Vintage Ann Ta-Dah!!

Have you ever had a project that you fell in love with after just one square?
I can honestly say that this is one of those kind of projects.

The first 50 squares

I have loved every second of this blanket.

 

70 squares

85 squares and 1 photobombing dog...

I love when they are big enough to wrap up in early on a cold winter morning. 

Also loved the fact that I kept up with those pesky ends!
Tara left a comment wanting to know how many ends...I figured there were around 1400!

Used Lucy's join-as-you-go method (as always.)

I used every scrap from my stash. 

Wool, acrylic, bamboo, silk... 

The only yarn I bought for this project was the Charcoal Gray. 

 

The border...what to do?! 

I Finally decided after a few fails with different colors

that solid grey was what was needed. 

Blocking...so many pins!

and blocking

and more blocking!!

Don't you just love the open-ness of the edging?

 

Naughty Mr. Norris.  It was still wet, had a hundred pins sticking in it everywhere

and 2 fans blowing on it.  He doesn't seem to mind.

Total color randomness

So soft and drapey and full of all my favorite colors...

170 squares in total, 10 rows for the border,  316 picots to finish it off.

 

Ta-dah!!  Total blanket happiness!
 

(The start of this project is Here and a bit of an update here.)

While I was waiting  for the blanket to block and dry,

I found a little bag of hearts left over from Valentines day. 

 Can one room every have too much crochet? 

 

I don't think so. 

 

These sweet little hearts are now hanging above my closet. 

I can lay under my wonderful, happy, every color of the rainbow blanket and look up at these...

I am extremely happy, happy!

Now on to the next project!!

 

Linking up with

Erika

Nicole
Wanda Ann
Kathe

Gratitude Sunday

 

Linking up with Taryn for Gratitude Sunday

Sunday's heartfelt tradition. A time to slow down, to reflect, to be grateful. A list of gratitudes.

A nice afternoon out with my husband and son.  A wonderful lunch, a little shopping and a walk around the lake. 

A good cleaning out and organizational week.  These don't happen enough.  But I am grateful when they do.

Enough leftovers from last Sunday that I didn't have to cook once this week.

Grateful that the leftovers are gone!

Time this week to do what I needed to get done.

Sitting in the shade watching them play.

A rainy Sunday afternoon!  A perfect time to crochet by an open window!

A Happy Sunday!

I love Sunday afternoons.  The kids have gone home.

 The house is semi-straightened, (as good as it is going to get anyway!)

It is peaceful and  quiet!


He asked if I wanted to get out for a little while. 
Yes, always.
 

 

A beautiful blue Spring sky

 

 

 

The mountains were looking an extra shade of lovely green

 

 

It was such a pretty day. 

We drove around with no destination in mind.

 

We followed the sun, talking and singing...
Playing name that song from the 80's channel.

 

 

 

loving the sound of quickly flowing water over the rocks

 

Must remember it is still Spring, not Summer yet.  The water was freezing!

 

Amazing dappled sunlight through the trees

 

Such a quiet and peaceful spot

 

Spring always feels so clean and fresh and cool and bright and new

 

 

 

A very happy Sunday indeed.