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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Zig Zag Afghan WIP



This is the afghan that will never end! In a moment of insanity, I did a little math to figure out how my stitches I will have to knit to complete the eight panels of the afghan. Are you ready...wait for it....124,080!!

Now I see why this is listed as a "group project." Knit one panel yourself and have 7 friends do the rest. But, I can't complain too much because this is great tv knitting (Lost, seasons 1-4 to be precise), the yarn is fabulous and I love knitted garter stitch. And, even though I'm only halfway through with the afghan, it still covers my lap and feet wonderfully.



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17 comments:

  1. MelissaJanuary 18, 2009 at 4:10 PM

    This looks amazing. I can't believe how many more stitches you have to go but damn, it looks great.

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  2. abcgirlJanuary 18, 2009 at 6:36 PM

    don't hate me for this comment, but there's something about this afghan that reminds me of harry potter school uniform ties.... :)

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  3. Amy @ parkcitygirlJanuary 18, 2009 at 6:54 PM

    kudos to you! That is an amazing afghan :)

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  4. amandajeanJanuary 19, 2009 at 5:06 AM

    it's lovely!!! and sometimes it's better to NOT count the stitches to be completed. i counted the number of triangles i would need to finish for a quilt once. it was something crazy like 12,000. i haven't worked on it much since. :)

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  5. CamiJanuary 19, 2009 at 5:35 AM

    It is coming along! I like the colors you are using. I am a huge fan of Lost! Best show ever created. We bought the 4th season the day it came out and went through it in about 4 days. I just love it. I get so excited. It definilty isn't a show I can watch on TV though because it gets too intenese for me and I can't stand having to wait though the commercials.

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  6. priscillaJanuary 19, 2009 at 6:12 AM

    Amazing afgan! Looks so pretty. And that is tons of knitting to be done. But nothing like a movie to help that out with.

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  7. gardenymphJanuary 19, 2009 at 6:47 AM

    Oh WOW Rebekah! That looks so cool! I am impressed with the amount of work that is going into this. You definitely have an heirloom treasure in the making. I am digging the contrasty colors too.

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  8. jessicaJanuary 19, 2009 at 6:53 AM

    I love tv knitting- right now my socks are so NOT tv knitting and I need to find something a bit more mindless for watching inauguration specials. I love those colors you are using.

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  9. amyJanuary 19, 2009 at 10:39 AM

    wow, this does look like a lot of work! but it looks lovely!

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  10. OiyiJanuary 19, 2009 at 7:09 PM

    Wow, you have gotten pretty far. Love it.

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  11. randiJanuary 20, 2009 at 4:24 AM

    Just think, you only have about 60,000 stitches to go! ;)
    That is an amazing afghan. What a cool design!

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  12. jacquieJanuary 20, 2009 at 12:07 PM

    it's beautiful, but yikes...that's a lotta stitches!!

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  13. LisaJanuary 20, 2009 at 3:52 PM

    it's so pretty!

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  14. Rima AranhaJanuary 20, 2009 at 5:55 PM

    Amazing. Well, you just have another few zillion stitches to do :) I am kidding. I have a love-hate relationship with garter stitch. Curse it, yet cant live without it. That reminds me, I have to get back to my garter stitch baby blanket.

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  15. WendyJanuary 23, 2009 at 1:26 PM

    You are a knitting machine! I can't believe all the great stuff you've posted lately. I tried to teach myself to do a basic stitch last week. It did not go well. (This is probably for the best right now.)

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  16. nancy geaneyFebruary 3, 2009 at 1:42 AM

    uh-oh- i may have to start knitting again... love that afghan.

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  17. CMVMarch 2, 2009 at 2:27 AM

    wow! it's looking beautiful! great colors!

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