She liked the rose afghan so much that she has me making afghans for two coworkers, her boss and the bosses secretary...by Christmas. She also has me making an unknown number of crocheted bookmarks.
On my list of things I need to finish sooner rather than later, is a filet throw I am making for a cousin's wedding in September.
This is from a pattern called Greenbriar over on Celt's. I'm really impressed with the way it looks and I'm planning on making one for myself...or keeping this one and making another for my cousin. :) Right now it's a lap throw. I'm planning on taking one of the bigger curls and turning it into a border pattern, getting it to the size of a full sized bedspread.
I finally figured out how to make ripples. For the longest time, ripples intimidated me and I simply could not figure out how they went together. Then I found a pattern book that showed ripples as diagrams and I could 'see' the pattern and it suddenly all made sense. This one was my first try and I kinda feel sorry for this afghan. First it was for my Dad, then I found something I liked better. Then it was for my brother, but he asked for a different design and now it's mine. :)
Both of these throws are little more than lap blankets. My feet get cold at night, even in the summer and having air (from the fan) blowing directly on my knees and lower legs is a recipe for muscle cramps, so even in the middle of the Texas summer, I have something across my legs. I like the colors in this one, though everyone's reaction is along the lines of 'eye searing'.
I love quilts and among my favorite quilts are sampler quilts. After perusing Happy Yellow House, I went through my quilt books until I found one that showed the different blocks diagrammed in a way that makes it's very easy to translate them into granny squares.
This quilt/afghan is only in the beginning stages - four put together with two more waiting and a plan to make about 30 in all - but I'm already real happy with it. It will most likely go to an aunt for Christmas.
And on the beading front, I'm making beaded headdresses for two friends. This was my original idea - a simple loop of beaded leaves, but I've since decided to make it more complicated. Should be fun. I'm also working on peyote bookmarks and bracelets.
Like I said, Mom seems to think she needs to find me more things to work on. :)
