Magic Baby Blanket. WIP

After I've finished one of my most significant projects such as the Fairy Tale Tablecloth (see my last post) I

must continue to crochet one of my five WIPs. So now I'm working on a baby blanket in a block stitch pattern which I wanted to try a while ago. I love the pattern to work with. Also, the result is so nice - the blanket turns out soft and thinner, and more flexible than a simple granny stitch. The yarn is Magi-knit Baby DK by James C.Brett.

Have a wonderful week!

Greetings

Olga

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P.S. It's the first time I'm writing from my Samsung Galaxy. 

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White Fairy Tale Tablecloth

Oh my Goodness! This is not a tablecloth! It's something beautiful... wonderful... great... awesome... stunning... excellent... outstanding... overwhelming... I know... I know... I'm not very modest... But I soooooooo love the finished tablecloth which I made for my Mom who is living far away from me. I also want the same or similar item! But I'm not sure I would ever do something like that again... I was crocheting it since last August, it's almost a year. Here and here you have seen the progress. It took more than an hour to crochet last round, which length is approximately... I have to measure... Done! It's 5,7 metres in circumference.

Fringe... At the beginning I wasn't thinking about the fringe, but when I finished the border I thought that it would be better with this. So I hung 464 fringes(I can't believe) which weight was 245gr of yarn. For the each fringe I've cut 4 strands of the yarn, it's 735 metres in total.

 :) I love statistics!

The total weight of the tablecloth is  745g.

The diameter is 170cm(140cm without of fringes).

Various Acrylic DK white yarn and a 4mm hook.

I would love to take a picture of the tablecloth covering the round table, but I have not this. So looking forward my Mom will take the picture, she has a round table surely.

Oh, I forgot the most important thing: this is not only tablecloth - it also can be worn a shawl! Yes! It looks great dressed on me! Isn't it?

I don't know where I had found the graphic chart, it was a while ago. I'm just posting these two pictures and I apologize if I'm violating someone's rights.

Part I

Part II

I made 43 rounds only, then I've added 3 rounds of chain web(ch 5, sc, etc...) and then this border:

But in 7th round instead of 1 dc and picot, I worked (1 dc, picot, 1 dc) in ch-2-space of previous round. And the very last round I came up with a ch 5 and sc in between the group of (1dc, picot, 1 dc). And then the fringes very easy goes in ch 5 space! 

I'm so glad I finished this project!

I wish you to have a wonderful day!

Hug you

Olga 

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Circle in a Square. The Pattern

   

  I've received a few questions about my last Circle in a Square Baby Blanket. So today I want to share with you the pattern.

  American Terminology:
ch - chain
sl st - slip stitch
dc - double crochet
st - stitch, stitches
sc - single crochet

   The Pattern:
Ch 4 join in ring with a sl st.

  Round 1:: ch 3, 11 dc in ring, join with a sl st in first dc (12 dc if you will count the initial ch 3 as a dc stitch). Turn piece – now your are working on the back side.

  Round 2:: ch 3, dc in same space, 2 dc in each of next 11 stitches, join with a sl st in first dc (24 dc).

  Round 3:: ch 3, [dc in next st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next st] - repeat 10 more times, dc in next st, dc in last stitch (from which comes the initial ch 3), ch 1, join with a sl st in first dc. That's it! Cut the yarn! The circle is ready! Don't forget to turn your piece, because the right side is the first round facing to you.

  Round 4:: Let's turn our circle into a square! In this round we are working in ch 1 spaces only, so you have to join a new color in any chain 1 space. There are a few ways how to join a yarn. I prefer here the standing sc: make a slip knot and just work a sc in the desired space while holding the slip knot on your hook with your finger. Come about? Then make ch 2. So this sc and the ch 2 are made the initial dc stitch. Work 2 dc in same space, ch 1, **3 dc in next space, ch 1, (3 treble, ch 2, 3 tr) corner made in next space, ch1, 3 dc in next space, ch 1 - repeat from ** 2 more times, then 3 dc in next space, ch1, corner in next space, ch1 and join with a sl st in first dc (not in the initial stitch). Cut the yarn!

Ready! You got a lovely square with a cute small inner circle. Could you see the first round is the right side, the next two rounds - wrong side, and the last square-round is again the right side.

I hope everything is clear! I want to see your circles, your squares, I will be glad to see your variations on my Facebook.

Have a sunny week as we have now! 

 Yours Olga

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Joining methods

I got a lot of questions about the method I've used to join the circles/squares for my last two Bright Baby Blankets.
So this is the  Continuous Join-as-you-Go method. There you will find the video-tutorial of how to as well as a graphic chart showing the direction of joining. I was just happy to hear about this way. It's a happiness, really! :)
To be honest I learned this method from one blog in Russian, but then I lost it, so I started looking for it in the English. 
I always used the simple Join-as-you-Go method before, cutting the yarn after each square/circle joined, then... you know the result - a lot of yarn tails to hide them (and hate them sometimes :)) This way is perfect to join different colored motives, but if you want to join all motives with the same color in the last row I always can recommend the Continuous Join-as-you-Go! You have to try!
Also I've found a lovely post about 10 different joining methods. Take a look there!