The third blanket, I decided to do a round. It turned out really good and I gave it to a friend as a mini-cat blanket for their office kitty. However, I will not be doing that again. At least, not anytime soon. You have to count your stitches to grow the round out flat and I HATED that. It took away what I really liked about crocheting - the ability to keep the hands busy while the mind wandered.
I've also discovered that crocheting at conventions is a great conversation starter if you're downstairs in the lobby waiting for someone. And it is a great way to decompress upstairs in the hotel room after a very loud party.
I am done with conventions for the year and back to be stupidly busy. It's all good stuff but I'm going to be heads down a lot.
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With practice you may find that keeping count is something you can do in the background so eventually you'll be able to do round crocheting and still use it to let most of your mind wander. At least that's how it works with me for knitting.