This week I have finished my first blanket. I am very happy with my progress on this blanket, and while it took slightly longer to complete than I thought, I am glad to finally see it done. My final row count added up to 50. This is not as large as I wanted to make it, but this was only due to yarn constraints.
This week I made the finishing touches to the blanket by weaving in the ends left over when I switched my yarn so that they are not visible on the finished piece. I also did final work by smoothing out the blanket and fixing up the ends. I intended to use another ball of yarn this week, but I made an error in counting my remaining yarn and did not have any to use. This was what led to the blanket being smaller than I wanted. I have learned one important lesson, and that is to make sure you are using the correct size crochet hook. This blanket should have been larger, but I accidentally used a smaller sized hook than was intended to be used for the thickness of the yarn. This error caused the blanket's stitches to be denser, making the blanket heavier and using up more yarn. However, this can be beneficial in a way because it is more suitable for use in the winter when it is much colder. I have changed my plans for the next blanket slightly. Instead of ordering new yarn for the project, I will use scrap yarn that I have lying around. This will mean that the blanket is slightly lower quality since the yarn I use will not have been intended to use together. This will mean that I can use up yarn that I have no other use for, however, which is why I believe this is the best option. Below I have enclosed three pictures: two of the finished blanket, and one picture of the blanket lying flat folded vertically in half with a pencil for scale. I apologize for the blurriness on the final picture; my phone's camera has issues with taking pictures of faraway objects. Also, keep in mind this is the blanket folded in half and therefore the picture only half of the actual blanket's size.
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AuthorEva Miller, a high school sophomore with an interest in crochet and a desire to learn how to persevere through large projects. Archives
May 2021
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