Hooked on Needles: Babette Crocheted Blanket

Monday, September 7, 2009

Babette Crocheted Blanket - Finally Finished!

Babette is finally complete! Elizabeth missed her goal by 3 days, but she worked on it faithfully until it was finished. Take a look at this wonderful accomplishment...

The sun came out just as the last stitch was being worked...

...and here it is...the final stitch of a very ambitious crochet project!

The border starts with the two rounds of red in double crochet, then light green, gold, two rounds of navy, a yellow, an orange, then the final round in teal single crochet to finish it off. No wonder it took so long!

But doesn't it look great? It was so big and heavy that Elizabeth needed her little sister Gracie to help hold it on the railing.

What a fabulous combination of colors!

And great perseverance too! Elizabeth is already looking forward to using this blanket at football games this fall. It's big enough to wrap herself up in it from head to toe and all the way around!

Happy Stitching!

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Labels: afghan, Babette, crochet, crochet pictures, Red Heart yarn

16 Comments:

Stunning! Great job!

By Rumi, At September 7, 2009 at 7:15 AM
WOW! Look at that blanket! What an accomplishment - it looks great! I know she (and you) are proud. Looks so nice and cozy ;-P

By Adrienne, At September 7, 2009 at 7:24 AM
Fantastic, ambitious and I admire her perserverance! She must feel so proud to have created something so beautiful and warm!

By Abby and Stephanie, At September 7, 2009 at 7:25 AM
Hello Mary Grace, lovely rug....I especially like the use of colour....hugs lyn

By Anonymous, At September 7, 2009 at 8:33 AM
bravo! that is a really big blanket to have done in one summer.. exactly how many dates did she have to put off or cancel..? "sorry I can't go out with you, I'm crocheting" lol..

with it being called a "babette", i didn't think it would end up so big! the hanging it off the deck picture really put the size into perspective.

By Milk Brain, At September 7, 2009 at 9:14 AM
yayY for elizabeth! ☺

By Purple and Paisley, At September 7, 2009 at 10:53 AM
It's wonderful MG! Love it! The overall effect is awesome! 8-)

By Myra, At September 7, 2009 at 11:19 AM
Way to Go Elizabeth!!! That looks fantastic and what a rainbow of color. You'll have a special story and heirloom to show and tell your kiddos when you get married and have a family of your own.

Mary, you must be bursting with pride to see what your daughter accomplished..... :)

By Pat, At September 7, 2009 at 6:01 PM
What a work of art, way too good to take to the footy!

By Julie, At September 7, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Babette is gorgeous! I'm sure she will enjoy it for many years.

By Sweet P, At September 8, 2009 at 2:12 PM
Very, very nice and so bright an cheery. I'm sure she's proud to have finished. Way to go. What preserverance.

By Quietspirit, At September 8, 2009 at 3:33 PM
lovely rug..........

By Chookyblue......, At September 8, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Wow Elizabeth...you go girl! That's a lot of work and did it ever turn out beautiful! You should be so proud...I know your Mom sure is!
God Bless You,
Merry :)

By Merry Thornsburg, At September 8, 2009 at 8:53 PM
It's beautifull! Well done :O)

By Rikke, At August 9, 2010 at 7:33 AM
beautiful work

By Rae, At February 1, 2012 at 10:28 PM
What an accomplishment, and yes, the colors are great! I did a Babette in worsted weight acrylic too and boy is it big and warm, just like yours!

By Patrice, At February 6, 2012 at 9:18 PM