We had an interesting weekend here. Our landlord is trying to sell the building and had an open house yesterday. That means that yesterday afternoon we had troop after troop of strangers going through our home looking at the hardwood floors and the moldings on the walls. I don’t think I’ve quite been able to relax yet.
“barb in east texas” passed along this link to Uncommon Knitting which has, among other things, a page about a knitted crazy quilt. This approach intrigued me (although why it did when pages of “stash-ghans” have left me cold, I couldn’t say) and got my mind to link my little odd balls with my wish to create an afghan and before you could say Jiminy Cricket:
A bouquet of possibilities!
It’s so much fun to finally be working with this stuff. My fingers are practically jumping up and down and squealing with delight at the feel of some of this material. Most of these odd balls are sport or DK (or even fingering) weight so putting them together into appropriate combinations is part of the fun. It’s like creating and solving a puzzle - all at the same time :)
I also worked a few more repeats on the scarf. Pam had asked how I managed to do it so quickly. Well, I’ve got the cable sequence memorized (through sheer repetition) so I don’t have to refer to the directions or the chart and I don’t use a cable needle. As there are cable-twists on every right-side row, not having to use a cable needle is a serious time saver. The pattern works over 8 rows and I can do a repeat in about 15 minutes. If you’re interested in the technique, there’s a tutorial on the sidebar. Very handy trick, I must say :)
And I did finish one other project this weekend. Behold the bathmats!
The Dynamic Duo! :)
I’m off to the library in a bit - I hope all your weeks get off to a gentle start :)
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oh, you did have a most productive weekend even with the hordes of lookers wandering about-
the ‘batmats’ look quite nice (and i’m even more impressed with the clean bathroom!) and doesn’t that ‘potpourri’ color work wonderfully with your tile floor- given the nature of the cotton i think the curves will vanish after a couple of washings-
i will enjoy watching your crazy quilt progress- once it is done, you will always have memories of various projects you’ve made and can identify from the yarn sniglets used in the quilt- how do you plan to join the squares? i’ve read what seems like a jillion tutorials on the joining process using sewn and crocheted techniques and have yet to find one that really works well for me-
it’s another bright and sunny day here in this part of the country- we’re watching the progress of ivan the terrible closely and wondering if that big bad fellow is going to roar on through the gulf and make a texas/louisiana landfall or if the state of florida is going to have another hit-
stay happy-
I LOVE the bathmats! Who’da thunk it.
May someday make some of my own.
Barb - Well, the bathroom is usually clean but cluttered. Things were in decent shape because of the people who were going to be traipsing through on Sunday :)
As far as joining the squares,there’s a couple of interesting alternate methods here under “Afghan Joinings and Edgings”. I’m considering using the loop/braid thing with some black alpaca I’ve had in the cupboard for quite a while. Usually I sew - but I haven’t decided yet.
I will definintely keep my fingers crossed that Ivan leaves you alone - that Ivan leaves everyone alone, actually! 
Hey Anne!
They were quick and easy! The pattern for the square is here. Hmmm...seems I must have a thing for “pinwheels”! Anyway, 8 for the tub mat and four full size (and another 4 worked through round 4) for the hopper mat - all in whatever brand of sturdy, kitchen type cotton you like - size H hook. Hdc edging in color of choice and bob’s your uncle!
I was kinda fun doing a project that had such immediate application and gratification :)
Great bath set & I can’t wait to see how your Crazy Quilt come out. I like how you tanslated “fancy fabrics” to “fancy yarns.” Our foremothers would be proud. 
Bron - well, it will be a while yet as I don’t have nearly enough yarn on hand to make a full sized blanket. I figure at 5.5” per square, for the size I want it’s going to take 143 squares. But the process is sure fun :)
But I didn’t have four mothers!?! 
