Now that the weather is beginning to warm up, I’m absolutely thrilled that this large afghan I decided to make as a housewarming gift for my co-worker is done. This will definitely be the last of the large crochet projects I tackle until fall.
I utilized a pattern called Icelandic, from Mama In A Stitch, which is a great one to use when you want to crochet while watching TV at night. Other than counting for your foundation chain, this is a no count pattern. It is two stitches alternating all the way across, chain one, turn and crochet across making sure to use the opposite stitch. Another great thing is the size of your blanket merely depends on two things: 1) the length of your foundation chain and 2) the size of your yarn stash funds.
And if you goof it up like I did right here…
…it is glaringly obvious.
That was a turn, chain and crochet across before I’d reached the end of the previous row. It’s what tends to happen when I crochet tired.
While I love this stitch pattern and plan to use it on other projects, I did NOT like the yarn I chose to use. I bought Yarn Bee Effortless Super Bulky and will probably never use this yarn again. It sheds an awful lot and I’m really hoping it holds up well enough.
I’m actually thinking I should include a lint roller in the package when I give it to her.
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