tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096941308394467870.post3343544529928589490..comments2024-02-25T02:26:52.721-06:00Comments on Crochet Crazy: Crochet Blankets, Crochet Afghans -- Blanketing My Way through TimeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013209089610289194noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096941308394467870.post-72186736102923099122014-04-27T03:34:28.591-05:002014-04-27T03:34:28.591-05:00Such wonderful comments about crochet blankets! Th...Such wonderful comments about crochet blankets! Thank you for sharing, everyone. :) It's clear how meaningful they are to those who make them and receive them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013209089610289194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096941308394467870.post-75057657649029674602014-04-22T17:05:51.592-05:002014-04-22T17:05:51.592-05:00I love crochet blankets. There's just somethin...I love crochet blankets. There's just something so cosy and homely about them.<br />I made a large ripple one which I really enjoyed. I've never been happy with the edging though, so I can see that being removed and redone at some point.<br /><br />I love yours, the nice variety ... lovely!!<br /><br />:)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06112258191650629526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096941308394467870.post-89762045081520158982014-04-21T17:36:51.498-05:002014-04-21T17:36:51.498-05:00Hi Mary
I have only recently started on making bl...Hi Mary<br /><br />I have only recently started on making blankets, the biggest one I am currently working on is the CAL from ZootyOwl I am making for my daughter. In the past I shied away from making them because they were such 'large' projects. But in the past two months I have made 3 completed blankets which is a big deal for me :) it has given me confidence that I am capable of much more!!<br /><br />Thanks for a great blog!<br />Joanita<br />Creative Crochet WorkshopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096941308394467870.post-52483394063491679862014-04-21T15:58:42.609-05:002014-04-21T15:58:42.609-05:00We had 5 children + their spouse's 12 grandchi...We had 5 children + their spouse's 12 grandchildren when I started making blankets in January 2013. I have 4 left to do and we just received word that a new grand baby is on the way. My favorite has to be the tractor I crocheted by trial and error. I have many requests from people asking me to make blankets. I enjoy making them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05062855282231421641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096941308394467870.post-47888879063833653312014-04-21T11:15:16.133-05:002014-04-21T11:15:16.133-05:00Mary all of your afghans are so beautiful and you&...Mary all of your afghans are so beautiful and you're right - there's nothing quite like a cozy handmade blanket. There's a special feeling attached to it that just can't be store bought. I don't have enough fingers and toes to count all blankets I've made in my life, both for my family and gifts or donations for others. I also have the one my grandma made for me when I was around 5 years old (yep, same Grama that taught me... Gave me her crochet chair and crochet hook too, along with many now vintage pattern books from 1950 and her swatches. I actually have one of her doilies that I still use!) but along with the recent ones that I've already posted on G+, I'm about a third of the way through my rainbow puff stitch blanket that will be donated to a charity. It's soooo fun to make this; probably because of the bright, happy colors and also that I really like the stitch! I rarely make the same one twice but since this is the THIRD time I'm making this, I guess it's safe to say its one of my faves. <3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540263127182129741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096941308394467870.post-33294125124602307392014-04-21T08:53:45.549-05:002014-04-21T08:53:45.549-05:00I think of a baby afghan I made for a friend. She ...I think of a baby afghan I made for a friend. She cried when I gave it to her! (It was the only handmade gift she got.) Then there's the lapghan I made for my son and DIL for a wedding gift (couldn't take it to Indiana because it was too bulky and my suitcase was so small).<br /><br />I'm working on another one for them. This is one I started (ahem) a few years ago. I keep putting it down and picking it back up. It's growing much faster because I made a change (Not one where I had to rip anything out). I simply changed stitches to a taller stitch when I switched sides for the colors.<br /><br />It's a blanket made in our school colors (red and blue), only I got variations of those colors. It's a color block afghan where I switch colors in the middle from red to blue or vice-versa. About 10 rows into that arrangement, I switch the sides.<br /><br />Anyway, I am in the middle of the HDC stitch and getting close to where I'm about to start the DC. (Can you tell I wanna finish this puppy?)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09632532351145714418noreply@blogger.com