nana squares done!

I managed to get my nana squares finished! And I really did the 10 a day like I said I would, even though I said it, I wasn't sure I'd manage it! I think that I have enough for the baby baby blanket, after I lay all the squares out, I may need to make more. So for now, I've got 70 nana squares with all their ends weaved in.


My baby yarn stash still seems huge and I'm really tired of it, so I may just donate the rest of it to a woman here in town who makes blankets for the NICU after I finish with this blanket. This weekend, I will hopefully get the squares joined together using this zig zag joining method.

Today, I'm linking to Tuesday Tallies for One a Day and Our Creative Spaces.

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nana squares...

I've started yet another baby yarn stash buster blanket, this time I'm making nana squares, a pattern from The Royal Sisters. These squares are super cute and fast to make! This Kaleidoscope blanket is what inspired me to start this one. Mine won't be as bright, I don't have many bright colors in my bag of baby yarn.

Since I've pretty much stuffed my hexi-puffs in the back of my closet, I've decided I'm going to use this as my new One a Day project. I'll be making ten of these nana squares a day, they really are that fast to make. This blanket shouldn't take me too long to finish!

The first baby yarn stash buster blanket I started is so close to being finished, it's all assembled but there's a lot of ends to weave in still, that's why I haven't shared it yet. I pick it up every couple weeks and sew a bit, it will get finished eventually! It will. I really love how it turned out, so I really can't wait to finally share it!

hexipuffing along

I went out and picked up a couple new skeins of the Bernat Mosaic in some different colorways to add some more color to my hexipuffs. I got medusa and spectrum, I love these colors!

I have to admit that I'm not entirely in love with these little hexipuffs anymore, I'm really trying to give them more of a chance though because I was so in love with the idea of this quilt. It may be because a couple of them are different sizes, I'm just not sure. I'm bummed out that I'm not so into them now.

I'm linking this post up with Tuesday Tallies for the One a Day project!

my creative space

I went and joined two new CAL's on ravelry yesterday. The first one is the One a Day CAL group, you pick a project and then do one element of it a day, like a granny square a day. I have been drooling over the beekeeper's quilt since it was first posted and I'm not the only one, there are many, many people making this blanket! It's a gorgeous blanket but I'm not exactly a great knitter so I wanted to figure out a crochet version. Luckily, I don't have to try and figure it out because I found a pattern to use, it's called the apiary puff (it's a ravelry download, so you may have to be a member to get it!).

Last night I printed it out, pulled out a skein of Bernat Mosaic yarn (ambrosia) and got to work using my 3.75 hook. I bought a couple skeins of this yarn when I spotted it on clearance, I bought it thinking I would make a big granny square blanket (inspired by this one) but have decided it will be good for hexi-puffs! I cheated and made two last night but they aren't stuffed yet, so it's not a big cheat!


I also joined a CAL to make an amigurumi unicorn, I can't wait to get started on this cutie! I may end up making two so both my girls have their own and there won't be any fighting (hopefully).

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