Hello Everyone,
So sorry that I've been away for so long,
life as a habit of streaming by me if I don't keep hold,
and my blog has suffered because I didn't hold tight enough.
But, for now at least, I am back,
and it's already February !!!
Aside from packing away Christmas
(which took ages)
January was spent crocheting.
I decided I need to use up more spare yarn,
and maybe start another couple of projects.
I sorted through the yarn, but then decided that
we need another blanket, so I bought just
a few 100gms more......
And the granny squares got bigger,
then I added some straight rows to the edges...
And it's turned into this
Not quite finished yet, I need just 4 more squares
then I'll add some straight rows around the edge to finish off
Hopefully, we'll have a nice new snuggly blanket
before it gets too warm to need it :o)
With love & blessings in Christ
Elaine
xx♥xx♥xx
ps. If you like the blanket, here's what I used.
I'm not really sure how much yarn it's taken (I'll weigh it when it's finished)
But it's all done in various brands of Double Knitting weight,
using a 4.00 crochet hook.
I found that some cheaper (as in £shop) yarns
aren't quite as thick as branded yarn,
so I avoided those, but most are between
£1.25 and £1.75 for a 100gm ball.
Each square is started with a 4-chain, joined.
the first round is 4 x 3-triple crochet.
I only use an extra chain at the corners
as I find the squares keep their shape better that way.
There's 20 rows of triples for each straight row square,
2 of each colour, 30 stitches long
(1 in each triple of the Granny Squares)
Hope it all makes sense
xxxxx
So sorry that I've been away for so long,
life as a habit of streaming by me if I don't keep hold,
and my blog has suffered because I didn't hold tight enough.
But, for now at least, I am back,
and it's already February !!!
Aside from packing away Christmas
(which took ages)
January was spent crocheting.
I decided I need to use up more spare yarn,
and maybe start another couple of projects.
I sorted through the yarn, but then decided that
we need another blanket, so I bought just
a few 100gms more......
And the granny squares got bigger,
then I added some straight rows to the edges...
And it's turned into this
Not quite finished yet, I need just 4 more squares
then I'll add some straight rows around the edge to finish off
Hopefully, we'll have a nice new snuggly blanket
before it gets too warm to need it :o)
With love & blessings in Christ
Elaine
xx♥xx♥xx
ps. If you like the blanket, here's what I used.
I'm not really sure how much yarn it's taken (I'll weigh it when it's finished)
But it's all done in various brands of Double Knitting weight,
using a 4.00 crochet hook.
I found that some cheaper (as in £shop) yarns
aren't quite as thick as branded yarn,
so I avoided those, but most are between
£1.25 and £1.75 for a 100gm ball.
Each square is started with a 4-chain, joined.
the first round is 4 x 3-triple crochet.
I only use an extra chain at the corners
as I find the squares keep their shape better that way.
There's 20 rows of triples for each straight row square,
2 of each colour, 30 stitches long
(1 in each triple of the Granny Squares)
Hope it all makes sense
xxxxx
