Life of a Knitphomaniac: Is My New System Working?

Monday, June 23, 2025

Is My New System Working?

Hey Everyone....How are you? I am well! I am not sure if y'all remember in early June (June 3rd) I mentioned I was going to try a new system. I did some frogging, I did some casting on, and I did some pulling out of old things. How is it going? Well, let's see.

I said I was going to work on an old blanket, a new cardigan for my sister and an old shawl from 2023.

Well, I finished the old blanket....the glamping blanket

I did about 15-17 rows on my sister's cardigan (It does not look much bigger, but the cables have been started.

and I did work on the shawl the first week, but not last week....so no change there. I also started 2 new hats (not part of the new 'system')...but I did finish the two non authorized cast ons....LOL!

So.....is it working? I think maybe 50/50...LOL! I will continue to do my best.

I got a pic from my friend, Star, of her grandson using one of the blankets I recently made them.

Now, speaking of non authorized cast ons.....how about non authorized crochet projects (which are not really cast ons...but chain ons??). I got a message from Antonio with these two pics attached asking if I could make this.

I told him yes of course, but my squares woukd be smaller (if he only wanted the 3 center colors and then black outline), and I had 16 colors....and were there any he wanted me to leave out.

I also told him I was going to randomly select the colors (no matching, no thinking). He was like, Okay. So, I set up all my yarns with this wood board and numbered them 1-16. The first 2 or so squares I just pulled colors...then I asked Lupe to pick 3 numbers between 1 and 16, then the same of Alexa....then I had the bright idea to have ChatGPT give me 200 sets of 3 random numbers between 1 and 16....so it did. I have printed out the file it provided (I have to be organized in my randomness....LOL!!!) and am on my 4th square from the list, but I had about 6 square already...so my 4th square from the list is my 10th square...let's see how it goes. This is Antonio's Random AI Generated Granny Square Blanket.

Lupe spoiled me with more flowers....I love them!!!

and Paige is at the lakehouse, so I am baby sitting my grand dogs. For any of you that remember from past years....Jackson does not like Texas (the bit Great Dane)...so Paige takes Jackson to lakehouse (he is way easier than taking Jaz and Texas) and I have Jaz and Texas....Lupe cannot believe how big Texas is....and Texas sure is getting attached to Grandpa Lupe