Keeping the kittens warm

After making my Granny A Day Blanket, I still had some small oddments leftover with no idea of what to use it for.

I was reluctant to just throw them away so I was thrilled to be able to use the to help our local RSPCA Shelter.

At first I was thinking along the lines of blankets for the dogs, but the staff told me the kittens were desperate. So that made my mind up. Kitty blankets it is!

 I wound all of my odd bits of yarn, mostly Acrylic, into one huge ball and just crocheted away. 

Each blanket is crocheted using the granny stitch and is 20 rounds.

Here's the first one off the needle.

Starting my crocheting adventure

For many years I have admired the talents of Crocheters. How they can make something so beautiful with just one hook. 

So I decided that instead of admiring I should learn how to Crochet myself.

I could do a basic Granny Square so looking at my ever growing wool stash, I decided that by using the odd bits I had from finished knitting projects I would make a blanket.

This way I could learn how to use the hook, how to practice my tension and also learn different stitches.

I began my Granny A Day Project. Just by crocheting a simple granny square every day would only take a few minutes, and I could concentrate on what I was doing.