I (heart) Fall afghan

Full steam ahead on finishing up those lingering incomplete crochet projects! First up (and not surprisingly, the most recently started) scraps afghan:

I made this blanket using this pattern, and I think it turned out really well! I skipped the step of putting the fringe on the ends. This was partly out of laziness, partly out of the fact that I have a cat, and if you have cats you know fringe doesn't last long!

I started this blanket after making this basket for my mother's day. Of course I forgot to take any photos of the basket! Anywho, I wanted to use up the left over yarn...honestly I could probably get another one of these out of the yarn I still have left in the colors in the hearts!

Here's what I used:

Hook: Size G

Main Color: Red Heart Super Saver in Aran, roughly 4 and half skeins
Other colors, didn't use probably even half a skein of any of them:
I Love This Yarn in Cream
I Love This Yarn in Yellow
I Love This Yarn in Sungold
Red Heart Super Saver in Pumpkin
I Love This Yarn in Orange
Red Heart Super Saver in Cherry Red
Red Heart Super Saver in Burgandy

As I still have so much yarn left I may make some fall heart scarves. The pattern works up really quickly and each row is different so you don't get bored, which is nice!

C'mon baby finish what you started

During this period of unemployment I've gotten a bit of a jump on getting my craft room all clean and organized....I found at least 10 unfinished crochet projects, and at least that many unfinished sewing projects! As such I have put a hold on ALL new projects until I get some of these finished up...I mean for god sake I have 3 afghans currently in progress! Anyway I'll post them up as I complete them and they'll be like new to you because you don't live here and trip over them everyday!

I'm pretty excited today, typically when I make something as a gift I wrap it all up nice and pretty...then remember that I wanted to take photos of it! Not today my friends, not today! Now my photo skills aren't where I want them to be...frankly I'm pretty terrible with an entirely too user friendly camera but bear with me, hopefully as my projects get better so will my photography skills!

My friend Rodney is getting married this weekend and let me tell you, never text a dude and ask what color their kitchen is! The response I got was "we're going to paint but the wood is light and the appliances are black." Ugh, thanks for nothing bro! haha! I told him to ask his fiance and get back to me. Thankfully she sent me a pinterest link filled with delightfully 50s style kitchen inspiration! I ran with it!

The pot holders are made using this pattern. Its super easy and works up quick, just how I like them! I'm addicted to making these!

The dish cloths are just made using a seed stitch, in order to get that kind of waffle-y looking pattern. Then I just threw a single crochet edge around them to draw the look together (plus I had extra yarn so why not!)

Materials used:
-Hook size G

-2 2.5oz balls Lily Sugar and Cream Cotton in Robin's Egg (don't let the name and photo fool you, this is kind of a minty blue color)

-3 2oz balls Lily Sugar and Cream Scented Cotton in Camomile...I ordinarily wouldn't choose a scented yard, but this was the color I had to have, a light peach pink. I'm pretty smell sensitive and at times while working with it it bordered on being too strong for me, but the finished project is not as smelly! I don't really see the point of scented yarn, but to each their own and I would use it again for the right colors!

Let me know what you think! And I'll keep you posted on whether or not they like them!