Lap Afghan

Finished this afghan last night. The colors are a nice blend of dark corals to light corals.
I added a white border at the last minute and I could have left it off as the blanket looked nice with out the border.

I used 2 skiens and the second one is the one where I posted earlier the yarn was thinner than the first with the same dye and lot number. I aso noticed that the skiens did not have the same lengths of the same color as the first. I made it for me so I am satisfied with how it turned out. if I was making it for sombody else I would have tried to match the first batch of yarn.

Spoula

looks nice. I'm glad you're happy with it.

Thanks, Jean Marie

Spoula

I used 2 skiens and the second one is the one where I posted earlier the yarn was thinner than the first with the same dye and lot number.

LOL! There's no perfection in the world of yarn, believe me.

Hello MeToo, I have 2 skeins of Red Heart Unforgettable yarn (Polo) that I wanted to make a scarf for a friend. It is beautiful yarn and the colors are fall colors of green, orange reds and gold just looks lovely like fall leaves. I started making the scarf with the crocodile stitch as this pattern shows off the colors in different rows. It turned out to be to heavy for the kind of scarf I wanted to make. I changed to the star stitch and this looks nice and shows the color changes nicely. Then the yarn started changing to thin, then back to normal then thick. It is difficult to crochet with a J/10 hook with very thin yarn. I will finish the scarf for my friend but it is not how I pictured it looking when I started.

I always seem to get the balls of yarn that have different sizes in them. You wrote the line below so I guess you are right.

LOL! There's no perfection in the world of yarn, believe me.

Spoula

Very pretty an a nice size. Sue H.

Thank you Sue,

Spoula

That is very pretty and a pretty pattern. It shows off the color variation really great. I just love all your work. Great job! As usual! Judy

Hello Judy, Thanks for the nice complement you are always so sweet. I am currently working on a cable knit vest for my little grandson. I was almost done with the back and ready to start on the front and saw I dropped 3 stitches 47 rows down. I tried to fix it and made a mess and now I am back to the middle of the vest and hope I can get it done by Christmas. I hate when that happens.

Spoula

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Hello Judy, Thanks for the nice complement you are always so sweet. I am currently working on a cable knit vest for my little grandson. I was almost done with the back and ready to start on the front and saw I dropped 3 stitches 47 rows down. I tried to fix it and made a mess and now I am back to the middle of the vest and hope I can get it done by Christmas. I hate when that happens.

Spoula

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Can you pick up the stitches without taking out the rows by going back to the dropped stitches and bringing them up each row until you're back up to the knitting needles.

Hi Jean Marie, I have been worried about you as I have not seen you on the forum for awhile. I hope you and your family are doing well. Great advice and that is what I started out doing and messed that up then tried to just pull out the rows to the dropped stitches and then that got messed up. My yarn started to get in knots and I could not pull out the rows nicely. I lost count of the number of stitches in the rows and just ended up pulling out all the rows to the row just above the underarm bind off. I worked on it this morning while my Thanksgiving dinner was cooking and I am back to where I was yesterday when all this happened. I will pick it up tomorrow and finish it. I hope I don't have any trouble with the front those are cable stitches. I like crochet so much better but I think boys vest looks better knitted.

Take care and be safe.
Spoula

Jean Marie,
I just reread your question I wish I would have seen this early you were so right thanks,
Spoula

Hi Spoula,
I've been getting ready for a craft sale. I have a few more things to do to get ready for it. Thank you for being concerned about me. I have plastic canvas, crochet, knit, seashell necklaces and I might do another regular necklace w/beads and a medallion unless that's on another necklace. I might put the seashell necklaces in for free, not sure yet.

Jean Marie

Hi Jean Marie,
Sounds like you have been real busy. I am happy to hear you and yours are doing well.

I am now starting on the front part of my vest I messed up the other day. I hope I don't run into any more issues.
Spoula

Yes, I've been busy w/my crafts. I've done a lot of plastic canvas. Most of the crocheting I have done already from before but I still have some crocheting to do yet.

Hi spoula, I haven't been on CT for sometime. I accepted your friend request tonight. Sorry it took me so long.

I love your lapghan. I think it turned out so lovely. The white border just sets off the lapghan perfectly!! I know you will enjoy it. Hugs and kisses, Lynda Fey

Thanks Lynda Fey, Glad you accepted me as your friend.

Spoula

Such a lovely lap afghan. I think the border of white sets of the colors.
I am making myself a granny stitch poncho and ran out of yarn. I went to the store and bought another skein of yarn with the same lot # and color. The beginning yarn was a darker color and then it changed to the color I started with. I have never had that happen before, but there's a first time for everything. I do not like when the yarn runs thin and then thickens up again.
I'm glad we are friends.