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| AJ's Sweater |
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| Joy's purse |
Let's face it, love 'em or hate 'em, the granny square is a crochet classic. Right now, the granny square is also in fashion. From home decor to runways, grannies can be found all over social media. The thing about granny squares is weaving in ends: every round has two ends, and each square is typically 4 or 5 rounds, now multiply that by the number of squares, the joining and border, and that is a lot of ends. Ends that must be crocheted over, woven in or you will pay the price. *My first large crochet project was a granny square afghan I made for my mother from a kit, I purchased when I was 14. It was lots of work and I was very proud of it, until I learned what happens when you don't leave long enough tails and weave in ends with eye for longevity,
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| Tony's herd of llamas for Peru - a group effort |
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| Jeni's doll dress |
You may already know that Red Heart came out with All-in-One Granny Square Yarn, which is designed to create 14 - 5 row granny squares per skein, with only 2 ends per square. Many CTC members have seen Gloria's Market Day Cardi. Gloria agreed to share her experience with yearn for our May meeting. There were a dozen members at the Wescott Library on Saturday, 5/11, (including one brand new member - Welcome Deb!), and everyone one of us was able to complete a square by meetings' end. Of course we all had fun with show & tell - I've included a few pictures.
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| Max's mosaic purse |
We had a surprise visitor today! For those of you who don't know Maxine, she was one of the founding members and is much missed at CTC. Max dropped by at the beginning of the meeting to do a little de-stashing, which was greatly appreciated. Of course, we had to know what she was working on lately, and she told us about Icelandic designer Tinna Thorudottir. Max was carrying a gorgeous mosaic purse, based off of a design by Tinna. Your president has your back! I asked Max if she might be willing to come to a meeting as a guest instructor. With this technique, the zipper is built into the finished item.
Gloria shared a slideshow with inspiration for many projects using granny squares and has graciously agreed to share it with the group. Members can access the slide show here.. There are so many options for granny square projects, from solid colors to the new yarn, scrap-busting, to classic colors, you might want to give it a try. Whether or not you attended the meeting, you are welcome to participate in the Granny Square project challenge issued by Gloria; we'll share our projects at the September meeting. I'm looking forward to seeing you all in the upcoming months - we will have such a fun summer! Theresa
