I am so pleased to have joined in with Attic24’s Moorland CAL. The whole experience was made so much richer by following the thread on Facebook, both on Lucy’s Attic 24 FB page and a new Page set up by Clare, especially for the Moorland Cal. Such camaraderie is a joy to find.
Lucy chose the purples, greens and browns of the Yorkshire Moors for her colour palette, but a few of us chose colours from our own environment. This lovely example was recently finished by Michelle, many of us have used different variations for the border.
My fellow crocheters have given permission to share their colour ways, all inspired by Lucy’s way of working with colour.
Allison chose Hawaiian colours as her inspiration, she was still wondering about including Meadow.
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A stroll on the beach by Petra
This colour choice by Sara, inspired by the United Arab Emirates
New Zealand hills by Sally
Elizabeth was inspired by Lake Coeur d’Alene
and created a palette with Lion Brand’s Heartland.
Jan chose sunset colours :
Jan : I followed Lucy’s pattern of colour but replaced heathers and blues and then just went for it!!
Cypress=Camel
Plum=Copper
Grape=Tomato
Violet=Spice
Wisteria=Gold
Sage=Shrimp
Storm blue=Stone
Cloud blue=Parchment
Duck egg=CreamAll other colours same as Moorland
I took my inspiration from Dorset summer hedgerows and found this photo on the internet to show you the sort of thing I had in mind,
and came up with this palette.
My grandson seemed to like it whilst it was being made
I am very pleased with the finished article.
and it is already much appreciated by my niece who will take it back with her to Uni
If I was to make the blanket again I would substitute the dark green Khaki for the lighter green Pistachio and would use Lucy’s Cosy Stripe pattern, which I find much more relaxing to make.
Update: The edging I used was one row of single crochet (US) in Meadow, one row of Double Crochet (US) in Duck Egg Blue and then a row of Crab Stitch.
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I really like seeing the colours aside the photo they’re inspiration is drawn from. Lovely to share your fellow hooker works. 🙂
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Glad to know you enjoyed the post. xx
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These are stunning! And seemed to have happened so quick, or maybe I’m slow to catch up on my blog reading 🙂
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The CAL started on 5th. January, so yes, Ali, quick – I can take years to finish a blanket under usual circumstances but being part of a group all doing the same pattern together each week is a great motivator. I’ll definitely try to join in with the next one Lucy does. It is amazing to see all the variations others come up with as well.
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I love what you have all done with these Moorland balnkets. Everey one without exception is beautiful 🙂
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Thank you Eddie, it felt so good to put them all together.
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Yes, and I am glad you shared them all with us too 🙂
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It’s fascinating to see how this looks in so many different colorways! But I have to say, I really like the dark khaki color in yours–I think it adds depth!
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Absolutely agree about the different colours. Thank you Kerry – I really do appreciate your input about the Khaki- it gives me an opportunity to look at things afresh. I think it was the three strong colours together three-quarters of the way up that made me wonder about the Khaki, but I could just change those particular three rows rather than take it out altogether.
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I especially like the UAE colour combination, but they are all fabulous.
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Yes, Jan, gorgeous with that hint of pink ….. in fact it was that one that gave me the idea of collecting all the different regional colour combinations to put in a post.
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The blankets are all fabulous, such talented people. Lovely to see where the inspiration for your colour choices have came from. 😊 L wraps herself in your blanket everyday while studying for exams. Thank you sis, your beautiful blanket has made L’s studying more pleasurable and something very special to treasure. ❤️
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Awh! That’s so lovely to know. ❤
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Beautiful! It looks very cosy, what a lovely gift 🙂
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Thank you Janette. I loved making it, the yarn, although acrylic is really soft and cosy.
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Everyone is to be congratulated! Until I saw the photos of it in use I had no idea how sizeable it is.
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Yes, Deb it can go over a single bed.
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Forgot to say ~ your Dorset lane looks so like Penlan here that I had to do a double take!
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I’m not even sure the picture is of a Dorset lane, but it is the sort of thing I had in mind when I was thinking of the colours to use. It will be a while before I can take a photo of a hedgerow in summer in this part of the world, so I relied on Google images.
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These are all so beautiful – such wonderful colours!
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I am fascinated by all the different colours used and how we can be affected by our surroundings in our colour choices.
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They all look terrific, but yours is the best!
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Ha! Love you!
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You are so talented! These are just awesome!
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Thank you Tina.
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You’re welcome. 🙂
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