Blankets = Fun

I was absorbed by blanket making yesterday.  Completely absorbed.  I did not do any of my household chores and am going to have to pay for it today because if I don't, I will run out of dishes to eat from and clothes to wear.  The only solution is going to be pajamas all day and takeout for dinner tonight because blanket making is just so much fun.  And I am not even kidding. 

The first thing I did before starting the sewing process was to play around a bit with the squares.  There is only a limited amount of play because of the four very large squares.  Had I been able to do five, there may have been a few more options and still have some balance. This is also one of the differences between people like me and true artists.  They would have seen dozens of layouts and found balance even with four.  I only see these.

This was my first layout.  I liked it but I felt the dark brown was too concentrated at the center.  I played around and came up with this. 

I liked the way the Casper squares looked here better.  They felt like they fit rather than being appendages on a wing.  That's what I went with.

The sewing began and rather than being tedious, it was just joy.  Pure play.  

One of the nicest thing about this yarn is how the ends are able to hide in among all the rest.  It is just this big puffy cushy pile of fun.

It took all day, but the whole blanket is sewn together.  About half the ends are woven in too.  

The next trick is going to be the border and I am really looking forward to it.  Then there is the sweet finishing of putting the blue eyes in the center of the dusky chocolate squares. They might not be flashy, but per request by the owner, there has to be some blue for Mochi's kitten eyes.

After that Cassie's blanket and then no more blankets.  Maybe.  Because blankets are really fun.