Still plugging along.....Ripples edition!

It's been a while since I posted HERE, but that's only because I've been busy with so many other things, posting elsewhere, but not because I haven't been crocheting. :-D

I've made a decision about the tablecloth dilemma. While I do like the one pineapple pattern, I don't want to make it anymore. I literally woke up one morning (I can tell just what morning too, because it was the day the crochet group got together up in Buffalo), and decided that instead of the pineapple tablecloth I'm going to use my other crochet talents and make it a yo-yo tablecloth. So, that's what I'll do! :-)

I've completed other projects. There's the afghan for our group member who got married in August, which was part of the reason for the get together, and a corner start that's going to be going to someone where my mom is. I'm also making 2 ripple afghans:

This one, which is a modification of #2 in Leisure Art's little books Beginner's Guide to Ripple Afghans to Crochet (my favorite pattern in that book). It's for someone where mom is, and she said as few holes as possible. I've just got the ones for the points on the top points, not the ones in the pattern (for those of you able to follow along :-))

And a repeat of one I made previously, a baby ripple afghan. It's actually my favorite baby ripple pattern out of Leisure Arts little books Beginner's Guide Ripples for Baby to Crochet (if you notice a theme of a kind here, I wouldn't be surprised! I do like ripples ya know, I just haven't done them often!!!), though it's got a couple painful memories added to it (namely it was the pattern I used for all my ex best friend's kids' afghans. But I still love it!!!).

Crudy picture with flash:


Detailed pictures without flash (sorry if they are a little dark, I didn't like how you can't see the detail on the flash pic one because of all the flash!!!):

And the whole reason why I like this pattern so much---you've noticed the popcorn/bobbles/whatever they're called (clusters in the pattern, but....they don't act like "normal" clusters.). I like it because to make it stand out, I stick my thumb in the cluster once I've closed it. :-D I never use the weight yarn it calls for with this afghan...I always use worsted (it calls for sport), and an H hook (it calls for a G :-) Maybe I have use G's in previous ones....way back when I was making it for you know who's kids...but H has always been my main size anyhow! :-)). Sorry, I know it's a bit fuzzy:


Well, being a mommy, I've got other stuff to do. Like a 2 year old to get out of trouble! And the hurricane he is to pick up after! LOL!!!