The added benefit of knitting an afghan like this is the ability to drag out my stitch dictionaries and practice a few new stitches and patterns. I own the vogue line of stitchionaries and love them. The last scarf I made was for a friend utilizing alpaca (from Peru) and a Peruvian Lace stitch found in Vogue's volume 1. She had spent many years in Peru. I loved it and so did she.
So there is my plan. A scarf a month (and darned if I don't use up my stash) until I have what I need. Then, I'll stitch them together and voila! An afghan is born. Very clever. Thanks Jimmy Beans.
2 comments:
I've thought about doing a similar thing with mitered squares from leftover sock yarn... the idea of buiilding an afghan in pieces is really appealing!
I like your leftover yarn idea too. I have so many bits and pieces of yarn from many completed pieces that I don't know what to do with. I thought of making heels and toes for my socks with the odds and ends but never have (this would just leave MORE leftovers). I think I like your idea better.
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