I mentioned before that I was working on some projects in pink and yellow, and here they are.

They’re about 3′ x 4′ each, and I used worsted weight Lion Brand Yarn, specifically their Pound of Love yarn, so they’re really thick and kind of heavy, perfect for keeping your lap warm on cold evenings.

The pattern is my own design, and it’s a little more varied, as you can see, but without straying too far from the narrow color scheme. The pink is bold and has much more contrast, and the yellow is much more subtle. That was my intent, actually, though HE kept insisting I was making a mistake with the yellow because the colors looked the same to him when I crocheted these mostly in the evenings. The contrast in the yellows is only obvious in the sunlight.

I crocheted the pink afghan for my cousin Binky as a late wedding present, the yellow afghan for my Aunt Eva who, out of the blue, gave me a leather jacket that didn’t quite fit her.

Right now, I’m working on a small baby blanket in blue, gray, and white. It’s my first commissioned crochet project, and I’m using yarn I’ve never worked with before; it’s not as easy on my hands as other yarn I’ve worked with, which makes me dread trying lace crocheting for doilies, one of my future “to-do” projects.

I can tell you right now: my future won’t involve making these things commercially on a regular basis, LOL. HE’s comment was, “You’re charging how much for 100 hours of work? You’ve got to be kidding.” More profitable would be to design patterns and sell those, not the actual hand made stuff themselves, and I’ll probably consider doing that one day.

But for now, this gives my hands something to do when I watch TV.

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