About 30 years ago, I dabbled in crocheting and made a blanket with a zig zag design for my ex-mother-in-law. I had seen my mom make a beautiful blue one and loved how it turned out. Not having my mom around anymore, I asked Lou to show me how to make that same design and the blanket turned out very nice. I think that was the last thing I made....until now.
I think it's always good to keep those wheels turning and learn new things so I decided to start crocheting again. One more thing to add to my list of know-how's. I sought out the help of tia Chabela, who at 89 still does various crafts. She is one of the most crafty people I know and remember the many things she has created over the years. I also bought an instruction booklet (I hate reading instructions). Tia insisted I learn the different crochet terms and abbreviations.
I made a baby blanket for my niece that came out nice but I wanted to to something even more challenging so I decided to tackle the zig zag design again. Neecy asked me if I would make one for her when I was done with the baby blanket. She said she wanted pink, white and grey. I didn't think the colors she wanted sounded very complimentary but Neecy being the DIVA she is, know what she wants!
I went shopping for the yarn and found the colors then decided how I wanted to organize them into the blanket. As I started to crochet the blanket, I realized the colors were actually really beautiful together. I would take my project to softball games and waiting rooms to pass the time and would get many compliments on the color combination. I guess Neecy knows more than I thought about color coordination!
After months of working on it and putting it aside for a break, then picking it back up again, I finally finished it last night. I was determined to finish and move on.
I took it to my aunts house today so she could "grade" me on it. After teasing my a little bit, she looked at me and said "This is absolutely beautiful mija!" I felt so good that she was pleased with my work. She gave me an A. lol!
What brought me even more joy was when I got home and presented the blanket to Neecy. She was so excited to have it and happily agreed to pose for a picture with it. I am so happy I finished it and now can't wait to start on my next one. I'm getting ready to go get the yarn for that one soon. It's for Patrick and I can't wait to see how that one turns out. I'll keep you all posted!
