Tuesday 6 May 2014

Hooray! wedding picnic blanket

I have sewn in the ends today so it is all finished. It is about the size of a large bath towel and has a lovely weight to it. It is made of 'Art of Knitting' acrylic balls. I was given about 50 of them but I had to search ebay for 20 more to complete my very loose colour pattern.


It went something like - every time there is bright blue there is a row of mustard, every three or four rows there is a row of cream/beige. In between I just took it free and easy with lilac. purple, mocha and brown. One 25g ball did two rows which makes up each stripe.


The stitch is 1dc, 1tr, 1dc, 1tr etc. Then on the next row you put the treble in the double crochet and the double crochet in the treble - Got that?? It is called cobble stitch. I can't think of a more apt name for my blanket as it is a bit cobbled together without a pattern.


It has a purpose, it is a wedding present for August. I hope they have many happy times picnicing, chatting and watching the clouds go by. I think I will buy them a flask to wrap up with it.


Happy crochet. Jo x






17 comments:

  1. Very lovely blanket with lovely colors. I think it will bring much joy to the recipient.

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  2. It's beautiful and they will adore it. Well done.

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  3. What a lovely gift and I think your idea of a flask is a great idea or maybe a bottle of bubbley and two glasses:-)

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  4. What a wonderful gift, the colours are beautiful. Perfect with a flask or cool bag.

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  5. That's a great idea for an easy pattern. I will definitely make this some time.

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  6. It's gorgeous Jo, I love the colours and your patten....wonderful.
    Jacquie x

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  7. Jo, it is lovely, well done.
    Meredith

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  8. An absolutely beautiful blanket! The colours are just striking, it will be loved and appreciated forever! Chrissie x

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  9. Great job Jo!!!! It looks really pretty and will be a lovely present with or without a flask. I hope that they love it and use it for many many years together! xx

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  10. It's so lovely Jo, thank you for showing us the finished article and I'm sure it will be much loved. Your colourways are gorgeous! xx J

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  11. What a gorgeous gift. They'll love it.

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  12. Gorgeous blanket and a lovely wedding gift which I'm sure will be treasured.
    Marianne x

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  13. Well done, it's just lovely - what a special gift it is.
    xx

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  14. Great stitch pattern and loving the colours. Sam x

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  15. Wow Jo, what a fab Wedding Gift. The colours go so well together. Thanks for the stitch pattern. Being quite new to crochet I wondered how that effect was made.
    Hugs

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  16. Jo, I love it! Did it take you long to do? I never really understand sewing in the ends, doesn't it just come lose over time...? It is something that has always confused me! I am knitting a blanket made up of small squares, and I will have to sew in the ends, but there are a lot of ends to sew in! But I will worry about it when I come to it, I guess! Ha ha. I love the colours you chose here and it is such a lovely wedding gift. Well done. :)

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  17. This is such a beautiful gift, the person who gave you the balls of wool will be really impressed with what you've made with them I'm sure, and you've got very lucky friends :-) I like the pattern but randomness of it, not too strict but not too crazy!

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