Crochet from time's past and new projects

hats and afghan start

I've started on a few new things today. I am working on a new blanket, and I am also making hats for the homeless. I tried to rope my mom into helping me make hats with no luck. She said I live to far away for her to raid my yarn stash. :( I guess I am on my own. Its ok, I don't mind taking this project on my own. I am pretty excited that I can do something to help out. I will have to ship out my finished work to other states since it never gets cold here!
I had a co-worker as me to make her daughter a blanket. For those of you who know me, you know very well that I cannot seem to stick with a blanket. I have several blankets in the closet that are all 3/4 of the way done. I seem to be working this one up quickly so wish me luck. Maybe I will just work on it between things. I so desperately want to be an afghan maker!

My baby blanket

I was browsing though some forums today and someone mentioned a Mile a Minute blanket. The Mile a Minute is one of the reasons I crochet today. My Great Grandmother made me a blanket when I was a baby in this style. I grew up with a few of her afghans around the house. My mother always treasured them. They were the blankets that got kept away safe. You always saw them in the top of the closet but no one ever got to use them for fear that someone would hurt them. I'm sure my mom was wise in her actions, I after all was not a perfect child. Because my great grandmother loved to crochet, my mother took an interest in the craft. My mom can now whip up a baby blanket in an afternoon. I always envied my moms many crafting talents, and so I too now crochet. :)

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