Babette v2.0 Update

I realized something last night – I think I’m knitting a crochet version of a never-ending stockinette sweater in the round.

Here’s what I mean – I’m repeating the same crochet stitch (dc) over and over and over and over and over. And while I think that might drive a more experienced crocheter to tears with boredom – the way an experienced lace-knitter might be driven mad by round after round after round of knit stitches – I’m thoroughly enjoying it.

The crochet goes fast. In fact, since I’m no longer puzzling over which color to use next all the time, this blanket is going so much faster than v1.0 I can hardly believe it.

See for yourself:

Still plugging away. Still loving it. I may stop after this next section and try seaming a few of the squares together to see how they look. I’m glad I’m working on this one section at a time, rather than doing, say, all of the 2-rounds, then the 4-rounds, etc. because I’m not sure I’ll need to complete the entire pattern to make a decent-sized blanket. Especially since the pattern was written for fingering-weight yarn, and I’m using worsted. That’s a big difference.

For such a big project, I’m still not bored. I’m amazed. I can’t wait to see how it turns out!