Homespun Afghan (edited w/ better photo)

[snbunch]

I made this afghan with Lion Brand's Homespun & a pattern on Lion Brand's website. It is actually going to be used as a blanket for my 3 yr old step-son. We only get him during the summer, and he stays with his mom in Pennsylvania during the winter (brr!!) so I wanted it to be warm more than decorative. It is not perfect by any means, but it is my first large piece & it took a lot of work (done entirely in sc - agh)

 

 

[Sealgair]

very nice! and a very 'boy-ish' blanket at that. It looks good and I'm sure he'll carry it around with him!

[MarvieN]

Love the pattern, and totally admore your patience *g* I couldn't do a whole blanket in sc! My hubby wants one for when he goes back to sea, that gives me over a year and a half... I might just be able to do it rofl. I can only work in sc for very short periods of time (think minutes!) before I am bored silly and pulling my hair out lol

[Natasha]

Hey, that's nice. How'd you like working with the Homespun? I want to make this one, but I've heard Homespun can be tough to deal with:

 

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/chs-hexagonAfghan.html

[MarvieN]

Homespun isn't all that hard to work with, it's soft as can be and quite thick. I made the cape and cloche from their site and they recomended an H hook, but I had to go up to a K or something like that, maybe even an N (I'd have to look it up and it's after 1AM already) Once I got the hook size worked out it went pretty smoothly, and I am in love with my cape, can't wait till it's cool enough to wear it *g*

[Empress Busy Bee]

I wanted it to be warm more than decorative.

 

I think it's both.

Very nice.

[faithpa76]

Very nice!! I think that's perfect, it is nice for a little boy, but will easily grow with him and be appropriate even when he's older. Looks great to me!

[YaYa Yarnhood]

Looks very soft and comfortable!!

[Layna]

That came out really nice I love the pattern design

[LanetteG]

It's beautiful! I love those colors! I'm sure he'll wear it thin!

[snbunch]

Hey, that's nice. How'd you like working with the Homespun? I want to make this one, but I've heard Homespun can be tough to deal with:

 

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/chs-hexagonAfghan.html

 

 

Homespun is one of my favorite yarns to work with. Working into the starting chain can be a pain, because it's hard to see the stitches, but once you get going, you get used to it & it gets a lot easier. When making the beginning chain, make it a little bit looser than normal, and even that goes smoothly.

 

 

Thanks for the compliments everyone

[Jewels]

oh homespun id so cuddly - he will love snuggling under that!

[Kathleen]

The geometrics are so cool!