I wrote last week about some crochet projects I was thinking about for next Winter. Of course, after finding them, I was inspired to pick up the yarn and the hook next time I popped into Spotlight. And being very good at starting new projects rather than finishing other projects, I made a start on a shawl while I watched Charlie Brown and Snoopy with the kids.
I’m using the free pattern I found here. The yarn is Moda Vera Shiver in a gorgeous plum colour. The pattern said to use a size 35 hook which I discovered is called a size 19 here in Australia. I bought a size 15 hook (because that’s what they had!) Continuing in the spirit of changing things, the patterns says to do single crochet but I am doing trebles like I did in my ripple blanket. Its a super easy pattern – rows of the same stitch with an extra stitch at the ends of each row to gradually create a big triangle.
Back to Charlie Brown and Snoopy, I had forgotten how different it was to today’s cartoons. Remembering that they were originally comic strips in a newspaper helps them make sense. The jokes are more subtle and require more thinking to get them. Little Miss was waiting for the “big ending” that never came. But once they warmed to them, they enjoyed them. It was fun to watch some “retro” TV with them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Ap88eOCh8
{Great Pumpkin for Halloween}
Have you started any new projects lately?
See the finished shawl here:
Not sure about U.S. or U.K. crochet terms? Look at this post.
I miss Charlie Brown and Snoopy! Shame that the original never translates well to other mediums or countries – it seems to lose something. The American Office series isn’t half as funny as the British one I don’t think!
I was missing it too, so when I saw the DVD at the local library I grabbed it. I got the original Inspector Gadget cartoons too.
I love Charlie Brown!
I went to Spotlight today and bought twenty skeins for mum’s kniitng projects 2012 – the town she lives in has one department store and they charge $7.00 for Panda Magnum! I paid $2.10 for Moda Vera Marvel 8ply (40% off yarns till Tuesday)
Oh no! I missed another Spotlight sale! It seems like every time I go in there and spend too much money, a day or two late they have a sale on.
Hi there. I see this post is a bit older but I have a question. When you state you did treble crochet, is that the same as double crochet in US terms? I saw your finished shawl and it is just beautiful!
Hi Deb – yes – plus I have a chart showing all the conversions in this post: http://thecraftymummy.com/2015/03/crochet-stitches-charts/
Thanks! I am starting this today.