Afghan catch up

[lydy]

So, before there was Zeno's afghan, there was Toni's afghan. This one is called "Woven Marvel" and it's by the same designer as the one I'm working on now. Toni chose the pattern, and I thought she was nuts, but it turned out really nicely. Amazingly, I chose the colors. It's a bit loose in the weave, and there are things that could be done if I make it again to make the weave tighter, but even so, it's pretty.



Here's a detail, which shows the woven nature of the squares more clearly:






I also made the "Spiral Skyway" again, in yarn that I liked. I used the Michael's Loops & Threads Soft & Shiny yarn. It looked like this when I finished it:



In the end, I would have to call this one a failure. It's just too loopy. While it's kind of pretty, it's essentially a show afghan. It needs to live on the back of a couch or chair, looking pretty. Because of it's essentially lacy nature, it's not very warm, and crap for wrapping up in. It's kind a pretty, and because of the yarn it's nice and soft to the touch, but that's pretty much it for its virtues. Here's a detail look, which shows its flaws and virtues quite nicely.



This pattern is by that same designer. Some years ago, I did a very similar afghan but with white and red and green, and it looked a bit like winding rosebuds, and that one was much better. I'm not sure why this one didn't really work.

So, Toni already has her afghan. This second one is living on the floor of my media room. If the colors match anyone's lifestyle, and they need a decorator for something, they could totally have it for the asking. If dimensions matter, I'll measure it and let you know. It's not real large, that's what I know as of the writing of this post.

Comments

[pameladean]

The similar afghan (which is mine mine mine mine mine) has kind of scallopy things that overlap a bit unless you really stretch it out. It does look very much denser than that one, and it's plenty warm for a lap robe or for keeping one's feet warm while reading in bed.

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[cakmpls.livejournal.com]

Mine is nice and dense even though it has holes. I love it! And these are also very beautiful.