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RING ROSY AFGHAN THROW c. 2017 Margaret MacInnis Inspired by the never-ending song  which we all sang in school and forevermore, with nary a thought to its origin. It is said that the Ring Rosy song originated from the rash…and … Continue reading →

DEFTLY DELFT POLYCHROME c. 2016 Margaret MacInnis This is the inspirational photo I am using for colour and ideas for shapes. Pattern can be found here Deftly Delft       Yarn Estimates: Vanna’s Choice or other aran-weight yarns at … Continue reading →

My good friend, Melissa (LissaM on Ravelry) designed her first block this week. She had me test and critique it, and it’s a beautiful block, much beyond a ‘first’ design. Melissa’s Link to her Blog and the Pattern     … Continue reading →

  This was my contribution to BAMMM SHAZAAM April, 2016.

April, 2016 BAMMM SHAZAAM coming soon. Starting March 25, I will present this in Mystery Format, with Clues each alternate day for 7 days. Watch for it!

Third Dynasty of UR 12″ Afghan Block Square c. 2016 Margaret MacInnis Inspired by cuneiform writing, I strove to create a block that has multiple layers of interest, and the more you look at it, the more you see. No … Continue reading →

Oftentimes, you’ll be looking a couple of stray blocks and wonder what to do with them. I like to just make cushions to match whatever the other blocks were doing. I recently joined gifted blocks into two afghans for a … Continue reading →

I finally finished all the edging and thought about what pattern I would use to border this beautiful group collaboration effort, that I was responsible for unifying. My first thoughts were:

So satisfying to ‘free-hand’ borders! Join is No-Hook-Out (TM) Continuous, developed by yours truly and found here. Very interesting and quick to do. I joined 25 – 9″ blocks in just under 3 hours! (It took me about 10 minutes … Continue reading →