Hexagon blanket = finished!

I'm so glad I finally finished my crochet hexagon blanket. It took me quite some time: I started on May 20, 2010 (that's right, 2010!) and I finished it some days ago (Feb 19, 2012).

The pattern I used was the Ruby Hexagon Blanket by Nova Seals for novamade. I used different colors of worsted weight yarns I had on hand. Every last row I crocheted in black. The first border was also made in black, whereas the second is made in lime green.

This is how it looked like one week after I started; and another pic of the finished blanket.

Blooming Flower Pillow

When I saw Lucy's blooming flower cushion on her website Attic24, I was so excited about it that I immediately started to make one of my own. Here is a a link to her blooming flower cushion post: Blooming Flower cushion :: Ta-dah! . I'm so glad she also posted a tutorial on how to make this yourself. You can find it here: Blooming Flower Cushion.

I used 12 different acrylic yarns from my stash to make this project. It's mainly Wibra Saskia and Zeeman Royaal, in different bright colors. Some other brands too, but I lost the wrapping paper so I don't recall the name. Oops... :)
Anyway, the pillow has a diameter of about 30cm and is about 15cm in thickness. I made a pillow insert of cotton muslin, which I filled with polyester stuffing.

And here are some more pictures: