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Cool Weather and Fall Crochet

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Don’t you just love Fall weather? The leaves are changing colors almost overnight, and the days are getting shorter and the nights longer. Time to start a pot of vegetable soup and get those afghans back out and finish them up.

That’s what I did last fall when I finished this afghan for my sweet husband. It’s made from Lion Brand Shetland Chunky Tweed yarns of light blue, brown, and tan. The yarn is a blend of acrylic, wool, and vicose. It’s bulky weight, so I thought it would be fast and easy. It was very easy, but not so fast, since I decided to use single crochet and change the color every row. So after a few rows of singles, I switched and added a row of double crochet, too. The fun thing about it was that there was no thinking to it; I just needed to make sure to change the colors every row. I seem to use the afghan more than my husband, but man it is warm, and I could stay under it almost all day in the wintertime.

Tell me about your Fall projects.

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wintermyst CROcheter ID: 6761 - 05/04/2009 10:58 PM Posts: 4 Projects: 0	11/07/2009 01:24 PM I love fall and winter! I just thought you might like to know that Shetland Chunky Tweed is not a Lion Brand yarn. It is Paton's. Just incase anyone is wanting to make one too :) I love the colors in your blanket. It does look very inviting for a chilly night. take care wintermyst
tgonzales Double CROpro ID: 5272 - 04/30/2009 12:19 PM Posts: 698 Projects: 34	11/07/2009 02:05 PM Wintermyst, Sorry, you are so right. Thank you for pointing that out. We certainly wouldn't want someone looking all over the place for Lion Brand yarn when they really needed to be looking for Paton's. Don't you just love curling up under a nice warm soft crocheted blanket on those cool nights and Saturday afternoon naps? Ha! Ha! Happy Crocheting! Tamara
HumorMe CROpro ID: 5353 - 05/01/2009 05:43 PM Posts: 234 Projects: 64	11/08/2009 07:33 AM I like your afghan! Perfect for snuggling on a chilly evening. And that soup looks so inviting!! What time is dinner? Speaking of yarns, I washed the Rectangle Granny afghan I just finished, and it came out unbelieveably soft!! I was surprised because it is Lion Brand Wool-Ease, and seemed just a tad scratchy when I was crocheting it. I'm am still going to donate it to the Children's Home, but I will be just a bit more sad to see it go. :) RJ Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass ~ It's about learning to dance in the rain. www.picturetrail.com/humorme

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Cool Weather and Fall Crochet

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