Fontaine is growing slowly on its tiny needles. I have just finished the armhole decreases on the back. I am still enjoying it and I love the colour but I am taking my time over this one...
I have been wanting to knit a blanket for quite some time now... I have been searching for the ideal patterns/ideas... Being a large and long term project, I was looking for something that would keep me interested (i.e. the blanket would grow without me noticing...) And I think I have found the one! It is The Great American Aran Afghan.
The book contains patterns for 24 aran squares of different levels of difficulty and introducing various techniques.
Being a coward, I started with the easiest squares. After all I haven't done any cable work for a long time...
I thought it would be the ideal project to bring along with me at our knitting group on the island. But I am afraid I will have to give up the idea. I can't talk and follow the charts at the same time!
My friend has that book and she is knitting one of those!! I can't talk and knit complicated things either!!!
Posted by: 2paw | October 06, 2008 at 02:01 AM
I have exactly the same problem with a blanket that I am working on for a friend - there are only some of the squares I can knit in the company of others :) The squares are really gorgeous though, a lot more complex that the usual squares you see in blankets.
Posted by: Amelia | October 06, 2008 at 07:24 AM
Tes 3 premiers carrés sont superbes, j'ai un faible pour le 3e... C'est un très beau projet que j'ai dans un coin de ma tête aussi mais pour l'instant je n'ai pas le courage !!
Posted by: Christine | October 06, 2008 at 08:04 AM
It's a lovely looking blanket, I remember when these squares were first published (in Knitters, I think). You'll be all cabled out when you finish it! What's the yarn?
Posted by: dawn | October 06, 2008 at 08:27 AM
Cela promet d'être une superbe couverture ! J'ai bien hâte de voir la suite et Fontaine aussi !
Posted by: helene | October 06, 2008 at 11:17 AM
Such a beautiful blanket. I love your choice and am very tempted to do one.
Posted by: Zoe | October 06, 2008 at 07:35 PM
A really good no-brainer blankie is the Moderne Log Cabin by Mason Dixon Knitting. Certainly not as fancy as the GAAA, but you can't beat miles of garterstitch while chatting or watching movies!
Posted by: Aim | October 07, 2008 at 02:32 AM
The squares are gorgeous. And I love it in that creamy yran you've chosen.
Posted by: erin | October 07, 2008 at 05:05 AM
Très très jolis tous ces points. Je suis comme toi : parler et suivre une grille m'est iumpossible, sauf si c'est du jacquard ! Les points texturés, je ne pourrais pas.
Posted by: Christine | October 07, 2008 at 04:51 PM
Wow, your first patches really look stunning. I have made only the very easy 6-stitch-cables in the past and always admired those complicated patterns. Yours are looking so very good and thinking of knitting just a small patch might really tempt me to think (and I really mean to think first and then to start) about making such a blanket, too. (And I wonder how you could manage to concentrate on Fontaine AND a blanket!)
Have a lovely sunday!
Posted by: Krawuggl | October 11, 2008 at 07:11 PM
This is unrelated to this post. I have a question about your Whisper Fingerless Gloves pattern. What does "continue in st st" mean? I am a new knitter. Thanks!
Posted by: LIlia | October 17, 2008 at 08:10 PM