My Other Pastime: June 2012

My Crochet Journey So Far

I learned to crochet when I was 16. My Great Grandmother was living with us at the time. She was a prolific crocheter. I had broken up with a boyfriend and was moping around the house. My Grandmother couldn't stand it so she sat me down and taught me how to crochet. She taught me how to crochet the granny square and let me tell you that that was the HUGEST granny square afghan that anyone has ever made! I just kept going and going and going! I slowly branched out from making afghans to making sweaters and other things. I don't intend to post patterns because these are not my original designs. I just thought it would be fun to have some sort of record of what I have made and who it went to.

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Country Star Afghan-June 2012

I made this for a friend for Christmas this year. Hope she likes it! Go HERE for the pattern. When I learned this stitch it was called an afghan stitch. Now I'm reading it and it is called the Tunisian Knit Stitch. I cross-stitched the pattern onto the lighter squares. The pattern calls for the stitches to be "duplicate" stitched. I don't know what a "duplicate" stitch is and I have always cross-stitched the pattern into the blanket after it was finished so that is the way I did this. I thought it turned out good.

Saturday, June 23, 2012