The collection of black and mystery balls that I have been amassing – I have four complete and one I’m still adding to – are waiting for the right pattern. I want something that isn’t a granny square, maybe another open shell type pattern but a pattern that will make the colors stand out. It may be as simple as two or three rows of alternating front and back post or rows or a few rows to make it seem like blocks of color.
Any remaining yarn from a project that is medium/#4 yarn non-wool yarn gets added to a mystery ball. The amount of yarn varies in both the color and the black. No measuring, no fussing just adding yarn to the ball as I go. When the ball was about the size of a kickball or bowling ball, then I started another. The length of the color or the black is not the same either. As long as the color is a ball at least the size of a ping pong or golf ball and no larger than a medium sized plum, it’s incorporated. Larger remainder balls could be used for rounds of a hat or the centerpiece of a Granny Square afghan. Then I wind. Each ball starts with color and ends with black. There aren’t really any rules other than no navy is included, as it would be too difficult to differentiate between it and the black. Since I don’t use white or cream too much, there’s not a lot of those included either.
After I finish two or three more afghans, I should be ready to start. I’ve used two full 16-ounce skeins of black and lots and lots of color segments. How will this crazy afghan look? There’s some of the same black in reserve to make two rows of a border on either end, it will be done in rows. Other than that, I’ve still been thinking of how to make this colorful afghan and show off the colors with something more than rows of double crochet.
There are a few ideas that I have considered, but I need to make sure I have enough yarn, especially if I choose a stitch pattern that creates a more solid fabric. I want the color to make a statement in a unique way other than joining colors that aren’t in the same color family. The black breaks up the flow and this will definitely make a statement.
The main idea or theme of this afghan is another way to incorporate scraps with something that is more artistic and somewhat freeform. I’ve been paying more attention to color the swatches of color across the sky as the sun is setting or colorful bands on insects and birds.
Other scrapghans that I have made in the past were different clues, or coordinating yarns that were used double stranded in large Granny Square afghans. I’m stepping out on crochet faith, emptied my bowl of all the scraps and I’m ready to try something different. It may be something that I replicate, in theory, another time when I have lots of odd balls of yarn. The scrapghan makes the rounds every couple of years or so when I have enough yarn left over from afghans projects. When I make scarves, I try to use as much as possible and sometimes the amount left is woven in.
Still winding, thinking, and planning until it’s time to start chaining.
Happy crocheting!
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