Little by Little

Since getting home from our wonderful Mediterranean cruise, I've slowly been getting back into some of my stitching projects. I'm finishing up a couple of quilts, but first needed to get these crocheted-edge fleece blankets done. They're going to a couple of "tweens", so I think the colors work just right.

For info on how to crochet various edge designs, check my friend Susan's blog by clicking here and here and here.

Just one warning -- making these is very addicting!

I Don't Just Quilt

I seem to enjoy almost anything having to do with fiber, so I often spend time making crochet-edged fleece blankets, mainly for charities. My friend Susan of Hanging on by a Needle and Thread blog got me hooked on these (basic instructions can be found here). You can find a video on Susan's blog here and she also has some crochet patterns here and here.

Susan doesn't realize that she's created a monster...since she's the coordinator of my guild's local outreach program, these will go to her to be distributed to foster children in our local area.

Stitching With Friends

Several of my quilting friends are also very active knitters/crocheters. So much so that a group gets together once a month to deal with their yarn addictions. I'm not a knitter and only know a few basic crochet stitches, but I enjoy the time I spend with this group.

My friend Susan got me hooked on making these easy fleece blankets with crocheted trim for Project Linus. I don't plan on making socks or sweaters or anything else with yarn, but I'm happy to spend my time with this group making more fleece charity blankets like this one.