Long, Long Time Ago.....

I have mentioned to a few people in the past about my very first crochet project that I started when I was 12....over 40 years ago. Well, I was sifting through some boxes in storage and I found it. So I am posting a photo of it. Not a very GOOD photo but its the best I could do :)

I began making this doily when I was 12 and stopped about 3/4 of the way through....I guess being a teenager got in the way. I picked it up again a couple years later and finished it and have had it ever since. I am NOT crazy about the color, but I was a kid....what did I know? :) Anyway I just thought I would share it.

If you are curious about the pattern, if I remember correctly, I got it from an old Coats and Clarks booklet called "Learn How To....Knit, Crochet, Embroider and Tat". The copy I had belonged to my mother and I think it was from the late 50's but you can still find copies of it online....I looked :)

Crochet, Away!

Moonglow Ripple Afghan

I have had a lot of interest in this particular baby afghan, the pattern for which can be found in the Leisure Arts book More Beginning Crochet.

However, if you dont want to buy the pattern, HERE is a link to a similar pattern.....the only major difference is that you have to add the scallopped edge, which is pretty easy.

Yarn used was Caron Simply Soft blue and Lion Pound of Love white.

Crochet, Away!

Sandy