Hello, dears! Hope you all are doing fine and busy in pleasant activities. Today is an Indian festival Holi, and we have day off, so I found few minutes to share this in my blog :) We already "played Holi" (as it is said here) three times, and it means, that we were all in colorful powder and water from head to toe. Unfortunately I never have opportunity to take pictures of our celebration, because I am simply too occupied with it.
Hence I invented how to mark this holiday and show my granny square blanket progress at the same time. I'm planning to give updates about my latest work in progress and so on every Wednesday. Now here I began to stitch ready granny squares together, only 24 so far. Crocheters know that stitching squares one by takes loads of time, but I'm not hurrying and enjoying the process. Anyway, as Indian summer is pretty hot, we will need this blanket only in winter months, I still have plenty of time to accomplish it.
Hope these colorful squares brightened up your day a little :)
Happy Holi and may your life be colorful, cheerful and happy!
The photos I've seen of Holi celebrations always makes me think what fun it must be! Messy, messy fun!
ReplyDeleteIt is loads of fun!
Deleteyou have shown the spirit of color in a unique way.. lovely.. happy holi to you..
ReplyDeletethanks, Kishna.
DeleteSo pretty they look all strung out together in the sunshine. The color combination along with the different colors used to join the squares is unique! Waiting to see your progress on the same :) Happy Holi and hope you had a colorful and safe one!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rajeshwari!
DeleteI'm doing this journey of blanket making in complete spontaneity. Let's see, I just wish I was a little faster.
It must have been so much fun being that full of colour! Your squares look amazing! Have a wonderful time! Love and light!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Greekwitch!
DeleteColors made everyone around so cheerful! it was fun :)Love and light to you too!
I love hearing about your life and your celebrations.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Meredith
I'm glad you like it, Meredith.
DeleteVery pretty!!! Is Holi the one where all those pretty coloured powders are thrown? That's so cool!
ReplyDeleteYes, it is this festival! you should try it too )
DeleteHappy Holi! Your blanket squares look sweet. I liked the cream and green based squares the most:) that's a good idea to publish the updates every week because it is a big project.
ReplyDeleteThanks, indeed, after your comparison with cream I will rename it to a Sweet Blanket :)
DeleteI will try to update every week, though I was planning to do it for any WIP :)
Your squares are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Deborah!
DeleteUna belleza esos cuadritos y los colores son preciosos, me encantan han quedado lindos, te deseo una semana feliz, besitos.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Matilda!
DeleteZnam za Holi,lep praznik.
ReplyDeleteKod tebe leto i divne,vesele boje na budućem ćebetu,a kod mene se vratila zima:)
Veliki pozdrav iz Srbije!
Thanks, Ljubinka! wow, you know Holi, great!
DeleteHave a nice week :)
HAPPY HOLI, ANNA! The blanket is SO bright and happy - gorgeous! Back from my little two week trip - looking forward to catching up on my reading. Hope the rest of your week is great...Tanya
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tanya!
DeleteI'm glad you sound so cheerful after visiting your parents.
Catch up later, I also need to check out many blogs yet )
What a warm trail of colors!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked :)
DeleteHappy holi to you too Anna! Wish you all the happiness and joy, each and every day of your life. We also had so much with friends.
ReplyDeleteYour blanket is looking pretty already. What is the yarn? Vardhman, I guess!
Good luck! :)
Hi, Shikha!
DeleteThanks for your wishes :)
Yes, it is Vardhman Brilon, and also, though it's not very thick, it became quite solid when I joined squares together :)
Oh, the blanket needs at least 64 more squares to be finished.:) wish me luck and patience.
Hi Anna, "Played Holi"....a literal translation of Holi khela, haha. Once again I must say you are so sweet for getting into the spirit and enjoying Indian festivals. Loved your squares my favourite is the last one, cream with green and lavender flowers. I will be in Delhi in May for ONE day I think I will go straight to the yarn shop ;) Hmmm..... maybe because I too love to "enjoy the process" things take a long time to come out of my WIPs basket. But isn't it fun to play with yarn!
ReplyDeleteHow are your preparations for your trip home coming along? Love
Happy Holi! The blanket is great - it brightened my morning :) Elisabeth x
ReplyDeleteHappy holi to you too! We never get to play in the US, its always too cold and my DH never has a day off. That blanketis coming along nicely and those sqaures look so brigt and cheerful..a very apt post for a special festival. Enjoy the rest of your week!
ReplyDeleteHappy Holi ;o) Thank you for coming by my blog ;o) It is a pleasure to meet you ;o) Your granny squares are so beautiful! You are very talented! All the best and many blessings ;o)
ReplyDeleteThe blanket will be so colorful and warm, Holi sounds like a blast, I would have loved to see photos of that!! Thank you for brightening my day with your beautiful colors!
ReplyDeleteYour blanket is so very pretty. Granny squares work up so quickly. I must get back to making more. Best wishes, Tammy
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