Recently in Crochet Donations 2005 Category

Today, I donated these 15 lap blankets to the same local convalescent home I gave blankets to last year! (That's Jaz on the left side in the photo.) Happy Turkey Day!

Left:

1. Innovative Lap Blanket - Coral, Woodsy (multi)
2. Orange Sherbert and Vanilla Waves Lap Blanket - Orange, Light Yellow
3. Mile-a-Minute Contest Favorites #29 Lap Blanket - Red, Christmas (multi)
4. Demure Lap Blanket - Brown, Woodsy (multi)
5. Crochet on the Double and Tunisian Panels Lap Blanket - Pinks
6. Blocks in Primary Colors Lap Blanket - Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange
7. Scrap Lap Blanket - Color Variety
8. Coordinated Granny Squares Lap Blanket - Pastels

Right:

1. Spotted Boxes Lap Blanket - Red, White
2. A Little Bit of Chocolate Lap Blanket - Blue, Cream, Brown, White
3. Autumn Spice Lap Blanket - Brown, Woodsy (multi), Coral
4. Bars and Squares Granny Lap Blanket - Blues, Pinks
5. Spotted Boxes Lap Blanket - Red, White, Oranges, Blue, Green
6. Remember The Kittens Lap Blanket - Blue, Cream, Brown, White
7. Indian Wrap Lap Blanket - Red, Oranges, Blue

Size: 38 inches x 43 inches
Colors: 4-ply worsted scrap yarns
Pattern: My own
Hook: H, I
Date: November 2005

I had a leftover square after finishing the Blocks in Primary Colors Lap Blanket, and decided to add rows and rows of different colors and patterns to it to make another lap blanket for donation.

Size: 35 1/2 inches x 51 1/x inches
Colors: Jockey Red, Olympic Blue, Paddy Green, Honey Gold, (Red Heart Classic), Rust (orange) (Red Heart)
Patterns: 24 blocks from the book (some with modifications by me)
Book: 200 Crochet Blocks: For Blankets, Throws, And Afghans - ISBN 1-931499-68-3 - Designs by Jan Eaton - Copyright 2004 - Interweave Press
Hook: I
Date: November 2005

I started this lap blanket in June, got all the squares done, then put it aside when the weather was too hot to have the blanket on my lap while putting it together.

Size: 39 inches x 51 inches
Colors: A variety of pink yarn (Red Heart)
Pattern: My own using a variety of Crochet on the Double and Tunisian Crochet stiches in panels
Hook: I, H
Date: June 2005

I'm finally posting photos of the last lap blanket I finished - in June! I used a variety of sizes of Crochet on the Double and Tunisian Crochet hooks, stitches, and yarn in pinks to play around with my then new cable hooks for Crochet on the Double and Tunisian Crochet. The cable hooks are so much more comfortable to use for my wrists than the 14-inch Crochet on the Double hooks!

Size: 38 inches x 46 inches
Colors: Olympic Blue, Blue Jewel, Dark Old Rose, Pale Rose (Red Heart Classic)
Pattern: Bars and Squares
Book: Unique Granny Afghans by Anne Halliday - Leaflet 957 - Copyright 1990 - Leisure Arts
Hook: I
Date: June 2005

I love multicolored blankets using squares or motifs or stripes, but they take longer to finish because all the yarn ends need to be hidden. Bars and Squares is a twist on the basic granny.

Size: 36 inches x 48 inches
Colors: Scarlett (Caron Sayelle), Traditional Christmas (variegated) (Soft Creations)
Pattern: #29 by Bessie Ann Persinger
Book: Contest Favorites Mile-A-Minute Afghans - Leaflet 3144 - Copyright 1999 - Leisure Arts
Hook: G
Date: May 2005

Another fast pattern (started May 28, finished May 31)! The Caron Sayelle yarn in Scarlett is thinner than other Sayelle colors, so I teamed it with the Traditional Christmas yarn from Soft Creations from my stash. Both are 4-ply worsted, but thinner than most 4-ply worsted.

Size: 32 inches x 50 inches
Colors: Jockey Red, White, Tangerine, Orange, Midnight Blue, Emerald
Pattern: My own
Book: None
Hook: I (side panels), G (middle panel)
Date: May 2005

When I made the red and white Spotted Boxes Lap Blanket in March, I mistakenly used an I hook (instead of an H) for the second panel, so I put it aside to use in another lap blanket. And, here it is joining two additional panels. The spots in the middle panel use colors in the side panel plus green.

Size: 34 inches x 44 inches
Colors: Light Coral, Woodsy (variegated) (Red Heart)
Pattern: Innovative (with major modifications)
Book: Variegated Visions by Anne Halliday - Leaflet 3106 - Copyright 1999 - Leisure Arts
Hook: I
Date: May 2005

Because it's getting warmer and having a whole blanket on my lap makes me too hot, I made two panels and crocheted them together. Both sides have triangles of the same size in the same places, but each side has uniquely-patterned triangles.

Size: 34 inches x 44 inches
Colors: Coffee, Woodsy (variegated) (Red Heart)
Pattern: Demur (with modifications)
Book: Variegated Visions by Anne Halliday - Leaflet 3106 - Copyright 1999 - Leisure Arts
Hook: I
Date: May 2005

Size: 35 inches x 51 inches
Colors: Coffee, Woodsy (variegated), Light Coral (Red Heart)
Pattern: Autumn Spice
Book: Afghans for All Seasons (book 1) - ISBN 0-942237-23-4 - Copyright 1993 - Leisure Arts, Inc. and Oxmoor House
Hook: J
Date: May 2005

I'm on a roll now! Whew! 4 in 4 weeks! Patterns in a solid color or with multi-row stripes are much faster to crochet than multicolored squares or motifs! But, summer is coming soon and that brings weather than it just too darned hot for me to have a large project on my lap so squares and motifs it will soon be!