I can hear you thinking – Big deal. It’s a granny square.
Look again!
Why?
Because this:
is a granny square.
That first picture is actually of an inside-out (outside-in?) attempt at a granny square.
Here they are side by side:
Crazy, isn’t it?
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Do Not Adjust Your Monitor
April 5th, 2011 
mio Time Saver
April 1st, 2011 mio A couple of years ago I hurt my shoulder falling on the icy road in a Canadian February. It was months before I could use my right arm normally again. Losing my sense of which side is right and which is left isn’t the only downside this injury had; it also severely cut into my crocheting time. I was basically left with only one activity: watching tv.
During this time, I found myself wondering if it would be possible to crochet with my feet. I was a bit bleary-brained at the time due to pain killers, and after a while I forgot about it.
Recently I was looking at my extensive WIP pile and thinking about all of the patterns I have yet to try, and getting frustrated trying to find places to keep all of my yarn, and the “crocheting with feet” idea came back to me.
Brilliant, isn’t it?
Think about it: you’d get twice as much done! Or, get things done in half the time! Or crochet while doing any number of things that require your hands – surf the web, read a book, eat dinner…
The only thing I had trouble with was inserting the hook. I think it’ll get easier with practice, though. If you try it, let me know how it goes!
staying on task
January 4th, 2011 mio After announcing this year’s project: 11 Blankets In 2011, I’ve been a busy little bee!
I’m working on a new pattern (how exciting is that?)
Warm and toasty and cozy, I present to you:
Maybe a mitten!
So named because, like Hope’s Hat, you’ll be half-way through making this thing and thinking, “well, *maybe* it’ll end up being a mitten…”
I appologize for the fuzzy pictures, but I was just too excited about this pattern to wait for a winter sun beam!
The pattern isn’t quite right yet, but I think I’ve mostly figured it out. Stay tuned!
In other news, I’ve entered the Craftster “Advanced Accessories Challenge“, have you?
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Tags: Bernat Satin, craftster, craftster challenge, crochet, crochet-on-the-double, designing, Experimenting, mitten 
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11 Blankets in 2011
