Back in the summer, I was obsessed with knitting the dishcloth pattern published in the first Mason-Dixon knitting book. As I was knitting a cloth, it occurred to me that the stitch pattern would make a beautiful blanket. Lo and behold, Afghans for Afghans sent out a call for baby blankets for a hospital in Kabul. So I decided to make one using the dishcloth pattern, and here is the result.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIebnE8aIJlgvzA5f17yB6lPrrSpQ0sEjuqkTcz6nHUPSh1X8s7BLmNVrZL5pBKwOYhu02QWoO8XuecbMgSPlwyJ3t4CCUb98n7LqHURodp2SVn0FQlbo20uKhYfgmBYxaZ7smvQ/s320/blanket.jpg)
In this view, you can see the stitch pattern better.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLK9zULyiM1UwBMKLJewMiDvdg4Tb-Nevdiv8G6bwvcbhJcxmg0wPoABYqR38rhoY5ZPEuaxNWy_acCUz_kr2x7Rh_jVRodFHyiPcCMrF5PVzywYaxHhpX_76_aw-wPzIvOgAVA/s320/blanket2.jpg)
The brown yarn that frames the whole thing is Lion Brand fisherman's wool in natural brown. The other 7 colors are a bunch of wool oddballs I had left over from other projects. I love it and and thinking of making one for myself, on a larger scale of course, and with a more sophisticated palette.
I know I blog about Afghans for Afghans a lot, but it's a cause I believe in with all my heart. Even though I can't directly affect the political outcome in that country, I can do one small thing--knit a blanket--that directly and positively affects the life of an Afghan child. Every baby deserves to have a warm, beautiful blanket, and I'm happy to do my part.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIebnE8aIJlgvzA5f17yB6lPrrSpQ0sEjuqkTcz6nHUPSh1X8s7BLmNVrZL5pBKwOYhu02QWoO8XuecbMgSPlwyJ3t4CCUb98n7LqHURodp2SVn0FQlbo20uKhYfgmBYxaZ7smvQ/s320/blanket.jpg)
In this view, you can see the stitch pattern better.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLK9zULyiM1UwBMKLJewMiDvdg4Tb-Nevdiv8G6bwvcbhJcxmg0wPoABYqR38rhoY5ZPEuaxNWy_acCUz_kr2x7Rh_jVRodFHyiPcCMrF5PVzywYaxHhpX_76_aw-wPzIvOgAVA/s320/blanket2.jpg)
The brown yarn that frames the whole thing is Lion Brand fisherman's wool in natural brown. The other 7 colors are a bunch of wool oddballs I had left over from other projects. I love it and and thinking of making one for myself, on a larger scale of course, and with a more sophisticated palette.
I know I blog about Afghans for Afghans a lot, but it's a cause I believe in with all my heart. Even though I can't directly affect the political outcome in that country, I can do one small thing--knit a blanket--that directly and positively affects the life of an Afghan child. Every baby deserves to have a warm, beautiful blanket, and I'm happy to do my part.
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--Elizabeth