Sewing Daisies

Crochet: Yellow Brick Blanket

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crochet: Yellow Brick Blanket

 is another little lap or baby blanket

that is super easy to make.

 

 

This little beauty

is from my new Japanese book crochet book (isbn 9784864731262)

& is made up of Filet (grid) squares

beautifully chained together and finished

with a triple 'chain' edge.

 

 

Lovely!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This little crochet book

is an unusual purchase for me because it

 

a) favours muted colours, especially grey

and 

b) the projects are chunkier

 

 

To boot it has a number of easy looking mitten patterns.

 (I have never made mittens)

 

 

Anyhoo, this book isn't what

I would normally reach for, let alone buy.

 

But, I am glad I did, because this a great blanket and

my colour horizons are being pushed

a little further.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaking of colours, for this blanket

I decided to try out ones in the book.

Well, near enough.

 

I swapped the baby blue for yellow.

 

So my blanket is black, charcoal, tan & yellow.

The exact same colours my new neighbours have used to

pimp up the front

of their house.

 

 

(trendies - gotta love 'em)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of course

other changes were made too.

(surprise surprise)

 

The pattern calls for a Double Knit yarn (I think), but as I love cotton

and really enjoyed fondling

the Morris & Sons Avalon cotton

after my beginners knitting class last month,

I decided to buy some of that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you can see from my yarn photo,

the Avalon cotton is nothing like DK yarn.

It's neither fuzzy or thick.

 

In fact you need a 3.25mm hook, which is Smurf tiny.

Which is great, if you are Smurf sized, but as I am 'ogre' sized

I need a blanket bigger than a thimble.

 

So instead of just making 12 x Filet (grid) squares,  

I had to make 48.

 

Note to Self:

Its time to stop winging it, and learn about proper yarn usage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But, the blanket was worth the effort.

I really think the Yellow Brick Blanket is a great one

for beginners to try.

I know most people start off with granny squares,

but these are even faster! 

 

You could have yourself a lovely blanket in less than a week

...if you use DK yarn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

so

How do you choose yarn?

By pattern

by feel

by colour

or  

blind folded

 ?

 

Sneaky Peek: Yellow (Brick Blanket)

 

Granny Square: an Oldie, but a Goodie

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granny Square:

an Oldie, but a Goodie.

 

Crochet came into my life because I love yarn,

but can't knit.

 

Of the blankets I have made in the past few years, I haven't crocheted a

'traditional' Granny Square blanket.

 

 

You know the ones,

they use a basic Granny design, Mid-Century colours

with a good smattering of black.

 

They feature heavily in Home & Design magazines.

 

Well, I have finally made mine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Grannys a go!

Measuring 81 x 180c, it's a small blanket.

 

No matter. For the occasional nap  (or a childs bed)

it is perfect!

 

 

More importantly however, I can now claim to be on-trend.

 

I expect I will be featured in the next edition of

'Country Living'.

 

(I wish!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With my gorgeous

Granny Square Blanket carefully arranged on my sofa,

I can happily move onto my next project.

  

 

What to make?

 

Doily?

Leg warmers?

Scarf? 

Cup warmers?

Shawl?

Hat?

Blanket?

 

 

So many choices.

Crochet: Babouska Rose Blanket

 

 

 

 

'Babouska Rose' Blanket

is a little crochet project, I have been tinkering with

over winter.

 

 

Inspired by the baby blanket

my grandmother Inge made for me when I was born,

I decided to make one too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Measuring just 45 x 70 cm,

this baby (crib) blanket is really

'Quick & Easy' to make.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To make the 'Babouska Rose' blanket,

I crocheted 24 flower granny squares using

Rico Creative yarns  (with a 3.5mm hook).

 

 

I finished each granny square with a single crochet border,

 

 

and joined them all up using the same

single crochet stitch method that I used with my

Nacho Cushion.

 

T o pretty up the blanket edge some more I added a row of chain stitches

*SC, 3CH, SC*

 

 Super easy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Even the project naming process was easy.

 

I usually spend forever trying to think up memorable project names,

but this time was different.

 

Thanks to my chosen colour scheme.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Red + Brights

=

Gypsy Caravans + Russian Nesting Dolls

 

which

=

Babouska Rose

 

 

 

 That was surprisingly easy to explain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 p.s.

The colours I used are:

Red: 05
Fuschia : 13
Watermelon: 73
Orange: 74
Tangerine: 76
Cardinal Purple: 11
Turquoise/Sky Blue: 36
Pistachio: 41
Mint: 45

 

Enjoy your week!

 

 

 

Kaffe Fusion Blanket Completed!...

 

 

 

My Kaffe 'Fusion Blanket' is finished!

 

 

 

Remember?

 

It's the 'crowing' project I began just after Christmas.

 

No?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay,

it's my very own creation

using Kaffe Fassett charms

and a mix of crochet & sewing

"Crowing"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This lovely little blanket

 

is made up of 48 charms sewn together

back to back

with blanket stitch run around the edges at 1cm intervals.

 

Simple.

 

 

  

 

 The crochet

proved to be a little trickier though,

On account of me making it up as I went along.

Not the best idea ever.

 

 

 

 



 

 

But

I persevered and now have a

spiffy lap blanket

that's a perfect fit for a cot or pram.

 

 

 

 That's right,

I am bringing 'spiffy' back into play!

 

 

 

 

 

 

So there you have it

The Kaffe 'Fusion Blanket'

What do you think?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tutorial: Kaffe 'Fusion Blanket'