A new long-term project ...and a second?

Ripple blankets, granny square blankets, flower blankets, v-stitch blankets, granny stripe blankets, mandala square blankets...

sigh... 

I have tasted blood. My first ripple blanket is finished and I already dream of having handmade blankets all over the house. We are a proper blanket family.We all four love to spend time on the sofa reading books and it doesn't matter if it is cold or not a cosy blanket is the icing on the cake.

We love 'Gemütlichkeit' (cosiness?).

 I think that this is one of the most wonderful words in German, Gemütlichkeit is one of these rare all-embracing words that evoke so many positive connotations. 'Gemütlichkeit' is a warm and friendly atmosphere in which everyone feels fine. It is characterised by equilibrium, security, jauntiness and absence of any conflicts. 'Gemütlichkeit' does not like hectic rush, it tolerates no excitement, no quarrel, no worries. 'Gemütlichkeit' doesn't get along with coldness, rigidity and diet :-).

So in short, if you want to feel 'gemütlich' you need a blanket!

That's why I started a second blanket and a third on top. I know I shoot for the moon starting two blankets at a time but I just couldn't decide with which blanket to begin with. The first blanket I want to talk about today is a really easy pattern. Just teeny-tiny colourful granny squares sewn together by the 'join-as-you-go-method'. 

 

My table is loaded with happy, happy colourful and heartwarming little squares. It is so much fun to make them!

 

I started crocheting 10 small circles of each colour of DK yarn I had in my stock. All in all 350 circles. I don't know if it will be enough for a big blanket - I believe that blanket have to be big - but that's at least a good start.

It so so nice to play with all these tiny circles that will become small squares when growing up!

I decided to collect all loose ends in a glass just to see how much it will be when I am finished. And I also decided to sew in these annoying ends right from the beginning so that I will not get a nervous breakdown when the crocheting part of the blanket is finished. How are you dealing with all those ends? Do you sew them in directly or do you wait until the end? 

Sometimes I think that I should stop sewing, the blanket could grow much faster just doing the crocheting part but who will be there to look after all those ends?

I already crocheted 350 small circles, each granny square will have 6 ends, that will make 2100 ends!!! How could I possibly deal with so many ends in the end?

I am totally in love with this project and even my daughter likes to play with all those colours. Today she sat next to me discussing which colour to choose for the next granny square I wanted to join. It was fun to talk with her about soft and bright or complementary colours, about which combination we liked or disliked. 

I already know that this blanket will be loved and cared for in our family. That we will use it daily and hopefully it will accompany us for a long time.

It is cold again here in Northern Germany. We all hope that the summer will come back soon. But the weather is perfect for a evening on the sofa joining more granny squares to my wonderful blanket. 
I hope that you will also  have a peaceful Sunday evening. 

Viola