Pattern: Nabbed from the Easy Ripple Afghan
Yarn: Lots of leftovers that I wanted to use up, plus a few colors (teal, yellow, purple) to brighten it up a bit
Hook size: H/5.0mm
Time to finish: Just under two months, amazing!

This pattern lives up to its name! I cruised to a quick and easy finish on my stripey ripple blanket last week during a cold spell. There has been snow, snow and more snow around here and just when I thought things were warning up, it DUMPED again on Saturday night.* It has been a great winter, and while I know I want things to warm up and get ready for spring, I would be happy spending a few more weekends wrapped up in my cozy blanket on the couch.

I have caught the crochet bug, and I'm even learning how to read patterns now. Knitting will always be number one for me, but crochet is pretty addictive as well. Things are only going up from here!

*Although it is possible that my idea of a dumping has changed just a bit.