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So I’m in a Bit of a Quandary…

April 6, 2011 by Jennifer Raymond

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: crochet, Crochet Along, Saraphina, The Yarn Spot

Jennifer Raymond

I'm so glad you're here! I'm a knit and crochet designer, blogger and teacher. When I'm knot - er, not - stitching up a storm you'll likely find me gardening, practicing my photography, enjoying long bike rides or learning about other fiberart crafts.
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Working on #repairing this nifty afghan. It's tric

Working on #repairing this nifty afghan. It's tricky because of the #crochet post stitches worked into previous rows. Have to be thinking about what is going on above and below the row I'm working on.

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This morning's progress is another spot along the

This morning's progress is another spot along the edge of the #blanket. Don't worry - next week I'll show some shots of repairing the inside of the blanket as I get bored with working on the edge. (I'm saving the top and bottom edge #repairs for last as they are my favorite.)⁠
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The tricky part with a #zigzagafghan is remembering to do the decreases as you are #sewing and #reweaving the last row. This is the medium blue here, and you can see that this color is also a smidge darker - but not as noticeable as the light blue.⁠
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Each of the stitch markers you see there is holding both parts of the legs of a single crochet stitch. Preparing this beforehand and making sure each stitch is oriented correctly and accounted for really helps me keep moving along as I do the final row of the repair.⁠
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What would you like to see as I work on this piece? More time lapse videos? I was thinking about doing a live Q&A... but since I work before the rest of my household is awake I'm not sure how many people would join me!⁠
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#makedoandmend #mendingmatters #mendingservice #repairservice #repair #reweaving #textilerepair #repairingtextiles #lovedclotheslast #mending #mend #darn #darningservice #crochetafghan #afghanrepair #crochet #crochetersofinstagram

This morning's repairs included working on the edg

This morning's repairs included working on the edge some more.

➡️ for second video!

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This morning's work was a paticularly tricky bit..

This morning's work was a paticularly tricky bit... mostly becasue the edge here is so fragile in places. You'll notice the finished #repair looks a little distorted... a lot of that will go away with #blocking, which is always the final step. The more I look at the color choice my client went with, the more I agree with here that the darker shade was the right way to go.⁠
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Here I used the ends that I had woven in to reinforce the edge and give the worn down threads a little bit more stablity. Sometimes when the edge is worn down enough I'll recomend to the client that I add an extra edging to protect the yarn. I keep waffling if it is needed or not.⁠
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I've been alternating between repairing holes and capturing the stitches to set up the reweaving - moving between tasks in big projects like this keeps me entertained a bit more.⁠
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How do you keep your brain engaged when you are working on a large, repetitive project?⁠
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