Happy Friday everyone!
Today I'm showing you
a new crochet blanket
that I'm making.
I LOVE to crochet...
my Grandma Ewell taught me how
when I was a little girl.
There's just something so comforting
about the repetitive stitching.
It's like therapy!
I'm super excited that my
Chunky Thread
is here and this is my
first BIG project using it.
It's 100% cotton which I love!
My friend Kimberly texted me
and asked me if I had this book.
She told me there was a project
in there that she wanted to make
using my
and asked me if I
wanted to make one too.
Of course I said yes!
to get the book if you
want to crochet along!
It's a super easy and fun blanket...
and there are several additional
cute projects in there as well!
This is Kimberly's blanket in progress.
Kimberly used the
Cloud Chunky Thread
for all of her "In-between rows"...
And I did my in-beween rows scrappy happy!
This is another photo of
Kimberly's with the
Cloud in-beween rows.
It's so beautiful!
CLICK HERE
to visit her blog and see
more photos of her blanket.
This is the color order
that we used for each round...
then started all over again
and continued on in the same order.
Note that Kimberly just skipped over
the Cloud color and went
right to the Beehive color
because of her
in-between rows change:)
When I did my in-between rows
I used the same color order
but started with the Green.
This is what I mean in the photo above.
Here is what the start of my blanket
looked like with all 8 rows
and all 8 in-between rows.
It measures 10" square:)
If you didn't want to make a blanket...
you could do 8 more of both rows
and end up with an
approximate 20" square
(depending on how tight or loose you crochet)
which would be perfect for a pillow!
I'm actually still adding a
few rows and I'm almost finished!
I used a D crochet hook...
which worked fine but I kinda wished
that I would have used an
E which is just a little larger.
I am using 3 skeins of each
of the 8 colors for my blanket.
I love how it fits right in
with my style of
"vintagey comfy cozy happy"
Since the release of my Chunky Thread...
I'm falling in love with crochet
all over again!
It brings back so many memories of
being a happy go lucky 70's girl!
How about you?...
do you love crochet like me?
xx
Lori
I love both the afghans :) A few years ago I was laid up from some surgery and needed something to do. I got out my crochet and make a continuous afghan like yours. It ended up fitting a queen size bed...haha. Love to crochet :)
ReplyDeleteGosh, there is no end to your talents! Beautiful, clever you. Sharon x
ReplyDeleteOh lori! I simpy afore this..uour color selection is right on point.. Cannot wait to get my hands on some
ReplyDeleteI Love to crochet too! I just love your scrappy version of the afghan!
ReplyDeleteOh those cute little rag dolls They are so plaintive and adorable. Where can they be found and is there a pattern for them?
ReplyDeleteI’m so happy to find your Chunky Thread! I’ve been a tiny thread, itty bitty steel hooks crocheter for 4+ decades — until recent carpel tunnel and aging eyes have made it difficult.
ReplyDelete‘Tried going back to crocheting with yarn, but it just doesn’t feel the same, at all.
Thank you!
The color theme is definitely you. I love the cheery brightness of your afghan. I, too, love to crochet. I also am a doll maker and love those 2 little raggedys. Are the patterns available for them .. somewhere? Thanks so much for sharing. Oh, btw, where is one able to purchase the yarn?
ReplyDeleteLori, I absolutely love your blanket! I keep telling my husband I want to learn to crochet so I can do it while we watch tv at night. Your color theme is so happy and the blanket gives a feel-good just to look at it. Is there a pattern for this or did it come from your wonderful creative core? I have got to learn how to crochet!
ReplyDeleteLove your blanket! I like to crochet and just picked up the hook this past fall after a loonng hiatus. The comfort and relaxation... Thank you for sharing your ideas with us.
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