Cardiac Collage and Earth and Sky Help our Donation Goals

 You might remember seeing this afghan while it was in the works, Cardiac Collage.  The color is a bit funky here, you know how bad light can be a problem when taking photo's.  We have so much gray drabness here in Ohio, it's often a problem if I don't get the photo done during the day, or there's no sunshine.  Cardiac Collage, so named because I started it while sitting in the ER when my Dear Hubby was having a Cardiac Event.  I purposely made each square different, with different amounts of colors, and some squares don't have representations of each color.  From a design perspective.........I wanted it to be without pattern, much as a cardiac event is.........additionally, I didn't have the same amount of each color and was trying to use up some stash.  This photo was taken prior to it being laundered and blocked so when that was accomplished (yesterday) it measured about 54 inches square.  The squares are knit, sorta like a log cabin pattern with picking up stitches each time you changed colors.  I enjoy doing that, but am not a fan of how many ends there are to work in.  Soooooooo, after getting all the squares done,

I switched to working on a simple striped afghan.  These colors are very soothing, very peaceful, and there is indeed a pattern to this design.  I named this one Earth and Sky for the green grass, brown earth, and blue skies.    This photo was also taken  before it was laundered and blocked (it's drying as we speak and now measures about 60 x 65).  

One Earth and Sky was done and waiting to be laundered (had to wait til after Christmas so I had floor space to block it), I returned to the squares for Cardiac Collage and edged them all by crocheting in the darker blue, then crocheted them together, and finally crocheted a couple of rows all around as the border.

We're close to our goal for afghans, and I'm not yet closing the books on 2018.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.