A couple of weeks ago I was going through some of my totes of craft things. I confess to having accumulated many abandoned projects throughout the years. I found partially completed counted cross-stitch, embroidery, quilting and crochet. I always think that one of these days I will return to these projects. Maybe I will.
So as I was digging through my totes, I came across this crocheted afghan that was nearly finished.
It is a beautiful stitch that has resulted in a really warm afghan. Here’s the problem. I have no idea when I made it. I don’t know why I stopped. I don’t know where the pattern came from (maybe one of the Vanna White crochet books I had in the ’90s). I don’t know where the rest of the yarn is. Maybe I ran out? Is that why I stopped in the middle of a row?
I put it away and never looked back. I wish I could remember why.
I am so happy to have it now though. Yesterday, I weaved in the ends and put it to use. It is missing the border on one side, but that’s ok. It is really warm, and I have been really cold so it’s perfect.
I took advantage of the fact that Davey was willing to model the blanket for me this morning, and I got some fun pictures of him.
He is King Crazy Hair right now. I’ve got to take him to get a haircut.
He was laughing at Buster who gets all crazy when he gets into the yard. He doesn’t look particularly crazy here, but he’d paused for a moment.
Davey found him to be quite the clown.
I’m glad to have found this mystery blanket. I want to research a little to see if I can figure what the stitch is. I have no idea how I did it. I am trying to estimate when it was that I made it as well. It was definitely before Davey was born. I am thinking I made it when we were in Texas (and we were there 15 years), but I am just not sure.
Regardless, I think I can look at these unfinished projects in two ways. Either I have trouble sticking with something and just abandon projects when the whim hits me, OR I am all about the process, and when the creating process is not making me happy, then I move on. I choose the second. 🙂
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That is a beautiful stitch! And blanket!
Yes! Definitely a beautiful stitch! I hope you find it and then share it with those of us who crochet!
I knor nothing about crochet but it is a beautiful stitch. Reminds me of thermal blankets and shirts. You could always use another yarn, color and stitch for the final border, that is if you need to make the blanket larger.