Afghan Stitch Scarf

I was watching a video about how to do an Afghan Stitch and thought I could make a skinny scarf with the pattern using only 10 stitches across.

Here is the video:

Here is a photo of my scarf so far:

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I am really liking the texture this pattern makes, will probably add some fringe to the ends once its done too!

Recent Fun Finds

I stumbled on this great tutorial for a Catherine Wheel stitch yesterday:

So I decided to try it on a hat:

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I made 2 more squares for my blanket too, so not real huge leap forward there yet but more yarn arrived today for that project so thats great!

Another cool tutorial about crochet cats!

First Project: Squares Blanket

So excited for my first really big project, it is a squares blanket, and the pattern I am following is by Drops Design and is called Bohemian Oasis Blanket.

I will be updating my new Projects Section page for it as I go, where I will have more photos and update on my progress!

It is going super well so far I am enjoying making each square, since they go quick it gives the illusion of satisfaction that I am 1 square closer to the 77 I need in total!

Diamond Hats Pattern

One of the first patterns I fell in love with is this awesome diamond pattern. At first it was rather daunting to try and figure out how in the world this thing comes together, but once I got the hang of it I cranked out a whole bunch of them.

Here are a few that I started out with first:

Diamond Hat Single Color

Berry

Diamond Hat Single Color

Medium Blue

Diamond Hat Single Color

Leaf Green

I learned this pattern from a great tutorial I found here: Hodge Podge Crochet

I then played around with adding different colors:

Diamond Hat Triple Color

Diamond Hat Triple Color

I couldn’t stop there so I played around more with some different ways to do different colors too:

Diamond Hat Duo Color

Diamond Hat Duo Color

Diamond Hat Peacock Overlay

Diamond Hat Peacock Overlay

Diamond Hat Overlay

Diamond Hat Overlay

Diamond Hat Striped

Diamond Hat Striped

Diamond Hat Chunky Duo Color

Diamond Hat Chunky Duo Color

I love this pattern it is so versatile so I will be continuing to experiment with this pattern and post up more as I finish them. Hope you like them!