Well, this is my first post on wordpress, and I am both nervous and excited. I have spent the entire morning looking at other blogs, layouts and content, stressing over how my blog is going to look and how I am going to manage it. After a few hours, I decided to get a cup of coffee, and share a project with you that I have just completed.
It has just turned into Autumn here, and slowly getting cooler ever week. The cold weather always makes me want to knit and crochet, so I set out to make a blanket to match my current obsession with the colour turquoise. I ordered my wool from Bendigo Woollen
Mills http://www.bendigowoollenmills.com.au/), 9 balls of 8 ply 100% new pure wool, in the colours Aquamarine, Koala and Ghost (3 balls of each). When the wool arrived, I grabbed a 12mm crochet hook and got to work. Using one strand of each colour, I made a chain of 72, then worked on 70 double crochet stitches. Back and forth, back and forth, until I had 100g of each colour left. I used this to run a slip stitch the entire way around the blankets egde, then I made a boarder of double crochet to finish it off.
It probably took just under 2 months to complete, as I was only doing it at night time.
The finished blanket is big enough to cover one person, two at a squeeze. It is super warm, and I think it looks a real treat sitting on the end of my bed. I can’t wait for a cold winters night to snuggle under it!
Using three strands of wool together like this would make a really great tummy blanket for a baby, as it is really chunky, but still quite soft. I’m thinking of making one for my friends baby girl, if I do I’m sure you’ll see a post right here!
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Hello there! Welcome to the world of WordPress! I am loving that blanket you’ve completed! I really, really appreciate the idea of using 3 strands at one time. So many times, I find projects that have the appearance of yarn being stretched as much as possible, to save money. They come off with such a ‘ limpy ‘ feel to them. There is just nothing that compares to a tight weave in a warm blanket in the coldest months of winter!
Hello! Thank you, I love my blanket too! I agree with you, sometimes you just can’t compare to a chunky blanket. I’m even wishing for cooler weather, just so I can snuggle under it! 🙂
Hi! I love your blanket, it looks super soft and comfy. I can’t wait to see more of your projects! I’m a newbie to WordPress too and was just nominated for a Liebster award and it was such an amazing encouragement to keep on with my blog. I’d like to pass on the love, and nominate you for a Liebster award too. To accept your nomination, check out this link, and follow the instructions: http://natscrochet.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/the-liebster-award/
Looking forward to your future posts and projects!
Nat
What a beautiful blanket! Welcome to the blogging community. I’m new as well and I have already come across such great content. I look forward to hearing more about your creations.
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Hi, I really like your blanket. I was just wondering, does double crochet mean the US version, or the UK version?
Hi Janet, thank you! I’m using the US double crochet version, you can watch it here if you need to: http://youtu.be/5xKssKskNzo
I hope this helps!
Thank you , it does. I wasn’t sure where you were from, you can’t always tell on the Internet. I’m from New Zealand & grew up learning the UK crochet terms. Thank you for the pattern, I can’t wait to get started.