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I made another of the quick 'n' cushy blankets for our nieces wedding present. She likes green, so that's what I made. That Homespun yarn doubled makes such a great feeling blanket in a luxurious weight. For this green one I used one strand each of "Prairie" and "Apple Green" yarns.
This sherbet blanket was made with the quick 'n' cushy blanket pattern, but I used all thrifted yarn when making it. I used at least two yarns at a time when crocheting it, and sometimes up to four yarns. I had some skinny baby yarns and some really bright regular acrylic yarn to use up. There was even a small ball of fuzzy hot pink yarn that I ran through it. I liked how it all blended. When done, I ran a variety of colored ribbon randomly through the blanket. This one does not have a home yet.
This blue and white blanket used the same pattern and large crochet hook, but I used a variety of thrifted blue yarn combined with cushy white yarns to make it. I pulled out lengths of yarn from a variety of blues and tied them together, then rolled them into a large ball. I combined the blue yarn with white cushy yarn-whatever I could find for a good price at the store. I did each new skein of white yarn until it was gone. When I got done, there was still some blue yarn on the yarn ball, so I went around the edge in a ruffle a couple of times to finish it and use up the end of the yarn.
