Oh dear, I have had a lot of IT issues recently (laptop died) and so have not been able to show you progress on a number of my recent projects. This Cool Chunky Stripes Blanket was lovely and easy to make and uses the herringbone half treble (uk) stitch – I used this for my Aqua Chunky Cushion too and love the stitch definition. The pattern for this Cool Chunky Stripes Blanket can be found here.
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Lemon Peel Stitch
My favourite thing to make is anything with granny squares in, but every now and then I need to do something different. I loved making this blanket in the Lemon Peel Stitch (sometimes called the Griddle Stitch). It has a lovely texture and is quick to work up. But best of all, it is super easy.
This stitch does not have big holes. It is versatile and can be used to make a variety of items (washcloths, scarves, animal blankets, baby blankets etc).
For written instructions on how to do the Lemon Peel Stitch please see here.
Rainbow Baby Blanket
This week I decided to work with some colour. I was travelling so I wanted something easy to do. I just love these colours. You can find out more about how to make this blanket here.
The patterns is a traditional granny square based on 6 rainbow colours.
My blanket finished 80cm x 80cm but you can adapt to how big or small you want it.
Donating Blankets to Charity
I have just started selling some of my newer crochet blankets in my Etsy shop and so far this is going well. I must say it has been lovely to have some fantastic feedback from happy customers and I am thrilled that my blankets are finding new homes.
I also donate some of my work to charity and this week I sent off 2 large batches of blankets to charities.
All the blankets are 100% Acrylic and washable, so they should be perfect to use in their new homes.
I love to crochet, but sadly I cannot keep all my work. So I am really happy that I can make these items with lots of care and dedication and then see them go off to their new owners. Best of all – I can keep making and designing!
Denim Pastels
I have finished this Denim Pastels blanket and now written up the pattern.
Find the free pattern for this blanket here.
Pretty Silver Granny Square Blanket
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I have just finished this baby-sized blanket (70cm x 82cm). It is really simple that you can scale up to the size that you want. To see further details on how I made this please see here.
I used Stylecraft Special DK (100% acrylic) in 4 colours : Magenta (100g), White (100g), Blush (100g) and Silver (200g). You can purchase this yarn here. You will need to purchase more yarn if you plan to make a bigger blanket.
The Susie Baby Blanket
I am really excited to share this project with you!
I have named it ‘The Susie Baby Blanket’ for two reasons – firstly it is made up of the Suzette stitch, which is incredibly simple. Secondly my ‘baby’ sister Susie has just started crocheting, which is wonderful as now I have someone in the family who I can talk to who understands the wonders of crochet.
The Suzette stitch is simple and suitable for beginners, and is made up of double crochet (DC) and treble crochet (TC) (UK terms). I have added a simple border made up of double crochet (DC) and half treble crochet (HTC), but the border is optional as the Suzette stitch leaves lovely straight edges.
I have written up the pattern in full and this can be found here.
Corner-to-corner Granny Square – finished!
I was really impressed with how quick this blanket worked up.
Pattern
This pattern was the Corner-to-Corner Granny Square by Blossom Crochet. The YouTube video tutorial can be found on Blossom Crochet’s channel here. I did two rows of each colour in a repeating order of White, Lincoln, Grey, Pale Rose and Grape, until the end where there was one final row of White. I absolutely loved this pattern and the tutorial was super-easy to follow. I love the way that the blanket is lovely and square with perfect corners and straight lines.
Yarn
I used Stylecraft Special DK (100% Acrylic) in colours White, Grey, Lincoln, Pale Rose and Grape (1 skein each).
Border
I used a border that was outlined by The Patchwork Heart. I used the White yarn for the border. This was two rows of treble crochet followed by a row of double crochet, chain 3, double crochet in same stitch, skip stitch then repeat in next stitch (all UK terms).
Finished Size
The finished blanket is approximately 72cm x 72cm.
Full page version see here
The Green Heart Granny Square Baby Blanket
This beautifully soft baby blanket was made from Paintbox Simply Aran in four different colours.
If you would like to see more about how I made this blanket please see here
The Blue Blanket
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I wanted to share with you the blue blanket that I have just completed.
For this project I used Paintbox Simply DK yarn in the following colours: Pistachio Green, Sea Foam Blue, Washed Teal, Marine Blue, Kingfisher Blue and Champagne White (2 skeins). I used hook size 3.5 (UK).
I love making traditional granny squares, and I now chain one in each corner and have no chain between the groups of trebles. I made 5 different colour combinations, and did 5 rounds to each square.
I completed 5 of each square, therefore finishing with 25 squares and I added a sixth round using Champagne White yarn.
I used the ‘join-as-you-go’ joining method, using Champagne White to join the squares together on the 7th round.
For the border, I wanted to keep it simple, I added a round of trebles (UK terms) around the whole blanket in Champagne White yarn.
I then added a row of (double crochet in each treble space and two chain) using Sea Foam Blue. Then added a row of trebles into the the chain two spaces in Champagne White. To finish I added a double crochet in back loops only using Marine Blue.
The Blue Blanket all finished!
- I am really happy with how this blanket turned out, the yarn is lovely and soft.
- The finished blanket measured 80cm x 80cm.
- I hope that you enjoyed reading about this project.
- Many thanks for visiting my blog.