Wedding Afghan #10 - The Lynchs

I met Jillybean years ago at camp when we both counseled together.  We became fast and furious friends and I look forward to seeing her at camp every summer or just in Maine for early morning breakfasts when we're both home visiting our parental units.

Back in 2010, my Jillybean got married and I was (still am!) so happy for her and Jerome.  They got married in October just before I left the country for a year long (at first thought) trip to New Zealand.  Seeing as we both camped and counseled at our church camp for years I decided that a Tree of Life afghan would be an apt representation of our friendship.  The pattern I found in a Mary Maxim catalogue and it was the prettiest one I'd seen so I ordered the whole kit (first kit afghan I've done to date!) and knit away.  I love how simple the design is and the soft color really lets the pattern stand out.  So happy with this one!
 

Twin Trees by Shirley Rhyne, Bernat Satin Solids, ~1800 yards

Completed 2010
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Wedding Afghan #9 - Persson/Hanson

I met J at my architecture firm back in 2006.  We became really good friends really quickly.  Spending hours measuring walls and drawing floor plans in a deserted space makes 2 people talk A LOT.  Needless to say, we got to know each other quickly and I love her all the more because of it!  

I taught J how to knit and she and my roommate and I would often have marathon movie and/or Dexter watching weekends where all we did was knit and eat lentil soup and lamb gyros from the middle-eastern restaurant across the street.  When J told me she was getting married, I had grand knitting plans for her.  She had chosen a fisherman afghan and it happened to be a double stranded pattern and she wanted a grey/blue color.  I bought grey/blue and grey yarns and knit them up together to make an uber heavy and super warm afghan.  Unfortunately I was knitting it mostly during the summer which was just dumb.  Double layers of wool in your lap during a New York City summer is not pleasant...but the final result will keep you sweating during cold winter nights!

Galway by Spinnerin, Cascade 220, ~ 4000 yards

Completed 2010
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Wedding Afghan #8 - The Shingelos

R and I used to work in the same office.  He worked for the insurance company that shared a floor with my architecture firm and we used to shoot the sh** in the pantry while we made coffee.  R is a singer and I have high hopes that one day he will make it big!  

This is the first wedding afghan I've made for a guy.  R is totally rocker and I wanted to add something homemade to his rocker lifestyle - but I wanted to make sure it was still wedding appropriate!  Enter, the black afghan with cables all over.  Simple pattern, simple color, totally suitable for a guy and black goes with everything so I didn't need to know what color his wife was going to choose to decorate with.  Win!

Cable Blanket by Bernat, Softee Chunky yarn, ~1650 yards

Completed 2008
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Wedding Afghan #7 - The Weissmanns

L is my oldest friend.  We met when we were 2.  We moved into the house behind her's and she and her sister came over to introduce themselves to the new little girls who'd just moved in.  We've been friends ever since, which *gasp* has been 28 years!

L picked her favorite pattern from one of my afghan books and I ended up making it with a mint green that suits her personality and is one of the colors that looks really good on her.  I left out the bobbles in the border because, well, ugh...with a side of ugh, but the rest of the design is lovely.  This one is huge and adorns her couch in the living room where it gets heaps of use.

I will never use Caron Simply Soft again because even though they claim "no dye lot" and I bought all the yarn at the same time, there are clearly dye lots which I didn't notice until it was done.  That is my only disappointment with this afghan but maybe I'll re-do it for their 10th anniversary... :) 

Celtic Knot, Caron Simply Soft, ~2500 yards

Completed 2008  
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Wedding Afghan #6 - The Humptons

My cousins, K & A, and I have been affectionately known as "The Three Little Girls" by the rest of our family for as long as I can remember.  We used to take long unaccompanied walks at the mature ages of 6 and 4 (which scared the bejeezus out of our parents), dress up in Mem's old dresses and pom pom anklet socks while we ran amok on the farm, and most famously we put on holiday plays for the family and charged admission.  

When K got married, A beat me to the afghan as she's an accomplished crocheter and wanted to make her sister an afghan wedding gift.  When A got married, K had no such desire so I got to step up and get back in my wedding afghan groove.  A's afghan is reversible - completely.  The idea surprised me that it was possible (I was so used to everything having a wrong side and a right side!) and was surprising simple.  Easy concept, but a little annoying to knit as you alternate knit and purl stitches every stitch across every row.  Tedious, but a gorgeous result!

Completed 2008

Wedding Afghan #5 - A. Seo

One of my co-workers got married and I don't even remember if there was a registry.  Needless to say, in the case of no registry, an afghan makes shopping for the couple easy peasy.  She loved the afghan and so did her mom - enough so that she paid me to make an identical afghan for her mother!  My first commissioned knit!!

classic diamonds, cascade yarns, ~1500 yds 
Completed 2007

Wedding Afghan #4 - The Schulzs

One of my oldest friends, who I've known since 3rd grade, got married and although I wasn't invited to the wedding (large Catholic families make for an extensive guest list even without friends), I wanted to make her an afghan as well.  My timeframe was tight, so I knit this one on huge (read: size 17, 12.75mm) needles and with double strands to add bulk.  Although it went quickly, knitting 3 stitches together, which I had to do a lot, was definitely the bane of my existence for a couple weeks.  At least it turned out beautifully!

starlight, bulky yarn,  
Completed 2006