One Month and Four Balls of Yarn

Well I did it. I made my first baby blanket. Its not perfect by any means of the word but its done and I couldn't be happier. I actually finished it on Christmas Eve, which I thought was kind of cool. What does this blanket look like you may ask? Well here is a picture:

Its totally jagged, and I am hoping that next time it will look a little better, but right now its done and I am proud of it.

Who is getting this beauteous blanket you might ask. I have no idea. There are a few women at my mothers women's shelter who are expecting soon so I guess one of them. I'll try to keep y'all posted about it.

Every Baby Should Have a Home Made Blanket

I know a lot of people say that babies are a blessing no matter what. And I agree with that. But sometimes little blessings are sent to people who aren't quite ready to receive them. That wasn't the case for me. My mom and dad tried for years to have kids before I was born, and when I was my Grandma made me a home made blanket. I will always have that, to remember my baby days by.

But some babies don't have loving grandma's to crochet them blankets that they will have for the rest of their lives. And that is something I'd like to change. I think that every baby should have a homemade blanket. So that's what I am doing.

I'm going to crochet and donate 1,000 baby blankets to babies that don't have them. No, I'm not a 50 year old woman, although when I took my crocheting onto the bus to conclave a few weeks ago about 10 people asked me if I was. In reality, crocheting is really relaxing. As soon as I finish a blanket, I'll post pictures of it. And I'd really recommend you try crocheting, I'm really loving it.