granny stripes

Hello, my dears!

I'm thinking I might dip my toe back into the crochet waters with the lovely granny stripes blanket that the wonderful Lucy is cooking up over on her blog.  It may or may not actually be easier than a traditional granny square blanket, but it looks so much simpler, and that's enough for me. Pickles also has a lovely pattern that was posted just the day after Lucy chatted about hers:  

If you take a look at the last pic on Lucy's post, you will see why I kind of like hers just a bit better.  She used two rows of the same color, creating a zig-zaggy effect that I like very much, like this lovely one she found on flickr:

I can't wait for her to post her pattern, because I think I just might go for it...With lots of bright colors, of course, all rainbow-y, in a lovely cotton yarn.

What say you?!  Do you prefer the stripes or the squares?  Somehow, I think stripes are more "summery" than squares.  Maybe?

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So, anyway, the shopping list for the weekend reads as follows:   lots and lots of origami paper, a few starter skeins of cotton yarn (any recommendations?), large amounts of chocolate, preferably baked into brownie form, and wine, red.  Oh, yes, please!

Hoping your weekend is lovely in all ways...Cheers!

xoxox.

Comments

[Louise]

Amy you have inspired me to learn how to crochet....and I'm really excited about it.

[Fruitful Fusion]

Yeah! I think I might give it a go too! Grannies just work up so quickly don't they?

[mamaayanna]

oooohhh... thanks for links:-)

[Cate]

YES!!! I added this to my list of projects the other day and keep checking in to see if she's posted the pattern yet. I love the zigzaggy effect too and I think the stripes is a goer if only to avoid stitching together all those squares at the end.

[Ingrid]

Hello Amy, I love the Granny stripes, Im gonna trie it too. I crochet al lot of blankets in granny squares (In Holland we call them American squares..), but never like this. Good luck with folding cranes, before you know you're an addict! Have a nice weekend, Ingrid (Ingthings)

[kaylovesvintage]

love the second one

[Carole]

Hi Amy,
My name is Carole, found your blog from a link from Lucy at attic24. I think your blanket is gorgeous i love the peach, beige and blue.
Love Carole from Rossendale, Lancs xxxx

[Amy Hanson]

Hello, Carole! Lovely to meet you. I'm so honored to be on Lucy's blogroll--Lucky, lucky me, that she is introducing me to a few of her friends! Thank you so much for stopping by...Oh! and I should mention that I didn't make any of the blankets in the post (would that I could)...the one I believe you are referencing is from Pickles, and the link is right up there in the post...do check them out--just lovely each and every day. xoxox!

[Lucy @ Attic24]

Hellooooooo Amy!!!!!!
oooo yaayyy lets all go granny stripy together...going to try VERY hard to get the tutorial/pattern up in the next couple days so that we can all get going together, i think a world wide hooky stripe-a-long will be a LOT of fun!!
Lovely visiting with you as always :o)xxxx