Zeno's Afghan: Cat not included

And also, not in the pocketses. Obviously.




So, it's almost Christmas, and I'd like to gift this before the end of the year. One of the two items has been successfully guessed. The remaining item is small, relatively flat, plastic, and has a general book connection. The floor is open for additional guesses, either whimsical or practical.

Tree of Life

When I first started making afghans again, I found this pattern on the web. I decided tag it, but wait for a bit, as I wasn't sure my skill level was quite up to it. When I saw the pattern, I instantly thought of Peg Kerr/Ihringer. Peg doesn't seem to so much have a totem animal as a totem plant. So I made this afghan for her.



I had to invent a border, since I purely hated the border that the pattern came with. It was supposed to be leaves, but if you did the pattern, they didn't look much like leaves. So, I did this instead.



They kinda sorta looked like leaves. And I really liked the idea of leaves.

Here's a closeup of one of the tree sets:



And finally, here's Ninja on the trees, because Ninja:



I gave the afghan to Peg tonight (after laundering it to remove cat dander). She seemed to like it quite a bit. I'm very happy with how this one came out.