My newest WIP, the Chocobo Blanket. I'm just getting ready to start on this one and can't wait to see the end result. I think this is my favorite graph I've done so far, and it's going to be hard to part with this one. I'll probably end up making a second one for myself to keep. :)
After all the blankets I've been making lately, I decided that I'd take a break and make something smaller. I came across this pattern a while back, and have been wanting to make it. I actually made something for myself for once! Yay!
Unfortunately, this bag turned out to be a lot more work than I had anticipated due to the number of ends that needed to be worked in. Once again, why I prefer not to make granny squares, although I did work them in as I went along, so not as bad as it could have been.
I made a few changes to the pattern. Each square is only 4 rounds, 3 of the multicolor and 1 of black. I also changed the handles and ch 70 instead of 90, and only did 2 rows of sc. The bag was assembled with sc in black. It ended up being about 10"x10" (not including the handles.)
Originally, I was going to make the bag in the multicolor and the bright green that I had left over from the cactaur blanket, but it was just too bright. I switched the green for the black, and overall, I'm very happy with the way it turned out.
I finished this one up yesterday. I'm still in the process of writing up the pattern. Overall, I think it turned out pretty well. I'm still amazed that I actually worked all the ends in as I went along. I didn't know what to do with myself when I got to then end and just had the one end to work in. :)
This blanket has been my bane for over a year, and I'm sooo glad it's finally finished. It is made up of 266 individually crocheted granny squares, and then assembled and finished with a green 5 row single crochet border. It ended up being 36"x47".
I started crocheting the squares in the fall of 2007, doing a lot of it while on my lunch breaks at school. The squares were small and worked up rather quickly. The only problem was with making 266 squares, there were an insane amount of yarn ends to sew in, which I absolutely hate. So, my ginormous pile of tiny crocheted granny squares got tossed in a bag and set to the side.
Every once in a while, I would pull out a few at a time and work the ends in. Eventually, at some point in October 2008, I finally had all the ends sewn in and pinned the squares together to begin assembling the blanket. Because of the various colors of blocks, there ended up being a lot more ends to work in after crocheting the squares together. So, once again, I put it to the side, but not out of sight this time.
I got tired of the unfinished blanket taunting me, and finally decided to sew in ends a few at a time while watching TV and taking breaks from other projects. I figured that the semester break from school was a good time to finish off some of these WIPs I have lying around.
After staying up all night New Year's Eve, and trying to stay up the rest of the day and go to bed at a decent time for once (as in before 3 or 4 am) in hopes of getting my sleep schedule back on track before the semester starts, I picked up the blanket again, somewhere around 2:30 am while watching the Moral Orel marathon on Cartoon Network :) and finally finished it! And of course, it left me saying what I always do after dealing with something like this. I WILL NEVER WAIT UNTIL THE END OF MY PROJECT TO DEAL WITH THE YARN ENDS! NEXT TIME I'LL DO THEM AS I GO ALONG!
This blanket was the last project that I completed in 2008. It is 48"x68". It was worked with 2 strands of yarn held together, and contains 5 pounds of yarn. Super warm and snuggly to cuddle up with on cold days. It is made up of cable, popcorn, and diamond panels. The color is actually darker than the picture shows, and is a deep burgundy. I decided not to add the fringe, but still may end up doing so, depending on my mood.
I finished this one up yesterday. I'm still in the process of writing up the pattern. Overall, I think it turned out pretty well. I'm still amazed that I actually worked all the ends in as I went along. I didn't know what to do with myself when I got to then end and just had the one end to work in. :)
This blanket was the last project that I completed in 2008. It is 48"x68". It was worked with 2 strands of yarn held together, and contains 5 pounds of yarn. Super warm and snuggly to cuddle up with on cold days. It is made up of cable, popcorn, and diamond panels. The color is actually darker than the picture shows, and is a deep burgundy. I decided not to add the fringe, but still may end up doing so, depending on my mood.
