Christmas presents, results post #1: Afghans!

In chronological order of when I created them, here are some photos of my finished holiday work. These were all the TV-watching lap throws I made for friends and family. Apologies to the Books, who still don't have theirs.

Afghan #1 for my parents

This is the first time I made the 5 1/2 hour throw. I chose pink, sage, and linen to match their couch.

Afghan #2 for the Brandons

This is the second time I made the 5 1/2 hour afghan. I chose colors that reminded me of a rug in their living room, since I hadn't seen their new red couch at the time. I figured black, cranberry and light brown would look nice anywhere. Dan and Steph both really liked the look of this one.

Afghan #3 for Stephanie

This is the first time I made the super fast and easy throw. As I posted before, the name is deceiving, but I really liked the lacy pattern and was itching to try something different after two weeks of v-stitches. I would probably make this one again for myself in a different colorway.

Afghan #4 for us (I posted about this one before.)

This was the third time I made a 5 1/2 hour blanket, but I used the pattern for extra bulky weight yarn instead of three strands held together this time, since I already had the yarn on hand. It was a clearance purchase a few years back when I intended to make this blanket, but never finished it. (I had some in rust as well for the accent color.) Some time ago I had frogged it and wound it back into balls, so it was all ready to stitch up again.

Afghan #5 for Loretta

Another 5 1/2 hour afghan here, but this time I cheated on the yarn and bought three one pound skeins of Caron acrylic yarn. I chose the colors claret and deep violet for the red hat society colors, and added cream as the accent. I also chose to skip the fringe on this one.

Afghan #6 for the Books

This was my first time making the speed hook shell afghan. I chose Woolease thick and quick yarn in claret for this one, since Jill claimed no one was allergic to wool in their house, and I thought it would go well with their red walls and brown couches.

Afghan #7 for the Maleceks

This was my first time making the tasseled quick-crochet throw. I skipped the tassels partly because I didn't think I'd have enough yarn left, and partly because it was December 23rd and I just wanted to be done. This one was the most difficult for me to choose yarn for, since I haven't been to their house in quite awhile. In the end, the day the yarn went on sale, I just picked from the colors that had enough yarn to complete the project there in the store. The meadow green was the one I thought was the prettiest and that would go with whatever. It's mostly muted green with bits of gold, silver, and gray wound in. It's also sort of self-striping which I thought looked nice.

That's it! 7 afghans in about 2-3 months. I should probably start making them for charity now, right? Now that I've gotten into the habit, that is. I think Red Heart sells mill end bags of acrylic yarn for cheap. May have to look into that, since Sam has 3 Project Linus blankets from his 3 surgeries. Time to give back, I think. (Note: I wrote this weeks before I made my New Year's Resolution, and it was Caron, not Red Heart.)