I should have been an invalid in the 1800s. I’m crazy for having a lap robe on at all times. It’s like I can’t really be comfortable without my shoes off and a blanket on my lap. So any room I spend a lot of time in ends up with an afghan. This one was… Read more »
Posts Categorized: crochet
Crocheted snowmen
This was made from a pattern in a Crochet magazine. This one I kind of invented myself.
Special Stitches Scarves, patterns 1 – 4
These scarves were made with the first four patterns in the booklet Special Stitches Scarves (not necessarily in that order). I’m especially fond of the bottom one. It’s a very pretty pattern and I love the yarn which is left over from an afghan I made for my boyfriend. Here’s a close-up of the top… Read more »
Tartan afghan
I used to have a freebie blanket in a blue/green/white tartan plaid from Microsoft. I liked the colors but it said “Microsoft” in one corner and it had gotten grungy and had a cigarette burn hole in it. When I quit smoking I decided to toss it and make myself a new blanket. This crochet… Read more »
Crocheting with Todd
I taught myself to crochet in January of 2001. I’d been climbing for about a year and a half by then and I decided to take the month off to give my body and my mind a rest. I was looking for a craft I could enjoy doing, as opposed to counted cross stitch which… Read more »
Thread crochet snowflake
This was crocheted from thread and then stiffened using a mixture of white glue and water from ‘Tis the Season for Thread Crochet. I made serveral but gave most away.
Shades of green afghan
This was my first attempt at a crocheted afghan. I selected a stitch I liked from 101 Stitches for Afghans and started crocheting. After a while I got bored and left it aside for months while I worked on other things. When I came back to it, I was a better crocheter. That wasn’t such… Read more »