Granny Square Bag

I started this bag a few months ago , maybe when I was 8 months pregnant. It is finally done and the baby is two months old. It really wasn't difficult, but I haven't had much time to myself. A friend of mine taught me how to do granny squares, I went home and started one. It grew and grew, I let it go for many rounds. Then I decided to make it into a shopping bag. I made another large granny square for the other side. I made a border of 3 rows of hdc around the squares. My friend's grandmother went insane and they put her in a home. In the home she crochets small rectangles, she thinks they are full sized blankets that she gives to my friend to donate to needy families. My friend gives them to me, to find a purpose for them. I used a few to make the bottom and sides of the granny square bag. The handles took me a few hours to do today, now it is all done. I still have a trash bag filled with tiny blankets and probably have more coming to me. If you have any ideas for them, let me know.

crochet piranha plant applique

I just finished this crochet piranha plant applique. Schwa has been making a bunch of Nintendo themed Perler magnets which has got me into the Nintendo mood. I thought the piranha plant would be a nice crochet challenge. All of this was done free form (with no pattern), which is the most fun way to crochet. The spots were the trickiest part, I decided to do them using surface crochet. Over the weekend, a friend taught me how to make granny squares. I was impressed at how tightly she crochets, so I was inspired to increase my tension on this piece. It is much tighter and flatter than anything else I have made. It will look very nice once I attach it to a shirt. I just need to go thrift store hunting to find a shirt that is Nintendo sky blue. After it is attached to a shirt, I will try to sell it on Etsy. So if you want it, look for it there :)