Confessions of a Liberal Puritan

I only know basic stitches. All of my afghans are made of chain-stitch, single-crochet, and double-crochet, with the only variations being in how I arrange them (like the circular medallion in the center of the central blue square in this afghan, which is just double crochets interspersed with chain stitches, instead of the groupings of three double-crochet with one chain stitch in between, or three chain stitch on a corner, and then I add another row of single-crochet all around to give it a more finished appearance, and use some single crochet in place of double-crochet in the next row in a different color, when I need to 'square the circle').

I've been meaning to see about donating lap-sized afghans and/or baby afghans, since I like to crochet but have a limited number of people to whom to give the finished products, by this time. Thanks!

I have to thank my sister for putting my time to such good use!

I had gotten out of the habit of crocheting to keep my hands out of the snack foods while watching T.V. in recent years, but still had huge rubber-maid containers full of never-used yarn and half-completed projects that I'd been moving around from house to house without opening since the early 2000s, so Sis dragged them up from her basement one by one, asking if I couldn't put them to use while forced to be off my feet (and, if I wasn't going to use them, then couldn't she donate them to Good Will or something, rather than let them sit taking up space for another 10 years?). With that motivation, I finally got cracking again and rediscovered my enjoyment of that simple craft.

Since completing the afghan above, I've slowed down a bit (as I regained some of my ability to stand and walk without too much discomfort), but I've still turned out a quick 'baby blanket' in complimentary colors for our new dog (who actually makes use of it as a comforting surface to lie or or something to burrow under) and a large lap-sized afghan in ordinary polyester yarn that my Dad said he'd like to have to cover his lap and feet when he's sitting in his recliner.