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hookd1989
June 20th, 2006, 11:44 PM
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The navy one is the coat made out of Homespun. For those who have never worked with it...it stretches way too much for wearables IMO. The green one is made out of Bernat's Soft Boucle. Fine for fluffy wearables. Both patterns were out of the BH&G premiere issue of Simply Creative Crochet. I had trouble with their numbers, even I marked every repeat and locked myself away for an afternoon to make certain I was counting properly.

The Homespun coat is my coffee drinking on the deck coat for the cool evenings. Soft and cozy...but I don't think I'll be wearing it in public.

The green one has not been worn much cuz it's been too warm...but I'm sure it will get plenty of use in the fall.

Thanks for looking!
Yelutci
June 20th, 2006, 11:49 PM
They look very snuggly!Great work.
monchichi_bright
June 20th, 2006, 11:53 PM
very nice work........i see what u mean about the homespun
wildthing1058
June 21st, 2006, 12:12 AM
very nice
nss
June 21st, 2006, 12:27 AM
:yes Nice work, Michelle!!:tup :2rock

You sure have some beauties in your blog!! Love the Fisherman afghan:c9

:clap Congratulations on the 2 "pretties" that will be in next years calendar:cheer

Thanks for sharing:yay :hook
christinascrochethaven
June 21st, 2006, 01:56 AM
Fantastic coats...Perfect for those cooler evenings.:manyheart
cee
June 21st, 2006, 05:01 AM
I love the green one! It's very flattering!
Ladycrochat
June 21st, 2006, 06:10 AM
Lovely job Michelle! They both look super comfortable! Thank you for sharing and the little one in the photos with you sure is a little cutie!
Roli
June 21st, 2006, 07:11 AM
I agree with you about Homespun, Michelle. I really hate that stuff! Nevertheless, your sweater turned out very nice and at least you are getting some wear out of it. The green one is beautiful! You really do lovely work. And that little girl looks exactly like her pretty mom.:manyheart
MrsD
June 21st, 2006, 10:06 AM
They look so comfy (especially like the green one!). Thanks for the tip about avoiding wearables in Homespun!
cmr3877
June 21st, 2006, 11:18 AM
Very nice! :clap
yarncat
June 21st, 2006, 11:41 AM
Nice wearables,Michelle!
Debbi-a1
June 21st, 2006, 11:54 AM
Those look nice. I like sweaters but haven't made a long one, guess I won't in homespun (although my Martha's poncho turned out okay, maybe because it was a poncho and if it stretched it didn't matter...)
hookd1989
June 21st, 2006, 03:44 PM
Thanks for all the kudos...