by M. J.
Joachim
Happy New
Year kind visitors! Best to you and yours.
I’m happy to
share that my kids all loved their afghans J That was quite a project, making 3
originally designed afghans in one year!
You’re all
familiar with the first afghan. It’s the afghan you saw me working on most of this past year. My
oldest daughter couldn’t have been happier with her special handmade treasure
this year.
The second
afghan turned into more of a work of art. All the while I was working on it, I kept calling it my daughter’s
snowflake blanket. This is a piecework
afghan, which included some hand weaving between the center motifs.
The outer edge is ruffly and this little diddy certainly matches my 2nd
daughter’s vibrant and lovely personality J
Using
Tunisian crochet for the 3rd blanket, I created panels
of Tunisian simple stitch and Tunisian double crochet. After hand-sewing them
together, I crocheted a ridge border of triple crochet, alternating front and
back post stitches all the way around for (I believe) 5 rounds. My son’s first
expression when he saw it is a treasure for my heart.
Time was of
the essence, good people. Documenting each step along the way took a backseat,
so my kids could receive their annual handmade gifts by Christmas this year.
New
additions to the website are listed below for your convenience. I hope you find
several you enjoy for projects in the coming year.
That’s all
for now, good people!
See you again soon J
M. J.
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Dear M.J., Wow, three afghans in one year! That is just great. I started a blanket in January and come December it is still incomplete :(
ReplyDeleteAll three afghans are gorgeous. Once again let me tell you that I love your site and your tutorials. A very happy New Year to you and your loved ones.
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Ah, thank you so much, Sangeetha! :) Yes, it was quite a task and not one I'm likely to try again too soon. Such a delightful comment! I'm very happy you enjoy my tutorials so well:)
DeleteI love the afghans, especially the tunisian one - can't wait to try out that stitch, it turns out so nice! Thanks for sharing your projects!
ReplyDeleteThey were a lot of fun to make, Stella. I can attest to that:) And the kids were amazed at how well each one fit their individual personalities too. Thanks for stopping by and visiting with me on my blog!
DeleteLovely treasures! Especially love the first blanket n the border.. Very unique n special it looks..
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rajeswari:) All of these are definitely one of a kind, and the kids couldn't be happier!
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