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

Class of October 2015

“The Class of October 2015” are the result of a very rainy October. These comfort  dolls are  given out with a small blanket for  a sick child from my Project Linus chapter. My sister, husband and I had a lot of laughs making these cute dolls, that will give comfort to a small child. Can you guess what doll was the first one?

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” — Anne Frank –

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

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

Worlds Biggest Christmas Stocking

Along with all my “PL” blankets,I have decided to help make the “World’s Biggest Stocking”. Yarnspirations and stitchers around the world are knitting and crocheting 3 ft. x 3 ft. blankets to be joined together to create the biggest stocking ever using Caron United yarn to support Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation.

Knit or crochet a piece of the stocking! Here are some free patterns that you can use, or use your own, as long as the blanket is 3ft. x 3ft Crochet Patterns, Knit Patterns

Blankets using any worsted weight yarn will be accepted, but only blankets made using Caron United include a 15 cents per skein donation to the  Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation.

Your purchase of Caron United supports military children left behind. 15¢ from every skein goes to the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation. Shop Now

Mail Your 3′X3′ Blankets To

Caron United – World’s Biggest Stocking Project
1481 West 2nd Street
Washington, NC 27889-4157

Canadian

Caron United – World’s Biggest Stocking Project
1700 Basset Ave.
Listowel, ON
N4W 0B1

After the stocking is complete, it will be disassembled and the donated blankets will be cleaned and given to military families.

Magic Blanket

I started this  blanket a few months ago and put it down and got caught up doing other style blankets for Project Linus. I call this the “Magic Blanket” because I wasn’t happy with the colors, until I added the orange and magically I got the pop I was looking for. 50×50 .This is a solid granny square, you can find the free pattern, with excellent instructions at Fiber Flux .

We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. ~Stacia Tauscher

A Crochet Giggle

I saw this today and it made me laugh out loud, thought I would share the laugh. I always have gauge issues, so have to use smaller hook because l crochet  so loose. 🙂

Strawberry Shortcake Blanket

 

“Strawberry Shortcake Blanket” is the name for this cheerful blanket,   I chose the name because of the pretty colors  that remind me of  beautiful strawberries. 46×46

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Rectangle Granny Blanket

Here is a “Rectangle Granny” that was very easy to make and large enough for a teenager. This is the largest blanket l have made for “Project Linus”.  Thanks to the “Crochet Crowed“ for the inspiration and pattern video.  68×50

       How beautiful is youth! How bright it gleams with its illusions, aspirations, dreams!
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Chunky Blanket

This is my latest blanket for Project Linus . This is a nice thick  corner to corner  blanket, using 2 strands of 4 ply worsted weight yarn, so “Chunky” is a great name for this cozy blanket. 42×42

The greatest poem ever known Is one all poets have outgrown: The poetry, innate, untold, Of being only four years old. ~Christopher Morley, To a Child