Gifted Gorgeousness for my Daughter

I finally finished the blanket for my daughter.

 I don't think we will use this type of yarn again. It was too thick and uncomfortable to crochet.

The cat liked helping me tie in the extra yarn.
Jo at    Serendipitous Stitching   hosts Gifted Gorgeousness for anything that is stitchy related and is a gift, was gifted to you or has the word gift in it.        

New Blanket

I realized that I never showed you the blanket I am crocheting for my daughter!
Here is the beginning:

 Above is the yarn she chose. I tried to crochet it with the hook in the second photo, but it did not work at all! So Amazon to the rescue with a HUGE crochet hook.
Then I quickly realized I did not have enough yarn so I ordered more and waited for it to come in. This is where it is now:

I can crochet a row a night, but after that I am done. It hurts my hands to hold so I am slowly working on it. It must be done by September 20th. Maybe?

Ugly Blanket Finish

This stitched up fast! I do love how the yarn feels and everyone who has touched it loves the weight of it.

I should measure it, but it is long and cozy. Now I have 3 days to get my daughter's blanket done. Yikes!

Ugly Blanket

My daughter wants a blanket for her dorm. She is a little particular so I knew I would have to do a practice blanket. I found this yarn on clearance at Michael's and found enough to make a HUGE blanket for my husband.

 The stripes are coming out strange as it is meant to be made into a baby blanket.

The colors are also a little strange. I wish the baby blue wasn't in there, but oh well. It is warm and will be huge!