Time to Get Back Into It

Once again I have found some time to get some crocheting and knitting done. I have 6 large totes full of yarn that mom left and after finding a couple of people to take it I had an idea. I decided to crochet a couple of afghans as keepsakes using up every color or yarn in those totes and then give the rest away. I found patterns easily and chose a hexagon granny square motif for my blanket and a stained glass pattern for Shane's blanket. I started to crochet the 40 plus hexagons for my blanket last week and have 10 completed. We are just grabbing 6 different colors and combining them or if we don't have six we pick as many as we can and I repeat a few colors. After each block is done with multiple colors it will have an off white ring around it to tie them all together.

The stained glass afghan will be more interesting. Shane chose navy blue as a base color and I am making magic yarn balls with a lot of scraps and bits of different color yarns. I finish one scrap and tie on another scrap making a multi colored ball of yarn that will be a surprise in the end. I am hoping to have it done by Christmas, but we will see!

Christmas in sneaking up on me quickly this year and with everything that has been going on the last few weeks I find myself trying to catch up again. I found a cute little pattern idea for small wash cloth soap wraps to make for last minute gifts. They knit up quickly and I hope the recipients will enjoy them!