Tag Archives: crochet

Lucy. . . Dinner’s Ready!

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

Finished crocheting pretend food Saturday evening, which left us one day to work on the labels DH had already started. We did pretty good! DH printed the last one at around 7:30 Sunday night. He delivered our “Build – A … Continue reading →

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Ripple #11 – Summer Skies

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

This color combination reminds me of the wide open skies that I grew up with in the mid-west. I remember watching puffy white clouds sail from one horizon to the other on hot breezy summer days. What a lovely visual … Continue reading →

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Border Trials

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

Having finished joining the rest of my Mini Scrap Granny’s squares, I moved right on to the blanket’s border. The first round is simple granny clusters worked in the same green yarn as I used for the blanket’s background, Red … Continue reading →

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2013 Ripple of the Week #1 – Rare Peachy! Tiger

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

This is the second ripple I’ve made with the peach yarn I harvested from a $1.50 thrift store find. The first was Peach Melba. Peachy! Tiger is rather shocking in comparison. Its wide stripes seem to move about in a … Continue reading →

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2012 Ripple of the Week #45 – Mountain Range at Sunrise

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

I haven’t often made a ripple with so many dark colors in it! There’s RHSS ‘Coffee’, an unknown solid burgundy yarn and a unique deep maroon chenille (next to the white) with tiny flecks of green, rose, purple and yellow. … Continue reading →

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2012 Ripple #44 – Bobble-less One

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

This is the first ripple I’ve made with the three pounds of rosy yarn I harvested from the very heavily bobbled sweater from whence this new ripple series, which shall have no bobbles, gets its silly name, ‘Bobble-less’. I Like … Continue reading →

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Mini-Scrap Progress

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

I’m happy to report that not only do I have the minimum of 150 granny squares finished, 75 each of one-round and two-round squares, that I need for a ten square by fifteen square granny afghan, but I have many … Continue reading →

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2012 Ripple #42 – Mermaid

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

It’s a treat to design a ripple around such a richly colored variegated yarn as Caron’s Rainbow Dreams in the Jet Stream colorway. The other yarns I used are RHSS Real Teal, Tea Leaf and some anonymous white, plus a … Continue reading →

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Some Light Mushrooms

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

I’m making slooooow progress on my light mushroom granny squares (just the first column on the left). For some reason crocheting one cream square after another has quickly lost its charm. . . yawn. Can you say ‘tedious’? If only … Continue reading →

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2012 #41 – Rugby Ripple

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

My striping plan for Rugby Ripple was so simple, I quickly and confidently crocheted row after row, stripe after stripe, completely unaware. . . of the suspense and drama to come in Rugby’s last eight rows. I finished crocheting the … Continue reading →

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