Pink and Brown Progress

I've been working on my pink and brown afghan for the last couple of days.  I'm using the Granny Stripe Afghan Pattern. 

The original pattern calls for the afghan to be a lot wider, but I made the beginning chain shorter because I don't have a lot of yarn.  The beginning chain needs to be a multiple of 3 so I chained 198 for this afghan.  What you see in the photo has used about half of my yarn, so I should have made my base chain a lot less.  But, right now I'm just trying to work up some of my yarn stash, so I'll use this with the stripes going vertically either as a throw or on the end of a bed.  I really like this yarn together.

For awhile now, I've been thinking about a pink and brown bedroom maybe for a guest room in winter time.  I have this wall hanging made in pink and brown except for the quilting so now all I need is to finish this afghan and make a pink and brown bed quilt.

  Crochet (or knit), relax and smile.  Repeat! 

Thanks for visiting. 

Pink and Brown Crochet

I've had this pink and brown variegated yarn for awhile now.  OK.  Truth is I've probably had it almost 2 years.  I have just been in the mood to crochet an afghan, so I've started one from this yarn.  I know it is nearly summer, but this way I'll have the afghan finished for this fall and winter. 

The  pink and brown variegated yarn is Classic Worsted Impressions by Universal Yarn, Inc.  I bought it at Knitting Today up in Wolcottville, Indiana or you can find it at Universal Yarn or by a google search.  The other 3 colors of brown/tan are from my stash.  I believe that they are Cascade yarn. 

I've started the afghan today in between doing other things.  In a day or two I'll show you my progress.

Crochet, relax, smile.  Repeat!  

Thanks for visiting. 

Kaffe Fassett Yarn

Did you know that Kaffe Fasset also designs yarn?  It is a chunky yarn by Rowan called Colorscape.  Here are some photos of a few of the colorways that I have.  I have a plan for this yarn and the yarn you see with it.  I'll give it a try and show you photos in a couple of days.  I've been busy quilting but am getting the urge to do some crocheting and knitting. 

Wishing you all some time to take a few stitches today. 

Super Bowl Scarves Project

This is the scarf that I'm working on for the Super Scarves project.  The city of Indianapolis is asking volunteers to knit, crochet or weave 8,000 scarves to be given to each volunteer when we host the Superbowl here in Indianapolis in 2012. 

You can make any scarf that is non-team specific.  Footballs on the scarves are fine.  I'm using Cascade 220.  The blue is color number 9457 and the white is number 8505. 

The pattern for this scarf is one that you can commit to memory after a few times across the rows.  It was a free pattern on the inside of a yarn label from another skein of yarn that I bought.

Super Seed Scarf

With size 8 needles, cast on 30.
Row 1:  Slip the first stitch knitwise, k1, p1, k1, p1...repeat until there are 3 stitches left on the needle.  Knit the last three stitches.  Turn.
Row 2:  Slip the first stitch purlwise, p1, k1, p1, k1, repeat until there are 3 stitches left on the needle.  Purl the last three stitches.  Turn. 
Row 3:  Repeat row 1.
Row 4:  Repeat row 2.
Row 5:  Slip the first stitch knitwise.  Knit across.  Turn.
Row 6.  Slip the first stitch purlwise.  Purl across.  Turn.

Repeat these 6 rows until the scarf is 76-100 inches long.

I did rows 5 and 6 (the plain knit and purl rows) in white.  Rows 1-4 are in blue.  I am carrying the white yarn up the side of the scarf so I don't have to cut it after every row and then tie in all of those loose ends. 

You can make your scarf in any combination of the blue and white that you wish.   Last I heard there have been 2,200 scarves turned in so a lot more volunteers and scarves are needed. 

Thanks for visiting.  I hope you are finding some time to do a little knitting or crocheting today. 

Granny Stripe Blanket

This is a new project that I started a couple of days ago.  It is called Granny Stripe Blanket, and I can't take credit for this pattern.  It is over on Lucy's blog, Attic 24.  This pattern is easy and you can find the link to it over on the left side of her blog.  Once you get your base chain done and the first couple of rows, it is easy sailing.  I think a repetitive pattern like this is relaxing to do. 

I'm using Cascade Superwash yarn, and these are the colors that I plan to use.   

Then this hexagon is a pattern that I found through Ravelry.  I think this would be a good use for the "leftovers".  I found a couple of mistakes in the pattern for this the way it was written, and I need to make a couple more of these so I can write instructions on how to join them together.  So I'll post that pattern here....and I promise I won't wait another 2 months before I post again. 

Hope you are finding some time to crochet or knit today. 

Potato Chip Scarf (Knit)

This is another easy knit project.  All this requires is a knit stitch.  This is my progress so far. 

Here is the pattern:


POTATO CHIP SCARF
One ball of Koigu sock yarn.  One ball of Kids Silk Haze. 
Size 5 double point needles (need two that will be used as two straight needles). 

Cast on 20.

Knit across row (20 stitches). 

Then you are going to do short rows like this:

Knit 8.  Turn, knit 8. 
Knit 6.  Turn, knit 6.
Knit 4.  Turn, knit 4.
(Note:  When you are doing the above short rows, be sure after you turn your yarn is in the back.  If it isn't you will get another yarn over.

Knit 20.  Repeat.
This is the yarn I used.  There is one ball of Koigu and one ball of Kids Silk Haze.  It is a bit hard to see, but after you knit 3 or 4 inches of the scarf it begins to curl up....like a potato chip. 

This pattern was given to me by the girls at Knit Stop.     I would love to see a photo of your scarf and/or your yarn choices. 

Shell Look Baby Blanket (Crochet)

This is the baby blanket that I've been working on. I'm not sure who this one will go to, but the yarn was in my stash, and I love this pattern.

You just make the base chain and do a sc, hdc, dc all in the same stitch. Once you get going on your blanket, you will see how easy the pattern really is. I chose the variegated yarn in order to make the blanket look more complex. It really is easy.  In the photo below you can see the holes where you do the next shell (sc, hdc, dc).  That's all there is to it.  You can access my pattern by clicking the link above.  Good luck.  Drop me a note if you make one of your own.  I'd love a photo.  Happy stitching.