My yarn along post this week is not dissimilar to last week's in as much as blankets are the predominant feature - I have finished the Amalfi cotton granny square blanket - I could have gone round and round for ever but alas the wool ran out. The blanket is a lovely size for a small child to snuggle under and I am fortunate to have an abundance of small grandchildren (lucky me) It's also perfect for throwing over your lap to keep your legs warm or even around your shoulders - I am very pleased with it.
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I'm pleased with the double crochet border................ |
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As I am very much in the mood to keep the rhythm of lovely
treble crochets and granny square corners going I have launched straight into
another blanket. This time the wool isn't quite as luxurious (stylecraft
DK) but it is crocheting beautifully and I am very happy with the
colour palette - it's growing rapidly and yet I don't seem to have had
very much spare time as half term means lots of grandchildren activities. I've also been using a new bamboo crochet hook - Lis Harvey from
FunkyNeedles sent me one to try and it's embellished with a lovely silver crown bead, it's very smooth to use no snagging on the yarn.
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I have chosen 6 different colours but I'm not sure they have been captured very well in the photo................... |
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Reading has mainly been dipping into my Mollie Makes magazine which arrived earlier this week. As usual it's bursting with lovely things to do and it features one of my favourite bloggers - Ingrid van Willenswaard, if you have time check out Ingrid's amazing blog
here
I hope if you have time you will pop over and check out
Ginny's blog for a peep at the rest of this week's yarn along posts and also
Kirsty's blog for some other creative ideas.
Thank you again for your lovely comments, I love reading them all - hope you have a sunny few days as it looks very promising for the rest of the week.
talk soon x
Lovely blanket Sue - great colours, especially for children - keep on hooking and enjoying! Joy x
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ReplyDeleteS xx
Lovely even crochet Sue. It has come out a treat. I am knitting and it seems to take forever compared to crocheting so many projects. Jo x
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The colours in your blanket are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAnne xx
beautiful blankets! love the jewel tones!
ReplyDeleteThese blankets are so pretty. You're inspiring me to do another giant granny...
ReplyDeleteYour blanket looks great!
ReplyDeleteLove the color choice!
Tania
What a lovely blanket lucky grandchildren perfect for them to snuggle in. I really like the colours you've used too lovely colour combination x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blankets, love the flash of mustard you put amongst the blues and purples it makes it sing .... sarah x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous gorgeous blankets!
ReplyDeleteM x
Very gorgeous blanket, love all the colours! xo
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colours in both your blankets, they are really lovely. I have been working on a granny square blanket for what feels like months. Only 8 rounds to go...but it takes so long to do each round now. x
ReplyDeleteOh, I love your blanket. Such lovely flower bed colours. The couple of rows of lemon really make it zing.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue, thank you so much for putting the picture of your work and my hook on your blog, makes me really proud!! :o) lis from www.funkyneedles.co.uk x
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