Hue Shift Afghan

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As I made it explicitly clear in these photos: knitting this afghan took forever! Well, actually it took five and a half years, but I love a good hyperbole!  I started in in September of 2013 and finished in January, 2019.  (Taking the photos and posting on this on the blog also took forever!)  Of course, I wasn’t working on it constantly for five years – it went through periods of hibernation as my interest in the project waxed and waned.  Now that it’s finished, I wish I had just buckled down and knit it much faster because I absolutely love it! It’s so pretty and quite warm.  A perfect lap blanket.

I purchased this as a kit from Knit Picks that used their Brava Sport yarn (that’s a link to the pattern download and if you scroll to the bottom you can see the kit options).  Brava is soft and warm and washable, so it’s a great choice for an afghan.  However, I am pleased that Knit Picks is now offering this in Wool of the Andes as a yarn option, which is a fantastic yarn and that’s what I’d choose if I cast on for this today. (Yes, it’s more expensive, but considering how many hours I invested in knitting this, it is worth it to splurge on your favorite fiber!).  I also love the new color options for the kits.  The jewel collection is my favorite!

Here is a bird’s eye view of the blanket:

yarn details
Knit Picks Brava Sport in White, Alfalfa, Tranquil, Cornflower, Sky, Lady Slipper, Cotton Candy, Sea Shell, Custard, Cream, and Dove Heather
Sport Weight
100% Acrylic
Machine wash/Tumble dry low
$1.99 per 237 yards / 100 grams

project details
pattern: Hue Shift Afghan by Kerin Dimeler- Laurence ($4.99 on Knit Picks)
needles: size 6 (from my nickle plated interchangeable circs set)
gauge: ?
yarn used: a whopping 3,041 yards! The kit comes with one ball of each color (2 balls of the border color); that was enough for me for everything other than white and blue (sky) – I was like 10 yards short for each of those colors and had to order more.
finished size: mine is about 54” square
duration: September 2013 – January 2019