Category Archives: Afghan Edgings and Borders

Christmas in Grannies – Ta-Dah!

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

I’m so HaPpY! with how this one turned out! It was definitely worth the extra time it took to “audition” and rip first the green and then the red and burgundy granny square border. I wouldn’t be nearly as happy … Continue reading →

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Ripple of the Week #42 – A Sportweight Ripple

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

This is the first ripple I’ve crocheted primarily from sport-weight yarns, rather than worsted or a double-strand of fingering-weight. I learned a few things during the process. Sunshine 15,986 stitches – 506,924 stitches donated so far this year I added … Continue reading →

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Another Re-finished Afghan

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

You may remember when I bought two large afghans at thrift stores and then partly unraveled them, leaving me with smaller afghans and piles of yarn for my charity yarn stash. Well, I added a border to the first afghan … Continue reading →

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A Re-Finished Afghan

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

One of the two thrift store afghans I snatched some yarn from is ready to begin its new life. Surf and Turf I’m quite pleased with its new border: I began with a white row in the half-double crochet stitch. … Continue reading →

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Granny’s Border – in Progress

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

After much consideration of yarn colors and amounts, I finally started working on the granny’s border! The darker aqua squares which frame the blanket are slighter larger than the inner squares of light aqua, because the darker aqua yarn is … Continue reading →

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