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I finally finished the most amazing, trying, creative, frustrating blanket in all of time and space!
Two years ago, my brother asked if I could make him a blanket with a Maltese Cross on it. Being a firefighter, he wanted something to keep on his bed at the station, so he requested a twin-size.
I didn't have a pattern, so I had to come up with the design on my own. The cross, itself, wasn't a big deal to figure out. It was the easiest part!
Once I started adding the rest of the blanket, I realized that I had to lay it flat to work on it, or it would bunch up! That became a problem because we just didn't have the space for a few months while we were living with the in-laws.
Fast forward to the three weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I worked on this blanket Every. Single. Day. All day long! I had to frog it so many times! Oh my goodness!!
I even had to work on it in the car, for 6 hours, on the way up to Georgia to see our families (by that time I was working on the straight parts, so I was past the point of it bunching).
What I found to be the funniest was that I kept telling him that he would be retired from the FD before I would be done with the blanket. Little did I know how true that would be! He retired in 2015! He loved it, though, even though it wouldn't adorn his FD bed!
When I handed it over, I almost cried!! I've had this big ol' project looming over me for two years, and I didn't realize I actually enjoyed the challenge. It was my baby for 2 years (to the day)! I felt a little empty.
Throughout the entire process, I swore I wouldn't do another. I may have been wrong! I think I'm going to work on one for my bed now. Not a Maltese Cross, probably some type of wave.
I think I will do some smaller Maltese Crosses, if anyone is interested. It won't be bedding-sized, but perhaps a lap blanket.
It is my greatest crocheting accomplishment! I'm ready for a new crochet challenge!
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