The Crafty Bits: Game Day Afghan (F)

We are being told to prepare for one helluva spring blizzard. Up to 18" of snow over the next 32 hours. Since it was 77°F yesterday I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the possibility of freezing rain, sleet and snow today. Part of me wants to whine till the sun comes back out the other part just wants to give up, go home and put some cookies in the oven.

Since winter seems to get one last hurrah, I figured it would be ok for me to have one too and what's the best way to celebrate an (potentially) impending snow-day? With an afghan. If the weather is going to be nasty it's as good of time as any to talk yarn. Well it's always a good time to talk yarn, but afghans are the quintessential winter project. Crafty fun and lap warmer all rolled into one.

I've done several styles in the past - granny squares, hideous lap afghans, ribbed, ribbed with eyelets...the list goes on and on. This is the first stripped ribbed afghan though...I can't say it was a ball, but then I was in such a hurry to get it done as a Christmas gift that I wasn't as exacting as I usually am. To say this particular one has fluff-up induced character is understating things mildly...very much so. But it's done and the Packer fan in my life was very happy with his Christmas gift.

The ripples are off because it's hard to lay them out
neatly...also because some rows may or may not have
some extra / missing stitches.

But that's just between us.

Dark Olive, Golden Yellow and Antique White...maybe not
the most beautiful of color combinations, but then I'm not
in charge of selecting team colors for the Packers.

You work with what you can I guess.

Project FAQ:

The Pattern is Terry Kimbrough's Rustic Ripple from the Beginner's Ripple Afghans Booklet from Leisure Arts.

The Yarn is Hobby Lobby Brand I love this Yarn! Solids in Dark Olive, Antique White and Dark Yellow. The yarn is soft and crotchet's nice for an acrylic, but it has an odd swimming pool smell when washed.