Friday, July 17, 2026

Free Pattern Friday

I have been trying to use my free time a little more productively. It’s super easy for me to spend a lot of time with my iPad, and time will get away from me. The biggest culprits for me are TikTok and YouTube. Even Pinterest to an extent. 

There aren’t too many tv shows that interest me, but there are a few shows I enjoy. Right now NBC is showing Surviving Earth and The Americas. Both are good. On Monday night (if I’m home) I watch American Ninja Warriors. I have been watching it for about ten years. 

While I’m watching tv, I have been crocheting. I found a cute pattern on Pinterest, and it is super easy. It’s called Peephole Chevron Stitch


The instructions say to start with a foundation chain that is a multiple of 10 plus 3. For a baby afghan I started 103 chains. This pattern is really repetitive, so I can watch tv while I am working on it. I got one finished last night.


I used the “super soft” yarn from Hobby Lobby, and it took three skeins to get a decent sized afghan. I started another one with the same yarn in green tones last night, but I only got a couple of rows done. It’s okay—it will go fast. 


Wow, the color is definitely not accurate in the pictures. I also crocheted a couple more of the facial putts, but I still need to sew them together so they form a “puff”. 

3 comments:

  1. Thanks for the crochet link - that is a pretty stitch. I need to get away from scrolling on my iPad at night. We watch TV and I scroll - Instagram, Facebook (although I'm sick of it), and I play a pool game - have been playing for years. I think of all the afghans and cross stitch projects I could have finished by now! So I'm thinking of cutting back. We love American Ninja Warrior and have been watching since 2015, I think? It's a consistently good and inspiring show that they haven't ruined by changing things up very much.

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    1. Yes! I love American Ninja Warriors! I hope to get three baby afghans completed this summer.

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  2. Nice job crocheting! I do love to crochet more than knit. Although I haven't done much in a couple years. Do you have babies these are planned for, or just to have on hand, or charity gifts?

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