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More Afghan Blocks Finished

“Shattered” (by Margaret MacInnis). I guess I already wrote about this first one, in the last entry.  It has some interesting textures.  Popcorn stitches.  Puff stitches.  Spike stitches.  Front-post and back-post stitches.  Lots going on, here. – – – “Kingsley” (by Polly Plum). I wrote about this one last time, too.  I like the way it […]

“Denna” Crochet Block Completed

I finished “Denna“! I started out making the 12” square but realized after the 10th round that my block was coming out too big. (My other blocks for this afghan are all smaller than 12” squares, before adding the border.) So I ripped back that round and switched to the instructions for the 9” square. […]

English Garden Block Completed

My English Garden block (designed by Julie Yeager) is finished! I changed the last couple of rounds slightly– mainly to increase the size.  More details on my Ravelry project page (linked above). I’ve started on the next block– shattered (by Margaret MacInnis)– but I’m waiting for the last day of clues (released tomorrow) to be able to […]