Thanks to "This Week in Ravelry" I learned that March is National Crochet Month--what better time to get serious about my granny square project! So when I talked to my parents on the phone this Monday (for more than three hours) I wove in all the ends on my crochet squares to-date. I was worried that all the white-bordered squares would be too matchy for the kind of blanket I have in mind now (inspiration from Loobylu's post here) but the more random squares I make and mix in, the better it looks. Now I have the very technical reach-into-a-bag-and-pull-the-next-color-out-without-looking technique going on and it is easy and fun to see what color combos come out. I decided that for the rest of March, I am going to be knitting at least a square a day, hopefully more if time allows, and I'll be weaving in the ends each Sunday so that I am not faced with a huge task at the end of my 150+ square journey.

I am still working on Hanami and Ms. Marigold, but March is a crazily busy month for me and picking up a mindless granny square is really a lot less stressful than dealing with the fit of my sweater or finding my place in a lace pattern. I'm moving two weeks from today, and I am pretty much overwhelmed with the amount of organizing, cleaning and packing that I have to do before then, plus the fact that my weekends are packed full until the big day. I am trying to split it up into smaller tasks that can be completed one by one each night after work, which unfortunately that ends up cutting into my knitting and relaxing time. Last night I started by packing up and organizing my knitting and yarn. Once I pulled out all the bags and stashes from different spots around my apartment and put it all in one place I was pretty surprised at how much yarn I have! But it felt good to get one (fun) thing taken care of and now I can move on to something slightly more unpleasant after work today. It was also great to finally get all my knitting needles organized and together to enter into Ravelry. I know that moving is a blessing in disguise because I am forced to get rid of a lot of stuff and reorganize to make things easier in the long run (it will hopefully make my next move, this July, easier as well). Once I actually get everything into the new place, it is going to be great!