while i was looking for something else in my closet i found a pile of squares i hooked winter 2009. i immediately picked up the project to finish it and this is the result.
i have used acrylic yarn, 100 grams per ball, 1 ball of each color, hook size 4 mm.
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from center to edge
row 1. 4 squares shocking pink
row 2. 12 pink
row 3. 20 coral
row 4. 28 deep red
row 5. 24 spring green & 12 off-white
row 6. 32 lilac & 12 dark purple
row 7. 32 purple & 8 apple green & 3 off-white & 3 red & 3 shocking pink & 3 coral
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the edge
row 2. yellow
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how to make the blanket
for the squares i used a pattern available on flickr but the basic granny square is a good alternative. i have crocheted the squares together with contrasting color yarn, which gives a bit the effect of embroidery stitches, nice but it was a lot of work. joining as you go is a much faster option. with the wrong sides of two squares together attach the yarn with a sc in the 1 ch space of a corner, 3 ch, sk 4 dc, 1 sc in de space between the 4 dc en the next 3 dc, (3 ch, 1 sc between next two groups of 3 dc) 3 times, 3 ch, sk 4 dc, 1 sc in 1 ch space, 1 ch, 1 sc in the next 1 ch space of the corners of the next two squares. repeat this for the whole blanket. it will look like this after weaving in the ends.
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at the right side
the wrong side
festive blanket - part 2 - the how to for the edge:
tutorial for the festive-blanket--edge
where to find:
a pattern for simular squares:
http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/nl/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=124&d_id=1〈=nl (dutch)
on that page you can choose your language.
how to join squares as-you-go:
http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/joining-asyougo-sqaures.html
tutorial for the squares on flickr:
round 1. thumbnail top left
round 2 - 5. thumbnails bottom right
