Making my heart happy
I've been talking about this blanket on my podcast lately, ( here and here if it's of interest) and how it's making my crochet heart happier than it's been in a long time. It doesn't have to be granny squares, although the rhythmic simplicity of them does really hit the spot with me, but something about creating stacks of crocheted squares and seeing them pile up on one side, a basket full of colourful yarn balls sitting the other. Oh how it just makes my little heart all warm and content. As you'll know if you've seen the podcast, I'm calling this one the 'Sitting by the Fire' blanket. Because that's the image I had in my head as I was thinking of the colours I wanted to use. Warm colours that said 'curl up and snuggle right here, all cozy by this toasty fire and maybe with a little hot chocolate to drink too'. A literal and metaphorical warm h...