I call this afghan the Candy Cane Throw. Donated to Project Linus (
www.projectlinus.org), this throw cost me $3.25 to make. I had bought five skeins of Red Heart Christmas yarn for $0.65 after Christmas and tried for months to decide what to make with it before I settled on using the Corner to Corner Throw pattern (see the post on July 25th 2011 for pattern address). I had no idea how big this blanket would turn out to be, so I just worked it until I had used up one skein each of the white and red yarns before decreasing it down!
I love the sparkle that comes from this yarn and at 36" by 36" it is the perfect size for a child to carry around.
I decided to make this blanket because my mom had bought two full skeins of baby yarn at a garage sale for $0.50 and I couldn't find any other patterns that required only two skeins of yarn! I cut down a little on the ruffled edges to make sure I had enough yarn. 
I call this afghan the Candy Cane Throw. Donated to Project Linus (www.projectlinus.org), this throw cost me $3.25 to make. I had bought five skeins of Red Heart Christmas yarn for $0.65 after Christmas and tried for months to decide what to make with it before I settled on using the Corner to Corner Throw pattern (see the post on July 25th 2011 for pattern address). I had no idea how big this blanket would turn out to be, so I just worked it until I had used up one skein each of the white and red yarns before decreasing it down!