After completing my ‘blanket with out a purpose’ I decided on its purpose; Christmas gift for 9 year old niece. This prompted plans for an equally crocheted gift for the 5 year old nephew. Ideas ran rampant but nothing that really tickled me. Frogs, Webkinz, Super Mario… I did some searches on Google for project inspiration (yay for image search) which led me to cross stitch patterns for Super Mario. After narrowing down which would be most recognizable I printed my pattern and it was then time to hunt down the yarn. That was slightly more difficult than expected; not a whole lot of brands make light flesh tone yarn. I found a Pound of Love in peach and went with it. I couldn’t wait to start.
The project is a secret from nephew, niece and their mother. I want it to be a jaw-dropping gift-unwrapping moment on Christmas morning. Trying to keep something as exciting as this blanket a secret has been a lot of work for me. I’m a frequent user of Facebook and I love to share my projects there but, alas, mother is also on FB. And so this blog was born. I figure I’ll be crocheting until my hands no longer work so I can share other projects and adventures here.
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