Finally Finished: Granny Square Pillow

You know when you work on a big project for a while and it feels like it will never be done? That's how I've been feeling about the granny square pillow I started about a month ago. I was feeling really defeated when I realized last weekend I was going to run  out of a specific color of yarn for the project. I thought I had enough in the skein when I started but I was wrong. I've always read those warnings in my patterns and on the backs of skeins and it finally happened to me. But I survived with a few grannies that had to be all one color

Grannies aren't that difficult to make and it really only took 32 for this pillow, but with new projects and work it was difficult to just get it finished. But recently I buckled down and started really working on it. I brought it to Knitting Avengers and I tried to crochet a few a night. 

Now I'm excited to finally report the bluish granny square pillow is finally complete!

side 1:

side 2:

from vhs tape, to granny coaster

A friend sent me this post about reusing VHS tapes. On Sunday I thrifted "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" for a little under a buck and after pulling out a screwdriver I got to crocheting.

I made this little coaster which I'm really digging because sometimes at work I drink cold water that gets kind of sweaty. I the VHS tape will prevent the pretty fabric from getting damp and destroyed over time.

one giant granny square

I've been practicing my crochet skills to make a present for D.J.'s aunt. She was nice (and patient) enough to teach me how to crochet over the holidays.

All my tiny granny squares have formed one giant granny square. It's pretty big now. I can't even imagine trying to make something like a blanket if it took me days to get this far:












What I'm making is a tiny pillow. Actually a cover to the blue pillow below:























My little discard pile of leftover yarn: