Colour Rush Blanket

I finished two expressive bright blankets!
The big one for my daughter with unusual for me yellow coloured border.

I'm very happy with this blanket because it is so colourful and bright, as well it was just an excellent mood enhancer while I was crocheting it.

Here and here you can see a few pictures about the progress.
I didn't have any pattern ideas when I've started, only thing I wanted was to start with a few granny squares joined in a rectangle.

So a quick description for those who want to create something like this blanket:

• I started with two granny squares in 6 rounds each, then I joined them together
• and made around them 9 granny stitch rounds.
• I started making tiny granny squares in 3 rounds each and joined them around the blanket using join-as-you-go method (here and through). 30 little squares in total.

• 15 rounds of granny stitch around.
• 12 circle-in-a-squares in 6 rounds each. The pattern for these squares is the same which I've used for making Spring Granny Blanket. These squares attached on two short opposite edges of  the blanket only.

• 21 rounds of granny stitch around whole blanket.
• Using the same colour as for the border 1 round of sc, 3 sc in each corner.
• The border! (see the link below the following picture)

I fell in love with this border as soon as I saw it here (free Ravelry download).

 It turns out fairly large in size 140x180cm!

I've used for it almost 1.4kg of acrylic yarn in 12 different bright and yummy shades of Stylecraft Special DK mostly. Ravelry project.

I think it is enough for today so the second finished blanket I'll leave for the next time :)

Have a wonderful day 

and

take care of each other!

Olga 

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My Merry Messy Life
Annemarie's Haakblog
Oksana+Hobbies

Bargello Blanket! Ta-Dah!

The Bargello Blanket is finished! The most of yarn colours are used up, so I have a beautiful soft and cozy baby blanket. Its size is 84cm square and it finished with a simple border in two sc rounds (Candy Floss + Sherbet). I was working the second round in back loops only. I have used 450g of yarn, it was Stylecraft Special DK, blend of acrylic and cotton(27%).
I enjoyed the process, it was easy to crochet this blanket and I'm very happy with the result! A big Thanks to Lena for the opportunity to create this miracle! The blanket likely will be added to my ETSY shop. Here you can see a last gallery of others Bargello.
Now I can continue to crochet a blanket for my oldest daughter, there is left to be done the border only.
I would choose white, but then I thought that Anastasia will choose her favourite pink colour. But my daughter's choice for the border colour is Citron!
So be it! :) Here is a little sneak peek of first border round.
The Snowflake Garland that you see at the last picture goes to Oksana within the Christmas Gift Exchange. Take a look at her blog Oksana+Hobbies, you will not be disappointed, Oksana is a big fashionista and a very creative person.

Have a wonderful day!

Olga

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Мой совместный проект закончился на 3м этапе... Жаль, что так быстро. А всё потому, что закончилось большинство цветов, остались Magenta, лимонный, Candy Floss и Sherbet, и то, только на один ряд, а то и меньше, так что, мой пледик готов! Его размер - 84 см квадрат. Ушло 450 гр. Напомню что я вязала крючком 5,5 мм, а ниточки - смесь акрила и хлопка(27%), 260м/100гр.

Для обвязки я сделала два ряда (Candy Floss + Sherbet) простыми столбиками, причем во 2м ряду столбики вязала за заднюю стенку.

Я получила огромное удовольствие от процесса, вязать было легко, и я очень довольна результатом! Плед оооочень мягкий, толстенький и уютный. Спасибо Лене за предоставленную возможность связать это чудо! Пледик, скорее всего, отправится в мой магазинчик, так как никакого знакомого новорожденного бэбика у меня на примете нет...

Совместный проект закончился, и я продолжаю довязывать плед для старшей дочки, ей  9  лет. Когда пришла очередь для обвязки края, сама я хотела сделать край белым цветом, но думала, что Настя захочет розовый(это ее любимый цвет), а она выбрала - лимонный. Так тому и быть! Хотите подсмотреть? Вот первый ряд обвязки...

А ниже - "снежинковая" гирлянда связанная мною в подарок. Ниточки - Patons DK 100% хлопок.

Так получается, что я подпольно участвую в Обмене  Новогодними Подарками, хотя и не писала письмо Санте, как того требуют правила. Снежинки, связанные по этому описанию, отправляются к Оксане, загляните в ее чудесный блог Oksana+Hobbies, не пожалеете! Оксана - мастерица на все руки, и к тому же - модница!

Всем хорошего настроения! 

Оля

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Granny Stripe Blanket!

Hello my friends!
The last two weeks while I had no posts to my blog I did my wip projects. The first is a Granny Stripe Blanket which is fully done.  It is my first project with which I have reduced a little bit my big stash of yarn. I'm so happy about that! While I've crocheting my Granny Stripe I had no idea totally to whom it will be. Until one day my DH(Dear Husband) said me about so pretty colors of blanket and asked me to give him it. So I decided to present him this blanket. And now he is so happy too.  :)

 

The dimension is 100*150cm.

I've used a Baby 100% Acrylic yarn with a 6 mm hook.

Below is a graphic pattern of the border.

At the pattern you can see two circles on a top of each cluster, that means a piсot: chain 2, sleep stitch in first chain.
Now I'm working with other granny square blanket, which progress I'll show you next time. Also I start to make a shawl to my Dear Living-Far-Away Mammy.

Sunny days for you, my dears!
Olga
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P.S. Tomorrow my daughter Anastasia will take part in Irish Dance Competition... And I wish
her to dance as good as she can... ♥