WIP Wednesday

Today I figured I'd share how my afghan is coming along. Mrs. H at The Place of H hosts WIP Wednesday and I thought I'd join along.

I really like how it is turning out. I love the colors! The blue is darker than what the book has but I like dark blue anyway. As you can see from the right side I have a lot of weaving in to do when I am done. There is still a ways to go yet and I should actually be farther than I am now but I haven't touched this in a week. (Ouch!) I'm planning to do a couple more rows tonight.

New Project

A new project I am working on is an afghan. It's pretty easy so far, however, the yarn isn't as thick as I'd like it. In the book they said they used bulky weight so since I couldn't find the exact yarn at the store I got another bulky weight yarn. However come to find out the actual yarn used for this blanket in their book was super bulky weight. Oh well, it'll still look nice come 4th of July.

Finished Projects

I finally finished my first project in crocheting. I made a poncho for my 3 year old and she loves it. She wears it whenever she goes out. It was really easy to make it took me awhile just because I put off finishing it. I may go ahead and make one for my 1 year old as well.

With the left over yarn I made a hat for my new little one. It was also very easy to make however it took me a few tries to get the round and size just right. One of the ladies in my church wants one for herself. So I may try and make one for her because she has been such a great friend.

Crochet Update

I've been enjoying my foray into the crochet world. My first project was really just for practice. I made two "blankets" for my daughter's dolls. Of course they are way out of proportion. I took a baby blanket pattern and just used one skein of yarn for each. Not nearly enough to finish the whole blanket but enough to get me some practice.

The pink one I did first for my oldest daughter and it's hard to tell in the picture but I was doing the double crochet stitch wrong for most of the blanket and then I corrected the problem. So there are two different patterns on the blanket.

The purple one I did for my younger daughter and it turned out rather well.

Now I am working on a poncho for my oldest daughter. I am looking forward to how it turns out.

Learning Something New

I decided to teach myself how to crochet today. I've actually been thinking about it for awhile now but I finally took the plunge and got what I needed to start.

I used to crochet a very little bit when I was in Jr. High School. My mom wanted to learn so we did it together. We never actually made anything though.

So far I've learned the chain stitch and the slip stitch. It's nice to be able to have your hands doing something while your husband is glued to ESPN. Especially with March Madness coming up (GO UK WILDCATS!)

For those of you who know how to crochet feel free to give tips and make comments on any pieces of work that I post about.