The community charity knitting/crochet group sent out an urgent plea. The Cancer Care centre needed new blankets. They needed to be 45" by 55". No problem! I can crochet one up quickly, right?
No.
45"x55" is huge.
When I used to make blankets for seniors, I don't think they were that big.
I knew immediately what yarn to use. Two years ago I made one of those sweater/scarf/shrug type things and wasn't overly happy. Despite the recommendation to not make it shorter than the pattern said, I did (I'm short, I thought it'd be okay). This made it a little hard for some of the looks, and too much for other options. That item weighed 550gr. I can't count that in this project because I already counted it 2 years ago. However, this blanket also took 300gr of the second ball that I had bought, and I can count that!
Corner to Corner, a row of single crochets around the edge. Total weight, 850gr! Almost 2 pounds!
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