My Phoenix Afghan is Finished! Love it!

 I finished my Phoenix Afghan, which is a challenging project.  Each round is different, and there's lots of counting stitches.  There are lots of specialty stitches, too--puff stitches, clusters, back post and front post stitches, and more.

I worked into Part 9 and then stopped because my afghan was big enough.  So, I ended after Round 84.  The pattern is by Hooked on Sunshine.
 

I used a size H crochet hook.  I used Red Heart With Love and Red Heart Super Saver yarns.  I love the yarn colors.

I have two previous blog posts about this afghan with more pictures.

 

I decided to finish after the beautiful shell pattern from Rounds 83 and 83.  I added a round of SCs around the edge to finish.

I love the finished afghan and really enjoyed crocheting it.

 

A Fun and Festive Christmas Hat!

 I love Christmas--the Christmas season, the decorations, the happiness, celebrating, everything about it.  I crocheted this very festive Christmas hat for my granddaughter.  

The hat is based on the idea of the "ugly Christmas sweaters."  But, it turns out so cute!  I love Christmas sweaters, too, and don't find most of them ugly.  :)

K loves her hat!  The pattern is the Ugly Christmas Sweater Beanie, by Hooked on Sunshine.  Every pattern round is different, and most rounds have a color change, too, so there are lots of ends to weave in.  There are lots of different stitches, too.  Hooked on Sunshine has amazing and beautiful patterns for afghans, too.

I really enjoyed crocheting this colorful hat, and K loves wearing it!  

My notes: Size 4.5 mm hook and Red Heart Super Saver yarns in red, green, and white.

The hat turned out too long, so I skipped rounds 25 and 26. I also skipped some of the last rounds, and my last round is Front and Back post HDC instead of DC.  9" long.  Width is fine.

If bringing up colors for the last few rounds, make sure to join to the top of the Chain 2 at the end of the round with the new color, and then chain 2, which counts as the first stitch.  R. 16, popcorn is into the middle of the SC.

My Phoenix Afghan

I'm making some headway on the Phoenix Afghan.  It's a challenging pattern with each round different from the rest--lots of counting of stitches.  My daughter and I decided to work on our afghans together. 

The pattern is by Hooked on Sunshine.  We had started by taking part in their Crochet Along, which was almost over when we started.  It was fun seeing everyone's projects as they progressed with their afghans.

I'm using a size H hook and Red Heart with Love and Red Heart Super Saver yarns in lots of different colors. 

The pattern has about 11 parts, but I don't want my afghan to be really big.  So, I think I will stop after Part 9.

I'm really enjoying working on this afghan!  I hope to finish it soon between some other projects!