Butterfly In Spring scarf

The weather was SO HOT this weekend, too hot to actually go outside...which to me is really hot, since I love being outside in the heat.  The air conditioner couldn't keep up either, and even with everything closed and the blinds down it was still sticky and hot inside.  

On the plus side, I did get to finish a couple scarves.

I had 2 skeins of  Loops and Threads - Snuggly Wuggly and not really any idea what to do with them. Actually, I'm really not sure why I purchased them in the first place...maybe for headbands...hrmmm... anyways..

The scarves measure 80" long each and 2.5" wide
(74" + 6" (3" fringe on each side))

Each scarf is 1.4 oz, so I could make 3 from each skein, which is pretty good, but I'll probably make some other scarf now.

Loops and Threads - Snuggly Wuggly - 100% acrylic
5 oz / 141g / 446 yards / 408 meter skein
Light Weight 3
Soft lilac / Soft Gray

PATTERN

• 4.25 mm hook

Chain 12 (9 + 3)
R1: dc in 4th chain from hook, dc in each chain to end, turn (10 dc's)
R2 - R3: ch 3, 2 dc, ch 6 (skip 4 stitches on previous row), 3 dc's, turn
R4: ch3, 2 dc, ch 3, sc around the 2 ch 6's to capture them together, ch 3, 3 dc, turn

Repeat rows 2-4 until desired length (I had 52 butterflies)
2nd to last row: ch 3, 2 dc, ch 4, 3 dc, turn
Last row: ch 3, 2 dcs, 4 dc's in the chain 4 space, 3 dcs.
Fasten off

Fringe:
Cut 40 - 7" strips of yarn
Attach 2 strands to each dc with a knot

Granny's Attic - complete!

It's done and I think it's beautiful and bright and so wonderfully perfect for someone else's forever home! My evenings are free again!

I had the Granny's Attic afghan on my list of projects I wanted to do, but not for myself. Most afghans don't feel modern enough for me, but I still love the colors and patterns of all of them.

It really wasn't until it was complete that I can appreciate how much the colors pop, especially with a bit of sunlight coming in the window.

The afghan is a good size. and would be great as a large throw for the sofa or on a single bed. It almost fits my queen size bed as it is.  I think 4 X 6 squares would make a nice comfy sized lapghan for the one person. Chico's is 4 X 4 and it's wide enough, but I'd want it a bit longer if I was going to use it for myself.

 
I really hope Gina is happy with it and her daughter loves it.

ABOUT THIS AFGHAN

17 colors / 8 color combos  + black / 48 squares
Border: single crocheting through both loops, a row of single crochet around plus 2 rows of double crochet
5'4" X 4'1"
WEIGHT:
52 oz (a bit more than that, but close enough)

• 48 squares to round 6 (including tails) = 2.82 bs / 45.12 ounces
• 7 oz  black for joining squares by single crocheting through both loops, a row of single crochet around plus 2 rows of double crochet for the border.

COST: TIME
Approx 40 hrs

1 square (to round 6) takes approximately 35 minutes (without tying in tails)
24 tails to tie in per square = 10 mins

48 squares X 45 mins = 36 hrs
joining and border = 3 hrs

COST: YARN
 52 oz / 7 oz per skein = 7.43 skeins
7.43 X $10.11 = $ 75.00 (includes tax)

New stitch pattern dishcloths

I wanted to do two things. One was to learn new stitch patterns and the other was to make some dish / wash cloths.

When I was in Prince George I had picked up some cotton yarn at Michael's on sale - Lily's Sugar & Cream 100% Cotton. They sell it in nice 14 oz skiens.  The ones shown are in off white.

I chose Offset Mesh, Picot Trellis, and Rope Stitch patterns to start with.  The Offset mesh and Picot Trellis patterns are my favorite for this so far.  Hahah, nothing against the Picot Trellis, but it's too airy for a wash cloth and the pattern I used made the starting chain kind of all alone and outside of the repeat, so to me it looks funny.

Offset Mesh

Rope Stitch

Picot Trellis

I made them 10.5" X 10.5" which is close to standard dish cloth size, but I think they are too big for that because they are thicker than a regular dishcloth. I think at this size they make a beautiful spa type wash cloth.

Picot Trellis, Offset Mesh, Rope Stitch