February 28

I am really enjoying this project. It is especially fun on the weekends when my mom and I are both working on our pieces together. She has decided to make me a blanket. The colors go together very well. It's nice when we both are working on our blankets because it gives us time to talk and catch up. I definitely understand how crocheting would be a social gathering which is something we have talked a little bit about in class.
Now that I have been working on the blanket more often, I don't think I'm going to change it to a scarf. My cousin still isn't aware that I'm making her daughter this, I know she will love it. Hopefully my future cousin will keep this her whole life. I still have baby blankets that my family made me and they really mean a lot. I feel like they are something I can pass down to my future children (a good while from now ;-)).
I can't wait till I get this blanket done and get to learn a new stitch with a whole new set of colors. I have already talked to my grandma and she is very eager to teach me what she know, which is a lot. So for now I will keep working hard on the blanket.

February 21

So I have realized that crocheting a blanket is a very time consuming activity. I am seeing progress and am proud of what I have accomplished so far, but I have thought about maybe making my first work a scarf. I can usually only crochet for an hour at a time before my hands start cramping. It's hard to believe that some women can do this for hours. It is very relaxing though. Especially if I am stressed out, crocheting really can help.

I am very excited to get this done just so I can give it to someone else. This will not only benefit the person I can give this to, but giving something that I made myself to someone I care about, will make me feel like I have done something good. I can be proud of this. After I finish my first piece, I want to try something a little more in detail and different from what I am doing now. I want to learn different stitches. I plan on working on this more times a week so that I can get a blanket done in reasonable time.

Week 3

I managed to get a great start on my baby blanket this week. I have a few inches already. It looks really pretty, I just hope the doctor was right about the baby being a girl. The blanket is a neat mixture of blues and pinks and purples.

Working on the blanket this week was really interesting. Crocheting was really relaxing. I was so concentrated on what I was doing that I didn't have much of anything on my mind. I could definitely see how this craft could be therapuetically beneficial. Before I knew it, I had spent over an hour working on my project. I am very proud of my progress so far and can't wait to see the final outcome.

I plan on working on it even more next week. I will post a picture of my progress next week. I will make other things after I finish the baby blanket. I appreciate any new ideas I can get.