Showing posts with label football. Show all posts
Showing posts with label football. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

football ghan

Footballghan is done.


Finished size is approx 21 1/2" x 31 1/2".  This is smaller than the pattern says, but I knew it would be because I used a thinner yarn for a wee one. Surprisingly the #3 yarn was thinner than the #2 yarn. *perplexed look*. I used Baby Bee white and Knit Picks Brava Sport Sienna. I do love the Brava sport yarn. It works up nicely. The Baby Bee was fine too but, as I said, thinner.

I also didn't add an edging around it. It's a football. I didn't think it needed it and truthfully I am not particularly fond of working edging on single crochet because you have to fiddle with it to make sure it doesn't buckle (at least I do). That is in no way a problem with the pattern but rather with my crocheting.

The pattern is at Etsy here.

Happy crocheting!
Sandie

Saturday, February 9, 2013

football ghan

Who remembers that old Andy Griffith song "What it was was football"? It came to my mind as I was working on this baby afghan for a friend.






The pattern is one I purchased at Ravelry. It is the Football Baby Blanket by Doni Speigle. I am using thinner yarn and an H hook. I know it's just stripes and I could have figured it out myself, but for $4 she did all the figuring so why bother? *lazy*

The tricky part of this ghan is keeping your yarn from getting all tangled up when you change color. I could do this if I laid the yarns out properly but I was lying on the sofa watching TV *lazy again* so I kept having to untangle them. LOL

I generally try to keep any loose strands to the same side but these two stragglers got left behind. I actually don't have a lot of strands on this ghan so far as I'm carrying up the colors with a little bit of ingenuity. I haven't even had any problem bits in this Knit Picks Brava sport yarn or the Baby Bee Sweet Delight either. Remind me of that when I need more yarn. :-) I particularly like the Brava. I've got more of it for a Who scarf and I would not hesitate to buy more next time I'm in need.

This is really a mindless ghan once you get your first two bits of the threaded part done. It does take a bit of time since it's all sc but you could easily adapt this to dc as well.


Happy crocheting!
Sandie