Christmas In July

With the heat index here in Minnesota around 96 degrees today it seems a little strange to be working on Christmas projects. However, my personal goal this year is to finish our gifts before Thanksgiving. I'm sure I'm not the only crafter that likes to get an early start on the holiday knitting and crocheting. :)

So here is the graph I finished today. The row-by-row written instructions will be ready by tomorrow. The graph is 160x200 stitches, so at a gauge of 4 stitches and 4 rows per inch, the finished afghan will be 40"x50" before any optional border. At a gauge of 3 stitches and 3 rows per inch, the finished afghan will be 53"x67" before any optional border. Both would make fabulous throw blankets for the holidays.

Snoopy and Woodstock Holiday Graphghan by Kari Davies

The pattern is available for $5 graph only or $8 graph+written instructions. If you're interested please contact me with your email address for an invoice. Please mention Snoopy and Woodstock Holiday graph and specify whether you would like the graph only or the graph + written instructions.

If you'd like this afghan made for you please contact me for an invoice and include your address (for shipping) and your email. For this size graph afghan I charge $175 plus shipping. At this time I'm shipping only to the U.S.

Graphghans

I haven't posted here for quite a while. I've posted on my facebook page and Etsy, but I keep forgetting to post here. Oops. Anyway, lately I've been really drawn to graphghans (afghans made with a graph picture), both crocheting and graphing them. There are several of my recent graph patterns listed in my Etsy shop and available now for instant download. I'm working on getting a shopping cart set up here. When I get that done you'll be able to download them directly from my website.

In the meantime, here's a picture of the first graphghan I graphed myself and made for my daughter's friend Maddie. She LOVES it! (Sorry for the dark picture. The lighting wasn't cooperating before we had to wrap the blanket up and give it to Maddie.)

Maddie's Minion Afghan

I've since redone the graph by making it larger and cleaning it up quite a bit. The new & improved pattern is 180x230 stitches. At a gauge of 4 stitches and 4 rows per inch the afghan will measure approximately 45"x58" before any optional border, which would be a nice throw size. At a gauge of 3 stitches and 3 rows per inch the afghan will measure approximately 60"x77" before any optional border, which would fit on a double bed.

The pattern will be available in the shop for $5 graph only or $8 graph+written instructions when I get it set up here. Or you can contact me with your email address for an invoice now if you'd like it sooner. Please reference "Stuart Minion graph" in the email and please specify whether you'd like the graph only or graph + written instructions.

Revised Stuart Minion Graph

If you would like this afghan made for you please contact me with your address (for shipping), email, and preferred background color. For this size graph afghan I charge $200 plus shipping. At this time I am only shipping to the U.S.