I am a slow crocheter. I will admit that. I also run out of time to work on crochet projects because of pesky things like work and family obligations (just kidding!). It usually takes me quite a bit of time to finish crochet projects, especially afghans. But the crocheted afghan I have just finished takes the cake.
It is the Americana Afghan, and the pattern can be found here. I bookmarked the pattern on June 25, 2014, in the midst of World Cup fever. I was feeling patriotic due to the USA soccer team's victories and it was summer vacation, so I started making the afghan. Besides, the yarn colors are gorgeous (it is made with Heartland yarn in Acadia, Olympic, and Redwood), and I wanted to make something impressive. Little did I know it would take me as long as it has.
The length of this project is not caused at all by a bad pattern; the pattern is great and pretty straight forward. I made quite a few mistakes in the beginning and ended up having to start again from scratch just a few months ago. The main problem I had at the beginning was that I was not vigilant in counting my rows. The pattern says to make each square around 12 inches, which I did, but I realized what I thought was 12 inches after one square was not exactly the same as another square. So instead, when I restarted the afghan from scratch, I decided to make each square 60 rows tall. Each square was supposed to end up being identical to one another in width and length.
Of course, that isn't always the case, as you can see by comparing each square. That meant when I went to put them all together, I had a hard time lining up the seams. I had to take the seams out a few times because they were too wonky, but I finally made peace with the quirky nature of imperfection.
If you make things by hand yourself, you might think like I do and see all the mistakes you've made and where you could have done a better job. But I hope that when people see my afghan, they will see all the hard work that I put into it and find any irregularities charming. :)
I will say the stars were a blast to make, although weaving in the ends was a bit of a pain.
I still have to sew in the loose ends that I've hidden behind the afghan in the photos. That will take about an hour. But I have my lovely Netflix to keep me company, particularly the kiwi show The Almighty Johnsons. I have fallen in love with New Zealand accents and each of the Johnson brothers. Check it out at the Almighty Johnsons website.
I had Storm and Ozzie keep me company as well this morning.
***
PEACE.
LOVE.
AMERICANA.
and a bonus:
***
PEACE.
LOVE.
DEAN O'GORMAN.
***
Ta.
It is the Americana Afghan, and the pattern can be found here. I bookmarked the pattern on June 25, 2014, in the midst of World Cup fever. I was feeling patriotic due to the USA soccer team's victories and it was summer vacation, so I started making the afghan. Besides, the yarn colors are gorgeous (it is made with Heartland yarn in Acadia, Olympic, and Redwood), and I wanted to make something impressive. Little did I know it would take me as long as it has.
The length of this project is not caused at all by a bad pattern; the pattern is great and pretty straight forward. I made quite a few mistakes in the beginning and ended up having to start again from scratch just a few months ago. The main problem I had at the beginning was that I was not vigilant in counting my rows. The pattern says to make each square around 12 inches, which I did, but I realized what I thought was 12 inches after one square was not exactly the same as another square. So instead, when I restarted the afghan from scratch, I decided to make each square 60 rows tall. Each square was supposed to end up being identical to one another in width and length.
Of course, that isn't always the case, as you can see by comparing each square. That meant when I went to put them all together, I had a hard time lining up the seams. I had to take the seams out a few times because they were too wonky, but I finally made peace with the quirky nature of imperfection.
I will say the stars were a blast to make, although weaving in the ends was a bit of a pain.
I had Storm and Ozzie keep me company as well this morning.
***
PEACE.
LOVE.
AMERICANA.
and a bonus:
***
PEACE.
LOVE.
DEAN O'GORMAN.
***
Ta.
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