Finished an afghan and started another, this was in my plan for yesterday but driving to Prairie Du Chien wasn’t. My middle daughter needed some help so we met her in Prairie Du Chien. I woke up with a well thought out plan in order to get some tasks done around the house and with crocheting. Before we left to meet her, I got some of the projects done – paid bills, clipped coupons, made out a grocery list. The rest of my plan – out the door.
We got home early evening and I was able to finish off the afghan for my niece and start another one for my youngest daughter. I did a sample, took pics, and sent it out for approval. Then I tore it apart and did it for real. What does this mean? For starters, I had to make some decisions about how I was handling some of the yarn – it is multi-colored and the yarn can’t easily be carried. In order to use as little yarn as possible, I had to decide when I was cutting off and when I would carry it along. Next I need to find a clipboard, ruler, and highlighter so I can keep track of where I’m at. I’ve found a highlighter – multi colored so that helps. Ken found me a clipboard just now. Next is a ruler – I have a big one but can’t find a little one. I could improvise but I’ll have to see what I can find. I asked Ken and he is great at finding stuff. He just brought me the PERFECT one. He’s so good!
Today I plan to have a quiet day. I want to watch West Wing (yes this is my current binge watching program) and crochet on the afghan. My daughters will all be home in a little over a month. If I could finish this afghan for her to take home – that would be wonderful. It’s a corner to corner graphgan. For those who don’t speak crochet – corner to corner is like it sounds – instead of working across and afghan, I work from one corner to the widest point and then back to the opposite corner. A graphgan is a picture which has been turned into a graph. Each square on the graph because a stitch (or in the case of the corner to corner a set of stitches). It will be my first of this style. I’m liking how it’s turning out so far but we will see how the rest goes.
Next I want to look up a temperature blanket. This will require some research so I can find out the daily high temperatures for the years each of my daughters was born. Then I will create an afghan based on the temperatures. One row per day in a color designated for the temperature. It should be interesting to see how it works out.
Ken was busy yesterday and today. His list of things to get done was interrupted as well. Still he managed to get a package to the post office, run errands this morning, and work on laundry and other household chores.
We’re both hoping to settle in today to relax – him watching football and me crocheting and watching West Wing (or other stuff). Oh and Sherlock is on tonight! I can’t wait to see the new episode!