Started this yesterday! Found a great pattern for a ripple afghan here — this woman makes such cool stuff! I like the pattern because it’s reminiscent of the old zig-zag afghans our grandmas made without being so… old looking. Now I did use “vintage” colors — in fact, the yarn is Berocco’s “Vintage Chunky.” It’s a little expensive but it’s machine washable, very soft, and made of 50% acrylic, 40% wool, and 10% nylon. Emphasis on ‘very soft.’
Look! I’m knitting! Thanks to my friend Lauren for letting me borrow the right size knitting needles, and thanks to my boyfriend for buying me the yarn! It’s LionBrand Homespun, which I love. This scarf is using the knit stitch only — no purling here.
Here’s my first stockinette stitch swatch. I didn’t finish a purling swatch because I ended up skipping a stitch and just took the whole thing out. I think I might try a scarf with the stockinette stitch — I’d try ribbing but my ribbing swatch didn’t look good (and I dropped lots of stitches).
So I tried to knit last night, and this is what I got! I skipped a couple of stitches in there and it’s sort of misshapen, but for a first try I’m pretty pleased! I think I’ll try purling tonight.
So there’s a pretty neat (and free) online program that lets you upload any photo and turn it into a crochet (or knitting) pattern for an afghan/blanket! It’s called KnitPro 2.0, and it can be used for sc projects (one block = one sc) or even dc filet crochet projects if you upload a two-tone photo (one block = 3 sts)! Pretty cool for a free thing. The link to it is in my sidebar as well so you can always find it on this site!
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not your average crochet 