In late August I received a VERY large box of yarn from my mother.
She had been to a yard sale where they were selling a yarn. She filled a large box full of color-coordinated yarns and sent it to me. I am a giving person, always making things for other people, but rarely receive like in return, so this was a pleasant surprise. I immediately began considering what to make with it. Within twenty-four hours I had sorted through my Pinterest crochet board, found the Granny Hexagon pattern I remembered, and was crocheting granny hexagons with the intent of making myself a bedspread.
Here are the first five I made:
And nineteen of them joined together, using the “join-as-you-go” method shown on the Petals to Picots blog:
Based upon the nineteen, I figured I would need 266 hexagon granny squares. It took me just four weeks to complete all 266 of them. I think I was obsessed!
In the last week I’ve continued adding granny hexagons to my first nineteen.
The orange markers are my center line, giving me the direction of top to bottom. I’ve got quite a ways to go, but I’m very pleased with how quickly the join-as-you-go method is working. I will definitely be using that method from here on out!
I’ll let you know when I have the bedspread finished. I have a feeling that I won’t be crocheting anything else until it is done, which means some gifts may be delayed later this year! I should feel guilty about that, but I’m enjoying making something for myself too much for guilt!
That looks like a lot of work! Nice job so far.