GAAA
Finished
January 1, 2008
January 4, 2019

GAAA

Project info
The Great American Aran Afghan by Knitter's Design Team
Knitting
BlanketThrow
Needles & yarn
Lion Brand Wool Ease Solids, Heathers, Twists
102 yards in stash
20.13 skeins = 3965.6 yards (3626.2 meters), 1711 grams
White
Jo-Annes
Notes

11 years and finally done!!!!!! Now what to do with it. Will probably raffle off for charity.
I began this project never having done a cable stitch. I’ve certainly come a long way. Thanks to Barbara R. aka Ravetar ShoreShihTzuNurs who showed me how to do the cable stitch.
GAAA Ravelry Group

12/12/18 Joining blocks: Used russian graft join. No extra yarn needed.

~~~~TIMELINE ORDER~~~~(Page order further below)
#1 Jan. 2008 Pg.16- Barbara Selesnick “Locket”
Not sure I’ll be continuing. First knitting project in 20 years!
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#2 Dec 2008 Pg.6- Marian Tabler “Tipsy”
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#3 Jan 2009 Pg.8- Meredith K. Morioka
One of the easier blocks in my opinion.
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#4 Sept. 2009 Pg.36- Janet Martin “Fisherman”
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#5 Jan. 2010 Pg.38- Ann McCauley “Bobbledy”
I HATE BOBBLES! I call them “skin tags”.
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#6 Sept 2010 Pg.4- Julie H Levy “Serpentine”
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#7 Jan 2011 Pg.20- Dana Hurt “Celtic”
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#8 July 2011 Pg.14- Ginette Belanger
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#9 July 2011 Pg.12- Vicki Sever “Faith, Hope, Love”
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#10 Sept 2011 Pg.34- Ann Strong “Pomegranates”
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#11 Jan 2012 Pg.32- Hanna Burns “Genome”
MY FAVORITE!
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#12 Jan 2012 Pg.18- Jay Campbell
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#13 Dec. 2012 Pg.2- Judy Summer “kisses & Hugs, Spiders & bugs”
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#14 Dec 2015 Pg.10- Kathleen T. Carty
Cool construction
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#15 Dec 2015 Pg. 22- Carol Adams
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#16 Dec 2015 Pg. 26- Georgia Vincent
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#17 July 2017 Pg. 28 - Very Easy
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#18 Aug 2017 pg. 44- Barbara McIntire Easy
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#19 July 2018 Pg. 40 Ginger Smith
Interesting construction
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#20 Nov 2018 Pg. 46 - Ada Fenick
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#21 Nov 2018 Pg. 50 - S. Rainney
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#22 Dec 2018 Pg. 48 - D. Berztiss
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Border Jan 2019

~~~~~~~NOT COMPLETED~~~~~~
#23 Dec 2015 & Jly 2017 Pg. 24- B. Salpeker
tried/failed too difficult
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#24 Pg. 42 Pat Hewitt UGLY! Will not bother
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~~~~~~~PAGE ORDER~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pg.2-#13 Dec. 2012 Judy Summer “kisses & Hugs, Spiders & bugs”
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Pg.4-#6 Sept 2010 Julie H Levy “Serpentine”
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Pg.6-#2 Dec 2008 Marian Tabler “Tipsy”
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Pg.8-#3 Jan 2009 Meredith K. Morioka
One of the easier blocks in my opinion.
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Pg.10-#14 Dec 2015 Kathleen T. Carty
Cool construction
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Pg.12-#9 July 2011 Vicki Sever “Faith, Hope, Love”
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Pg.14-#8 July 2011 Ginette Belanger
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Pg.16-#1 Jan. 2008 Barbara Selesnick “Locket” Not sure I’ll be continuing. First knitting project in 20 years!
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Pg.18-#12 Jan 2012 Jay Campbell
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Pg.20-#7 Jan 2011 Dana Hurt “Celtic”
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Pg. 22-#15 Dec 2015 Carol Adams
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Pg. 24- #23 Dec 2015 & Jly 2017 tried/failed too difficult B. Salpeker
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Pg. 26- #16 Dec 2015 Georgia Vincent
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Pg. 28 - #17 July 2017 Very Easy
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Pg.32-#11 Jan 2012 Hanna Burns “Genome” MY FAVORITE!
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Pg.34-#10 Sept 2011 Ann Strong “Pomegranates”
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Pg.36-#4 Sept. 2009 Janet Martin “Fisherman”
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Pg.38-#5 Jan. 2010 Ann McCauley “Bobbledy”
I HATE BOBBLES! I call them “skin tags”.
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Pg. 40 #19 July 2018 Ginger Smith
Interesting construction
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Pg. 42 #24 Pat Hewitt UGLY! Will not bother
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pg. 44-#18 Aug 2017 Barbara McIntire Easy
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Pg. 46 - #20 Nov 2018 Ada Fenick
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Pg. 48 - #22 Dec 2018 D. Berztiss
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Pg. 50 - #21 Nov 2018 S. Rainney

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January 1, 2008
January 4, 2019
 
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by Lion Brand
Aran
80% Acrylic, 20% Wool
197 yards / 85 grams

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  • Project created: April 18, 2010
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