I am so in love with this afghan with which I am nearly done! I found out about it from Heather/The Good Life in her post here. I just love the colors she is using and decided to do one in similar colors. The pattern came from Bella Dia. I am not including the link because it isn't working to directly link to it. Instead, I have to go to Swagbucks and enter the words "vintage vertical stripe crochet afghan" and it is one of the first entries to come up. I don't know why her direct link won't work.
I had lots of difficulty doing the ends of the rows as the pattern stated. So I finally started doing them the way I know how to do ends of rows. I do double crochet in each space across to the end, chain 2 then turn. I then begin dc in the very first space. My ends are straight and this is a much easier way to do it. I just love how this pattern makes the afghan almost look like it is woven. Once I am done, I will post photos of the completed project.
I got the new issue of Crochet World the other day. The adorable little sheep on the front had me from the minute I saw it! There's many projects in this issue that I'd like to make, as well.
I've been eying the "Love Finds You In" series of books for quite a while. I couldn't decide which one I should start with, though. Lettie, at Colletta's Kitchen Sink, reads A LOT! She posted a review on LFYI Revenge, Ohio so I decided I would start the series with that one. I just got it from the library the other day and have only read a few pages. I'll share my review when I am done.
Now. Where I've been. As I posted back in January, we finally found a little farm to purchase. We close in 2 weeks!!! We have enjoyed having a stress free packing spree, since we had so long to get it done. Now we're down to the wire and just have to finish up. I can't wait to get moved!
My posts for the next month or so may be sporadic because of the move, but rest assured, I'll be back into the swing of things as soon as possible.
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