MAM CAL
Strip 1!
For the Mile-A-Minute Crochet-Along over at Crochetville. This is the first MAM I've done simply because I'm not crazy about doing motif afghans. I love the way they look, but I hate assembling them. ;)
This is my own design that I'm making up as I go along. I figure it will be probably 3 or 4 more strips like this one and then joining. If anyone has any tips on joining MAM strips, I'd be grateful! :)
The body of the strip was easy and took about an hour. The rounds of edging has been a nightmare. I've stitched and frogged and stitched and frogged and so on and so on. I started this yesterday and crocheted quite a bit last night and eventually after tearing it and my hair out, I decided I needed to get it away from me and go to bed and then wake up to look at it with new eyes. Uggh! I have a new appreciation for those of you who regularly do your own designing for ANY type of crochet item. It's difficult! And I'm by no means in the same class as several of the people whose work I've seen on threads in the forum. Wow.
Anyway, I think I've got all the kinks worked out now and have everything I've done so far written down so I *should* be able to work pretty fast for the rest of it. And then my next great adventure will be joining them.... *sigh* I hope that goes smoothly.
A couple of close-up shots:
6 comments:
I LOVE that it's so pretty :)
Thank you! :D
That is SO pretty! I can't wait to see the finished blanket!!
That is beautiful! Your making the pattern up yourself? Wow! Can't wait to see it finished.
Wow! Gorgeous! I love the colours, and the "racing stripe" effect around the edge. And your stitching in the close-up shot looks so neat and perfect. I think I have a serious case of crochet envy going here.
LOL You're too kind! Thank you again!
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