There’s some people having a crochet-along for a snowflake blanket if you fancy that, its http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=29929 I don’t think I have time as we are moving house but it does look good and snuggly. The best thing about these afghan blankets is they’re made of squares, so you don’t have to cart it around with you and if you get fed up you can just make a couple of cushions out of the squares instead.