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- David
- On the business side I work way too much. On top of running my own business I also take care of business for a local warehouse but you don't need to know about all that. In my own business world I am an artist who loves making hats. That is where David's Hat Factory comes in. I make so many hats all the time that I feel like a one man factory. It's pretty fun actually, but it's a lot of work and I love it. On the personal side I am basically a simple man who loves art, creativity, socializing on the internet, getting outdoors, listening to music, and watching good movies. I'm an outgoing guy but I'm a homebody too. When I go out it's usually to go spend time somewhere outdoors. I don't go to bars very often. I don't smoke (anymore) and I don't drink often either. I like to be calm, collected and right in my zone with everything I do. I'm very easy going but I can get a temper when someone isn't treating me right. We'll that is pretty much it. Wanna know more? Ask me.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
A New Colorful Granny Square Throw For Me
Monday, March 15, 2010 | 
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I never have time to make anything for myself because I'm always so busy doing things. Well, I stumbled on something that has inspired me to take time out to make something just for me. I was looking around on craftster and I found THIS!!
Look at all of those beautiful colors. Anyone who really knows me knows that I am a color freak and this crocheted granny square throw created by adaiha makes me happy every time I look at it.... that is why I stole the picture to put in this blog post LOL.
Well, this adventure is not going to be an easy one for me because as a guy I am very impatient with projects that seem to take forever to complete. I have been crocheting since I was around 10 years old and I have never once been able to finish a handmade afghan. I have started many of them over they years but I would always get bored with them before getting very far. Well there is a "join as you go" method to putting this throw together that I hope will help me along the way with not getting bored. I wouldn't be able to do this if I had to sew all those squares together... I would end up pulling my hair out of my head before I finished.
The throw pictured above is a 6X6 square but I think I am going to do a 6X8 to make it into a rectangular throw. That means I will need 48 squares for my throw and my goal is to make 2 squares a day which means I can have all of the squares I'll need in 24 days with the last 2 completed on Thursday, April 8th, 2010. Then I can start joining the squares and hopefully have the entire thing done by the end of April.
I will be posting pictures of my squares as I make them each day so you'll have to come back each day to check on my progress. I am excited to see if I can stay motivated to start and finish my very first afghan. Check out my first two squares below.
And check back tomorrow to see what my next two squares will look like.
Look at all of those beautiful colors. Anyone who really knows me knows that I am a color freak and this crocheted granny square throw created by adaiha makes me happy every time I look at it.... that is why I stole the picture to put in this blog post LOL.
Well, this adventure is not going to be an easy one for me because as a guy I am very impatient with projects that seem to take forever to complete. I have been crocheting since I was around 10 years old and I have never once been able to finish a handmade afghan. I have started many of them over they years but I would always get bored with them before getting very far. Well there is a "join as you go" method to putting this throw together that I hope will help me along the way with not getting bored. I wouldn't be able to do this if I had to sew all those squares together... I would end up pulling my hair out of my head before I finished.
The throw pictured above is a 6X6 square but I think I am going to do a 6X8 to make it into a rectangular throw. That means I will need 48 squares for my throw and my goal is to make 2 squares a day which means I can have all of the squares I'll need in 24 days with the last 2 completed on Thursday, April 8th, 2010. Then I can start joining the squares and hopefully have the entire thing done by the end of April.
I will be posting pictures of my squares as I make them each day so you'll have to come back each day to check on my progress. I am excited to see if I can stay motivated to start and finish my very first afghan. Check out my first two squares below.
And check back tomorrow to see what my next two squares will look like.
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I'm glad my afghan has inspired you to make your own! :) Honestly, I'm the same way about long-term projects, and the secret to quickly completing this one was that I powered through it in less than a week's time! If I hadn't, it would probably be half-finished for years (ask me about my OTHER granny square afghan)! In retrospect, I probably should have made it bigger, but it is the perfect size for me and the cat to sit on the couch. :) I definitely don't mind you using my picture since you linked back to me. Thanks!
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