Crochet

I'm starting yet another project (I think I've finished one? I'm not sure -- I have a number that are using up old yarn and so I'm looping through the same set of tasks repeatedly). This time, I've two friends with the same name due to give birth in the same month. So I'm making them matching blankets! I picked a pattern, and then failed to find suitable yarn, so now I'm having a go at the so called 'Virus Blanket'. Written patterns are available for a fee via Ravelry, but I found a fabulous video and some variations at All Free Crochet. The video is just under half an hour, but I've stopped and started it so many times I've no idea how long it took me to get the ten rows done!

Today, I've finished up two cat blankets, both of which turned out to be the desired finished size once I'd finished the current row*. I've steam blocked one (and let it dry), and got halfway through setting up the second one for blocking before I got interrupted.

What this means is that I'm in the market for a new project. I'm thinking about this rather cute urchin (free pattern at ravelry), but I'm not sure what I'd do with it once I'd made it. I've downloaded the pattern, and the same artist's tubular coral pattern, and I'll see if inspiration strikes. I've a vague idea that I might see if I can make it into a pin cushion, given I've got some bits and pieces for filling pincushions, and then haven't done anything with them!


*once they are nearly done, I measure, put them in the traveling craft basket, do a row or two, repeat. So I often have more than one travelling with me, because I'm often swapping between projects.