03/15/15 - Using the remnants of my stash yarn on single crochet squares. I’m trying to complete my first afghan/blanket doing crochet. At the same time, I’m learning new techniques, stitches & color placement in each square I pick. I am enjoying my time in creating each individual square. No end date or set # of squares to make is in sight.

08/05/16 - I have now come up with my layout I want for my blanket. With having the layout I now have total # of squares I need: 20x 12” squares, 16x 7” squares, 1x Large center square (possible squared off mandala), and 4 rectangle strips of different stiches. I got my inspiration from another designer’s afghan pattern. I was lead to this designer by a fellow CTC member emailing me saying she thought I would enjoy the designer’s square patterns. Which I do love them, and will be making a couple of them.

Each square has it’s own individual listing in my projects. But here they are in chronological order:

1. Flower Burst Square (12”)
2. Denna (12”)
3. Ladder-Loops Block (12”)
4. Fireworks Surprise (12”)
5. Tamara’s Kismet Square (12”)
6. Blizzard Warning! (12”)
7. Fire in The Meadow (12”)
8. Firenze Afghan Block (12”)
9. No pattern made up by my Cousin, Tunisian Block (12”)
10. Florentine (7”)
11. 18 Tri-Color clusters (7”)
12. Fleur (7”)
13. Pinwheel Star Square (7”)
14. Butterfly Garden (7”)
15. KISS-FIST (7”)
16. Diamond Trellis (7”)
17. Motif 71 (7”)
18. 16-Circle Square (12”)
19. Esme’s Winter Cottage (12”)
20. 75 Savannah (7”)
21. Erica Square (7”)
22. Paula’s Pendant (7”)
23. 43 Flower Garden Square X (7”)
24. Flower Tiles Afghan Square (12”)
25. Princess (12”)
26. Tuscan Tile (7”)
27. Bingley (7”)
28. Tristan (12”)
29. Hot Pepper (12”)
30. Dedri’s Rose Garden (7”)
31. Lizzy (7”)
32. Raindrop Block (12”)
33. Inara (12”)
34. Mosaic Ripples (12”)
35. River (12”)
36. Mattie’s Flower (12”)