That Afghan Again?

 

I've been working pretty steadily on that afghan, and making good progress. I think I'm more than a third of the way through the main pattern (and then there's a border). 

Making progress

I feel like my later rows (on the edges)  look better than the starter rows (in the middle). I guess I'm getting the hang of the pattern. I remember to do the back loops only on the edging rows, for instance, which helps the pattern look more chain link-y. In some places, the variegated yarn has a stretch that matches the solid yarn, and muddles up the look a bit, but hey, that's why I thought the yarns went well together, so...

In other news, I harvested some of my tomatoes. They are not pretty. The rain we had was too much water, and then a couple hot dry days meant not quite enough. I couldn't win with the water, or not watering... any way, they still taste good, and I would be willing to plant the variety again. Better boys, I think.

Today's tomato harvest

 I guess they go well with my one bell pepper...

One teeny bell pepper (one inch squares there)

It's OK to laugh. I have. I still call it a gardening win, compared to other attempts. I'm still determined to do it again next year!

Oh, yeah, and I've already bought yarn for the other ripple afghan that was in that magazine, so I guess that is a success, too, even though this challenge isn't completed yet.