Stepping out of the Normal Color Scheme

Normally, I'm making baby blankets or other gifts for ladies and babies. Rarely do I step away from the pinks and blues and pastel colored yarn. That all changed when I was asked to make a blanket for a friend. This particular request was for a blanket for a man. She wanted me to make a blanket using Miami football colors.

The first challenge was to find nice yarn in non-traditional colors. Orange and teal aren't colors I normally purchase, nor see. Once I purchased the yarn that wold best fit needs, the next challenge was to find a design or pattern that was "manly." Since I am not able to read patterns, I have to make up my designs as I go.

 In the end, I think this blanket turned out pretty darn good.I used a combination of many stitches and patterns. I even changed up the way I normally stitch the pointed stitches, so it looked a little less like a granny square. It's not shown in this picture, but my measurements were a little short, so I had to add onto either end of the blanket. I made a smaller patter of the colors on either end to lengthen it an extra foot.

Scarves , scarves and more scarves.

I have been so busy! I have a couple of craft fairs coming up and I need some stock to sale. I've been working on scarves. One of the craft fairs is at a city function, so I've been focusing on making scarves with the school's colors. For a change of pace, I decided to blend a couple of different strands of yarn and use a "Q" hook. Considering I generally work with hooks ranging from "E" to "H," the "Q" size is ginormous!

The scarves in these pictures will be headed to new homes, soon. If you would like one, please let me know. I'm also taking orders. If I can find the yarn, I'll make it.

A Blanket fit for a King

I finally finished the blanket for my king size bed. I'm glad I decided to go with the granny squares, because I never would have been able to flip this blanket on my lap. Also, it surprisingly didn't take nearly as long I thought it would. Maybe it helped to work on it on our way to Kentucky. Nothing like a total of ten hours, confined in a car, to get some crocheting done.

I love how it turned out. The only drawback: the blanket is a beast. It is SO heavy! I had no idea it would weigh so much, when it was complete.