Favorite blankets

This summer I have scored huge at Savers, the thrift store.  I love, love, love hand knits, crocheted blankets, and some sewing, but mostly knit/crocheted  blankets.  The thrift store usually has a ton of them.  Why?  Why would someone give away something that was made by hand?  It seems like a crime to me.

The children's section of Savers always has lots of hand knit or crocheted sweaters.  

I have kept every single hand made anything that was given to my kids when they were born.  Peter's cousin made us a beautiful blue & white quilt when we got married.  I cannot think of one reason why it would end up at a thrift store.  

This particular granny-squared blanket even has a personalized tag on it.  Who is/was Janet Merritt and would she be heart-broken that her blanket ended up selling for $2.99 at a thrift store?  Can you imagine how many hours she must have spent on it?  I'm so glad I found it because I love it.

This gray & white blanket I found for less than $6.  You can't even buy all the yarn needed to make this for $6.  It's my kids favorite & it is a work horse of a blanket in our house.

I look forward to finding more.   I certainly wouldn't get them all --you should see some of the color combinations--oy.  But I'll pick up the nice ones.