WANNA MAKE A 5 POINT AFGHAN?

Look what I found! If you want to make a FIVE POINT AFGHAN, there’s a detailed tutorial with lots of pix at this site:

cro superstar 5 pt afghan 092509

http://barbarabradford.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-06-01T03%3A32%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7

I’m a fan of this and similar afghans that fall into the category of ’round ripples’. The round ripple afghans come in all sizes and with an amazing amount of points – 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, and more. Everything from the Spiderman to this Superstar make wonderful gifts for baby and older kids. If your kid isn’t a fan of Spiderman, crochet it in colors that suggest some other character, school, or decor.

Some of the patterns for found ripples are baffling. In fact, ripples in any ‘direction’ are baffling for lots of crocheters. Try this one out. Bradford does a nice job of helping the crocheter decipher the pattern.

Here are a few samples of other round ripples you can find online for free:

http://project-angel-kisses.150m.com/roundripple.html

Here’s another I particularly like. Color choice could easily be changed to suit you or the recipient.

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977275501

For a Directory of other Round Ripples, check here:

http://www.tamemymind.com/blog/2007/03/19/round-afghan-blanket-patterns-crocheted-or-knitted.php

Disclaimer: I DO NOT make popcorns. LOL. They can be easily omitted from almost any pattern. I speak from experience. If you want to omit them like I do, just crochet the ‘regular’ stitch in the row in place of the popcorn.

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One of the best things about the return of warmer weather is getting to plant new flowers and starting the vegetable garden if you have one. Off to the Nursery by Alice Oehr is subtitled “a celebration of gardening, plants and seasons,” and it’s also a celebration of diversity (because gardening is for everyone) and caring for the earth.

The book starts with the work of getting the garden ready for spring, pulling out the old plants and spreading compost made from kitchen scraps. They grab tomatoes and peppers, learn about zucchini and eggplant and explore the tasty world of herbs.

They also look through the seeds, succulents, berries and fruit trees, flowers and aquatic plants, talking about the benefits of different plants and how fun they are to grow. Maybe you can relate to the family buying what seems like way too many plants?

The book was originally published in Australia, so some of the flowers mentioned might not be familiar to your or your kids, but that’s kind of fun, too. You can also use this as an opportunity to talk about which plants in the book can grow where you live and that just like animals, plants have preferred habitats, too.

Illustrations are colorful and the book combines a standard font and a hand written font to make it feel more like a journal about the garden. The illustrations include fun facts and growing tips such as always planting mint in a pot or germinating seeds on a wet paper towel before planting.

If you want to introduce kids to gardening or just talk about what kind of plants can be grown at home where you live (yes to tomatoes, probably no to the kumquat tree), this cute book is a great addition to your spring reading list.

About the book: 30 pages, hardcover. Published 2025 by Scribble US. Suggested retail price $18.95.

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