Wednesday, July 31, 2013

WIP Wednesday: Tunisian Entrelac Blanket



Here is one of my current WIPs. Unfortunately I can't show any of the others at this point as they are Christmas gifts for family. 

I know what you're going to say, this looks like knitting.  Actually it is Tunisian crochet, using the Tunisian knit stitch, which from the front looks exactly like knitting!  It uses quite a bit more yarn than knitting but the wrong side avoids the ridges created in traditional knitted entrelac on the wrong side of the fabric. This makes it particularly well suited for a blanket where the wrong side will be

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Return of the Blogger


Wow, I can't believe it's been a whole year since my last post. I started keeping my 2 year old son at home with me and he took pretty much all of my attention!  He's a little older now and is a bit more independent, so I'm back!

Since it's been a while and I can't talk about some of my current projects right now, I'm going to spend some time catching up on the last year. 

First up, I finished the Basket Weave Scarf for my husband.