Wednesday 18 March 2015

A blanket in blue

I was asked to make a blanket for a baby boy in blues. I thought this would be an easy task. Alas it turned out to be more difficult than I thought. 
I prefer to use stylecraft special Dk yarn for baby blankets because it wears well. It is soft and it has a wide range of colours. That being the case, I went online to purchase some blue yarn. I got all available blues that seemed to go together. Being adventurous I decided to try adding some greens that look like blue. When they arrived I got started on organising them in different ways to try and find the right combination.




Having made my choice I started on the blanket using the waffle stitch


Unfortunately although I loved the look and feel of it, it just did not work. 



The colours were not blending together as well as I thought 


So sadly I put this one aside and started another using a pattern I found online at laceycrochetblogspot.com 

The chosen pattern was very easy.


I got bored with just one blue tone so I added another blue to keep it interesting. Hopefully I did not make a mistake by doing that. I'm due to hand it over tomorrow 



I kept the border simple in order to keep the interest on the Lacey pattern. The blanket texture is light but very warm. I would love to see this made in white. It would be gorgeousnesses redefined.





Finally I return


Wow it has been nearly a year since I blogged. The second half of 2014 was eventful with holiday a loss in the family to mention but a few. I lost my will for crochet infact I think I did not touch my crochet between June and December 2014. In September 2014 I got a request for a blanket for a baby boy but my heart was not in the right place to get it done. I finally got started on it in January I used attic24's pattern for it. 

I chose different colours to her suggestion but it still came out lovely. I also createdy own more substantial border. 


When I handed over this blanket, I was asked to make two more. One in blues and one in pink and white.