Crocheted Couch Blanket

This couch blanket started as a ball of yarn my sister left behind in her old crocheting stuff, and a friend at work who wanted to teach me how to make a granny square on a larger hook with larger yarn.

So there I was working night shift, learning this new granny square, crocheting around and around, and I decided it was so soft and warm that I would find some complimenting yarn and make it into a blanket to match our couch.

This was  over 2 years ago!

I made excellent progress until it was too big to bring to work, then it sat at home on the back burner while I worked on other projects, and I would pick it up occassionally to work on it. I got way more done during the winter, when it could keep my legs warm while I crocheted.


I wanted it to be big enough to share, so, I kept working, kept buying yarn, and kept crocheting.


Finally, I had reached the home stretch and decided it was a good size and to make just 1 more row and a border, well that was 2 months ago.

20 hours in the car, round trip back and forth to visit family in Oklahoma, provided just the opportunity I needed to push myself to finish it.

And it was nice to have an extra blanket along!

I finished as we cruised into Pueblo on the way home, since I took many naps and breaks of course, and by the time we got home all I had to do was throw it in to wash and dry and throw it on the couch. (I love machine washable yarn!!!!!!)

The next day was a PERFECT snuggle under a blanket day, so I enjoyed it and a movie while my daughter napped.


To date, this is my greatest crocheting accomplishment, and I am so excited to have it complete!

My husband loves it too :]





Here it is on a queen size bed to give you an idea how big it is



Here it is, perfectly complimenting our couch



It keeps my legs nice and warm!