Pergola

The Pergola scarf is coming along nicely. The thin yarn and small-to-me hook (G) makes it slow going. The front half is done. The back, which I'm working with the same yarn, is about three-quarters done.The yarn is Big Value 4 ply acrylic yarn from the U.K. 480 yards in one 100g skein. I have to say that one skein goes a long way.

Next up will be another Who baby afghan. This time I plan to work a chain of 151 rather than 101, and continue to use single crochet. I've reworked the pattern myself and come up with 195 rows making the same number of stripes (44) as in the season 14, just smaller ones. Hopefully this will work out. :-) More details when I actually have something to show.


Happy crocheting!
Sandie

WIPS and FO

 Generally I like to start and complete a project before starting something else. I LIKE to do that, but I don't always actually DO that. Sometimes I just get caught up in things and start several projects at once. These past couple weeks has been one of those times.

First, as I mentioned earlier, I started the Celtic Knot afghan from Knit Picks. I decided to just do the first repeat and make it a straight cable rather than the knot. Here's what I've done thus far.

Then that ghan was going sooo slowly I decided to start a scarf. As I looked over my patterns, I was reminded of the pergola scarf which is, at it happens, also a Knit picks pattern.

I decided to try it with thin yarn and perhaps do the back as well. Here's what I have done on that. I am using stitch markers so I can count the repeats since I am planning to do the back as well. What color would make a good back for this gold. The yarn is Big Value (from UK) and it is very thin so it's taking a long time for this as well, particularly since the pattern is very complicated to follow. I am using my own shorthand notes. I am using a G hook (that's the smallest I'll grab).

With these two slow road projects, I wanted something I could actually see an end to. I grabbed my bag of finished squares that I was going to give away (nobody responded so I still have them). I discovered there were enough pink cross stitch squares for a small babyghan. I added some Caron pounder white and used a continuous join. Voila! I would estimate it took about half the pounder, maybe less, for the assembly and two round edging.

I started it yesterday and finished it today. Coincidentally, a good friend is expecting a baby girl later this year. :-) This will make a nice welcome for her I think.

That's what I've been up to. Oh and this morning I started a straight box stitch small afghan to answer some questions that a visitor had, but I didn't take a photo as I just did one row.

So what are you all up to?

Happy crocheting!
Sandie