ETA: Updated with a few shower pictures =)

This project is the most I’ll ever procrastinate on a project - ever. I have worked all the way down to the wire. I was working on it all the way up to the night before. I had crocheted the squares months ago; but just procrastinated on seaming and finishing it up because I knew that seaming would be painful. I’d much rather seam with knitting than with crochet. Or perhaps I just need more practice with seaming with crochet. Either way, the process was not pretty. But hopefully the end result is! It measures 33″x 35″ (click for a close-up). I gifted it to the intended recipients over the weekend:

Blanket shots:

A close-up:

Pattern: Blue Marine, by Candi Jensen
Yarn: Red Yarn Soft Solids, in Teal (2 skeins), Turquoise (2 skeins), Off-White (1 skein).
Hook: US #8/H
Notes:

Pattern
First of all, I LOVE Candi Jensen. I love her crochet patterns, and I love her crochet diagrams, very beginner-friendly. And her patterns are so cute. This particular one is from a book called Candy Blankets, a book I recommend for crocheters. It has very cute (and do-able) baby blankets. The pattern is very simple. Crocheted squares, seamed together, sc/dc edging, and embroidered lines throughout the rows. The only frustrated I had was the seaming itself (is there a better more invisible seaming out there) and trying to figure out how to make the WS less ugly. I like my blankets as 2-sided as possible. I couldn’t help much with the seams (it ended up not looking too bad), but with the woven ends, I hated how there were so many ends sticking out everywhere. So what I did was to dab them a bit with some fabric glue (shh!) so they would always stay put, and then I cut them short. Fabric glue is my “quick fix-it” for pesky woven ends, and so far it’s worked well (fingers crossed).

Next time, I will probably not crocheted this in squares, perhaps I’ll crochet it in one complete piece so as to avoid seaming (and having a WS with the seams). I would love to make one for a baby girl, but as of now, all my friends are having boys.

Yarn
This yarn is incredibly soft, and I love their color selection. It’s also machine washable AND dryable! Who can beat that?