What Are You Working On? (part 2)
The other thread was getting a little long, so I've started a follow-up post. Hope that is okay!
I just finished a Noah's Ark Kid's/Baby Afghan. The original pattern had a pink giraffe with yellow spots, a lavender elephant, an green ark. I just couldn't use those colors, although I see how that would be colorful for kids. The original pattern had a finished size of 29-inches square. I altered the pattern to make it bigger, with a finished size of 38-inches (wide) x 40-inches (long). I found a nice variegated/shaded yarn called Scuba (Red Heart Ombre) and used that for the ocean. The ark and animals are crocheted then appliqued to the afghan. Here are
the results:
Close ups of the various animals:
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Annie Deighnaugh
4 years agoA cabled cowl...for some reason I've had a hankering for the color mulberry so this was a quick fix for that craving. I did the cables without a cable hook...good practice for that.
chris_in_wv (z6/7)
4 years agoAnnie Deighnaugh
4 years agochris_in_wv (z6/7)
4 years agoHere's a Pinwheel Scrap Afghan I just finished. It is my own creation, NO pattern written. <grin> It is going to a Child Abuse Silent Auction in July. The pinwheel design was a suggestion by the lady who asked me to make an afghan for the charity. Close-ups below the full afghan photo.
Annie Deighnaugh
4 years agochris_in_wv (z6/7)
4 years agoCutie Owl Baby Afghan. This is a free, online pattern at Red Heart yarn. I altered the number of the applique pieces that the original pattern called for (and several of the colors used) because I felt it was a little too busy and wanted the owl to be the main feature, not the branches, leaves, and flowers. I also made the owl slightly bigger by adding one round to the owl and subtracting a round from the soft white section. The finished size is about 40-inches across. Close-ups below the full afghan photo.
Annie Deighnaugh
4 years agoAnnie Deighnaugh
4 years agoWahoo! Finally finished my phoenix sweater. I started the yarn with a different pattern and the thing was coming out so large...I had finished the front, back and 3/4 of one sleeve when I decided to rip it out and start over again...thus the phoenix rising from the ashes of the old sweater. This was the first sweater I ever made. Even though I cut several inches from the pattern, the sleeves are still a little long, but the cuff holds them up anyway.
chris_in_wv (z6/7)
4 years agochris_in_wv (z6/7)
4 years agoI've got three afghans going at the moment. I have run out of yarn for each of the various afghans, but just need some extra dollars to purchase more yarn (which is "no dye lot" yarn) for the afghans.
I did finish this large "star" shaped "round" afghan a few days ago. I used off-white, red, and green to let an old-time Christmas look It's a ripple pattern but crocheted in the round. There are 9 points. This has post stitches at the peaks and valleys to lent some texture. I added extra rows to get it to the size I wanted, which is about 60-inches across from point to point. I didn't like the plain edging so I altered the last round to add picots, too. <grin>
Pictures below:
Chriscolleenoz
4 years agoI finished this baby blanket for a charity project I knit and crochet for. It’s made out of leftover balls from other projects.
I made a similar one a couple of months ago, but it was more planned:
chris_in_wv (z6/7)
4 years agocolleenoz
4 years agochris_in_wv (z6/7)
4 years agoI finished another Old MacDonald Farm Afghan last week. The colors are a little different in this one. The finished size is about 46-inches x 60-inches.
The Farmer:
The cow and E.I.E.I.O. motifs:
The Barn:
Annie Deighnaugh
4 years agochris_in_wv (z6/7)
4 years agoI've also been working on Christmas stockings:
Snowmen Stocking--Here I used navy yarn with a blue filament for the "sky." The original pattern called for bright blue. I also added button snowflakes that have a shimmer. The snowmen are cluster stitches that pop out, giving dimension.
Christmas Tree Stocking--This is my own design. I added button embellishments to add detail.
Angel Stocking--Here I used navy yarn for the "sky." I also used a white yarn with silver filament for the wings to give some sparkle. The second photo is a closer shot of the angel.
Holly Berry Stocking--I used the traditional Christmas red and green for this one. I still need to tuck the tails. <grin>
chris_in_wv (z6/7)
4 years agoMore Christmas Stocking...........
Victorian Boot Stocking--I used off white for the bottom and the trim, with burgundy for the main color. The buttons are Christmas trees. Close-up of the Christmas tree buttons in the second photo.
Santa Stocking--LOTS of detail work on this one, so extra time to make this! The second photo shows the reverse, which is mostly hair. <grin>
chris_in_wv (z6/7)
4 years agoLamb Afghan--This was a two week project. The plain squares were supposed to be just rows of single crochet, but I changed the rows to crocheted cross stitch. Those squares have fewer rows, but I thought it makes the lamb squares stand out better. The lamb squares are worked from a charted graph. The finished size is about 45-inches by 60-inches. The edging is SEVENTEEN rounds done totally in single crochet using black and off-white. I used various shades of off white for the lambs to give it a little variation. The pattern called for the lamb bodies to be done in loop stitch, but I used a seed stitch to give it a different texture.
Close ups of the individual squares:
The edging:
Annie Deighnaugh
4 years agochris_in_wv (z6/7)
4 years agoThanks, Annie!
I've been working on tissue box covers recently: Here's one using Disney Princess buttons (each packet of buttons has 4 different buttons--Cinderella, Belle, Rapunzel, and Ariel). Each side has a different princess in the "frame." (This is my own design so no written pattern.):
chris_in_wv (z6/7)
4 years agoI also found flamingo buttons (4 buttons, two different designs) and created this for a Christmas gift for a friend who's into flamingos:
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