Warm Up!

The blanket is finally done.  I think it turned out well considering the raw materials.

 

Actually, once I got back into the rhythm of the crochet, the border, which is quite slim, went very quickly, quickly enough that I considered going around again and making it wider.  

I had a minor set-back after I finished the border because I decided to wash the thing before turning it in since my cats have thought it was the perfect lounging blanket while I was working on it, and before all the blocks were sewn.  When I pulled the thing out of the dryer there as a big hole, where one of the blocks had come unraveled in the center.  It seems the knitter just carried the yarn behind a few stitches when beginning a new piece in the middle of the block and since acrylic does not "grab" the yarn simply unravelled.  She (I am assuming the knitter was a she but I could be wrong) should have changed yarns at the side and knotted it.  If I had looked more closely, I might have just unraveled that particular square and reknit it as it was too large and floppy and I had a terrible time gathering it up to fit in with the surrounding squares while I was sewing it up.

Anyway, I did manage a passable, but not superb, job of darning the hole with enough extra yarn to tie a tiny little knot, hide it behind a stitch, and dab it with the teeniest bit of fray block, to keep it from unravelling again when Its owner throws it in the wash.

So much for my education in blankets.  I am reminding myself just to knit enough blocks for an entire blanket next year and donate a completely finished blanket to save someone the trouble.  That way I have complete control....

There is enough yarn left for me to knit a few blocks for this year's knit-in on May 2, although not enough for me to make a blanket, and I want to knit my own projects.  I will also use some of the gray yarn to knit a few blocks for the kitties to play with since Moisés would keep steeling a block and running around the house with it.   What do you think?  I'm inclined to think the knitting he is supposed to play with is never as enticing as the forbidden yarn, but it will not take so long to knit a block and see.

Comments

[Marji]

Kudos to you for getting this done! To take off some of the load next year, let me know the sizes of the squares and I'll knit a few for you. I'm going to be sailing down the Hudson in late August early Sept, so we'll have an opportunity (I hope) to get together again then.
Does it have to be acrylic or can it be washable wool?

[K-Line]

Something tells me that kitty will be all "whatevs" about the special squares :-) That blanket looks great!