This looks like basically a ripple pattern. And if I understand your concern correctly, the holes are different looking in a ripple pattern. The hole in the section that seems to point up is made by making 3 stitches in the same stitch. The holes going down are made by skipping 2 stitches. So they are not an exact match, but they are consistent and look fine. I make a huge granny square baby afghan using the rainbow technique described. I use two strands of worsted, changing the colors as described above. It is one huge granny square, only one, and it looks nice. Since it has so many lacy holes in the design, I make it for summer babies.

My first crochet project was a triangle shawl with fringe. Solid color worsted using J-hook. All of it done using sc. It looks very professional, and no one would know it was a beginner's project, it looks so nice. Here's the pattern. Email me to discuss more simple patterns. PS: My best advice to any beginner is beware of errors in most crochet patterns, especially Lion Brand which occasionally will leave out an *. It probably goes without saying that no one proofs the patterns being submitted, as it just wouldnt be worth anyone's time to sit and work a project to see if there are any errors in it. It's up to us to figure out that an error or omition has occurred, then not to fear attempting to figure out what is missing. The first time I worked in the round to make a beret, the publisher left out the instructions for how to make the top knot, assuming anyone would already know! NOT! I had to rip out several attempts to invent one myself and finally got it right. Best of luck and dont give up. Here is a link that might be useful: pattern link

You surely were bitten by a big bug! Everything is so pretty. When I was a girl, about 11, I would crochet shawls for people in my housing area. I would work late into the night to get each order done quickly. They were $5 dollars each, I was making some good money. When I look back I laugh because I lived in Hawaii at the time,,,no one really needed a shawl, they were just being nice to buy one from this little kid. Any way, I love your projects. Have you ever done broomstick lace before? It's like crochet only it uses a stick to put the string on. It's easy and fun. Here is a link that might be useful:

Thanks LG and others. Some good ideas and thoughts. I can get rid of some of the newspapers, but prepacked stuff is harder. I only buy ww pasta, but can't get that in bulk. The rest of the stuff is cereal boxes etc, for my busy family, and basic canned tomato sauce, which I use a lot it seems. Otherwise it's bulk and made from scratch all the way. So with my family of four's, and two of each, dogs and cats, particular needs food wise I don't think I can reach 2 cans a week. But I could pare it down quite a bit, so thanks for helping me think outside my recycling box. The recyclables sit outside on an unused deck, which has no stair access to the back yard, so at least they're not inside my home, but I think its a case of out of sight out of mind to a certain extent. I've gotten my personal items pared down to the real necessities by now and so find putting away my things to be a snap. I still like my chachkis so have to watch that I don't impulse buy, unless it haunts me as I'm leaving it at the store. In that case I put it on hold, go have a tea, and decide what to get rid of right then to bring it into my home. Thanks, Yeona