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Crochet:  A Portable Pocket
25 Aug 2022

Crochet: A Portable Pocket

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 8

I love pockets and always try to have at least one in my dress/skirt/pants/capris. But with the evolution of the phone getting bigger it is frequently impossible to get a pocket to fit the phone. I’ve even been known to … Continued

bags, granny squares, purse-onality
National Granny Square Day
15 Aug 2022

National Granny Square Day

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 9

August 15 is national granny square day.  A granny square was the very first pattern I learned to crochet and since then I’ve used it in many, many patterns. This post was shared a couple of years ago but in … Continued

granny squares, purse-onality, shawls
Stash Granny Afghans
12 May 2018

Stash Granny Afghans

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 0

These actually started out as granny stripe afghans but I decided after a few rows of each to change to a granny square pattern.  I decided to change after realizing that I had already done 2 stash afghans in granny … Continued

afghans, granny squares, yarn stash
Time for Granny
4 May 2018

Time for Granny

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 11

Granny squares were one of the first things I learned to crochet, nothing fancy like all the granny squares out there today, just a plain and simple granny square. I still have the very first afghan I made when learning … Continued

afghans, granny squares
Green ‘Purse’onality
5 Apr 2018

Green ‘Purse’onality

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 6

I love tote bags and I love to make tote bags.  I found this cute pattern for a bag made out of granny squares a few years ago. It is great for using up odd bits and pieces of yarn.  It’s … Continued

bags, granny squares, purse-onality
I Like ‘Purse’onality
3 Mar 2018

I Like ‘Purse’onality

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 8

I love homemade bags and have them in many colours.  I don’t use any bags/purses that are store bought but have ones with a little ‘purse’onality.  I’ve also made many bags to give away as gifts.  One of my favourites … Continued

bags, granny squares, purse-onality

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