Crochet Daisy Granny Square Cushion

Since summer is well and truly over I thought it was time to finally finish my daisy granny square cushion I had been working on.

For some reason it took me way longer than most of my other projects, mainly due to my hesitation to sewing the squares together. Such a tedious task, almost as annoying as sewing in ends!

I am so happy with the outcome though. It's so bright and inviting.

The pictures I have posted have been altered on instagram (yes, I am one of those!) So the colours might not look the same in all of them.

Happy New Year!

So it has been nearly two months since I last wrote a proper post on here. The rush of Christmas, work, uni etc seemed to have grabbed hold of me and I have just about made it through the other side.

Saying this, I am currently in the middle of exams, so it is probably not the best time for me to be spending it blogging. Any excuse to procrastinate from studying! Am I right?

I have, however, had time to continue crocheting. Yay!

It's so relaxing, and so extremely satisfying when you give a gift to someone that you have made yourself.

Here is a couple of pictures of the things I have been working on.

A granny square blanket I made for my granny. Get it? I know, smart.

A two coloured cushion. Pink on one side, purple on the other.

Wishing you all the best for 2013. Make it a good one!

Emma :)

I'm addicted...

To crocheting. I've done a bit before, but after starting my 4 week course it's safe to say I have become obsessed.

The aim of the course was to make Granny Squares, and this week we accomplished just that!
It was surprisingly easy to follow, once you know the basic stitches and how to read the pattern.
I have been making granny squares ever since. Even to the extent of taking my needle and yarn to my University lecture Oops!

My first Granny Square!
After a couple attempts it finally came out good!!

It was amazing to see how different everyone's square's looked like. I guess it all depended on the tension, but mine was much smaller and tighter than the others.

Group Granny Squares.

At home I got experimentin' and worked out, via the wonderful internet, how to add a new colour onto the square. I'm not particularly sure I started it off correctly, but it still looked great at the end.

Two coloured Granny Square.

I also taught myself to create cute little flowers! They are so quick and easy to make. Again, I think I read the pattern incorrectly as I was only able to manage five petals instead of six, but I guess it made my lil flower more special!

My cute pink flower.

So, it's been a very busy but fun week of crocheting.

Really looking forward to see what I can come up with next, and to find a new pattern to try something new!

I would love to see other people's first creations.

What did you make when you were first learning to crochet?

Emma