I've been learning some new skills both in sewing and in crocheting. In the sewing world, I've been making some messenger bags and learned how to do an adjustable strap. At first I thought it was going to be a daunting task but after watching a youtube video from CraftyGemini, I was finally able to figure it out. In the crocheting world, I've learned some new stitches. I've learned Tunisian Crochet. My favorite is the knit stitch, but there are many others, Simple Stitch, Extended Stitch Reverse Simple Stitch, Honeycomb, Smock and Full Stitch. There may be more, but these are the ones I learned. I made swatches of each so I know what each stich looks likes so I know what I would like a project to look like. I also learned the C2C, which means Corner 2 Corner. Instead of working in rows, you start at a corner, and add a square to each row until it is as wide as you want it, then you decrease by one square until you reach the opposite corner that you started from. This stitch works up quickly. I've made a shawl and a blanket using this stitch. I'm now tackling my first graph C2C, which means there is a design in the pattern.
At the end of 2019 I came across Temperature Blankets. I had no idea what there were, but I am now making one for 2020. What you do is make a chart using a temperature range (10-19, 20-29, 30-39, etc) and assign each temperature range a color. Then each day, crochet or knit a row using the color based on that day's temperature. Now since there are 365 days (this year 366) you will have that many rows. Therefore a pretty big blanket. I decided to use a single crochet stich for my rows. Living in PA I started my color guide at single digits, but thankfully this year, I only had to start in the 20's. We've had quite a mild winter. Mainly 30's & 40's even some 50's and 60's! Grey is 20's, Blue, 30's, Green 40's, Pink 50's and Yellow 60's.
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| Temperature Afghan in progress |
C2C finished block
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| C2C block in progress |
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