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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Idle hands

Most of  you who follow my blog know that in the past I have been very active in knitting for charity, but it seems I may have burned myself out a bit. I did make a commitment to finish a blanket for my grandson for Christmas that I started many a year ago.

The crogheted pattern is called "Make it quick afghan" Well, it was slow going for me. I guess maybe if I would have stuck with it and not taken a break it would have helped because every time I picked it back up I had to learn the pattern all over again and then when I thought I had enough panels and went to sew them together I realized that they weren't all the same size!!


So I had to rip out four or five and start them over....

Starting to sew them toghether...
 
The finished product. Now to find a Christmas bag big enough to hold it:)
 
I also have knitted a couple of small gifts for the Granddaughter...A cowl and some boot toppers.
 
I enjoyed crocheting again so maybe I will start back with my baby chairty and make some of it in that as well as knitting.
 
"It is not good to have idle hands"
 
 

5 comments:

Tired Teacher said...

An excellent finish that will bring lots of happiness to your grandson.

Far Side of Fifty said...

Beautiful! I am sure he will love it. I have some of that yarn to make a floppy winter hat...
I am working on The DOVE project that Nancy talked about on her blog. I have never crocheted with tiny thread before:)

Tracy Batchelder said...

Yeah, I've done that before...put the project aside and had to learn it over again. It does seem to drag on when I do that. Which reminds me, I have a couple of unfinished projects to get back to...one day.

Lovely blanket!

Granny Annie said...

That is gorgeous! How did you ever hold it while increasing it?

Linda said...

This will a gift to treasure!!