Hellooo my dear lovelies!
Do you remember me? Remotely at least?
I know i pulled off the disappearing act and this time i have no solid excuse of being off blogging. Actually i have many excuses :P Firstly i was off to my home town to attend a cousin's wedding. And then my helper's mom was not well and she had to take 2 weeks off to attend to her. Then i just got used to NOT blogging. Then i was suffering from bloggers block and then I was very close to finishing a special blanket. Then we had the festival of lights - Diwali. Then it was raining and i could not get good clicks. So finally we had a few spells of sunshine and here i am, with my latest Pink and Purple Flower Blanket.. Here it goes..Ready or not...
Ta-daah!!!!
This blanket was such a fun project. Mainly because it was not
repetitive. I used 11 square patterns in all, 3 shades each of pink and
purple. Every square was a mini project of sorts. I did not get the
color combinations right at the first go and there were lot of failed
attempts. But still i was not sure how the end result would be. It was
after i joined all the squares that i looked back and smiled at my
little princess. She was thrilled to bits and has been using this pink
and purple blankie ever since :)
The most difficult question after finishing such a blanket it what to do for the border. I thought a lot and tried a few with shells and picots. But finally settled on the border from the book Around the Crochet Borders by Edie Eckman. This is a wonderful must have book because it tells you how to get the perfect corners for your blanket and also because it has charts which i find it so easy to read and hook from :)
The weather is pretty gloomy so i had to go to the garden to get some decent shots of the blanket.
and i am so happy i did that as the outdoor light brings such a added dimension to this picture.
My unwilling model who refused to have any decent clicks with me.
What a bribe of candy did to her :P
So
for all my dear blogger friends who encourage me and my little creative
space so much with their kind and appreciative words, here are a few
additional details :
Yarn used : The trusted Stylecraft Special DK in the following shades.
Pink shades -
1. Candy Floss - 1130
2. Fondant - 1241
3. Pomegranate - 1083
Purple shades -
1.Cream - 1005
2.Clematis - 1390
3.Magenta - 1084
Pattern for the squares :
From the book
200 Crochet Blocks by Jan Eaton - Waterlily - 16, Wisteria - 113, Granny in the middle - 117, Criss Cross - 137, Solid Willow- 189 and from the blog Annie's Place with the link
HERE.
From the Internet ( Free Patterns ) - Sunburst Granny from
HERE, African Flower Square from
HERE and a heavily modified Circle of Friends Square from
HERE
Hook : 4.0 mm
Joining technique : SC with the RS held together using Pomegranate color yarn.
Border : # 121 from
Around the Corner Crochet Borders by Edie Eckman.
Me : Totally satisfied, feeling very very girlie with the new blanket and so happy that i could use my free time to do something for my little precious girl!!
Phew!!! That's one load off my chest. Today i sleep in peace. Everday i used to think that i did not blog/post today. Neither did i follow and comment on all the lovely projects that you guys have been doing. I am going to start back tracking and visiting my lovely fellow bloggers space. With a cup of warm tea :)
Here's wishing you all a happy evening/day depending on which part of the world you are.
Do write in as it makes me feel so happy to hear from you, seriously!!
Love,
xxx
Forgive the crappy clicks as there was literally no light. All the light is thanks to Picasa !
