Category: Project Linus

Blanket 13

This was another piece from the fleece swap.  My mother thought I should go back to the store and make one for Alex. The yarn was Lion Brand Pound of Love in White.

Blanket 12

The first of the fleece blankets from the Project Linus Starbucks night.  The deal with these blankets, I may have mentioned, is that they are prepared by cutting any edges off the material and then using a rotary cutter with a special skip stitch… Continue Reading “Blanket 12”

Blanket 11

The Punky Brewster Blanket: This was during the blowout sale of the house brand yarn at Michael’s.  I was pulling some brighter colors when I realized they had the entire rainbow.  I had never seen that.   I planned to outline it in purple,… Continue Reading “Blanket 11”

Checking In

I have had a crazy, crazy week.  Stuff was happening at work from the second I got in Monday morning.  Wednesday was my usual gig at the Rescue and after that, I went to a meet up at Starbucks for Project Linus where they… Continue Reading “Checking In”

Another Project Linus Shout Out

Carlo Garcia, whose blog I have mentioned, is closing in on the end of his year donating something to a different organization every day.  For Day 355, he chose Project Linus. It seems those Bloomingtonians stick together.

Blanket Ten

Just as I was finishing that last blanket, Michael’s had a serious sale on its house brand of yarn.  So I am going to be doing this stuff for awhile: “What the heck with the pink?” one might ask.  Two things: All of the… Continue Reading “Blanket Ten”

Blanket Nine

This was my first Doing Something With Leftover Yarn project.  And I think it turned out just fine.  In fact,  I think I will try this “pattern” again (in as much as that brand of yarn was on sale  for real this week). Loops… Continue Reading “Blanket Nine”

Shout Out for Project Linus

William, who blogs at Philanthropy in Motion, took the lead from Carlo Garcia and is writing about daily donations to worthy organizations.  His angle is a bit different.  First, his focus is primarily on children’s charities.  Second, he takes inspiration from the honorary days… Continue Reading “Shout Out for Project Linus”

Blanket Eight

Another crocheted edge fleece.  If I had any ambition, I would have gotten some solid colored fleece, and cut those squares out to make little Sesame Street pockets on the blankets before doing the edge.  But that would involve more measuring, which is my… Continue Reading “Blanket Eight”

Blanket Seven

This was my first attempt at a crocheted edge fleece blanket.  The “licensed character” fabrics were on sale, and I used the leftover white from Vanna’s Lion Brand yarn: The idea is that the fleece is lighter, thus good for the littler kids.  Not… Continue Reading “Blanket Seven”