Meg's star blanket ...

♥

Today I have a blanket Ta-dah that I have been bursting to 'Ta-dah !'

for a couple of weeks now but I couldn't because it was

 a Birthday present for Meg and I didn't want to spoil the surprise.

 But as said Birthday happened yesterday

here it is ....

Nothing fancy or particularly detailed

just a very snuggly sofa blanket.

I used Stylecraft Chunky Special in Burgundy and I had the wool all ready

 to go for when Christmas was over.

I used this wool in my Autumn blanket and it fits the bill perfectly being the

perfect yarn for warmth, cost and wear.

The starting chain was 165 and as I wanted a softish drape I used a larger hook

 than suggested working the starting chain in a size 8mm hook

and then working the rest of the blanket with a 7mm hook. 

The entire blanket is just DC all the way.

And of course the best thing of all about it is that it works up so quickly

 that before you know it you're all done and dusted and you're on to the edging.

Now Meg is a girl who knows what she likes and likes what she knows so 

absolutely no fancy, frilly edges here please !

So to give the blanket a neat finish and to add a bit of weight I decided to go for a Rope edging.

Again, I used this on my Autumn blanket and it seems to work particularly well 

with this chunky weight yarn. 

To start with I went all the way around the edge working DC's with two strands of wool.

This gives a good thick base for the rope edging, which is basically backwards DC.

 All looking pretty good - 

but you know me, 

my blankets just aren't complete unless

 they have a little signature ribbon or heart in the corner.

 This time however I wanted to try a different motif.

I had chosen this colour wool because the blanket was to go with Meg's gorgeous 

starry sofa cushions so it only seemed right that the little addition tied in with this.

So, stars it was !

 Just three,

 made in a soft white 4 ply.

I decided where they needed to be,

pinned them

 and stitched them in to place.

( REALLY struggled to get this picture in focus, I'm sure if I had half an ounce 

of photography knowledge there would probably be a reason but 

I just couldn't get it , and added to that every photo seems to show the burgundy

 wool in a different shade - grr ! ) 

But, rubbish photo's aside,

 the blanket was duly wrapped 

and given 

and loved.

 And here it is in its new home ...

♥