Crafty Elements

I'm always posting patterns and projects...well, this project is a total FAIL!!  Behold the granny triangle: Innocent enough, this granny square has been the bane of my existence.  The idea of a triangular granny square was so novel, I wanted to create a vibrant blanket.....over a year and a half ago.  With all the colors I wanted to add, as well as different types of yarn, which was a rookie mistake.  It started to bubble up in the middle and wouldn't lay flat: Through this process I've learned several things:   1. Don't use different weights of yarns together--which I should have already known. 2. Two triangles with equal sides do NOT make a square--again I should have known this. 3. It takes a lot of work to put together multiple colors so they look good together. 4. I absolutely hate piecing blankets together. 5. The triangular granny pattern is no longer novel and we are no longer friends. I ended up taking it apart and using the yellow