I haven't been on in a while and thought I'd share something that I recently made. But before I do, a little back story...
I started crocheting just at a babysitter's house when I was very young (maybe 6 or 7?). I didn't do much with it after we were no longer seeing her as often. While I was browsing the crafting section at the library I found a crochet stitch dictionary, "The Ultimate Crochet Bible" (link takes you to amazon.com). I loved the idea of trying out some stitches, so I borrowed it. As I was browsing the different stitches, I saw several I thought looked interesting. So I decided to try them together and see what they looked like. I loved the look, so I made a baby blanket for a baby shower. A guest saw it. Her daughter-in-law was expecting and she asked for me to make her one just like it. The picture below is that blanket. It took me 7 weeks to complete. Some weeks I worked up to 20-24 hours on it, others I worked less. I averaged about 45-60 minutes to complete a 1 inch row 48" long (after it was the proper width, I added an inch border on all sides).
It was a fun project to work on while I watched the kids. I could leave it at any time and pick it up at a drop of the hat. I really enjoyed it.
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| Crochet Baby Blanket 40" x 50" Finished July 2013 |
