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Posted by Nancy on May 18, 2009, 9:02 am
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> Time flies when we are having fun. =EF=BF=BDFive years ago I read a post =
here
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> that a plaid afghan was being made. =EF=BF=BDI was very interested and
> inquired to the poster (Ericka K), she supplied me the details. =EF=BF=BD=
Which
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> I carefully filed away awaiting inspiration.
> Some time later I found I have ancestors in Scotland. =EF=BF=BDSearching =
for
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> information, I found the name and tartan. =EF=BF=BD
> I have a plan to make an afghan for each grandchild as they graduate
> from high school (12th grade in USA, kids approximately 18). =EF=BF=BDNex=
t
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> grandchild would graduate in 2009. So I started searching for a yarn
> fine enough to get several repeats of the plaid and available in the
> proper colors. =EF=BF=BDSeveral falst starts later,http://www.cottoncloud=
s.com/of Stafford Arizonia came up on my
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> internet search list. =EF=BF=BDIrene Schmoller the owner was very helpful=
in
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> suggesting yarn and colors.
> A picture of the finished afghan and a few of the work in progress are
> proudly displayed iin my Webshots album;http://community.webshots.com/alb=
um/233940343JvVAmu
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> It was an interesting project, about six months of actual work,
> research in fits and starts used up the rest of the time.
> Ericka, thank you very much for explaining the procedure, after
> getting all the yarns attached, the pattern was easy to follow.
> Barbara T
> Previously fulltime RVer, now at home in Alamogordo NM
That's beautiful!!! A treasure for a lifetime for your
grandchild.
Nancy
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> that a plaid afghan was being made. I was very interested and
> inquired to the poster (Ericka K), she supplied me the details. Which
> I carefully filed away awaiting inspiration.
> Some time later I found I have ancestors in Scotland. Searching for
> information, I found the name and tartan.
> I have a plan to make an afghan for each grandchild as they graduate
> from high school (12th grade in USA, kids approximately 18). Next
> grandchild would graduate in 2009. So I started searching for a yarn
> fine enough to get several repeats of the plaid and available in the
> proper colors. Several falst starts later,
> http://www.cottonclouds.com/ of Stafford Arizonia came up on my
> internet search list. Irene Schmoller the owner was very helpful in
> suggesting yarn and colors.
> A picture of the finished afghan and a few of the work in progress are
> proudly displayed iin my Webshots album;
> http://community.webshots.com/album/233940343JvVAmu
> It was an interesting project, about six months of actual work,
> research in fits and starts used up the rest of the time.
> Ericka, thank you very much for explaining the procedure, after
> getting all the yarns attached, the pattern was easy to follow.
> Barbara T
> Previously fulltime RVer, now at home in Alamogordo NM