I’ve been doing a bit of crochet with some odds and ends from my stash – odd balls that are never going to make it in to a special project. But I’ve been fantasizing about a Babette blanket, or at least a blankie that I can make gradually, a couch project that I can pick up and put down without worry about pattern, gauge, attention span, sleep deprivation induced dementia…
And today I came across this tutorial, which shows how to make a hexagon fabric, and join new pieces as you crochet. Gorgeous, and with minimal finishing? Sold!
Now I just have to squeeze some yarn money out of our very tight budget.
Oh, and I think I might have slipped up, and offered to knit my dad a jumper like that guy on Time Team.
Disco Knitter 
I love to crochet. Although sometimes it hurts my hands. I actually crocheted more before I started to knit again…
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Ooh, I love the Time Team guy’s jumper… he obviously does, too, given how often he wears it.
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Hmm, now that I look at the photo I see it’s got horizontal stripes. My memory was telling me the stripes were vertical.
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I love that pattern! i want to make one too.
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S – I’m pretty sure that he has one with vertical stripes too 🙂
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I have lots of handspun practice bits of yarn if you need donations for your blankie project. Consider it a consolation prize b/c I was too chicken to offer to teach crochet 🙂
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I just caught the crochet bug too! Must be something in the air ere…
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That is absolutely gorgeous and is now on my list of things to do with odds and ends. I do love Time Team – doesn’t Phil have a wide selection of groovy knitted jumpers?
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