Valentina Finished!

Valentina is finished! It was a really enjoyable project to crochet, and so far I've liked having it around--it's quite warm, very good for reading on chilly evenings.

New projects--snowflake, Valentina

Posting stopped here because I've been stuck on the Darla sweater for some time now. I've almost finished the back section, but I came out with the wrong number of stitches at the top, and I have no idea how.

I do intend to come back to Darla at some point, but I in the mean time I decided to do something different. So I've been working on Valentina from Cool Crochet, which is a soft alpaca wrap. I'm very close to finished--I crocheted the main section, mostly at parties, in the car when someone else was driving, and while watching presidential debates. I'm about halfway through the edging right now. Pictures soon to come.

Meanwhile, I started a little project on the side, a crocheted snowflake pattern from Martha Stewart's website.

I used a size 10 crochet thread from my local fabric store, white with silver tinsel, and a size 5 crochet hook. Instead of dipping it in fabric stiffener and then blocking it I blocked it first and then used a spray-on fabric stiffener. I'm pretty happy with the results. I gave it two coats--I may try three for the next one.

Current music--Hail! bright Cecilia by Purcell.