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MissMillie

(39,220 posts) Mon Feb 28, 2022, 04:06 PM Feb 2022

Lily's Christmas/Birthday blanket

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Lily's Christmas/Birthday blanket (Original Post) MissMillie Feb 2022 OP

Pretty! redwitch Feb 2022 #1

Beautiful! 😍 SheltieLover Feb 2022 #2

GORGEOUS! So different from the usual crocheted afgans. fierywoman Feb 2022 #3

That is beautiful! nt Phoenix61 Feb 2022 #4

Beautiful use of color. 💗 MLAA Feb 2022 #5

I was told her favorite color was pink. MissMillie Feb 2022 #6

very pretty and sweet. I am a crocheter, too. KarenS Feb 2022 #7

yes, that's exactly how that pattern worked (n/t) MissMillie Feb 2022 #8

I, too, love the pattern NJCher Mar 2022 #9

that turned out quite nicely yellowdogintexas Mar 2022 #10

I just wrapped it. MissMillie Mar 2022 #11

wonderful!! I hope she loves it as much as you loved making it for her. yellowdogintexas Mar 2022 #12

So. Very. Lovely! I bet she loves it! nt Ilsa Mar 2022 #13

redwitch

(15,154 posts)

1. Pretty!

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 04:07 PM

Feb 2022

I’m sure she will love it!

SheltieLover

(68,194 posts)

2. Beautiful! 😍

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 04:08 PM

Feb 2022

fierywoman

(8,319 posts)

3. GORGEOUS! So different from the usual crocheted afgans.

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 04:17 PM

Feb 2022

Phoenix61

(18,355 posts)

4. That is beautiful! nt

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 04:37 PM

Feb 2022

MLAA

(19,229 posts)

5. Beautiful use of color. 💗

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 05:15 PM

Feb 2022

MissMillie

(39,220 posts)

6. I was told her favorite color was pink.

Reply to MLAA (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 06:00 PM

Feb 2022

Where the dark pink is, that's supposed to be a pink ombre (where the shades of pink change every now and then). Well, I did multiple rows of that skein of yarn without it changing much at all.

KarenS

(4,955 posts)

7. very pretty and sweet. I am a crocheter, too.

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 06:41 PM

Feb 2022

I love looking at other folk's ideas & work.
Did you make each segment separately then sew them together?

MissMillie

(39,220 posts)

8. yes, that's exactly how that pattern worked (n/t)

Reply to KarenS (Reply #7)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 06:42 PM

Feb 2022

NJCher

(40,098 posts)

9. I, too, love the pattern

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2022, 01:20 AM

Mar 2022

I have a few afghans made by my grandmother. Have used and treasured them all my life.

yellowdogintexas

(23,237 posts)

10. that turned out quite nicely

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 11:01 PM

Mar 2022

I had been looking forward to seeing it

MissMillie

(39,220 posts)

11. I just wrapped it.

Reply to yellowdogintexas (Reply #10)

Sun Mar 6, 2022, 09:34 AM

Mar 2022

She gets to open it today.

And I get to see her!!!!!!!!

yellowdogintexas

(23,237 posts)

12. wonderful!! I hope she loves it as much as you loved making it for her.

Reply to MissMillie (Reply #11)

Sun Mar 6, 2022, 03:02 PM

Mar 2022

We are taking the niece's blanket to her today.

Ilsa

(62,774 posts)

13. So. Very. Lovely! I bet she loves it! nt

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2022, 01:54 PM

Mar 2022

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