And Then a Deep Breath

I finished and mailed Trinity's round afghan. Here it is:

After that, I promised a coworker an afghan for a wedding present. I had in mind that I could finish it by the end of April for the wedding. If you aren't laughing out loud by now, you don't know that I can't do a project slowly or leave one undone once I promise it. So - one week later - here's that one:

Phew!! Finished!! Now all I need to do is not to promise anyone that I'll make another afghan for a while.  After all, I have some writing to do besides mowing the lawn and spring cleaning.

Thanks for visiting with me,

Kathi



Two for the Second Generation

Titus's big-boy blanket is finished. It took just over a week and is about 7 feet across. I made him a sunset to sleep under. He should be able to use it until he's a man grown - no matter how tall he gets.

I have one more section to finish on Trinity's blanket and the edge around. Then I can send them on to my baby sister's grandchildren. (Wow! That makes me feel old!)

In January of 1974, I made a round afghan for myself. It's still my favorite one - and believe me, I've made many. This is what it looks like after 40 years.

I'm obviously not going to use exactly the same colors for Trinity, but this is the same pattern. She'll be able to use it until she's old - barring any unforeseen problems or dog teeth.

Photo to come in the next couple of days.

Thanks for visiting with me,

Kathi

Finished round blanket

Here's the second doll blanket for my great niece's Christmas present.

One of these day's I'm going to need to give my shoulders, elbows and wrists a break, but I still have a bunch of yarn and more ideas.

Thanks for visiting with me,

Kathi

Works in Progress

I'm working on hospice lap robe #21 a striped one in navy and white.

I have one skein to go on this one.

I also found out that my great-niece would like a doll blanket or two for her baby dolls.

I have one finished and one half finished.

I'm giving my arms a couple of days off. They'll appreciate the rest.

Thanks for visiting with me,

Kathi



Finished Afghan

This afghan nears 7 feet across.  Here it is across a double bed.

Phew!  I'm glad it's finished!  The last couple of rounds were each about 21 feet of double crochet.  I'll be glad of it this winter.

Thanks for visiting with me.

Kathi

Work in Progress

Here's the afghan I'm working on at the moment.  It's a round afghan with only 12 increases per round.  You have no idea how fast that adds up!  A five-band color is 48 stitches bigger on the fifth round than it was on the first one. That doesn't seem like a lot in the beginning, but I'm up to about 16 feet per round at the outer edge and still growing.

I want to add about 12 more rounds bringing the diameter to 6 feet and the circumference to about 19 feet of crocheting.

I'm finishing it with increasingly darker blues to make a sunburst design.

Thanks for visiting with me.

Kathi