Log Cabin Blanket
7:00 AM
Finally. The Log Cabin Blanket is finished. I started this blanket in May 2012 as part of my stash busting challenge. I worked on it sporadically. It was the mindless knitting that I needed in between harder projects.
It's made entirely of acrylic yarn that has been in my stash for years. Many years ago I made a baby blanket for a friend, but by the time I finished I had already purchased a gift for the baby so I donated the blanket to Project Linus. A couple of weeks later I got a call from the local chapter coordinator. She asked if I wanted some yarn. She had a bag of donated scrap yarn. I said yes. I like the randomness of scrappy projects. When we met, she brought me a huge trash bag full of yarn.
Fast forward to 2012 and the stash busting challenge. Did I clean up the stash? Kind of. I put a small dent in it. The rubbermaid container the stash is in is a little bit lighter to pick up now. OK. The blanket. Each stripe is a different color. I know it's hard to tell in the picture, but while there are similar colors, they are all different.
I found the pattern on the Garn Studio website. My Ravelry notes. It was a fun blanket to work on and I would certainly make another one.
7 comments
It looks lovely and now you need to start another one because you still have scraps and stash yarn!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love it! I love scrapghans and I love the Log Cabin square. I made an afghan, actually, with a bunch of small log cabin squares, but I like the look of just one giant one, too. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt looks beautiful Jen!!
ReplyDeleteI'm catching up on blog reading and I wanted to say thank you for the book you mentioned in yesterdays post! Ree is a HORRIBLE eater. I stress out so much trying to get her to eat. (ANYTHING. She won't eat sweets, vegetables, meat, anything. She will eat a little fruit and yogurt but just trying to get her to sit & eat is a battle). I'm looking forward to getting this book from the library! I love the log cabin blanket! I want to make one now too. I'm sure I have plenty of yarn in my stash!
ReplyDeleteLOVE it!! Those colors are awesome! :)
ReplyDeleteIt is wonderful that you've used up some unloved acrylic and transformed it into such a bright and pretty project. Congrats on finishing such a great project! I hope that you are well
ReplyDeleteWow, how lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love your comments. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.