crochet an afghan

I was able to finish my snowflake afghan tonight! I’m usually pretty good about finishing crochet projects quickly, but this one had been sitting half finished for months. It’s a relief to finally have it completed and it looks beautiful hanging on the couch.

i made this one for my boy. i’m so glad he likes the things i make him; in the almost-23 years i didn’t date him this never happened with boys. but i suppose being treated poorly made us appreciate eachother that much more.

i finished a (n approximately) three foot by three foot afghan about five minutes ago. i’m giving it to my mother because she liked the colors and whatnot. also, i plan on turning it into a family heirloom, so i may as well start out by giving it to her, and she will in turn give it to me a few years down the road.

i’m definitely doing this again, as i have another afghan sitting in my closet waiting to be finished, once i thread the loose ends. (this was the one i had originally planned on finishing, but i got too distracted.)

I specifically want to make a bright orange and blue afghan. My friend Angela wants to decorate her spare room in Boise State colors, so I need to find the right yarn. However, this is roving to be more difficult than I had expected. I’ve been to Michael’s, JoAnne’s Fabrics, Craft Warehouse, Fred Meyer’s – I even went to Walmart of all godforsaken places!!! I guess I’m going to have to order it online. There must be someplace that carries hideous school colors.

The afghan is horrible, but I’m a much better crocheter now :)

My little ‘ghan is about 78cm/31” long now. I haven’t exactly decided how long to make it—6 feet seems to be traditional “couch size,” but I was thinking about maybe doing a more bedspread-sized one (though, admittedly, I haven’t actually tried to see if it’s wide enough to be a bedspread). So, based on a 7 foot length ‘ghan, I’m about 1/3 done! I picked it back up today after the “I live in Chicago and don’t have central air” summer hiatus, and I’m looking forward to being able to make more progress on it now. Cosy!

so i’ve been using my afghan (well not lately, it’s been too warm, but when the occassion arises). problem is, it isn’t actually done. all the rows are on, and i put on the border, but all the loose ends are still sticking out, and it’s really unattractive. i don’t have the patience/focus to sit around and tuck in loose ends, so i don’t know when this will be completed.

I reccomend that you learn if you dn’t already know how. It’s relaxing, and in the end, you get a something for all your hard work.

That fab ghan that everyone loves because it’s adorable. Actually, I finished it a long time ago, just haven’t updated this yet.
I gave it to my mom, and she loves it.

I now have about 23 stripes done, going on 24, which brings me to about 60cm long, or about 1/3 done. Man, it’s warm! It’ll be so nice to have this winter, because my apartment is really … “well-ventilated.” :-) So that represents about 36 hours of crocheting. I feel pretty accomplished, for a newbie.

I only worry about one thing: I just instituted a yarn purchase ban for the next six months, to try and save money for something. So I hope I don’t run out of yarn before I’m done!!