sudoku crochet blanket

The week in review: December 9, 2012, through December 13, 2012

Leslie Stahlhut

I had my annual eye examine today, and while I was able to quickly settle on the frame (Prodesign 1700), I found choosing the color more difficult.

While I like the purple with blue:

Purple with blue glasses I was contemplating
Purple with blue

I also like the blue with purple:

Blue with purple glasses I was contemplating
Blue with purple

Lucky for me, both coordinate with my new favorite neutral — Red Heart Super Saver grape fizz:

Red Heart Super Saver grape fizz acrylic yarn
Red Heart Super Saver grape fizz

which I am using to make a pair of Catherine DePasquale’s Victorian texting gloves for myself:

the crochet cuff of a fingerless Victorian texting crochet glove
The crochet cuff of a fingerless Victorian texting glove

I am hoping that they help generate some much needed/wanted crochet mojo to help me power through to the 24th.

Now to the week in review.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

December 9: A pair of crochet texting gloves for Gigi
December 9: A pair of crochet texting gloves for Gigi

A weekend with the crochet wind at my back

Monday, December 10, 2012

plans for a sudoku crochet afghan
Plans for a sudoku afghan

I unearth a long abandoned project and continue work on the Fantascot

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

crochet squares joined to form a sudoku crochet puzzle
The six sudoku afghan as of December 11, 2012

I do battle with the yarn slug

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

a crochet swatch of the catherine's wheel stitch
Detail of the Fantascot Catherine’s wheel strip

I nearly finish the Fantascot and push foward on the six sudoku afghan

Thursday, December 13, 2012

one side of the crochet ascot feating crochet flowers and double crochet stripes
One side of the Fantascot with some of the upper and lower edging completed

I make substantive progress on the six sudoku afghan