Hooray, hoorah, whoop-dee-do....ta-dah !

♥

Earlier this week, having finished knitting my Shwrap and with no other projects yet started I

realised there was nothing for it but to buckle down and finish

 the blooming ends on my Perpetual Blanket that have been sitting

 there looking at me for quite some time now.

In total there were 10 rows of 22 bobbles .... I know !

And each one needing to be carefully finished off in the neatest possible way.

A plan was needed and the solution was of course ... chocolate !

 

 

With six rows left to be finished I would give myself a little reward of

one delicious Cadburys egg at the end of each completed row.

Excellent, that should work !

 

 

And it did...... it's done !

The Blanket of Perpetuity is complete...

and I am in love ♥ ♥ ♥

 

 

It all started back when I saw Jules completely heavenly mixed stripey  blanket

and from that moment on there was no looking back.

Having chosen my colours and made up a pattern the blanket has slowly been

 growing since early last Summer.

 

 

Many a happy hour was spent in last Summers beautiful

warm days sat in the shade crocheting a way...

 

 

 .... and it took me through cold winters evenings in front of the fire.

 

 

LOTS and LOTS of evenings were spent dealing with the ends.
Now probably if I had been very clever I would have worked these in as I went -
but, hey, hindsight is a wonderful thing !
Jules came up with the best suggestion ever of simply making a fold over border
 all the way around the blanket that could encase all the ends and that
 certainly saved a lot of extra work.
♥

It also gave the blanket a beautifully firm edge,

 

and added a lovely weight to it.
♥
 

 

 And so , here it is, in all its bobbly glory !
As mentioned before I have issues with randomness
 ( wish I didn't, but I just do... )
and so, unlike Jules blanket I decided on a pattern that repeated but still
 allowed enough of an effect I think.

 

 

When I'd finished the border I added a little scalloped

edge just to soften the overall effect.

And I do just love it ....

♥

 

 

 

And, if I may be so bold, please may I just show you the reverse..

Look, it evens looks pretty presentable on the back...

so worth all those hours of sewing in the bobble ends.

 

♥
This blanket will be added to the two others that are in our caravan
 and whilst the sun was out this morning I took some pictures of them all...
 

....with the green daisy blanket that I made last year that

is super warm on our caravan bed,

... and with the burgundy sofa blanket for those chillier evenings.

I completely love how they all go together but are all that little bit different too.

♥

 

Haven't as yet mentioned to my lovely other half that one more blanket

 has been added to the 'Caravan Collection' but

 I'm sure he'll be fine about it ( ! ) , maybe....

 

♥