We thought we would never finish it, Dave certainly thought we acquiring an unlimited supply of very large crochet coasters……but it is finished! Mum finished sewing it up in the weekend and added the border and tah-da!
I purchased the wool for this on a rainy Saturday afternoon probably 18months ago having never attempted crochet before. I purchased ALL the wool, {$$$, enough for 71 very large granny squares}. Dave rolled his eyes and thought about the large bag of wool sitting abandoned in my hope chest form my last knitted blanket project.
Mum taught me how to crochet granny squares and decided to join the project so we could get it finished before winter. I have loved making this blanket with my mum, she did the majority of it as she was just so damn quick at knocking out those squares, plus she did the finishing – however I do feel like I have made something – which was the whole point of the exercise. I realised one day as I look around my house that there was nothing handmade in it. Now there is!
Of course the ‘ugly colours’ were just made to go in our lounge, not our bedroom, they match that rug just perfectly. I’m so looking forward to snuggling up with baby and the boys this winter!
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