Category Archives: Design Process

Feeling Inspired. . .

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Linda @ alottastitches

-by this tank top. I have yarns that closely resemble the tank’s colors, but rather than try to duplicate the top’s stripes I’m going to let my new design assistant, Biscuits and Jam’s Weighted Stripe Generator, suggest a striping pattern. … Continue reading →

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Fun with Planning Stripes

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Linda @ alottastitches

I’ve known about the amazing Random Stripe Generator for years.  This tool can offer a seemingly endless number of stripe designs for whatever combination of colors you may have gathered. All you need to do is: Simply choose which of … Continue reading →

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A False Start

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

I’ve been looking forward to playing with this variegated yarn, RHSS ‘Salsa’, ever since I first laid eyes on it. What an interesting color combination! I didn’t have an orange anywhere near Salsa’s orange and both of my browns are … Continue reading →

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HUGE Progress on Mushrooms!

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

At long last. . . I have finished crocheting the lighter-colored mushroom squares. YAY! Which means ALL of the mushroom squares, both light and dark, are done. YAY, again! And I have about 235 of ’em, more than enough for … Continue reading →

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Planning a Rugby Ripple

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

You may remember that in my excitement over starting the Game Day! ripple… I ‘stole’ the entire ten ounces of navy yarn I’d originally set aside for a ‘rugby shirt’ ripple. Hoping to find a replacement, I recently delved into the … Continue reading →

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Planning a Mini-Scrap Granny

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

I’ve crocheted so many one and two-round granny squares from mini yarn scraps, I’m excited to get started planning a Mini-Scrap Granny! I don’t know exactly how much yarn I’ll need for its background. Since I have five skeins of … Continue reading →

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Midway Adjustments

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

Here’s Version One of the striping plan I wrote for the Blue and Orange Ripple (badly in need of a ‘real’ name – help!). After a while I’d made so many changes I decided I should start fresh. What a … Continue reading →

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Design Angst*

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

A couple of weeks ago I went through the yarns in my charity stash putting together sets of colors for several future ripples. I was hoping to make at least one more softly blended monochromatic ripple like Waves or Midas. … Continue reading →

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Mushrooms

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

It’s raining today.* The thunder woke me up this morning and it’s been raining off and on ever since, sometimes with a quiet pitter-patter and sometimes with cacophonous banging and crashing! It’s the kind of warm summer rain that is … Continue reading →

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Another Scrappy Ripple of the Week – #16 – Waves

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

Yet another trip to the yarn scrap box made me realize my next ripple had to be a blue one cuz I had way over two pounds of blue scraps in there! Since a child-sized ripple (35″ x 54″) uses … Continue reading →

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