Trying New Things

I made a lot of projects during the time I was in recovery, some are worth keeping, some are not. 

Some are destined for gift.  Many have not been photographed, or recorded.  Some may never be.  These are the some from my 2014 stash.

I like the braided crocheted blue one.  Very easy and made with scraps.  The black and white one is two scarves sewn together with special pointy ends.  It was a total guess and not a real success.  I've learned about double knitting since, and that was what I wanted to do and didn't know how.  

I finished a cable knit baby afghan in a color block style.  Love those cables.

Four afghans, same pattern for graduation gifts.  This is a quick one, with a double strand, double crochet ripple with a "P" hook.

I call this a step-up afghan.  It can be used with scraps since it has some short rows.  I found it on you-tube.

These latest are two grad gifts, for boys.  I found a photo, with no pattern on pinterest.  I like the look, but the rows of "spotted" stripes aren't the same.  It has something to do with the direction of the crochet row.  I'm still trying to decide if this is something I want to work up a better pattern. 

I've never done a rag quilt of any kind.  I had the squares (5") cut for several years intending to make a more traditional tie quilt, but I had all these scraps of fabric, and I thought the rag effect would be more forgiving.  It is, but my advice is to use larger, MUCH larger squares. (the clipping of all those seams is a CHORE) 

It looks nice, sewed up quickly and easily, but it is heavy!

Crochet to Recovery

During my recovery from cancer and treatments, I spent a lot of time just sitting.  I love to crochet so I spent the time crocheting up all the yarn I had on hand and bought some new for a few projects.

Baby Blankets Galore!

A scrap rug with a long single crochet stitch.

Another scrap afghan, using a "sampler" row style, divided by white rows.

This was sort of a free hand long single crochet stitch style, a "just for fun".