Monday, November 28, 2022

Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project

A - Auspicious - 2022
B - California - 2023
C - Carlisle - 2023
D - Dolores - 2022
E - Elizabeth - 2023
F - Frances - 2022
G - Georgina - 2022
H - Prince Harry - 2022
I - Isle of Deserted Mountains - Gifted to Nevaeh 2022
J - Joshee
K - Kandinsky
L - London
M - Madeline - 2023
N - Novato - 2023
O - Odds & Ends - 2023
P - Pragramatic - 2023
Q - Quatrain - 2-23
R - Razzle-Dazzle - 2023
S - Serendipity - 
T - Trenton - 2024
U - Ubiquitous - 2024
V - Vivian 
W - Wilhelm - 
X - Xander - 
Y - Yellowstone
Z - Zephyr
AA - Artsy Ann
BB - Bubbly Beatrice
CC - Cacophonic Christine
DD - Dazzling David
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2023
Pennsylvania Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA

My Donation for 2023
 

Countdown to 12/21/23 - Harrisburg Capitol Building, PA
What I finished and donated
California - 2023 Blanket Project, Harrisburg
Carlisle - 2023 Blanket Project, Harrisburg
Elizabeth - 2023 Blanket Project, Harrisburg
Madeline - 2023 Blanket Project, Harrisburg
Novato - 2023 Blanket Project, Harrisburg
Odds & Ends - 2023 Blanket Project, Harrisburg
Pragmatic - 2023 Blanket Project, Harrisburg
Quatrain - 2023 Blanket Project, Harrisburg
Razzle-Dazzle - 2023 Blanket Project, Harrisburg
9 donated

2022
United States Capitol
Washington, D. C.

Website:  https://memorialblanket.org/

Big DC Display will be December 21, 2022 - The shortest night of the year!

Sizes requested:  45 x 80 - or - 60 x 80

Well, I certainly jumped in with both feet!

             My donation for 2022.

Countdown to 12/21/22 - What I Finished and donated
Auspicious - 2022 Homeless Blanket Project, DC
Dolores - 2022 Homeless Blanket Project, DC
Frances - 2022 Homeless Blanket Project, DC
Georgina - 2022 Homeless Blanket Project, DC
Prince Harry - 2022 Homeless Blanket Project, DC
Isle of Deserted Mountains - Neveah, Xmas 2022
       5 donated, 1 gifted

           My Dolores Afghan is right there! Second one in the bottom row...



A - Auspicious
Finished
     8 rounds
     5 x 9 (quite long)
     golden beige
B - California
FINISHED 2023
     8 rounds
     putty
5 x 6 already sewn
17 waiting
could be 5 x 8 or 5 x 9
(A is 5 x 8) have enough for either
C - Carlisle
Finished 2023 for PA Capitol
     8 rounds
     soft taupe

D - Dolores
Finished
     7 rounds
     6 x 8
     aran
FINISHED 2023
     5 rounds
     aran

8 x 8 already sewn (46" wide - one more?)

I ended up leavng this at 8 x 10 which made it pretty short.

They changed the yarn color (aran)considerably between this year and last and it looked really awful, although the few that are scattered throughout the afghan don't look very good, actually.  Oh well, c'est la vie!

F - Francis
Finished (the fifth one, on 11/28/22)
     6 rounds
     7 x 10
     classic gray


G - Georgina
Finished
     7 rounds
     6 x 9
     aran
Finished
     7 rounds
     6 x 9
     aran
for Nevaeh Christmas 2022
FINISHED
     8 rounds
     putty

6 x 9 = 54  
should end up 48 x 72ish


J - Joshee
     7 rounds
     dark charcoal

49 completed
5 x 3 sewn together

probably need 6 x 8?  6 x 9?

     8 rounds
     putty(2-round center, 2-row outer)
One skein of putty finished 11 two-round 
    outer rows.

     8 rounds
     soft taupe
have 5 completed squares (12/2)


FINISHED 8/26/23
10 rounds
4 x 6
Started at the Carlisle Expo Center at the start of the summer.
Pretty boring, but used up yarn I had.

Crocheted at Dede's July 2023
Finished at home December 2023
11 rounds with border (Loops & Threads 7 oz skein of mustard) took 2 skeins

FINISHED 2023
Crocheted in October 2023 when I wanted to use up the few colors I had left before buying more yarn....
Finished November 2023
4 x 6 blocks
11 rows including white border

FINISHED 2023

For this one I used 3-4 oz. skeins of variegated or striping yarn.  Never knew how they'd come out!   It actually looks pretty cool "in real life!"
Q -
Quatrain

FINISHED 12/1/23
Love the darker colors of this one.
Border is Impeccable Soft Taupe

10 rounds plus border
4 x 6

FINISHED 2023

4 x 7 blocks
10 rows, no border

S - Serendipity
Last one finished for 2023 

4 x 7 blocks (28 total)
10 rows plus light gray border)


Finished 2024
Using leftover scrappy yarns and dark brown
(2 shorter colored, 1 longer brown) tied together with firm double knots.

Size I hook.  Rows of double crochet.
Finished 2024
6 x 9
5 rounds of color
    1 round of navy
        1 round of green
7 rounds total


V - Vivian
10 rounds of purples/greens/grays
1 round of Greige (Herschnerrs)

8 rounds, mostly solids and verigateds
9th round + 
began with donated yarn from Brianna

X - Xander
12 rounds (+1 = 13 rounds)
will probably add one more round for a unifying color

Standard granny pattern (every row a different color) for 7 rows
8th row = soft taupe

Z - Zephyr 
Finished 4/2/24 Just needed to sew in all the ends!
(connoted with a sense of calm, and gentle movement like a west wind


FINISHED 4/2/24
One of my lost & found afghans
Found 4/1/24, finished 4/2/24


8 round base
9th round "Sumac" Dk. Charcol - Lionsbrand
10th round, not sure yet!



10 rounds with no unifying border


DD - Dazzling David
A Lost and Found Afghan
Finished 4/23/24

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