Day Ten: Show and Tell

Today's prompt at KIOSB is show and tell.  First let me just say that I always had mixed feelings about show and tell.  On the one hand hey, you get to brag about something you really like.  On the other hand, up in front of the whole class.  Not so fun when you're kind of shy.

Well, this is what I'm working on.  A finger crocheted afghan for my sister for Christmas.  Finger crochet can be hard on your fingers, so I wear a latex glove on my dominant hand when I do it.  This one is a bit different from the first one I made, as it's going to be a ribbed blanket.

This was my first blanket I completed.  I made it initially for my mom for her birthday, but that became Mother's day and it was still late.  Hoping I don't do that this time.  These blankets end up pretty substantial, as you use three strands of yarn at once.  I've noticed that the ribbed effect keeps the weight of the yarn more evenly distributed than doing a whole stitch, which with finger crocheting makes the holes stretch when the blanket is draped.  But it holds together well.  I made sure of that.

My first actual attempt ended badly, as I messed up the ends where you have to flip your work.  That, and I didn't have enough yarn.  I even tried to get more, but the color batch was no longer sold. -_-;;  Ah well.  I'll just use that yarn for a hat or something.