The Adeline Blanket

The Adeline Blanket has been an ongoing WIP for some time now.  I started it in summer 2010 when I was looking for a crochet project to tide me over a non-knitting spell.  My family has several inherited crochet blankets and I wanted to make an updated version.  I've named it after one of my grandmothers who was the creator of several of the original blankets for our family.

Digging into the stash I found (unsurprisingly) that an astonishingly large number of sock yarn skeins had been accumulating, so I decided to put some of that fingering weight yarn to good use.  I spent several days soliciting feedback on color schemes (thanks girls!) and finally settle on the five that you see here.  The yarn is The Plucky Knitter 100% Superwash Sock.  Each skein hovers around 400 yards.  So....

10 skeins (2 of each color) x 400 yards = 4,000 yard project

This fact is exactly why this is still an ongoing project in 2012.  It is, however, listed on the Fiber Goals of 2012.  I hope to have it completed this year.  Not only do I want to use it, but I want the space in the WIP basket to start a few new things!  Since it is now halfway, I think this is a do-able project....

 

....only 2,000 more yards to go!