Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Baby Afghan in Feb.

 Finished #2 project in February!  What a good feeling.  But let me tell you what you shouldn't do--and hope I pay attention to my own advice!  We were at a garage sale last summer, and I saw a sack with yarn and knitting needles.  I loved the yarn--it's called Baby Cloud in Tutti Frutti by Red Heart.  I bargained with the lady and finally bought 3 skeins of the Tutti Frutti and 1 skein of pink for $3--leaving some other yarn and the knitting needles.  It's a boucle type yarn, incredibly soft and with a lot of texture.  And I love the soft pastels.  Well, I was sure the 3 skeins (4.5 oz.) would not be enough to make a large afghan so I searched at different stores but could not find additional skeins.  Amazon had Baby Cloud in blue, lavender, etc., and one set of 2 skeins (1 was Tutti Frutti) for about $20.  Not interested!  I decided to make a baby afghan and used a DC with a Chain 1 between.  It was still pretty small when I finished the 3 skeins but it is an acceptable size with 2 rows of pink (6 oz. skein) in a solid DC.  It's done!  Lesson learned:  don't buy yarn at a garage sale unless you know it isn't discontinued!!  Glad it's done--sooooo soft!  Completed 2/9/22.


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