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

A Happy Hooker, Indeed.

Sharing what is on my hook with Chrissie Crafts and crochetboulevard...

Currently working on Valentine's Day decorations...

Table runner ...

I am totally in love with the popcorn stitch.  I love how much depth it adds. But it is a yarn-eater!!

Mandala...this is from Simply Crochet, issue 11...same pattern as my winter mandala

Bunting ...

Hearts...to add to bunting, to string along windows to hang off anything that doesn't move!

Pom-pom trimmed ribbon.  I found this from a Christmas clearance sale.  .10 cents for 100 yards.

 What is not decorated with hearts, will be trimmed with this ribbon or in the case of this jar, both!

I attempted my own mandala pattern which didn't work out so well.  It turned out very ruffley.  I am currently ripping out the last 6 rows and am going to try again, and probably again until I get it figured out.

Lavendar filled sachets for friends and teachers.  I love this pattern from bunny mummy...

she has so many cute, easy to follow tutorials!

Also still working on my Vintage Ann blanket.  Up to 97 squares as of this morning.  

I am taking my time and adding a square as inspiration strikes. 

I am so enjoying adding  every random square