2016 tempghan thru August

Another month down ... 2016 Temperature Afghan through August laid out on a loveseat.

Happy crocheting!
Sandie

2016 temperature afghan thru July

Temperature afghan is moving along nicely. It wasn't difficult to get back into the routine. I do most of the crocheting while watching TV. I've also continued using my stitch markers to make sure I don't miss the end stitch and to mark the end of each month, just for reference.

The Brava Sport Caution I used for the 100 degree temperature is very close in color to the Canary. It just has a bit more orange to it. I had a moment of wishing I'd chosen a shade with more variation in color, but it is only one row and when I realized it I had already gone a number of rows past it. 

At this point, the afghan is approximately 40" long. It is doubled over in the picture so it is twice as wide as it looks on my loveseat.

As I've said before, I'll give all the details when it's done but quickly note that I am using a G hook and Knit Picks Brava Sport yarn.

The Paprika yarn I was waiting for has been a bit of a disappointment. It has had a few thick spots and some flat bits that have a plasticy feel. If I have to cut out a bit on a one-row color I generally start the row over and I've had to start a couple of rows over with this yarn. All in all it's not the quality I expect from Knit Picks. I hope it is not a sign of things to come in the line. That would be disappointing.

Happy crocheting!
Sandie

2016 temperature afghan June

I've resumed work on the 2016 temperature afghan. Here is a picture through June.

I will put all the pertinent information in one post when I've finished.

Happy crocheting!
Sandie

squares

My Paprika yarn came in yesterday so I'll be resuming the temperature afghan today. 

While I was waiting for the yarn, I worked on some circles, and some squares for a charity effort. I did take pictures of the circles but somehow those pictures have gone missing. I have one picture measuring the circle.

Here is a picture of the squares.

The three larger squares are ones I made some time ago and had in my bin. I have no idea what pattern or yarn it is. They are soft and shiny so I'm guessing maybe Bernat Satin or Caron Simply Soft or perhaps the old Red Heart Soft.

The others are 6" squares made with Red Heart Super Saver yarn (pumpkin, delft blue, hot red and a cream - maybe soft white). I think the yellow might be I Love This Yarn. 

I used and I or H hook - whichever gave me the 6" goal. The pattern is my daughter's cross-stitch pattern which is one of my all time favorites. So easy and mindless once you get going and very easy to assemble together.

You can find her patterns (Kate Smith) and others on my pattern page at Crochet Cabana. 

Happy crocheting!
Sandie

numberghan

Happy news! I got a notice from Knit Picks that they have the paprika yarn in so I hurried up and ordered a bunch of skeins. It says "low stock". I also ordered a few other colors that had the same notation just to be sure though I'm fairly certain I have enough to complete the temperature afghan. I'll be heading back to that one as soon as the yarn arrives. I hope I can pick up my rhythm without too much of a setttling in period. :-) You know how it is when you put down a project.

In the meantime I've completed the number afghan to go with the alphabetghan.

Finished size is about 22" x 25 1/2". 

I used the same basic procedure as for the alphabetghan. I just followed my charts for the numbers. I edged each number with the aran, joined them in columns because of the way my long tails were placed, edged each column, assembled the columns, then edged the entire thing. I used a plain old single crochet edging.

The yarn is the same as the alphabetghan without the pumpkin. I used blue, cherry red, paddy green and yellow.

Happy crocheting!
Sandie