For baby

So, over Christmas break on a day when I was feeling like I had a lot of time on my hands to try to be productive with, I made a trip to Hobby Lobby (ALWAYS dangerous for me!) and bought a pile of yarn and came home armed with ideas and ambition to make a few baby blankets for a number of my friends expecting this spring. Well, I finished my first one and it turned out really, really good. I just learned to crochet before I left for Afghanistan (and I crocheted an ungodly amount of snowflakes in my free time in the evenings, so it was a worthwhile skill to learn. We hung them all up our first Christmas there and I gave a bunch to my language teacher as a gift) and as usual, I like to undertake projects with a little bit of a challenge. This blanket wasn't so much of a challenge this time as it was fun. It was my first crochet project with more than one color. I also learned how to crochet stars. The whole thing took about a month in my spare time (which greatly decreased once school started!). I gave this to Bill and Jaemey Bush today who are leading my small group and are expecting their first child this coming month.