Seriously, it is going to be adorable. I was flipping through the crochet books here at the library and saw this cute color test pattern blanket, but it wasn’t, you know, quite correct. I can make one that’s right, and it’s just made out of simple granny squares!
See, he owns his own video production company, and his office is in the same building as his camera shop, which is cold as hell in the winter. I’m just trying really hard to pick out good yarns in just the right colors through a computer monitor, which is not the world’s easiest thing. But I am so excited! (But I have to make sure it’s correct, because otherwise he’d make fun of me.)
Hmmm…extreme…I like it, but we’re still missing something.
Survival!
Extreme Survival Afghan!
Now, we’re talking. The Extreme Survival Afghan isn’t some cutesy, girly, decorative thing, it’s necessary equipment. This way, he can both accept/appreciate/use the afghan, and retain his man card.
Of course, this usually results in finding yarn that’s great for all sorts of other projects, and buying that too. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.