A crochet update

the 6th "dude blanket", as I've taken to calling them, is about half done. So far all the ones I've made have been given to men so now I've made it some sort of rule. This one is my favorite though, so there's a possibility that I keep it. I will not take this too the beach because it's too big.

I'm madly in love with this baby blanket that I'm making for donation. There are lots of ends to weave in but I do it as I go along so it doesn't bother me. I'll make it long enough to get in 4 of the wide blue stripes and then it will have a white border. The white is really white, not the dull white that shows in this photo.

I jsut found out this week that I'm going to be a Great Aunt. I'll show Mom and Dad this photo and see if they might want one like it. We'll know the gender next week, I think.

By the way, that Yarn Bee 2nd Chance yarn is really nice. It's 100% recycled and works perfectly with the normal Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn.

I got this far along on the summer top before realizing that I just don't like it. I don't like how it's going to drape. So I'm going to take it apart and start over.
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I've narrowed down to one of these 2 projects and I will be taking this to the beach to get my SIL's opinion and assistance.
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In the past month between meeting and such, I've finished 2 more chemo hats. These are super soft and made with 100% polyester yarn. The one on the right is a new pattern and looks a little wonky but it actually looks good on. 
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I started a new hat last week with a new pattern and I don't like it. I'll take it back to the last round of increases and make up a new stitch pattern for it. I'll take my hat bag on vacation because hats are so easy to work on while talking to people. They are quite mindless and don't take up a lot of space.

I don't expect to actually do a lot of crochet next week. I will have 4 friends there along with my family and I'd rather spend time with all of them. But we might have a rainy day or two for some inside activities.