Log cabin afghan

This is my current project. I started it a little over a year

ago and work on it on and off when I am not doing other projects.

My daughter learned how to make log cabin afghans out of the

Mason Dixon book and she showed me. That's how this started......

it was going to be a pot holder. Then a pillow. Then a lap blanket.

And finally a throw............ but now I am really so tempted to

carry on until it covers the bed! (if that happens, hopefully I

will stop there)

I am using Sugar & Cream yarn because I wanted

it to be heavy and also washable. But now I am concerned that

washing that dark blue will make it bleed into the

other colors. I of course never tested it

before I began (because who cares about a pot holder!)

and am scared to know the result now.
I don't know why log cabin knitting is so addictive.

It is so simple, but I can't stop! Help! :)

First try

Well, this is my first go at a blog. My daughter strongly encouraged me to get started because I love knitting so much. So I thought that this would be fun and I could have a record of my projects and get some feedback. I know that knitters have a lot in common and I love hearing others' stories too. I get lost in the fiber and patterns and dreams of all the things I could create! So many possibilities! I'll try to get some pictures on here next. My daughter will be walking me through this whole process of blogging so I'll be leaning on her a lot. And right now it's passed her bedtime ----- she's 3. Just kidding! She has always known more about computers than me, but at least now she's a teenager so maybe I don't look so bad as before. Over and out.