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I donated these 17 lap blankets to a local convalescent home today. Mom donated 11 lap blankets earlier this week to the same place. They plan to give the blankets to patients/residents as Christmas gifts.

It was fun to see and touch and remember the blankets I made in the past year - and great to know they'll be used by people who need them.

Left:

1. Hexagon Granny Lap Blanket - Turquoise, Oranges, Red, White
2. Peppermint Wrapper Lap Blanket - Red-Green Multi, Black
3. Jazz Lap Blanket - White, Pastels
4. Single Basic Granny Square Lap Blanket - Scraps #2
5. Granny Square Lap Blanket - Blues, Greens
6. Double Crochet Lap Blanket - Scraps
7. Solid Granny Stripes Lap Blanket - Blues, Greens, Whites, other
8. Basic Granny Square Lap Blanket - Painted Desert, Greens, Claret, Rose, Brown, Blues
9. Colorful Granny Lap Blanket - White, Scraps

Right:

1. Hexagon Granny Lap Blanket - Purples, Lime Green, Yellow, White
2. Basic Granny Square Lap Blanket - Multi-purples, White
3. Starflower Retreat Lap Blanket - Oranges, Greens, Red, Black
4. Twilight Tapestry Lap Blanket - Red-Green-Cream Multi, Claret, Cream
5. Single Basic Granny Square Lap Blanket - Scraps #1
6. Feather Lace Lap Blanket - Autumn
7. Two Orange Centers Starflower Retreat Lap Blanket - Oranges, Red, Brown
8. Green-Black Center Starflower Retreat Lap Blanket - Greens, Black, Oranges, White

Size: (Unknown - blanket was donated in November 2004 without remembering to measure it first)
Colors: Variegated Purple, White
Pattern: Basic Granny Square
Book: None
Date: September 2004

Pictured in the first photo are Bubba (top left) and Cleo (top right).

This basic granny square lap blanket uses scrap fuzzy-like yarn in variegated purple and white, including two different brands of white (I thought they were close enough in texture and color). I was going to add a border around it, but there isn't enough of either of the white or of the multi-purple yarn. Since I haven't found white yarn that matches, I've decided to leave it borderless.

Size: 37 1/2 inches x 52 1/2 inches
Colors: Turquoise, Oranges, Red, White
Pattern: Hexagon Granny
Book: Scrap Bag Afghans - Leaflet 2494 - Designs by Carole Prior - Copyright 1993 - Leisure Arts
Hook: I
Date: September 2004

The second of two hexagon lap blankets I finished earlier this month using various brands of donated and leftover yarn. The hexagons for this blanket were also started during this month's heat wave. I ran out of turquoise yarn so Mom and I stopped by Michaels after lunch together one weekend and selected the creamy white for the last 4 hexagons, the connecting border (slip stitch every other stitch), and the border. This blanket is quite beautiful!

Size: 35 inches x 50 inches
Colors: Purples, Lime Green, Yellow, White
Pattern: Hexagon Granny
Book: Scrap Bag Afghans - Leaflet 2494 - Designs by Carole Prior - Copyright 1993 - Leisure Arts
Hook: H
Date: September 2004

One of two hexagon lap blankets I finished earlier this month. It uses donated and leftover yarn of various brands. The hexagons were completed earlier this month during the heat wave and were put together afterward. I was going to make the entire blanket using purples, lime green, and white - but I ran out of lime green! That's when I added yellow. With the hexagons strategically placed, the odd color combinations work well!

Size: 38 inches x 46 1/2 inches
Colors: Painted Desert (multi), Greens, Claret, Rose, Brown, Blues
Pattern: Basic Granny Square
Book: None
Date: Early 2004

Completed sometime January, February, or May 2004.

Size: 35 inches x 52 1/2 inches
Colors: White, Pastels (scraps)
Pattern: Jazz - Design by Nancy Fuller
Book: Afghans of Every Stripe - Leaflet 75035 - Copyright 2002 - Leisure Arts
Date: Early 2004

Completed sometime January, February, or May 2004.

Size: 31 inches x 51 inches
Colors: White, Pastels (scraps)
Pattern: Colorful Granny (same as Granny's Daughter) - Design by Nancy Fuller
Book: Granny's Delight Afghans - Leaflet 75021 - Copyright 2000 - Leisure Arts
Date: Early 2004

Completed sometime January, February, or May 2004.

I thought I had made more blankets earlier this year for donation! While going through boxes and tubs of yarn in the craft room, I found a box with 3 lap blankets! They'll be posted with photos next!

Size: 30 inches x 46 inches
Colors: Oranges, Red, Brown
Pattern: Centers of two squares: Starflower Retreat - Design by Kathy Wesley; Remaining rows are my own pattern
Book: The Ultimate Book of Scrap Afghans - Leaflet 1272 - Copyright 1999 - American School of Needlework
Date: September 2004

This blanket uses the remaining two squares leftover from the 12-square Starflower Retreat oranges-greens-red-black lap blanket. The two squares with an orange center circle and darker orange around it to form a square follow the pattern. I made up all other rows.

Size: 36 inches x 36 inches
Colors: Greens, Black, Oranges, White (scraps)
Pattern: Center: Starflower Retreat - Design by Kathy Wesley; Remaining rows are my own pattern
Book: The Ultimate Book of Scrap Afghans - Leaflet 1272 - Copyright 1999 - American School of Needlework
Date: August 2004

This single granny square was created using one of the squares leftover from the 12-square Starflower Retreat oranges-greens-red-black lap blanket. The center circle and black square around it is from the pattern. I made up all other rows around it.