It’s no secret that I’m a pile person.

There are piles on tables, in the corners, on the guest bed. In fact, I had to move a pile of school books just to sit down and write this post.

One pile has been bothering me lately–my crochet pile!

Next to my seat in the living room is a somewhat deep corner with a side table and adequate floor space and it has become a deep mess. I was determined to finish a project or two in an effort to start cleaning.

The first project I finished (and started to use up yarn) is a Sunny Spread Shawl. The Sunny Spread pattern is free on Yarspirations and have used it many, many times. This time I decided to try it as a shawl for one of our church members who recently moved into a nursing home.

I had to order extra Simply Soft yarn for a recent project, so I was determined to use that up along with a few other accent colors.

Simply Soft yarn has a decent weight to it, so I think it’s great for lap blankets or prayer shawls. Warm and comfy, just the way yarn work is supposed to be.

Did I use up the yarn I wanted to? Of course not, but I did use most of it. I hope our friend will appreciate this gift especially in the middle of this polar vortex (current temp without winchill = 10 degrees Farenheit).

The next project had been sitting on the floor for months. I’m not sure when I started it, but I had a pack of yarn that I purchased at a garage sale that was just begging to be this blanket.

I used the Modern Granny Blanket Pattern from The Crochet Crowd. I have used this pattern for many baby blankets (in squares versions). What I absolutely LOVE about this pattern is how even the corners come out. Often, large granny squares can beging to tilt, but this one is just so perfectly square.

I again used Simply Soft yarn for this project.

This one worked up with a gradient from white, cream, salmon, deep red, and black, all on a heather gray base. I made adjustments toward the outer edge based on the yarn I had left. I think this would be a great blanket for Ohio State fans (Go, Bucks!).

I made the last round a little more interesting. It reminds me of fringe on a saloon girls’ dress.

The edging was made by making a sc between the clusters, chain 4, slip st in the third ch from hook, chain 1, and sc again between the next two clusters.

So is my corner empty?

Not by a long shot.

Would anyone notice I finished a project.

Also, no.

But I feel accomplished and, in the end, that’s what matters.

Below are some other projects using the Sunny Spread Pattern and the Modern Granny Pattern.