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Monday, September 5, 2011

Crochet Afghan - Mission Accomplished!

Well - it only took me six months of on-again, off-again crocheting to accomplish, but it's finally done.  When we bought the new livingroom furniture, I decided to put my new crocheting skills to good use and make an afghan to go with the new set.  The problem is - I made it too long. 


It took FOREVER!  Short, quick projects are such fun!  Long drawn out ones - not so much.  Finally - it's done!




So, tell me, what do you think?  Better on the beige couch or the blue one?  I can't quite decide.

7 comments:

  1. Congrats April!~I have made quite a few myself and they can be a pain to finish~I'm always GUNGHO and then I get bored. LOL...LOOKS BEAUTIFUL!! I love to make them out of 100% cotton...wanna make an all beige..I *FEEL* it coming on...LOL...LOL...maybe it's the change in temps...it's brrr here, today! Congrats again! ;-))

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  2. Better on the beige - makes the blue pillows really pop. On the blue couch, the blues in the afghan get muddied. It is LOVELY, by the way.

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  3. Pete - agreed. I think it stands out better on the beige... :-)

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  4. Sister, That's what prompted me to finish it - the cooling weather. I have some wonderful yarn and a pattern for a beautiful scarf, but I refused to let myself start until I put this one to bed. lol Ready for scarf and hat season! A snuggly, beige afghan sounds lovely!
    April

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  5. Very nice and quite an accomplishment! I like it better on beige as well.

    I finished a project yesterday too. I finally finished painting the trim in my living room and kitchen after painting the walls this summer. I still have cabinets to do, but I think I'll just save money and pay someone. I also have a little bit of kitchen walls to paint under those cabinets, but the big stuff I needed to do got done so I won't focus on what isn't done yet.

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  6. Hi Bonita, Good for you! Trim is tough to do. Not one of my favorites at all! As for cabinets, taking all the doors off and using a sprayer is the way to go. Then the frames aren't that difficult. Paying someone may be the way to go. Remember - you have to value your time and energy as well. My hubby always tells me that - put a price on the time I spend that could be accomplishing other things and then decide which is better. :-) Post pics - I want to see your accomplishment!
    April

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