Recently in Crochet Donations 2006 Category

For the last 2 years, I've donated completed lap blankets on Thanksgiving, but until this morning I hadn't yet decided where to donate them this year. I had delayed long enough! On my way to work, I donated these 23 lap blankets to St. Leander's Parish located in San Leandro. The women accepting the blankets said they would include them with the Holiday Baskets to be distributed at 10:00am today.

Left:

1. Ripple Lap Blanket - Scraps in Greens, Blues, Yellows, White, Black
2. Custom Granny Square Lap Blanket #2 - Black, Warm Scraps
3. Basic Granny Square Lap Blanket - Pink, Off White, Greens, Brown
4. Little Baskets of Shells Lap Blanket - Beige
5. Very Colorful Basic Granny Square Lap Blanket #1 - Black, Scraps
6. Very Colorful Basic Granny Square Lap Blanket #2 - Black, Scraps
7. Basic Granny Square Lap Blanket - Blues, Green

Middle:

1. Autumn Scraps Ripple Lap Blanket
2. Double Trouble Star Squares Lap Blanket - Cool Scraps
3. Ripple Lap Blanket - Scraps in Pinks, White, Cream, Blues, Purple, Yellows
4. Magic Scrap Ball Ripple Lap Blanket - Scraps
5. Color Blocks in Panels Lap Blanket - Scraps
6. Colorful Stripes in Panels Lap Blanket - Scraps
7. Scrappy dc Stripes Lap Blanket - Scraps

Right:

1. Lavender Fields (#52) Ripple Lap Blanket - Greens, Off White
2. Double Trouble Star Squares Lap Blanket - Autumn Scraps
3. Double Trouble Star Squares Lap Blanket - White, Scraps
4. Spring Fling Lap Blanket - Scraps
5. Ripple Lap Blanket - Grey, Peach, Cream, White
6. Scraps Granny Square Ripple Lap Blanket
7. Mixed Granny Square Lap Blanket - Black, Scraps
8. Beach Balls Lap Blanket - Black, Scraps
9. Basic Granny Square Lap Blanket - Black, Scraps

Size: 35 inches x 50 inches
Colors: Dark Green, Light Green, Off White (Caron Perfect Match)
Pattern: #52 Lavender Fields
Book: 200 Ripple Stitch Patterns - ISBN 0-89689-276-X - Designs by Jan Eaton - Copyright 2006 - kp books
Hook: J
Date: start December 17; finish December 20

"Lavender" is in the name of the pattern, but of course, other colors can be used!

This is the last lap blanket to be donated this year.

Size: 33 inches x 45 inches
Colors: Scraps (mostly Red Heart)
Pattern: My Own: Scrappy dc Stripes
Hook: I
Date: start December 11; finish December 15

Size: 35 inches x 46 inches
Colors: Scraps (mostly Red Heart)
Pattern: My Own: Colorful Stripes in Panels
Hook: I
Date: start December 3; finish December 10

Size: 35 inches x 46 inches
Colors: Scraps (mostly Red Heart)
Pattern: My Own: Color Blocks in Panels
Hook: I
Date: start November 29; finish December 3

Size: 30 inches x 42 inches
Colors: Beige (unknown)
Pattern: Little Baskets
Book: 280 Crochet Shell Patterns - ISBN 1-60140-206-6 - Designs by Darla Sims - Copyright 2006 - Leisure Arts
Hook: I
Date: start November 26; finish November 29

I couldn't wait to pick a pattern from this book! Little Baskets is pattern 90 of the 280 shell patterns. The patterns in this book are lovely!

Size: 36 inches x 50 inches
Colors: Black, Scraps in warm colors (Red Heart Classic and Super Saver)
Pattern: Granny Square Blanket (6 squares with unique patterns; 6 solid squares with same pattern) - Design by Cheryl Lambert
Hook: H
Date: start November 19; finish November 26

And this is the second of 2 custom granny squares lap blankets: the warm colors blanket.

Size: 36 inches x 48 inches
Colors: Magic Scrap Ball
Pattern: At least 3 ripple styles
Hook: I
Date: start Dec. 28, 2005; put aside after a while; continued Nov. 8, 2006; finish Nov. 12)

I started this lap blanket in December last year and when the Magic Scrap Ball^* ran out, I put it aside until more scraps had accumulated. I continued working on it last month and finished it a few days later. I didn't realize that I had started the blanket using one ripple pattern, did some rows in the middle using a different ripple pattern, and than continued at the end using yet a third pattern. The pattern changes are not obvious, and even if they were, they make the blanket more unique!

^* A Magic Scrap Ball is a ball of yarn created by joining together (with knots or not depending on your philosophy of using knotted yarn) a variety of lengths of yarn scraps. For best results (depending on the project), the yarn scraps should be similar in thickness and use the same material (such as all acrylic or all wool) or the material should all be washable (or be sure to only hand wash the completed project). At each join, leave a 4- to 6-inch length of yarn tail to be weaved in.

Size: 41 inches x 57 inches
Colors: Black, Scraps (Red Heart Classic)
Pattern: Beach Balls
Book: Scrap Yarn Afghans - Leaflet 101131 - Designs by Sharon Volkman - Copyright 1999 - House of White Birches
Hook: H
Date: start October 17; finish October 27

Size: 37 inches x 48 inches
Colors: Black, Scraps in 12 colors (Red Heart Classic)
Pattern: Basic Granny Square with variety of color changes
Hook: H
Date: start October 10; finish blanket #1 October 15; finish blanket #2 October 17, 2006 (that's Jasmine in the second photo!).

I decided to make 2 12-square lap blankets instead of a larger 24-square blanket. The black border around each square really makes the colors stand out!

Granny squares for the first blanket were joined from the front using "sc, ch 1, skip 1 st/sp on one side then again on the other side". Details: hold 2 squares wrong sides facing, sc in corner ch sp of front square, ch 1, sc in corner ch sp of back square, ch 1, sc in center dc of 3-dc group of front square, ch 1, sc in center dc of 3-dc group of back square, ch 1, sc in ch sp of front square, ch 1, sc in ch sp of back square, repeat around.

Granny squares for the second blanket were joined from the back using "sc, ch 1 in every other st/sp on both squares". Details: hold 2 squares right sides facing, sc through corner ch sp on both squares, ch 1, sc in center dc of 3-dc group on both squares, ch 1, sc in ch sp of both square, ch 1, repeat around.