Scrap Afghan

Here's an update on my crocheting projects that were started right after New Year's. I finished my scrap afghan! I had a hard time deciding on the pattern for this and even started it and then almost scrapped it. I never liked traditional Granny afghans and when I found the Granny's Daughter afghan I knew that was the one. It involved making over 800 tiny granny squares (the first row) and then crocheting them together in a vertical pattern with off-white yarn. Of course, I started that in the late 1990's and didn't finish it until 2005 when I was home recovering from my broken knee. I didn't have a specific place for that so when it was done my daughter snatched it up. The only other scrap afghan I made took almost as long to complete and that was my knitted stained glass window afghan. It was done with the black in horizontal rows and I often refer to it as my memory afghan. So this one that I made is more like the stained glass one in that I use the black to border all my squares. It's a vertical pattern but it has granny squares done in singles and doubles. There's definitely nothing subdued in this afghan but I like it. Unfortunately, I still have some scrap yarn leftover and maybe a pillow will come out of it, I'm not sure. I do have a second knitted scrap afghan that is in the works with yarn that is not as conducive to crocheting. There's something I really love about the knitted afghans - it might be that they are lighter in weight. Anyway, progress is being made and my hands are always busy.