INSOMNIAC with a hook: Wool Eater grows....Patriotic afghan

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Wool Eater grows....Patriotic afghan

My Wool eater is growing! I am off to Hobby Lobby Saturday with my Daughter in Law to get some more colors. It is taking a lot longer on each row now. Started on a patriotic afghan I have had for a while. After finishing Betsy..I was bummed out that she came out so small. I actually restarted it several times and tried to contact the author of the pattern to no avail. I would have liked it larger but then again its a nice decoration. Pammy Sue and I have talked back and forth about what we would need to do to make it larger. I love Patriotic stuff and have a ton of it. Flags, Longaberger inaugural baskets etc. This book is one of my favorites. I have made many projects in it and use it again and again. The cover is dog eared because of it. This baby afghan..Heartwarming wrap is darling! Have a wonderful day. Chow

10 comments:

Heather - The Good Life said...: Your wool eater is coming along beautifully. I like the splash of bright blue you have mixed in with the more earthy colors. I don't have that book, but I do have one that has a flag afghan in it. There is a really pretty one on Ravelry, I faved a long time ago, will have to see what pattern she used for hers. Have a great day Neicee. Heather; June 7, 2012 at 4:59 AM
deebriese said...: Thanks Heather! You have a great day also!; June 7, 2012 at 5:50 AM
hooksandyarns said...: I love your wool eater - it's coming out real nice. Have a good day today. :); June 7, 2012 at 5:56 AM
Kar said...: The wool eater is gorgeous with all the colors you have used. Have a great day while working on it. :); June 7, 2012 at 7:13 AM
Kris said...: Oh wow, it is so pretty! It reminds me of a Cathedral Window pattern in quilting. That looks like a really good book too!!!!
: ) Kris; June 7, 2012 at 8:22 AM
Pammy Sue said...: I have that book too! I think that's the pattern I used that came out so freakin' huge, it was ridiculous. I followed the directions using the same hook, but I used I Love This Yarn. I frogged it because it was just too big. It's a beauty though if you have the patience to make something that huge.

Love the Wooleater! I'm now into the blue part. I'm not cutting the blue, just making sure to keep it towards me when I start the other color. Then when it's time to pick it up again, it's in the right position to start crocheting with it. Does that make sense? It's like tapestry crochet.; June 7, 2012 at 9:56 AM
deebriese said...: Yes Pammy Sue..I tried that finished it that way..Did not like the look it was not clean enough looking for me. I cannot wait to see it.. You got far!!! thats awesome that you wont have all those ends to weave in...; June 7, 2012 at 10:06 AM
Caroline said...: Amazing!! What an artist you are; June 8, 2012 at 11:50 AM
Jaclyn said...: Amazing! Love the colors!

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Cecilia said...: I made that flag afghan for my son some years back. It was about 5.5' long by 3.5' wide, but he is now 6'2" so that is a Good Thing. :o) There are a lot of cute patterns in that book!; June 19, 2012 at 9:09 AM