Here is the finished afghan:
But since I was already finished with the August afghan, I decided that I needed to suck it up and really finish this time - the crocheting at least. On all the afghans but mom's I still have to weave in ends. Anyway.... I did what I thought was enough but once I tested the afghan using my husband's legs I realized that there was no way around the fact that the afghan was just too short. I had plenty of the gold and the black yarn, but not any white and I really didn't want to buy more just for 2 single row stripes (what I would need to make it long enough, using the repeat pattern). So I decided to just continue on and use the gold and black on one side, and then add on to the beginning. I don't think anybody but another picky crocheter like me would be able to tell.
And here is a detail of the added on gold and black:
The white is the beginning chain upside down, the 1 row gold stripe on top of the white is the beginning of the addition, continuing on to the 3 black rows.
Have any of you done something similar?
Peace,
Susan (aka ZenKnit)
3 comments:
I like how you added to both ends to make it long enough. Very creative. If any one else notices that it was added on, they are just too darn close. I think it came out lovely.
You can't even tell. That was a great save! My save involved cutting off the end of a too-long section of granny-type crochet (with my serger!!!), to make the blanket all the same length, and then SCing over the fix--risky, but worth it in the end!
Yep! I just did that with a striped afghan that I frogged so many times because I couldn't get the colors to balance the way I wanted. I added two rows to the chain, and as you said, no one would ever know unless they know the craft and are looking really closely. I think that trick is easier to hide on something that is patterned because your eyes aren't drawn to it. Great looking afghan!
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