FO Fridays Waffle Stitch Blanket

Finally finished the waffle stitch blanket. I decided to name it Letgo My Waffle Stitch Blanket. I just love it! The texture is great and it is so warm.

Granny Square Baby Afghan

Granny Square Baby Afghan

Whenever you feel as though you are not getting any projects done. The granny square is always there to give you a jump start. I have certainly been neglecting my crochet lately so I decided I needed to finish something. This granny square afghan is orange, a multi color yarn, and a lime green (even though in the picture it looks blueish it is very much a loud lime green). I have left over yarn so I am going to do a completely different baby blanket. I really like this blanket though...maybe I should've made it bigger for myself.

Basket Weave Stitch Baby Blanket

In December I mention the basket weave stitch. I haven't done many projects of late or should I say I haven't completed any. Then someone requested a baby blanket. I decided on the basket weave stitch and is quite happy that I did. I love the stitch it is simple but look complicated and well...it's just plain good looking. I have been working on a throw using this stitch but I don't see myself finishing that any time soon.

Solas Caomh Blanket - Autumn Day

Solas Caomh Blanket

Ok I have not finished the first Solas Caomh blanket and I'm on to another one. This time I am using two different colors both from Red Heart brand (Carrot & Peruvian Print). I'm calling this one Autumn Day Solas Caomh. :-D

The pattern is color coded for the cable stitches. This helped me from being confused about just where I am on the pattern.

Solas Caomh pattern by Jodi Euchner
You can purchase this pattern from here for $5.50. This is a beautiful pattern of crochet cables. That's right, crochet cables. This is achieved by a series of front and back post stitches. It is not a difficult pattern but you must pay attention to what you are doing.

Here are my notes so far:
05/20/2011 - Chain 363

Solas Caomh Blanket

Solas Caomh pattern by Jodi Euchner

You can purchase this pattern from here for $5.50. This is a beautiful pattern of crochet cables. That's right, crochet cables. This is achieved by a series of front and back post stitches. It is not a difficult pattern but you must pay attention to what you are doing. It took me awhile to understand my mistakes. I had to frog it a couple of times.

Here are my notes so far:

I’m making this blanket for myself. I like to cuddle up on the sofa so a throw size just won’t do for me.

01/06/11 I’m tripling the pattern chained 373 (lost count and did an extra 10)

01/07/11 I can’t believe it I got to row 4 and then realized that I skipped stitches starting in row 1. I have to start all over.

01/08/11 color coded the pattern hopefully that will help. I got the second row done and turns out that I only chained one extra not ten. YAY

01/09/11 working on row 3 turns out I didn’t do an extra stitch I missed a FTR stitch.

01/16/11 U ahd to frog back to row 2 and start it over. Now it looks better. For some reason it has taken me some time to wrap my head around this pattern which is why I haven’t worked on it since the 9th.

02/08/11 I finally got this pattern figured out. I was back posting wrong. Duh! LOL. I walked away from this project for a few weeks. Now making pretty good progress. On row 6.

Navajo Blanket

Navajo Blanket/Southwest Afghan

$160 60"x60"

Easy pattern. This afghan was easy to understand. You do it line by line, that's how you get the fringe. It took me a long time to complete this as it can be a tedious project. However, I love the finished blanket. I used 5 colors of Red Heart Super Saver yarn. The afghan is heavy and pretty warm. I name my blanket Southwest Afghan as it is not a Navajo design.

Soft Shell Baby Blanket (Blue)

Soft Shell Baby Blanket (Blue)

So this is the new blanker using a thicker Red Heart Super Saver yarn. It gives a thicker blanket and the stitches pop better.

The stripe panel is still longer than the shell panel but it was easier to match them up.

Granny Square blanket

Granny Square Blanket

This is a granny square blanket I have made for my niece. Colors blue, yellow and grean. I'm making another one for my other niece in colors pink, yellow and green.