Daddy-O’s 96 Birthday Blanket

  

My father  just turned 96 this year, I thought a new blanket would make his day. This is a nice soft cozy blanket using mostly Caron simply soft yarn. Can’t wait to see his face when l give it to him.  ❤

Lucky Stripes Blanket

 

I call this blanket Lucky Stripes because I was lucky to receive a large container of  beautiful yarn, just by chance. I was in the hospital get a procedure done and I  was talking to the nurse about Project Linus and how much l  like to make blankets. The nurse couldn’t believe her luck as she  had been driving around for a few days with a Rubbermaid container full of yarn, and she wanted to find someone who could put the yarn to good use. I truly believe that things  happen for a reason. 48×52

Nothing you do for a child is ever wasted. GARRISON KEILLOR

 

 

 

 

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Tulip Blanket

 

This is a very sweet cheerful  spring inspired blanket that l just finished today. Cute popcorn stitch trim on a corner to corner rectangle blanket.  l think a little girl should love. 43×50

There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again. ~Elizabeth Lawrence

 

Fishy Blanket

 

I have been working on a few crochet projects  and have this cute blanket finished, just in time for Easter.     Fishy blanket was a fun  blanket to make, adding  sweet little appliques to a conner to corner blanket with a “V” stitch trim. 48×54…

 

Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they’re going to catch you in next. ~Franklin P. Jones

v stitch trim

Peppermint Blanket

 

 

The Peppermint blanket is my first blanket of 2016 for Project Linus and is  named after all the cool minty colors. I received a nice bag of all the same brand yarn from a friend of mine , so it was very easy to get the idea.  The blanket is a simple corner to corner rectangle pattern, and the trim is one row of single crochet, the next row is a V stitch and then finished off with a row of single crochet. I love how it looks. 52×45

There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million. ~Walt Streightiff

Cozy Blanket

Here is another blanket my sister made before she left, out of  scraps that were left over from my donated yarn stash. It’s a small blanket but I’m sure it will be cozy for small child. 37×37

 

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Pisgah Forest Blanket

This  Project Linus blanket  was inspired by the autumn, colors  of the  Blue Ridge Park Way. It was one of the few days that was sunny and clear  in October. 48×48

“Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun.”
  — Mignon McLaughlin, journalist and author

 

Elephant’s on Parade

 

Here is another  corner to corner blanket that my sister made for Project Linus while visiting me. The edging for this blanket is really cute and fun to do. The pattern is Elephant’s on Parade  and is very easy. 48×48

“I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant’s faithful one-hundred percent!”
― Dr. Seuss, Horton Hatches the Egg

Sister’s Blanket

Here is a new blanket, for Project Linus that l started a few weeks ago, and was finished by my sister. My sister is visiting me for a few weeks, so have her busy crocheting blankets. Can you figure out what half of the blanket is mine? 43×43

There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million. ~Walt Streightiff

Snuggly Blanket

Here is a cute snuggly warm blanket, for  a small child. I find it hard to believe that it is just about two years, that l have been crocheting blankets for  Project Linus  . Time sure does fly when you are doing something that you are passionate about, I  really enjoy making the blankets for children. 48×48

“A blanket that has arms to hold you when you are sad, now that’s what I call a comforter.”
― Jarod Kintz