I've done it
again...I've started yet another project. This one, though is a
long term project. It's a blanket. A granny-stripe blanket, to be specific. I went to Michaels -- I know, almost sacrilege to those who shop in LYS's -- yesterday and bought 11 skeins of acrylic -- don't I have a post where I yell about this?? -- yarn. Yes, I still hate acrylic fiber. Yes, I still am a total snob when it comes to natural fabric and yarn. But no, my bank account is not ever-flowing, and I needed this to be cheap-ish. I honestly didn't want to spend $300 dollars on a blanket that will have food spilled on it, and in the (distant) future, various baby-fluids on it as well. I want a blanket I can (easily) throw into the washer and dryer, and one large enough for the Husband and I to both curl up under and read or watch a movie.
It gets
cold -- for California -- here in the winter, and while we
do have a fire-place and a heater, I really wanted a large comfy blanket. So. Without further ado, I give you:
The
very beginning of my new (very) long-term project. I have 1.5 stripes completed. And I have 9 more colors to add. I am not yet sure how many stripes I will eventually add to this, but I think it will at least take me this winter to finish. Which is great, because A) I need a "brainless" project to work on when the "fibro-fog" becomes so bad I can't think in knit-speak, and B) As it gets colder, and the blanket becomes larger, I will be more than happy to curl up under my WIP.
I am using
this pattern from Attic24. By the way, I absolutely
love this lady's blog. She is a true crochet-artist. And she adores
color. And the love of color is always a winner in my book. I think I'd live in rainbows everyday if it wouldn't possibly blind my Husband and friends. Anyway, go read
Attic24 (link will open in new window) and leave some love for her.
Alright. Now that there is a
huge wall of text here for you -- which no one has probably even read *sob* -- I will say good-bye. I have a
long-term project to keep me busy.
happy Saturday,
~j.b.
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