More background adventures

Anyway, as I was saying, after that "colorful" granny square afghan, I eventually made another crocheted afghan, this time in a ripple pattern. Since I didn't have much of a budget at that time (I was just 12 or 13 at the time, and was delivering the newspaper door-to-door) I used whatever colors I could get my ink-stained hands upon. I still have it, somewhere in this house, although where is a good question.

After that one I went quite a few years without giving yarn or projects much thought. I'm not sure why, but I'm guessing that life just got in the way for a while.

Then suddenly one day I decided that I would make an afghan for my MIL for Christmas. I actually started it just after Christmas, planning it for the next one! I worked on this one throughout the year, and it came out nicely. A real simple one of 8 rows of teal and 8 rows of white, just using alternating sc and dc. The alternating stitches gave it a bit of texture. I added fringe to 3 sides, using both colors. Best thing was.......she really liked it! This was back in 1990, and she still uses it when it's chilly outside. :-)

Ok, after that success, I decided to make another one for a friend in Canada. This one was made with squares of 16 rows teal, 8 rows beige, and 8 rows black. They're straight rows (not granny square-type) . I then put them together to form a windmill pattern. This one also used the alternating stitches for texture. Unfortunately it took a bit longer to complete than I'd anticipated, but hey, he DID get it for Christmas, just not the one I had intended it for! LOL! (I had pictures of this one somewhere, but I can't find them now. If I ever do find them, I'll post them here.)

I'm currently making one for my husband, in tunisian stitch. It's a Dale Earnhardt Sr one which I've modified a bit. This one can be found online, I just have a hard time finding the link. What I changed was I added more rows to it to make the "picture" part lie facing towards the end of the bed rather than the side, and I've also added in (at the top of the ghan) the years that Dale won the championship. I haven't completed it yet, but I will real soon! When it's finished I'll post a picture of it here.

Also, I'm trying to learn how to knit now too. My mom tried to teach me to knit years ago, but trying to handle two needles and the yarn was just too confusing to me at that time. So instead, she taught me basic crochet. I've joined a knit-along online, and will be making a simple sweater for my very first knit project. I'm looking forward to knitting.....I absolutely love cables and such!

Mere Beginnings

I'm new to this, but I'm going to give it a try, a way to keep an ongoing journal of my adventure with yarn. I started crocheting when I was about 11 years old, making a saddle pad for my horse. It was a simple ripple pattern, folded over and stitched up with a thick piece of foam in the middle. Well, it worked, but it was hard to keep it clean. I believe I still have it, somewhere up in my attic......it's over 30 years old now!

My second project was a granny square afghan. I made it in lime green, dark blue, bright orange, and chocolate brown. The colors, even though they sort of clash, did work out ok with each other. I still have that too, even though it's in sad shape now.

More later...........