Agnes’ Knitted and Crocheted Blanket

This is a project that I started late last Summer. I finally got it finished around Valentine’s Day for Miss Agnes.

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Agnes put in a request for a new blanket, and I wanted to make something unique for her. My mind went right to patchwork, but patchwork with knits and crochet. I crocheted some grannysquares, and knitted some little squares. I lined them up and kept crafting.

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I packed yarn, crochet hooks, and knitting needles with me everywhere I went.

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I liked trying out new knitting patterns, and crocheting different types of grannysquares too.

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Knitting all of the little squares made me much more comfortable knitting.

 

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This project was a sew as you go. Whenever I had squares ready, I would stitch them together. The blanket was coming together nicely.

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I was almost done, just a few more squares to stitch together.

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Finally finished!

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This blanket turned out absolutely adorable, and unique just like Agnes.

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It is also cute, colorful, and very cozy.

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Agnes loved the finished project too. Time to get going on another project, but first yarn shopping.

 

Still Ill

So for the past two weeks I’ve had this nagging cold/cough/aches/junk that I cannot get rid of. I was feeling a bit better on Monday. I went to the store, took the dog for a walk, and then wham! I coughed like crazy and ran a fever.

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Yesterday I got nothing accomplished. I slept most of the day, and I was ready to call it an evening at 6:30 p.m. I feel miserable, and I’m frustrated that I’m not getting anything done. The house is a wreck, and the dishes are piled up again in the kitchen.

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I have to get better quick! February hasn’t been the best of months so far…