Little Blankets

Lately, one of my favorite tv-watching activities is crochet: it keeps my hands busy and I can still enjoy the show!

Here are some of my latest little projects: little blankets. Our crochet group at church donates hats and blankets to various community groups and mission projects.

I love the fact that a favorite hobby of mine can also be a way to "give back" to the community and show love, even to people I'll never meet!

It's been great to be a part of a group that makes an effort use their time and talents for good. I've received a lot of inspiration from these ladies, and I appreciate what I learn from them.

Pink Crochet Afghan

Crochet has definitely been a thing this year. Earlier this year, I made this little pink-and-neutrals afghan.
Here are a couple of pics...

I enjoyed making this little afghan ... super-easy pattern, consisting of all double crochet stitches.

In fact, I liked making it so much, I decided to make another one later in the year in different colors!

This pattern (and other color pics) can be seen on Pinterest here: (this pin, this pin, and also this one), as well as at this link. 

Of course, I made the stripes lengthwise so I could just leave all the yarn ends as fringe (not pictured), starting each row with a new length of yarn, and trimming all the fringe to about 6 inches.

More crochet - Lumberjack Afghan

It has been too long since I've posted pictures!

Seems like there's always some project in the works. (Ha! Actually, several projects, I should say!)

This is an afghan I finished earlier this year, for one of my sons. 

I had fun with the crochet pattern -- it's one I haven't done before. It's super simple, but it turns out looking like a complicated Houndstooth pattern. (Seriously, sc, dc, sc, dc to end. On the next row, coming back, sc in dc, dc in sc, sc in dc, dc in sc. The texture is awesome!)

The original pattern is called Lumberjack Throw by Kathleen Garen, and, as often happens, I came across it on Pinterest. (See this pin.)