Wonky WIP

Such a dreary day today.  The temperature has dropped from 79 to 35 degrees.  The skies are leaden and it has been misting rain throughout most of the day.  I was so glad to get home from work and enjoy a huge mug of hot chocolate!  After the usual housekeeping duties were completed, I found myself alone in a too quiet house and decided to pull out an old WIP.  When I say old, I mean about 4 years old.  The poor blanket-to-be came out of its hiding place today.

Along with the blanket was a note that read,"finish off pink side and start edging!" with the edition of a count, "26 double crochet."  I'm now down to 24 double crochet rows.  It's been so long ago that I started this blanket that I don't remember the number in my initial chain!  All I know is after working on this blanket for what seemed ages, I got really frustrated with the slow progress, and tried thinking of a way to expedite it.  My thought for the blanket was to construct a double-bed sized blanket out of SINGLE CROCHET STITCHES!!  That was my FIRST mistake.  The second mistake was the amount of time the blanket would sit without me working on it.  I titled this post wonky because that is just what this blanket is.  It has been put away and taken out so many times that some of the rows consist of single crochet and turn into half-double crochet.  It's no wonder I finally started leaving myself notes! Let me get back to expediting the process.  I had an epiphany one morning: start crocheting from the foundation chain! I did just that starting here.

My foundation row was created using the red yarn.  I simply added a row of single crochet stitches (starting with the light blue) and kept going.  Once the blanket was "balanced" (with the foundation row in the middle), I began to create rows of half-double and double crochet stitches on either end of the blanket to help it grow quicker.  Progress has been made.

This is a QUEEN sized bed, so the size is right on.  I do need more rows so the blanket hangs correctly; however, I don't think I need 24 more rows.  I did want the stripes to lie the other way, and I may give in, but right now I'm thinking a few more rows and some edging will do just fine and this can be one WIP checked off my list for this year!  For right now, I'm going to update my little note to myself and put this baby away for another day.

Until we meet again, my stripey, wonky creation . . .