Do you ever just have the urge to create something? It burns and burns in the back of your mind
and you cannot be satisfied until you are at work on the project you’ve been
dreaming of? That’s how this Twenty-One
pilots blanket was for me. I’ve been pretty
much in love with the band since my best friend introduced me to them in
2015. “Holding Onto You” “Migraine” “Lovely”
and “Friend Please” all helped me through what was the most difficult season of
my life thus far. Depression is a fickle
beast, but believe me, it doesn’t have to win! There is always help; there is
always hope. You never have to just give up!
Ahem. Let me step off of my soap
box now.
Back to this fabulous creation. I may be a little bit too proud of myself on
this one. I wanted to give back to the
friend who gave me the opportunity to love this incredible band. So I decided to make him a queen sized afghan
with the skeleton clique symbols and the words “Stay alive”, a reminder that
both the band, and my friend David constantly gave to me. So I
spent some time on my computer playing around with the design until I had
created one I liked, then I did a little math, determined how many stitches and
rows I needed, and I went to work! I
completed this project in less than two months.
I didn’t have much of a choice as David was driving to Montana to visit
me and it would be my last chance to see him until summer. Needless to say he loves this blanket and
shows it off whenever he gets a chance!
So enjoy these photos, hopefully they will inspire you to create as well. Also please pardon the messy apartment in the background. I didn't have much time for cleaning as every free moment was going into this blanket.
