Springtime Colors

So, I know it's only February, but out here in Seattle, it has felt like spring for a while.  It has been in the 40's almost all winter and to someone used to negative temperatures and feet of snow, it was odd to get used to.  I'm still not used to it yet.  The reason I bring this up is because of the colors of this weeks blanket.  The colors remind me very much of springtime.

I love the lilac and green combination so much.  Lilacs, and the scent of them, always reminds me of my mom and Grandma and of Mother's Day.  The lilac bush in my parent's backyard always bloomed about a week before Mother's Day.  So seeing them in bloom and smelling them now always makes me want to go out and get my mom something special.  

This past week was the one year anniversary of my Grandma passing away.  It was a tough time for both my mom and I.  I have always loved making crafts for my Grams, and when I learned to crochet it was exactly the same.  I made her quite a few blankets over the past couple years.  These colors would have really made her smile.

In this close up you can see the colors better.  You can also tell that the green yarn is thicker than the lilac yarn.  When starting this blanket, I wasn't sure if I could make the two yarns work together, but they did quite well in the end.  I think it gives the blanket a nice texture.  I love the way it seems to weave in and out.  

The squares close up look like they puff up or pull out, but they are really quite flat.  I am really happy with how this blanket turned out!

This blanket was finished on 2/3/14 and weighs 5.5 oz.

Total yarn stash used: 20.1 oz