I have decided to be brave and design my own Aran Afghan. I have purchased some Aran Wool from Patons, and am diving head first into this ambitious project, with the help of Aran Stitches from Harmony Guides. My first challenge was to design a panel. After trying out three different versions I have settled on a panel with two different kinds of braids and trinity stitch. The trinity stitch is interesting, as it gives me something to concentrate on on the wrong side rows, since the cable work is always done on the right side rows. Now I need to use up one ball of yarn and estimate how many balls I need for the entire afghan.
Wendy kindly volunteered to host a second meeting for the knits and knags knitting circle at her house. Yay! It’s going to survive!
This time Christine worked on a purse, and Heather on another crazy scarf. Wendy couldn’t locate her knitting, so she spent more time knagging. Adrianna finished one of her panels and I finished the first sock. Crystal was starting a new project, although at the end of the morning, I think she had cast on only two stitches.
This Arctic Throw was knit in Berroco Air Cyberspace (purple) and Geothermal (green). The pattern is available here. It’s knit in on 13.0 mm circular needles. I started this project because I needed a simple pattern that I could follow even if distracted by kids, TV, phones and what not. I started it in January, but it’s been on the backburner for a little while, as I was concentrating on the Celtic Knot Afghan.
Project started: 16 January 2007
Completed: March 2007
This is a winter set – matching scarf and headband. Again my own design, created especially for my friend Allison’s birthday. It’s in worsted weight yarn, in sage colour (needle size 4.0 mm).
The headband is k3, p2, standard 6 cable, p2, k3.
The scarf is k3, p2, standard 6 cable, p2, k2, p2, standard 6 cable, p2, k3.
Completed: March 2007
The first knitting circle was a success.
I finished the third panel of my Celtic Knot Afghan – now it’s time for the edging!
Adrianna worked on her Aran Afghan. Christine knitted a baby blanket. Chris was knitting Izzy Dolls for the kids. Crystal worked on leg warmers, Wendy was knitting a sweater, and Heather was working on a crazy scarf. While we were knitting and drinking tea, the kids entertained themselves in the playroom.
This is a prime number scarf, knitted for my husband in charcoal gray, Shetland Chunky 25% Wool/75% Acrylic blend from Patons (needle size 5.5 mm). My very own design. It’s 23 stitches wide, and the rows are in alternating stockinette stitch/reverse stockinette stitch. Of course the rows are prime number width 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, etc. and counting back down to 1 so the ends are symmetrical.
Completed: March 2007
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