More progress on the six sudoku afghan and future pot holder

From a crochet perspective, today went well, but it started with an adventure in untangling.

Yesterday, when I had needed to make more of the blue squares that are the principle color of the six sudoku afghan, I grabbed a full skein of Red Heart Super Saver blue, and in one undeft move, I managed to pull out a clump of yarn that had previously formed the center of the skein, and while I eventually found the elusive end, once I had crocheted the squares I needed, I moved on to the next thing and left the clump of yarn to its own devices.

Not, perhaps, the wisest thing I have ever done. By this morning the blue yarn had managed to mingle with at least half a dozen other yarns in the vicinity, and once I had sorted out the ensuing tangle, I decided that I had best crochet blue squares until I has used all of the yarn that could potentially tangle with all of the other yarns in the universe.

Eight squares/Bauhaus blocks later, I was finally working from the center of the skein:

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Eight blue crochet squares for the six sudoku afghan

With the tangle prone yarn dealt with and made into squares, I then finished the the first of six crocheted sudoku needed for this project:

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The first of six crocheted sudoku puzzles for the six sudoku afghan

I took a moment to enjoy what I had gotten done so far, and then I began assembling the 3-by-3 squares for the second sudoku, and managed to finish two of them before it was time for my son to get home from school. I took this photo:

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Six sudoku afghan, December 18, 2012

and then quickly gathered the pieces and put them away in areas that are of no interest to my son. For what remained of the afternoon, I worked on this future pot holder, and nearly had it ready for felting before the crochet day was over:

A Josef Alber’s inspired future pot holder almost ready for felting
A Josef Alber’s inspired future pot holder almost ready for felting

Tomorrow is a new and marginally warmer day, and I am hoping to harness my energy and make continued progress on the six sudoku afghan.

3 thoughts on “More progress on the six sudoku afghan and future pot holder

  1. I think we’ve all dealt with those ornery center of the skein monsters!!! Glad you managed yours productively! Here’s to another productive crochet day tomorrow.

  2. I can’t think of a better way to call it than a yarn SNARL- the growl of it more than implied!

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