contributed by Shawn
One of the physical discomforts that I dread the most is
COLD toes. All winter I have to have
thick wool socks on or felted slippers and even then I often feel a chill in my
feet. When making an afghan, I always plan to make the largest
size so that I can drape it from my head to my feet and tuck it in
nicely at the bottom to keep my toes warm.
I've picked out the Fir Cone Lace Blanket as
a perfect candidate for my next toe warmer. This is going to knit up quickly
with bulky yarn and with a finished size of 50" wide by 60" length it
is sure to keep me covered on cold days! It's time to replace the worn grey
garter stitch blanket that graces the couch in my house - Indigo (the cat) has claimed it and gets grumpy if anyone tries to take it away from him. (Believe
me when I say you should beware grumpy Siamese cats!)
I absolutely love the
drape of the Berroco Vintage Chunky yarn
used in our shop sample so I think I'm going to pick out a dark blue - Juniper (color #6188) or maybe
Blue Moon (color #61191)?
The living
room rug is all shades of blue and both of these shades have a lot of color
depth to them so they'll look stunning on the couch. The pattern is a nice easy lace pattern and
has a fair amount of repetition. I'm
thinking this will be a perfect way to undertake a new television series
marathon to finish out the Vermont winter.
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