With the yarn left from a previous project, I decided to make another baby afghan to go with the yellow hooded baby afghan I made over the summer for my friend Janine, who recently gave birth to a baby boy. The primary reason for this project? There was room in the box for another little something, so another little something I made. Tired of making so many granny squares but still wanting to create a multi-colored piece, I went for…
I started this project before the move and finished it last week. I chose colors meant to match the interior of a guest room where I stayed at a house with H.E. in Maryland. Our hostess was just so nice, I really wanted to make something for her. I had intended for it to be bigger than its slightly larger than 3′ x 4.25′ dimensions, possibly a small blanket or a full-size afghan, instead of the lap-sized afghan that it…
I can’t quite figure out yet how much yarn to buy when embarking on a new project. I’d bought way too much yarn for my keyboard scarf, so I had enough white yarn to do another scarf and a hat. I decided my next crochet project would be for Minnie, and since she didn’t have any specific requests, I took the opportunity to experiment. Behold the paddle wheel: Using a motif/patchwork pattern from my mother’s book as inspiration, I made…
While I was crocheting a hooded baby afghan for an expecting friend, Minnie asked to see photos of it when I finished. Well … that was a while back, and I’ve since worked on other things, as I’ve mentioned before. Today, I got around to taking a picture of the baby afghan, and I decided that while I was at it, I might as well photograph some of my other projects. The big blue and white monstrosity is about four…
I’ve become a mite obsessive about this whole crochet thing. Since I started thinking about it last month, I’ve managed to dig out my mom’s Complete Guide to Needlework book, bought myself a few crochet needles and some yarn, and crocheted a few items here and there, with about a couple of weeks off to recover from some stiffness in my back, neck, and shoulder that I’m sure came from obsessing about my newfound hobby. So far, I’ve crocheted a…