Coming this summer, 2023, is the Study of Determination Blanket designed by Mikey. A sampler that makes synchronizing swimming look easy!
Mikey designed the afghan back in August 2022 and just made quick diagram notes for the design but when it came to the finished piece, it’s been rough! Squeezing into a floatie is a lot easier! In the end, I determined to make the stitches work to do a ‘ta dah’ moment in the end.
UPDATED INFO
The sign-up announcement will start on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
The stitch-along starts officially on July 13th. We delayed the start-up until after Canada Day and Independence Day because of respect for the Canadian and USA celebration holidays. The yarn is listed below if you want to collect your yarn at any time.
The blanket will be bold and a reason to reach for the stars. Like the guy in the picture, he’s probably like me in reaching up and saying, “Great, the challenge has started, and, oh yeah, the buffet is open!” I can totally relate to him.
Yarn
This will be the regular stitch along with our friends at Yarnspirations when we get moving on this. We are too early to start sign-ups to have this pattern delivered to you each week.
I was looking for yarn that was more vibrant than Caron One Pound and rediscovered a yarn that I had just pushed aside back in 2013. You can see more about Red Heart Comfort here. The yarn line had fresher summery colours. It matched the concept that I had in my head.
There are six balls in total. The yardage seems to go on forever and ever! You know me, I love long-yardage yarn! You will have yarn left over for other projects.
The colours are as follows for Going Boldy, one ball each:
Hot Pink
Goldenrod
Petal Pink
Peacock
Charcoal
Gray
The colours are as follows for the Flower Vase, one ball of each:
Cream
Charcoal
Gray
Seafoam
Petal Pink
Hot Pink
I am still in the design stage and don’t know what colour I use most. I will weigh my yarn and accurately guess the yardage per colour.
I was focused on doing cross-over stitches—variations of crisscrossing design.
I developed a stitch doing crisscrossing over 2 spaces. In person, is magnificent to look at. I’m unsure if the photo really captures it.
One of my favourite summer afghans of the past was the Juicy Fruits and Whipped Creme Throw. If you kick the model off the couch, you will see the entire blanket and the colours are vibrant and have a summer look to it. Yes, there’s a tutorial for it too.
If you enjoy Stitch Alongs, you can see more than we have done below.
I have to admit, sheepishly, that I love all of the examples. I can’t wait to start it. I finished a Study in Texture last night. I’m working on A Study of Snow, a Study of Planet Earth, Gingerbread Tree Skirt, and some cat beds. Thanks so much for your energy, and enthusiasm for yarn and crocheting. Thanks again.
Looks really cool! Sign me up please!
Love the pattern! Can’t wait to start. Thanks for your additional effort to create the Flower Vase colorway (love the name BTW). Sorry that harsh comments prompted more work on your part, but boy oh boy, fantastic result in your color choices. More inspiration for me in my future projects
This is really cool looking! However, 4 of the 6 colors are not available at Yarnspirations. Will they be restocked? Thanks
They should be… I don’t know when though.
Looking forward to the summer stitch along!👙🏖🏝
I usually prefer patterns that are tight, no gaps, but this is beautiful.
I love that I can choose premium yarns for amazing softness. Can’t wait.
I enjoy all that you do for the crochet and knitting community. Your free patterns and videos are the best!
I would love to join the crochet along. I tend to work on smaller projects as my attention does not hold for larger ones. I am determined to do this.