I am sure many of you have leftovers ... of sock yarn. From my years of knitting socks, I have accumulated a big stash of leftovers & have been wanting to use them. Unfortunately, there are always too many projects going on & so the leftovers are put aside until one day .... Lydia (daughter #2) asked for some yarn to knit a blanket.
Lydia loves knitting squares (in garter stitch) & she has done lots for charity blankets during the past few years. In fact, she has 2 big shopping bags of squares ready to be taken to Anglicare. She wants more yarn to knit more squares but I convinced her to knit a blanket with my leftovers.
So I cast on 200 sts for her & off she went with a bag of leftovers ......
..... 2 months later (she only knits during weekends & school holidays), we had a blanket. It's hugh (8 ft x 7ft) & it's gorgeous. So soft & warm & just in time for winter.
I crochet a border around the blanket just to make it pretty. All of us in the family love the blanket & can't wait to use it.
There are more leftovers & Lydia just started on another blanket ....
