this weekend.

I also recently learned how to make Granny Rectangles.

At first I thought this would make a great cover for the buffet. I kept going, and adding on colors, so now it is big enough to be another throw.

This Granny Rectangle is almost finished. Maybe I’ll luck out and get two of these projects finished this weekend.

I’ve been decorating the foyer/den bit by bit. The room has changed from an office, to an art room for the kids, to a cozy den, and a craft space for me. It was one of those rooms that we never really used, now we are in it all of the time.

I’ve been collecting pictures, and plants, painting here and there, but it still needed something. I like the furniture in the room, but it could use a colorful throw to snuggle up under.

I got to work…

I made several granny squares, and set my pattern.

I used two colors for one square, and three for another. I repeated the pattern over, and over. I single-crocheted around the squares before I stitched them together.

Forty squares made, and I really liked the look of the throw.

Time to make some more, so many more…

One hundred granny squares later, and the throw was Agnes sized.

I kept going though, so everyone could use the throw.

I added on a few more rows.

I crocheted many more granny squares too.

I put the finishing touches on stacks and stacks of squares.

Finally I had enough made, and it was time to stitch them together.

All finished, now Agnes can hug it!

I ended up making one hundred and fifty squares, and it was the prefect size throw. I think it took me about three weeks to complete the project, but it was well worth it. The throw looks cheery and sunny in the foyer, and I’ve got the granny square pattern down too. Now to complete another project, or two.