Sky Blanket

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Sky Blanket – Completion

Sky Blanket – Completion

You guys, after all of the tracking and counting and working on this blanket for over a year in order to document 365 days of our gorgeous Northern New Mexico skies, I truly couldn't be happier with the result! Not only is this simple blanket beautiful and so very warm, but it represents tiny moments taken every single day of…
December 18, 2015
Sky Blanket – The Final Stitch

Sky Blanket – The Final Stitch

It took 378 days, countless skeins of yarn, and about a bazillion hours... But after waking up at 2:40 this morning (heavy with the weight of my job and too much stress for the night to hold), I finally finished my Sky Blanket! And so, with the sun still hiding behind the mountains and two 10 hour work days still…
December 11, 2015
Sky Blanket Update #2

Sky Blanket Update #2

  339 days of watching the skies and marking the weather... 26 more to go. Which sounds totally wonderful until I remember that I actually have 88 days left to crochet because as of right now, I am 62 days behind. Whoa! But that also means that I have already crocheted 277 days into this year long blanket project of…
November 2, 2015
Sky Blanket update

Sky Blanket update

I've decided that I need to stop setting myself up for failure by taking on huge projects with multiple steps that take forever to complete and leave me feeling frustrated and unaccomplished. As I mentioned in my previous post, frustrated and unaccomplished don't jive well with my personality type at all. Case in point: my 365 Sky Blanket. First, I…
June 23, 2015