Stashbusting and shooting (pictures, that is)
I’ve recently been hit by an attack of the granny square. Perhaps (finally!) finishing the granny square blanket for my sister has reminded me of my tremendous love for grannies and of blanket-making. In any event, since last week I’ve dug through my stash to work on several granny square projects for charity.
I revived this long-term charity blanket project on Saturday afternoon by adding some length to one strip and joining the two rows together.
(You can find a list of patterns I used for these squares in this post.)
I’ve also finished seven individual grannies, but I’ll save those details for Friday 
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A sneak peak of some of my finished grannies.
Besides the grannies, I’m working on some other scrappy projects which will eventually turn into pet blankets to donate to Bideawee. I’m glad to finally be spending time working on my charity and stashbusting goals. I dream of the day when another plastic tub of yarn will be used up, but there are a lot of granny squares and pet blankets between today and that day.
I finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
As for what I’m reading now, I took some photo advice from Stacey at FreshStitches and decided to read my camera manual! I got a new camera over the weekend, and I’ve been taking pictures pretty much non-stop. Since I only know how to use the macro and normal modes, now is the time to get acquainted with all of the funky features
On a related note, I’ve been thinking about doing a 365 project (taking and posting pictures every day). This is to encourage me to use my camera more frequently and to, of course, improve my photography skills. Has anyone done one of these before? If you have, I’d love to hear your suggestions about where you posted your photos. Did you use a blog, Flickr, 365 Project, or another site? I should mention that I’m sort of cheap, which is why I haven’t just plunked down the twenty-five bucks for a Flickr Pro account, and am instead asking you all for free advice .
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Like the colours of your grannies! Very pretty.
I wish our library offered kindle books on loan – one day I hope they will.
I can’t really help on the photography front as I only use my iPhone for photos and I upload to Instagram, but Flickr seems popular and easy to put into a blog widget, from what I’ve seen.
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Thanks for the tips, Sarah! It is really cool that I can download e-books from the library. I think more libraries should offer that service!
Flickr lets you load a certain amount for free every month– you could start with that and see if you need to upgrade to a pro account; I like Flickr because it’s easy to share pics with the blog and Rav. Also/or you could do something like misocraftyknits.com is doing (sorry I don’t know how to link in a post!) and do a weekly round-up.
Thanks for the tips, cleancup! I already use Flickr but I would probably have to upgrade in a month or so if I used it for a 365 project (based on the number of pictures I already have). Although, I guess I could create a separate account and then start adding pictures… Hmmm…
Granny’s are looking good!
Thanks, Michelle!
wow you have been busy, stash busting is great though it does make you feel refreshed I feel. Im a little jealous of your new camera, mine broke a while ago and I’m currently using my phone (sad face).
Im loving all your projects.
Welcome, All4meggymoo! I got the new one because I was tired of sharing with my bf. I saved up the money and then there was a sale, which made it even more awesome!
I know what you mean about ambitions for finishing buckets of yarn. One day!
For photos, there are lots of people using the one a day tag on instagram (I can find the exact hashtag if you’d like it!), and I like Flickr as well, because as Cleancup says, it makes things easily accessible elsewhere. But I’ve become a big fan of Instagram since they released the Android version. I guess if you’re using a real camera rather than your phone, Flickr is probably more appropriate – you’re bound to find a group on there that you like
Look forward to seeing the results!
Thanks for the tip, Laura! I’m hoping to use my “real” camera, although it is good to know there is an Instagram group for this. I haven’t downloaded it for my Android yet, but I see that a lot of people are enjoying it, so maybe that will go on to my photography to do list, too.
Oh I love your grannies! Perfect for stash-busting aren’t they. And the pattern and colour combinations are endless!
So true, Minding My Own Stitches. I also love that they are portable! I learned my lesson and have been weaving the ends in at the end of each block. It seems like it takes less time that way.
soo adorable, your pink granny squares! I am finally succumbing to the lure of crochet and have on my to-do list a granny square pillow cover project.
Welcome, Emily. Yay, I love to lure people into crocheting!
I am a total cheapy too, I never pay for something if there is a free alternative
I’d love to do a 365 project, but i think I would run out of things on day 4 or something
LOVE the pink and green granny blanket!
Hahaha, Tanya! Well I’m not saying my photos are going to have amazing content, I’m just saying I want to stretch myself by taking one picture a day. Glad to know there are other cheapies out there too
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You know I’m lovin’ your grannies!
As for the 365 Photo-A-Day goal: I gave it a shot at the beginning of this year ( Leapin’ into 365/2012 ), and had fun with it for about 50 days. I loved the motivation it gave me to experiment — but I despised feeling the pressure of taking a crappy photo because I ‘had’ to take one of ‘something’.
Thanks for the tip, BellaKarma. I appreciate that advice. I think I’m going to give it a try anyway, but I give myself permission to bow out if it becomes torturous
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