All of my crafting energy lately has been funneled into crochet projects. Crochet is fun and portable and once you get in a rhythm with a pattern, it doesn't require much attention. This was an especially sweet project to work on with my mom. She came up to visit last May and we bought all the yarn on a whim when we saw the afghan pictured on display at Jo-Ann's. She had to teach me how to read the pattern at first. We later worked on it for hours as we made a road trip together in July from Indiana to Kansas. I finished the afghan at home and finally surprised her with the afghan as her Christmas present.
I really like the colors we chose for the afghan. I keep thinking that they are so "seventies" but then I remember that they are also on trend with current colors. I remember giggling to myself while I was working with the olive, pea green, burnt orange and turquoise and thinking, "I'd better hurry up and get this afghan completed before the colors go out of style again!"
I hope the lap quilt keeps Mom warm for years to come!
Click here for the 8 Color Afghan Crochet Pattern.
8 comments:
it is beautiful!
Thanks, Jenni! I recognize your mug from Sundrenched Moments! Welcome!
Beautiful and yes, so 70's and so today. So many of the fashions, too are coming back around. I heard once that if you wore a style once, you shouldn't wear it again. (Leggings for example). But colors, oh, we can enjoy them over and over and over.
Looks fantastic, Betty! You are so talented!
I love it! It's so beautiful! If you ever have the desire to make another one I would love to have one ;) Love you!
Love it! Glad you got it done "in time"! :) It makes me smile to see it on your sweet mom. :)
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Betty, look at all of these fun comments you have! Jenni is my good friend from Dallas (was at the wedding). Her birthday was yesterday and she came over tonight! :)
I love seeing this blanket again because you also worked on it at the cabin when we were there! While we were talking about whether or not to unwrap soap and listening to our husbands go crazy. :)
I, like Sandi, love seeing your sweet mom too! Kelly
We LOVE this afghan! It's super pretty, and it will still be super pretty in 20 years. I'll never tire of olive green. :) I think my fave is sage, but I love greens and multiple colors to go with the greens...just like nature. :) Rhoda
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