february's squares have been added

February's squares have been added :-) For March I'm doing a surround of smaller squares like these .

first 4 for march :)

comfortable hooks

I was shown this link by a friend and so I've given it a go and I must say I'm thrilled with how nice they are to use.

heart square and popcorn stitch flower

tried to do this http://www.ravelry.com/projects/JeLire/grandmas-heart-square but couldn't get past the heart part round 4 deluded me so I sewed the heart on an ordinary granny instead.

spot the difference 

you can try this pattern from here 

January squares

The January part of my Leap Year Blanket 

I've used pattern from where the heart is  and this pattern from you tube, one of my favourites was a pattern from attic 24  and this one from Crochet with Raymond

more squares

 loving these two flower squares :o) 

Leap year blanket

39 squares done now , I like the ones with circles in the middle. liking this blog for granny squares :) 

Leap Year Blanket

back into making granny squares and joining them as I go using this method so that I don't end up with a pile of squares that need sewing.
I'm joining in with the leap year blanket group on facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/169037333198318/ a square a day and by the end of the year a banket should be finished . . . . . . well if I don't get way laid !! It's interesting to see the squares being made by the other crocheters on there and supportive having people to talk to :)

wrist warmers

I knitted wrist warmers / fingerless gloves made out of the yarn I didn't use in the socks :) 2.5 circular needle or dpns cast on 48 and just knit two pearl two rib in a tube for 3cm then continue in knit using this video to put the thumb in wherever you want it depending on how long up your arm you want the warmers to go  :-)

Toasty toes :-)

that's it socks finished and lovely warm toasty they are too :-)

I started each sock with the red wool so that the wool patterns match - it meant wasting some of the wool until i got to the red again but it'll save for some wrist warmers i think.