Remember my last post? I mentioned that I don’t often ‘do’ pastels! This was greeted with much hilarity by one close friend who pointed to a pile of throws and blankets in similar colours to the above! I was forced into defence – and here it is for you too. Continue reading “Pastels? Hmm…”
You’ve probably noticed that I don’t often ‘do’ pastels, but I might just give these a try. Stylecraft have introduced four new colours.
I used them to make some squares for #365crochetsquares2019
Working out from the centre the colours are: Cornish Blue, Powder Pink, Spearmint and Toy. They certainly fit well into the range, and I’m thinking about a colour scheme using one or more. I’ll tell you more about that another day, but I wanted to remind you that Deramores have 10% off until the end of the month using DERAS10.
So, here we are at spring! The blossom is in full flow, and the blue skies are an encouraging promise of better days to come.
That’s ignoring the Brexit issue, but leaping straight into the mess that is the Brexit Blanket
And what a mess, too! What began as a straightforward process has become a random collection of squares denoting my interpretation of the negotiations and more so far. The theory was that day 100 (today) would see the beginning of the edging, but …
There are squares covering all aspects, including Remainers, Brexiteers and every other opinion in between. The so called Irish problem is there, and the helpful, and not so helpful, comments and steps by certain Europeans.
So, what now? I have an idea, but I’d also love to hear your opinion. Shall I continue? Call it a day? At the moment I’m waiting until this evening to decide. Maybe there will be a miracle…..?
Well, hope as we might that word that everyone hates just won’t go away!
I thought you might like to see the current progress on the Brexit Blanket, so here it is up to date!
Having worked with three round grannies for the last two years I’m found it difficult to get into a rhythm this year.
An email and a comment yesterday have prompted this post. The questions were similar in that they wanted the name of the block. In truth, I have no idea. I didn’t follow a pattern but just played around with a conventional granny square, and this was the result. You must bear in mind that I was using scraps for the centres, so that partly played in the construction.
Here are details of how the final block was made. All details are in UK terms.
I began with a magic loop and then 4 chain stitches. Now a sequence of 2 trebles and 1 chain was repeated, into the magic loop, 7 times. One more treble made and slip-stitched into the 4 chain gap completed the circle making the equivalent of 8 small blocks interspersed with a chain. Gently pull the centre loose end to close the hole (see the note* below) and weave in the ends.
* This may seem obvious, but some blocks, like this one, are better if the hole isn’t closed tightly. To regulate the size of this centre I inserted a crochet hook into the hone before pulling tight.
I’ve included finished blocks in the above as a reminder of where we are heading.
Turn the block over before each new round.
The new colour is joined into one of the 1 chain spaces of the previous round. Once again make 4 chain.
For this round clusters of 3 treble sand 1 chain are made into the next 7 spaces. Lastly 2 trebles made just before the 4 chain and the round completed with a slip stitch into them.
At this point I weave in the ends almost to the end, but then secure them with the next round before trimming. If you do it differently it really doesn’t matter.
Now the block just needs squaring up.
Join your new colour in any one chain space. Start with 3 chain (not an error, 3 chain) followed by 3 trebles into the same space. (This is the first part of one corner. Note – no chains between clusters now, except in the corners. )
Now work 3 trebles into the next space, followed by a corner into the next one. Corners are 3 treble, 1 chain, 3 trebles, all made into the same space.
Complete all sides in this fashion until the last middle 3 chain block. The last corner of this round is finished with 2 trebles and a slip stitch into the first 3 chain of the round.
Don’t cut the yarn, make 3 chain and turn the block around for the final round.
Begin with 3 trebles in the same space as the 3 chain and then the final round is just like a conventional granny square. Begin and end as described above, corners worked in the same way, 3 trebles, 1 chain, 3 trebles, a 3 treble cluster goes into each gap of the previous round and a final 2 chain to link in the last corner.
Written in haste, so let me know if these are too scanty, but have fun and let me know if you try it out. I’m sure at least one other description of this will appear shortly on another blog. I’ve noticed that that has happened a few times. Just remember that you saw it here first!
There is tremendous satisfaction when something comes to an end … and it’s on time!
Do you remember the above? It’s the first Temperature Blanket I made which covered the seasons from December 2016 to the end of November 2017. Each season was edged with a different colour of Stylecraft Special DK, namely Parchment for winter, Stone for spring , Camel, the summer colour and Gold for autumn. Continue reading “The end!”
