A little this and that...........

Here it is Wednesday already.  School started back up yesterday for my kids, well the ones at home anyway.  I was back to work on Monday although I worked three days each week of the Holidays so I don't feel like a had a big break.  There were a few more days to sleep in though and for that I am thankful.

My lovely computer is now in the computer hospital in intensive care.  I am not happy.  Apparently there are big computer viruses now that invade your computer and take up all the memory.  They then bond with other computers and target a major business like Google, Microsoft or Sony (think North Korea here).  And that is what happened to my poor baby who I use for email, work, blogging, Pinterest and Ravelry.   The email I opened was from Walgreens a drug store near our home.  This was forwarded to me by my husband who of course assumes I use his email address (I don't) and wasn't sure what it was for.  As he did not open it he is safe, but because he sent it to me I did, and well there you have it I became infected.  My lovely computer doctor told me he has seen this many times with documents from UPS, so don't open those even if you have shipped something recently.

So my learning continues on this MacBook.  I am still not in love with it although the portability of it is nice.  I can't figure out how to pin things on Pinterest, I can't get to the category I want on my list.  I can do that on my iPad if I ever get the time so that is not a big issue.

Do you remember the green blanket I started last year?  It was the SmoothFox's Amethyst Square.  I really loved the pattern but it just took way too much thought, well thought and counting.  I did not seem to be able to get it right and frankly by the time I can sit down and count my brain is fried.  I ripped out the three completed squares on Jan. 1, and started over.

I decided that I needed easy, as in easy peasy, so I took a look around Ravelry and found this the Crazy Granny Square by Melinda Miller.  This is just the thing I was looking for.  Something easy and fun, but also fast.  My attention wanders big time when I am making a blanket.

I have now completed 10 of the circular middles.  I am going to try and make 12 squares in a row before I let my mind wander to another crochet project.  I am hoping each square will be 12 x12, and I will be crocheting them together as I go along.  Possibly 5 squares across and 7 long.  

I have a baby blanket to make by late Spring.  My husband's nephew and his wife are expecting their first child and they are waiting till the very end to find out if it is a boy or girl.  I love that!  I did the same thing with my two oldest and it was the best surprise ever.  I already had the yarn for this baby blanket in my stash.  Leftover white from an African Flower Baby Blanket and the green is from a sweater I was going to make a few years ago.  It happens to be the same brand so it should be perfect.   White centers and green outside, every square the same, what so you think? 

I am not sure how my blog is looking as I am seeing it on a little screen.  And I am not at all sure how the pictures look as the iPhoto thing is confusing to me.  Hopefully I will be up and running tomorrow with my old computer back to its healthy self.  I have a lot of work to do and all of my files are on it so I need it back soon.

Oh and I better get moving on my Lady Kina before Kathy B kicks my knitting behind, she is going great guns on hers.

Hope you are having a great week.