My Baby........

..........Blanket!
In case you didn't know, I have an incredibly talented cousin named Rachel (go look at her beautiful blog and her darling baby)!

She had a crotchet-along where she taught her readers how to crotchet. 

My older brother and his wife are having a little girl in February  (I'm getting a niece!!) and I wanted to make them something. 

Using her instructions on how to start crocheting, her FAQ and this original tutorial, this is what I made: 

[Try to ignore the corner that has gone all weird. And the foot feeling what the bobbles feel like.]

Semi -close up: 

I LOVED making this blanket.

(I haven't gotten up the courage - or the spending money - to start anything else.)

"Loved" meaning I was addicted to working on it every chance I could - at work, at home, during conference, etc.

I didn't think about how big it was going to be because I was paying more attention to not messing up than to how long I made my initial chain. Yeah. Problem. It turned out huge. But I think I like it that way. And next time, I don't think I'll be doing the stripes. Too much work and I think the one-color ones look so good.

 I very seriously considered keeping it at work because I get so cold here (hello, air conditioning in OCtOBER). But I decided the baby would probably want it more. 

So if anyone wants a blankie, I now feel like I can conquer the world with these, 

one adorable blanket at a time.

Plus it gives me something to do at work and I love being busy there.

Anyone?

I am also in the middle of making our Halloween costumes right now and I'm pretty excited about how they are turning out. 

Pictures to come.

Linking up here today!