A blanket

This is just a dark blue afghan, with stripes on one side and edging of kiddie rainbow colored yarn. I made it because I was bored... It's sitting in my big blanket bucket right now, and anyone who wants it can have! Not quite big enough for a bed, but a good size for snuggling with or wrapping around yourself on a couch.

HEY HEY AMERICA!!

I got really restless on the fourth of July this year, I hate the fireworks, and it was a Saturday. I had something else I needed at JoAnns, so I trekked out there, only realizing once I was a block away that they could potentially be closed. Lucky for me, they were Independence Sale-ing instead of closed! I got what I needed, and picked up several patriotic remnants.

When I got home I worked them up into a rug quickly, starting and finishing all on the 4th. I'm pretty set on rugs for myself these days, but my brother moved recently, so I gave it to him. Last I heard (which was, the day I gave it to him) he was using it in his bathroom, where it matched the blue walls, and where he and his roommate hadn't gotten around to getting a rug for yet. I hope it's still working out for them!

Long time, eh?

This is a crocheted blanket I worked on after my friend Lani taught me a pattern for granny squares (the purple squares). I figured out how to make the brown squares by staring at a blanket for a little while and thinking about the different stitches, and then was inspired to work on my own blanket, just to see if I could do it.

My friend Erika moved at about the same time I was finishing up the blankie, and so I gave it to her. It (conveniently!) matches her bedroom color scheme, as you can see in the first picture. The second picture gives you a more close up view of the two patterns that I used for the different colored squares.