crochet seams

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A few people have asked how I am seaming Babette. I checked around on the internet, but couldn’t find any sites that showed exactly what I was doing. I suppose this is my own little ‘un-vention’. It results in a very flat, almost invisible seam. It is not the sturdiest seam out there, but strong enough for a blanket’s purpose. Especially a blanket that when anyone uses it I will scream out, “Be careful when you use that blanket!” But I was going to do that with or without this seaming method, it’s just who I am.

Mr. Boar took these shots while I was seaming section six last night. He also tried to take some “Ann is so sexy in her grandma nightie” pictures, but I will spare you that spectacle. Mr. Boar is so frisky for a guy who wouldn’t get me ice cream, no?

oink!

Posted by ann

Both D1 & D2 are away this week.

Yes my dears, Boar and I have the house completely to ourselves. Things are hot and steamy around here. We still got the romance, I tell you what! If you were a fly on the wall at Chez Swine, this is what you would have heard ….

Boar and Ann sit in their den, each in their respective chairs.

Boar is cruising the channels while Ann crochets. They have a brief conversation, discussing whether they should go out and get ice cream. The issue is who should be the one to get the ice cream.

Boar: You’re the one who wants it.

Ann: But you have to be the one to get it. I am in my nightgown.

Boar: Yeah. You’re like the Grandma Trifecta over there.

granny squares

granny glasses

granny nightie

That Boar is pretty funny sometimes! We got so distracted with laughing, we never did get ice cream. Now before I get too distracted, here is your pig for the day! I can’t remember if that wine was any good or not, I just had to have the bottle!

ps. those granny squares are section 6 which I will be seaming today.

Posted by ann

this blanket is going to my head! I don’t know why I keep forgetting the pig pictures! thanks to Andrea for noticing the lack of piggies … either the rest of you are wretched skimmers like myself, or she is the only one who cares about the pigs So here are three cutting boards that hang in my kitchen. They are antiques that have been collected throughout the years.

V

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Check me out – two posts in two days ….. I’m on a roll! I am beginning to suspect that my recent blog slump can be attributed to DBK. Dead Boring Knitting.

Section Five has been added!

Does it appear I am flying through this project? Last night I was thinking the same thing myself and thrilling with the thought. I mean, this thing has 10 sections and I am finished with 5. My mathematical acumen tells me I am halfway through already. But NO! No sooner had I smiled at the prospect of having this complete in record time, it occurred to me that the sections get bigger the further out I go. Seaming this last section took about 90 minutes.

Here is Mr. Poe inspecting the seaming job.