I understand if a blanket makes no sense to you as a crafting re-entry project. Even a baby blanket is a large, time-consuming, non-portable endeavor. Historically, I have done most of my knitting or crocheting on public transit, and that would never happen with this sort of WIP. However, I had a mess of multi-colored acrylic and the itch to do something mindless while browsing youtube videos on the couch, and let us all acknowledge the suitability of blanket projects when one really wants a convenient lap-warmer.
(Cats are right out, because I live in an apartment and my husband is allergic. But I acknowledge their prowess as lap-warmers too.)
The multi-colored yarn was a melange of grey, white, black, peach, mauve, and lavender, and a gift. I doubt I would have ever picked up such yarn myself. But I thought it would look good in strips with some solid colors to balance things, and so worked up the Rainbow Ripple Baby Blanket. The only change I made was to limit the solid pink strips to two rows, which did not impact the placement of any other increases. Doesn't it look fetching? I worked in up in less than four months.
Then I gave it to my mother over Christmas to regift, since she goes to more baby-shower-type events than I do. I was on to other crafting pursuits, my inspiration more or less back intact.
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