Monday, August 14, 2006

Busy, busy, busy…..

Between my attempts to start another shawl in lace weight yarn, and my somewhat more successful venture to find and start another afghan for Myria, this weekend was mostly about crochet.

I got nowhere with the laceweight and I tried both knitting amd crocheting. The best I could come up with was this:

This is a motif from a 1953 Pineapple tablecloth pattern that I thought might work up nicely for a shawl.  This was worked n lace-weight yarn with a size F (3.75mm) hook.  It has possibilities, so it goes on the short list :)

Myria and I have been casually discussing another afghan for her.  She uses this one (scroll down) frequently but as it’s very heavy, she thinks she might like an occassional alternative that is somewhat lighter and more suitable for warmer weather.  Well, I’m game as I’ve got lots more acrylic stash that I either need to use or give away.

This was first.  I have been eyeing this square for a while and have liked its looks.  This is Chris Simon’s Supernova.  In TLC Heathers (bulky weight, I’d say) with a size I (5.50mm) hook, this took almost 2 hours to produce. Of course the first working through a new pattern always takes the most time and the thing is 13” square!  My grandfather might have observed that it was so big, it would only take four of them to make a dozen :).  I like this square; it has a nice clean look and I will probably use it in the future.  It does have, unfortunately, a tendency to get wavy on the sides which I think means the center is too small for the sides, or the sides are too big realtive to the center.  I believe this could be overcome by blocking but I also suspect that a little finagling with the stitch numbers might help too.  Further experimentation is definitely in order here :)





This was next and comes from this Antique Medallions pattern which I’ve had bookmarked forever.  Of course in the experimental sample, I just did everything all in one color just to see how the square worked up, how involved it was and how it looked when it was done.  While I’m not usually much of a color worker, it’s much less of an issue with crochet than with knitting as it’s much simpler and easier to work ends in as you go along.  And this motif has the added benefit of being crocheted to previous motifs as it is worked so there is no sewing up at the end either.  Very convenient, that :) This certainly invited exploration, so…





Myria was pleased with the look of this and I think it’s pretty nifty too.  The motifs are fast and simple and the result is quite attractive and stash consuming :)

I happened to notice a vial of beads that has been sitting on the coffee table for weeks now.  I had gotten them out to try using with something, but it didn’t work out and so the beads sat there.  They caught my eye the other day, for some reason, and made me think of the Buttered Toast yarn, so I fetched it out and sat it next to the beads…

Toast and Honey?

I have quite a busy couple of weeks coming up, so The Yarnpath, The Dye Pot and Knitting Chatter are going on vacation for the rest of August.  I hope the rest of all your summers is very fine indeed and I’ll see you again after Labor Day!

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1. Lovely projects as always. Enjoy your time away. I have two batches of company coming for the rest of the month. I would not be able to make Chatters anyway. Look forward to catching up after labor Day.

   Posted by Maureen  on  08/16  at  08:20 AM
   Location : Sitting by the lake



2. Maureen - IT will be fun to crochet for a little while for a change - though I cast on another pair of socks last night - for me!  Woo hoo!  Enjoy your company - with a house by the lake, I guess you’re pretty much guaranteed plenty of that :)

   Posted by Robbyn  on  08/16  at  09:00 AM
   Location : Sleeping in my chair :)



3. I love the bead/ yarn match - looks like a match made in heaven! (Actually, I saw a great pattern, which would be just right for this combo - I’ll send you the link.

   Take care for the rest of August - hope everything is alright.

   Posted by nat  on  08/16  at  06:23 PM
   Location :



4. Nat - I think the colors are quite amazing together!  Interesting how things work out isn’t it?  Beads that I’ve had lying around for years and yarn that I dyed a few weeks ago.  Sometimes, the world’s an interesting place :)

   Posted by Robbyn  on  08/16  at  08:51 PM
   Location : Sleeping in my chair :)



5. Awwwww....I miss you! You mean we have to wait a whole ‘nuther week? Wonder if you’ll have the lovely medallion project completed?

   Posted by Bron  on  08/28  at  07:58 AM
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6. Bron - That’s kind of you Bron, but I’ll be back next week :) The medsllion afghan will have certainly gotten some more work and I hope the mohair blanket will be completed by then as well :)

   Posted by Robbyn  on  08/28  at  09:39 AM
   Location : Sleeping in my chair :)



7. Robbyn, have you thoought about contributing a pattern to the ‘knitting pattern a day’ calendar? I was just thinking that some of your designs would be suitable. The site is at http://www.knittingpatternaday.com.

   Posted by Anne  on  08/30  at  04:16 PM
   Location : UK



8. Anne - That’s quite a compliment and I thank you from the bottom of my blushing heart :) I really hadn’t given it any thought but maybe I’ll go and have a look at what they’re asking for.
   

   Posted by Robbyn  on  08/30  at  05:54 PM
   Location : Sleeping in my chair :)

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