Spring Blanket

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Oh phew, oh phew

... and breathe ...

... and relax....

 the randomness is done !

 

And, after all my worrying, it really didn't end up having to be that random at all, quite possibly because I very un-randomly and probably rather predictably made the same number of squares of each colour plus one extra pink one to make the numbers work.

 

It was very much a get down on the carpet and just go for it moment.

I started top left and worked my way down one row, up the next and so on following

the colour pattern pink, green, cream, grey and look what happened...

a pattern developed..

yay for patterns and symmetry and all things ordered.

And so with a little pinning...

 



... and stitching...

 

 and the adding of a double crochet border ,

finished off with bobbles..

 

 

the Spring blanket is complete.

And I really am rather taken with it.

 



 

I am also surprised by how much this small blanket has shown me .

Firstly that I'm loving the combination of colours and should quite possibly extend

my colour boundaries a bit more often .

 

Secondly that having thought knitting in garter stitch was just for making endless
teddy bear scarves when learning to knit, that its actually a lovely textured
stitch which I have fallen in love with.

 



And lastly that I think I may now have a bit of a thing for bobbles again as I adore the edging of this blanket that just sort of evolved as I went along.

Needless to say, in my head, I am already planning the next patchwork blanket.

 

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This week seems to have whizzed by with preparations for a houseful this weekend.

Of course an Easter tree was needed and this was

definitely easier said than done.

Who'd have thought that trying to find branches with the right amount of

hangy bits would prove to be so challenging.

Anyway, got there in the end after a fair bit of foraging in the hedgerows

and the eggs and rabbits are now well and truly hung.

 

 

 

You might notice that underneath the vase is a Mandala .. my first !

As you will all fully understand, despite there being a million and one other things to be done it was absolutely vital this week that one needed to be made.

Having been following Chrissies Mand-a-Long I have been thinking I should give it a go and whilst not fully embracing the colourful patterned variety I thoroughly enjoyed working on this very simple version and then adding a bobbly border in keeping with a bit of an Easter egg theme.

 

Of course one thing led to another and the next thing you know 4 more have been made.

Oh Chrissie - what have you started ?

 

These 4 are soon to be packaged up and sent off to Skipton as a Birthday present
 for my bestest friend . I hope you like them Jane xxx and that they will find
 a home in your beautiful Narrowboat Emily.



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And so from now until Monday its pretty much going to be all about chocolate, cakes,
chocolate, and just that little bit more cake.

Beth is home from Uni and the oven has been on pretty much since she walked
through the door.

Diets are out of the window for the foreseeable future.

If you get a chance drop in to Beths scrummy Blog  .... My Own Bake Off.

 



 

Here's wishing you all a very relaxing and a very chocolaty Easter weekend.

 

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