In order not to be overrun with my own crochet, I give my work away almost as fast as I make it. Hospice is my favorite place to turn in prayer shawls and lap robes.
The piece on top of the photo is a traditional granny square lap robe - no two squares are the same.blue/cranberry piece is made out of Bernat blanket yarn and an S hook. I used a simple single crochet, chain stitch.
The fun thing about granny square projects is that you can make them any size you want. Just decide how many squares you need for the width and the length. My squares tend to be about 6 inches square. A lap robe is 4 feet wide and 3 feet long. This means I need 8 squares across and 6 rows top to bottom, or 48 squares total. Afghans are often 9 squares across and 11 squares deep, or 99 squares.
The two in the forefront are made holding two strands of worsted-weight yarn together and the same S hook. The stitch is just a single crochet throughout. I try to make my prayer shawls 5 1/2 feet long and about 20" or 21" wide.
Not that long ago, I was one of several people making shawls for the hospice program at our local hospital. Now it seems I am the only one still working on them.
More to come. Happy crocheting.
Kathi
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