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It’s close. See. Look. I’m working on the edging of the double-ended crochet afghan.  Please don’t mention that I started it in March. And please don’t mention that I set it aside once or twice (or three times), violating my own one project at a time rule, to do a couple of other projects.

The secret is that I threw that rule right out the window with this project. It got far too big to haul up and down stairs of our tiny townhouse not to mention that there were four colors dangling from the work at any given time.  So, I now have a downstairs while-watching-TV project and an upstairs not-ready-to-go-to-sleep-but-don’t-want-to-read project. The one project at a time rule has been officially retired.

Since both sides of the double-ended stitch pattern are right sides, I wanted the border and edging to have that same feeling. Instead of working the half double crochet border in the round, I turned the work after every row. I’m doing something completely different for the final edging, too.  It’s a reverse half double crochet where you work backwards, stitching to the right instead of the left.

If you’re a crocheter you’ve undoubtedly heard of the crab stitch — single crochet worked backwards. It’s the same concept with half double crochet. I’m going to name it the lobster stitch. Look at the close-up. Doesn’t it look like lobster claws?

I have to say, crocheting backwards is extremely awkward. This edging is very slow going, but very much worth it … as you’ll see soon … because it’s almost done … honestly!