Summer knitting

It's hot out, but I've still got wool on my brain. Here's a wee bit of summer knitting that I'm doing:

Knitting always takes me SO long, compared to crocheting. This is just a small sweater project, but it's been on my needles for at least two weeks now. Hopefully I'll post a picture of it as a finished object soon...

A start on squares

Now that my wool is all nicely wound up, I started on some squares. I love the look of this half and half square, that I found on Pinterest, from MoCrochet.

I also tried out this square, also from MoCrochet, via Pinterest.

Crocheting 12" squares seems so much more doable to me than making a big long blanket. I just make up squares, toss them into a pile, and stitch them all up when there's enough of them. This wool is quite rough, however, and might not be the best for a blanket. I'm waiting to hear back on some wool-softening tips since this will hopefully be a blanket for Handmade Hugs. 

Wool Cakes

The wool I got is all wound up, thanks to my new winder.

I love the look of these yarn cakes.

They are all centre-pull balls, ready for use!