Changing Direction

I crocheted these four squares over the last 24 hours. Each large square is approximately the size of four small squares. I've decided that Cassie's new blankey is going to have these four squares in the center, bordered by 12 small squares on top and bottom (3 rows of 4) and 20 small squares on either side (2 rows of 20). 44 more small squares to go--hopefully I'll be finished by my bible study on Wednesday! The ladies in my class are always curious to see what new project I'm working on while we chat. As with the small squares, the purple-bordered squares are a bit smaller than the white-bordered squares due to a variance in the yarn size. It seems to be working out alright during piecing because I can stretch them a bit whilst I sew them together. I'm using I Love this Yarn in white, Lion Brand's Babysoft in Pistachio for the green, and Bernat Softee Baby in Lilac for the purple. The Softee baby is very soft and the color is gorgeous, but the yarn itself unravels easily. The Babysoft is VERY thin--I think I will double it the next time I use it. The I Love this Yarn is VERY user friendly and crochets up to an almost terry cloth feel. It is definitely the most user-friendly of the bunch for a beginner like me. And even though this is my fifth afghan since February, I think of myself as a beginner! I am looking for new challenges though--hence the change to Cassie's blanket. It mixed things up a little and I think the finished result will be more interesting than 80 little squares sewn together!

I'm already plotting my next few projects. I'm going to make this for my niece's bday in July: http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/90364AD.html?noImages= although I'm going to substitute duckie (yellow) for the goldfish (red). It will be a pretty piece for her bedroom.

I'm also going to do something similar to this in blue for a baby shower coming up in the next few weeks: http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/70527AD.html?noImages=

Right now it's time to walk the kids & dog--always a little easier when I add ice cream to the mix!