Nancy, What did you do with the dog fur blanket, when you found out it stunk like a wet dog when it got wet? Did you keep it, making sure it was kept dry, or did you get rid of it? My DFriend loves her dog so much, she put such effort & time into making her knitted afghan, she'd never be able to part with it because of her love for her dog. ♥
I decided that after I crochet the 1 pr. potholders + 1 hot pad, if that looks like enough of a gift, to not go overboard to crochet a hanging dishtowel, too. Or perhaps, I can get a cone of white P 'n' C yarn, make a fingertip towel, which takes 2 small buttons, & have red buttons on a white fingertip towel. Or I could crochet her 2 CD disc coasters, in Christmas colors. She's such a special lady.
I have 1 SC pen pal, who's become my BFF over the several years we've been corresponding & I'd love to make her a pair of yellow variegated scalloped potholders because yellow is her kitchen color. It'll be a surprise gift to her around Christmastime. If I do a Christmas-theme potholder project, she'll only be able to use them at Christmas. I want her to be able to use the yellow variegated ones year-round, so she can always think of me.