Mardi Gras

When I was out pattern-searching, this was one I found.  When I went home for winter, I had to hide my yarn stash (facilities was checking dorms for disallowed items due to bed bugs) and realized it completely filled my large suitcase.  Which means that I need to start using it up before the end of the semester when I head home.

I had three skeins each of WonderArt Wintuk Knitting Yarn in Gold, Montgomery Ward Mothproof Sayelle in Kelly Green and Woolworth Woolco 100% Virgin Wool in Amethyst.  I didn't have a size Q-19/15.00mm hook, so I used my largest one, an N-15/10.00mm) and kept the yarn very loose.  I followed the pattern until I ran out of green, which ended after 38 rows, then did a border of the amethyst 3 sc deep.

Yes, I have a lot of old yarns.

It didn't take 5 1/2 hours like the title of the pattern may have suggested.  It took a great deal longer.  Not sure entirely how much time I spent on it, but it was at least double.  It was outrageously simple, though, and really did produce a lovely product.  Even though I used simple worsted weight yarns made from acrylic and wool, the blanket is super soft.

It's the perfect size to accent the foot of a bed, or to be a lap blanket for warmer weather when fleeces or the like won't work.  It could also easily be altered to be a beach coverup or an overlay for a simple dress.