I finished the border on my Lizard Ridge afghan, knit in Noro Kureyon. I used some Berella Muskoka that was in my stash, in the colourway Amethyst Heather.
I was concerned that the yarn would look too smooth in contrast to the Noro, but am very happy with the result. Here it is!
This is the edging from the pattern. It’s a nice shell stitch, which fits perfectly with the waves.
What do you think?
I’ve been sharing my progress this summer on my Lizard Ridge afghan knitted in Noro Kureyon. This has to be the fastest project I’ve ever knitted. The pattern is addictive, plus I pretty much stuck to this one project. It was great car-knitting for summer road trips.
I showed you the finished squares last time. I’ve washed and blocked them now, and have sewn them together. Kureyon isn’t a really great yarn for seaming because it’s loosely spun. Instead, I used some black sock yarn – it’s three-ply Patons Kroy – which is smoother and thinner as well as having a bit of nylon in it.
Here it is, assembled:
The pattern suggests a crocheted border in Cascade 220. Instead of buying yet more yarn, I visited the stash. I have more than a sweater’s worth of Berella Muskoka in Amethyst Heather, which is (surprise!) purple. I’ll use that for the border.
The next time you see this beast, it will be done!
Here’s an update on my Lizard Ridge afghan in Noro Kureyon, predominantly in shades of blue and green.
I finished the seven blocks in colourway 327 which has a lot of deep blues – also some burnt orange and a bit of burgundy.
I only included six in the picture, since it made a nicer composition, but there are seven of them.
Now I’ve knit one block from each skein. I have 21 blocks and a lot of bits:
They’re grouped by colourway here. The total weight is 150g and it takes about 40g to make one square.
Here are my last three squares, each of which has at least two colourways in it. That’s the last of the yarn below them. They don’t look bad, do they?
I’m surprised to only have 13g of yarn left, but several of the colourways were spun thicker than the original one. I have 8 complete blocks of the first colourway I used (the one from my stash – 254), plus it’s in two of the leftover blocks, and there’s still a bit of leftover. I had 7 skeins. In contrast, I bought 7 skeins of the last colourway (327) which was spun much thicker. I got 7 squares out of that, plus half of one of the last three, and the other bit of leftover.
Just for fun, I laid out all the blocks on the patio. They’re curly because they need to be blocked and I know I’ll be moving the order around, but here they are all together:
Now I have a lot of blocking and sewing to do.
What do you think?
This past week, I cast on yet another knitting project. It’s funny how no matter what is on the needles, I crave something else. I realized that I needed something to knit in the car, a portable project on larger needles (than socks) that didn’t require a lot of attention. Summer is the season of road trips, after all! I wanted to use yarn from my stash, too.
The Lizard Ridge afghan is one that I’ve admired for years – this is the Ravelry link and this is the link to the pattern on Knitty, where it was originally published in 2008. It’s a free pattern. Lizard Ridge is designed to showcase Noro Kureyon, one of my favorite yarns, and does that brilliantly.
Here my first few blocks – this is the colourway 254 from my stash.
I had seven skeins of Kureyon in my stash, but the pattern calls for twenty. I played with mixing and matching, but really, the Kureyon makes the project. I was compelled (alas!) to buy more Kureyon in coordinating colorways. 🙂
What do you think?
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