A Finished Blanket!

I finished Caleb's Aggie Stripes blanket!  This was a fun project, perfect for brainless TV watching, and he was happy about it when I gave it to him.  I followed the directions for the Attic 24 Granny Stripe blanket, but I used my own stripe pattern- seven stripes of gray, one of maroon.  Just a note, this pattern is written using UK terms.  Switching to US terms isn't a big deal, but I thought I'd mention it.  By the time you've worked a few stripes you'll have memorized the pattern and the terms won't matter.

I used Cascade 220 Superwash in 1946 Silver Gray for the main color and 879 Very Berry for the Maroon.  I actually tried to match the maroon from the Texas A&M website as closely as I could, and I'm happy with it.  The colors in the photos for today's post are the closest I've gotten as far as accuracy goes.  For the edging, I followed the pattern directions for a round of granny pattern, but then I worked one round of single crochet to finish it off.  I didn't want anything too fussy for a border, but I wanted to finish it off nicely.  The finished blanket is 48 inches x 55 inches, which is a nice size to sit under on a sofa or a desk chair.  Caleb has already given it a spin while online gaming the other night.

Of course, the second I finished taking the first two photos and measured the finished blanket, the Quality Control Cat went to work.  He burrowed right under there and fell asleep until dinner time.  It was good to know that the blanket was working properly before I gave it to Caleb!