Kate Finishes Something She's Started

Here's my little Nana blanket about a week from completion, and I am happy to say that last night I wove in the last end, and finished it off. I don't have enough yarn (or time) to do any sort of trim around the edges, but it will definitely keep my Nana warm and cozy!

I find this photograph hilarious. Whereas Minnow appears to be screaming at my finished blanket, my reaction was to cry. I cried because it was my first ever completed crochet project. I cried because it was for my Nana. I cried because back when I first started it, my Nana and I had a conversation about it and she even showed one of the nurses in her nursing home what I was making for her when she walked in... So much has changed since then. But she needs the warmth that this dense little blanket more now than ever, so I try to make that my "bright side" when I look at the whole situation.

One tricky thing about this blogging business is that, now that it's winter, I'm NEVER home during the well-lit hours of the day. I took the picture, above, on the weekend when I had the gift of natural light as my assistant photographer.

I haven't taken a nice shot of my new blanket yet because I haven't really seen the light of day (outside of my time at the office) since I finished it yesterday!

Here is a bird ornament that I fell in love with at the dollar store near my work. $2! I love birds. LOVE. So this little ornament, which doesn't hang all that well (hey, you get what you pay for), will transition into my year-round decor (sans hanging string) once I remove him/from the tree.

Speaking of birds, I received the LOVELIEST card from my friend Melanie today (and spent the loveliest evening with her too, ogling books and chatting over "coffee"):

Isn't it so simple and beautiful? My night-time, sun-less photography doesn't do it or it's sparkling boughs justice, but I am so in love with this wonderful little card.

This has been a great day. And what's more, I've fallen in love with a wonderful crochet project that is now consuming my thoughts (I go through bouts of crochet-love with various lovely projects.)

And it's true, I'm in crochet-love. Again.