Red roses this week for my friends of
I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color
May you have a Happy Thursday!
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 23
Welcome to Stitch Sew Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 22
I have been taking three steps forward and three steps back
and exploring the importance of gauge in crochet this week.
This was the three steps forward and I was working on Stripe 15 in my
Christmas Candy Stripe Sampler Afghan
This does not look bad from the distance, in part because I did not show the sides of my afghan, which had taken on a large curve in the multicolored row strips at the top. When I laid it out and measured, my Stripe 14 was 4" high when it should have been 3" high according to the pattern. My stiches were too loose. The green stripe below it was pulled in at the sides, indicating my stitches there were too tight.
I corrected this by pulling out Stripes 14 and 13 and changed hooks.
Most of this afghan has been done with the green I Hook (5.5mm) on the bottom.
I used a larger hook (6.0mm) for the light green Linen Stitch Stripe. I am usually inclined to stitch this pattern, also called the Moss Stitch, tightly.
The multicolored lace pattern is new to me and called the Larksfoot Stitch in the pattern. I really needed the video instructions for this stitch. It calls for placing the elongated stitch across two rows and needs to be done loose enough for it to lay flat. I made it too loose the first time around, so I used a smaller (5.0mm) hook to get the correct size.
This is my progress in the redo so far, showing the side of my work.
You can see the rows now look even on the side edge.
Now it is time to redo the white row and I am putting this aside.
The first time around I used the creamy Snow White skein that I pulled out once before. Even at a distance from the previous white strips, it looks dull and off-white. I am waiting for a new skein of Snow White to arrive and hoping the dye lot will be a better match.
What are you working on this week?
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Monday, June 6, 2022
Christmas Candy Crochet ~ Playing Catch-Up
These are Stripes 7 to 12 for my current yarn project.
This is my
Christmas Candy Striped Sampler Afghan ~ Started Here
It is a monthly BOM kit and I am catching up as I had been focused on other projects. I know this month's kit is on the way, so I may or may not be ready for it when it arrives, but I am making good progress. Crocheting is a no stress zone for me. I find it very relaxing.
Over the weekend I was able to complete Stripes 10-132.
Today is a beautiful day so I am taking my yarn bag out to enjoy the flowers blooming in the yard.
Linking Up today with
Slow Sunday Stitching @ Kathy's Quilts
and
Monday Making @ Love Laugh Quilt
May you have a happy stitching day!
Thursday, June 2, 2022
I Like Thursday # 142 ~ My Flowers Bloom
My purple clematis is in full bloom!
I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color
Someone once told me these beauties like
“their feet in the shade and their head in the sun.”
This is a very sunny spot in the early morning. This photo was taken mid-morning. You can already start to see the shade pooling at the roots. This vine is at least 25 years old. It is wedged in a narrow spot between the wall and the porch in the gritty original soil of our sand and gravel hill and it is thriving despite the unusual spring weather.
Happy Thursday to my
I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 22
Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 22
This week I stitched Stripes 1-9 for my
Christmas Candy Striped Sampler Afghan ~ Started Here
This completes the first three months of this BOM which is for purchase via
Annie's Crochet Stripe Afghan Club
I am not affiliated with this business. I am providing the link only so you may find this pattern if you are interested in making this afghan.
The monthly kits include a written pattern and yarn and there are how-to videos for both right and left handed crocheters online for club members.
I am requested this as a gift from Mr. Scrapatches so I could revive and build my crochet skills. It has been very helpful.
I love the sampler rows stitch patterns, particularly this Mixed Checkerboard stripe. I am not sure I would have placed the stitches correctly without the help of the video instructions.
I am now working on the month four kit.
I have six months of kits now and hope to catch up before the next kit arrives.
What are you working on this week?
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