I made this blanket whilst I was pregnant at the end of last year and into the beginning of this one. I followed the directions for Summer Garden Granny squares at Attic24, a wonderful resource for the crocheter.
It was great. Portable, used up all the little bits, plenty of room for colour palette creativity. A car journey here, a film there, and before you know it, you have yourself a blanket.
I searched around for the right way to join them together - I did not want any little ridges - and found a good method here that keeps it all flat.
But look what tiny little fingers, attached to strong flapping arms have done:
So in the snatched moments between tending to the sick I did some repair work. And now it is back to its proud self:
The decision to use grey as the joining colour came from my mosaic days, when grey grout used to make all colours sing. I think here it does the same, quietly providing the outline and working well with the darks and the lights.
I enjoy this blanket every day, I really do.
Hey Miriam...what a FABULOUS blog you have here!! Your blanket is stunning, you are so right about the grey, it works a treat.
ReplyDeleteI'm off to pootle through your archives now, a pleasure visiting with you
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ps thanks for your comment on my blog, not sure what to do with the paper snowflakes (so many of them!) but yes, will put them up somewhere somehow xxxxxxxx