{"id":3332,"date":"2015-07-24T09:29:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T13:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/?p=3332"},"modified":"2015-07-26T17:59:47","modified_gmt":"2015-07-26T21:59:47","slug":"making-mermaids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/making-mermaids\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Mermaids"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few days ago I got a message from Trina:<\/p>\n

\"Screen<\/a>I’ve booked my tickets for September — I will be in California for the wee girl’s 6th (!) birthday. This could be a good birthday present. Being too cheap to buy a pattern, I looked online and found this free one: YARNutopia By Nadia Fuad – mermaidafghan3sizes.pdf<\/a>. I’ll use it as a guide to make my own.<\/p>\n

This past weekend my friend Sandy went to the Southampton Market<\/a>. There she found Benat’s Jacquards yarn in a variegated green, purple, aqua and white, three skeins for $8. I thought these colours would look good on a mermaid’s tail.\"IMG_0574\"<\/a>This week all the First Mennonite Church<\/a> pastors are away at the Mennonite World Conference Assembly<\/a> in Harrisburg, PA, so it has been very quiet in the church office. Consequently, I have taken my project to work and have been able to get a good start on it.<\/p>\n

The afghan part of it is a simple shell stitch. I am using a 6.0mm hook. This is going to make a rather heavy afghan, I think, especially for California. I wonder if using a larger hook would have made a difference? I started with a chain 121 stitches long. That now seems wider than it would need to be for a child, but I will wait until it is finish to judge for sure.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_0577\"<\/a> \"IMG_0578\"<\/a>I’m looking forward to getting it done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A few days ago I got a message from Trina: I’ve booked my tickets for September — I will be in California for the wee girl’s 6th (!) birthday. This could be a good birthday present. Being too cheap to buy a pattern, I looked online and found this free one: YARNutopia By Nadia Fuad … <\/p>\n

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