The "John Wayne" Afghan....(Mile-a-Minute Afghan)

Hello!

It is still cold and snowy here, PERFECT for crocheting afghans! My most recent afghan is a mile-a-minute pattern, it has been a lot of fun working on it, the name is deceiving though...this afghan took me  a little while to make. It's MUCH larger than I expected though. I've actually been calling it my "John Wayne" afghan because it's the EXACT length of John Wayne's height! =D The width of it is my height, so the size of this afghan is.... 5 feet by 6 foot 4 inches, (60in. by 76in.). So, in other words, it's "Me by John Wayne" =D

There are fourteen strips that needed to be made, I started the first strip at a Super Bowl party we went to and came close to finishing it while we were there. I probably would have finished it, but there were lots of distractions so it took me a little longer.

Anyway, I bought the yarn at A.C. Moore, (a local craft store). I bought "Caron One Pound" which is a softer acrylic yarn, it worked really nicely for my project! I'm super happy with my finished product!
I worked on it all the time, we got several snowstorms and it was a lot of fun working on an afghan while it snowed.






I never make afghans that are pink and, obviously, this one is pink! I really love it though, it's nearly big enough to fit a queen size bed.


The time has come for me to show you the finished product! Yay!!!!







It has 2 miles worth of yarn which is 3545 yards, and it weighs about 5 pounds! I'm so excited that I finally finished this! It took me from February 2nd to February 25th.





I love this pattern, it was so much fun working on it.


Here it is all laid out! It was hard to get a picture of this afghan because we still have snow on the ground so I couldn't bring it outside to take pictures...I didn't want it getting wet.







Well that's about it! I'm going to be starting ANOTHER afghan very soon, this one will be green! =) I'm in a major afghan mood this winter!
Have a great day!!!



Cowl, Packers Scarf, and More Snow!

Hello!

This winter has been a very cold one! Thankfully, we've gotten a decent amount of snow so it makes the cold worth it. Cold winters are great for crocheting, and for me, it has been a winter that I crochet a lot of cowls, scarves, and other neck warmers.

My most recent cowl is a pattern that I got out of a "Once Skein Wonder" book that I got for Christmas. I got the yarn from knitpicks.com for my birthday, it's SO soft and wonderful, I love it!

I used this yarn for the first time and was really happy with it! I had used "knitpicks brava sport" before, but I hadn't ever tried the worsted weight, so it was fun to use a different yarn!

Not the best picture, but it's cloudy today and too icy to go outside.

I also got a couple a skeins of "knitpicks brava sport" to make myself a scarf in my favorite football team's colors. I really love how it came out too! I generally don't use the color yellow, but the Green Bay Packers wear yellow and green. I can't wait to wear it when my team plays next season!

Right now I'm working on a mile a minute afghan, I can't wait to be able to post pictures when it's all done, and guess what, it's not green it's actually going to be pink for a change in color!I just started it though, so it'll be a little while. It has been a lot of fun working on it!


 Another exciting this is we got a surprise snowstorm, everything looks so beautiful, it's our prettiest storm yet!

This storm covered the trees so perfectly! Even after a couple of days, the trees are still covered! We have about a foot or so of snow right now.

Isn't God's creation so amazing? Whenever it snows I think of the verse in Psalms... "Be still and know that I am God"



I love the snow, it's perfect for crocheting and coffee! My kitten, Flynn, enjoys looking outside at the prettiness too! =) He "helped" me take pictures for this post, and by "helped" I mean attacked my feet! =D



He is getting so big! =)



Well, that's all for now! I hope to be writing again soon!

Have a great day!