The worst time for this, was this last few days, when I only had a little to do to finish it, but my hands just refused to co-operate, and I couldn't even hold my crochet hook for a few minutes.
But the weather changed slightly, and my pain-killers, and anti-inflammatory medication, finally kicked in and I was able to finish it - including rather clumsily sewing on my own specially-made label, and one of my small metal owls, as this is the logo I've chosen for my craft work.
The blanket isn't finished as well as I would have liked, but my daughter is ever-forgiving of slight faults, and is always grateful for whatever I make her, bless her heart :)
I've made it big enough to fit across the length and width of my double bed, so I guess it's around 4'6" x 6'6" all told (approx: 137cms x 198cms).
I used around 2kgs of wool to complete it - I've just weighed it, and it comes to 2268g, or 2.68 kilos!
The wool I used, was my usual 100% acrylic, consisting of:
Cygnet DK in Royal Blue - Shade: 133, Dye/Lot: 45893,
Foxy DK in Jade Green,
New Fashion DK in Kingfisher - Shade: 511, Dye/Lot: 202, and
James C. Brett Top Value DK in Kingfisher - Shade: 845, Dye/Lot: 4586.
Here's a close-up of the blanket pattern, which is in the same Wavy Shell pattern I used for my own blanket, and which I found online at the AllFreeCrochet.com site, at:
http://www.allfreecrochet.com/Crochet-Afghan-Patterns/Wavy-Shell-Crochet-Blanket/ct/1#
You can just see my 'Hand-crafted by The Night Owl' label, along with the Owl I use as my identifying logo :)
I've now just started on the fingerless gloves and leggings that my daughter's friend asked me to make, so I guess that'll be the subject of my next Blog :)
P.S: I've just been naughty, and bought some gorgeous wool from Yarn Paradise, online, in the 'Ice' range, and all in summer-weight linen and cotton yarns.
I'm ever hopeful that we'll actually get a summer this year! Lol
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