A bedspread in the making for one of my twin Granddaughters.
I am mostly following Helen Shrimpton’s wonderful Rosslyn Pattern. This is a paid for pattern and worth every penny!
It is a wonderful pattern to follow and very relaxing to make. Well it would be if only I could stop myself making a few additions, changes and adjustments as I go – the creative mind is never at rest!
The 5 Changes I have made:
- Surface sunrays were added over 2 rows
- The popcorns are closer together than in the pattern – this happened by accident, but I decided to leave them in
- There are some breaks in the row of popcorns, with some plain stitches
- There is a colour change in this row
- 8 colours have been used instead of 5
I was wondering if I was making the pattern look too ‘busy’, but I think I will stick with my changes. What do you think?
The yarn is Stylecraft Special DK, the hook 4.5mm.
The 8 colours:
Soft Peach, Buttermilk, Duck Egg, Pale Rose, Cream, Raspberry, Lincoln, Storm.
At this stage it measures 28 x 28 inches or 72 x 72 cm.
Have you made any of Helen Shrimpton’s patterns? If so please leave a link, I’d love to see them.
And if you enjoy a good old natter, pop along over to Cathy’s place for Knit and Natter Friday.
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Wild Daffodil 
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I just love these colour combinations – perfect for little girls. Nice and calming, rather zen-like, methinks.
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Thank you Sheila. I’m delighted you think them zen-like, I’m hoping the girls will too as they can be a bit frantic!
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This is beautiful!
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Thank you Rebecca.
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That is just gorgeous! I am just learning to crochet and I hope to something a smidgen as pretty as this.
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Thank you. I have only been able to do this more complex crochet because of the wonderful video tutorials there are online. You will get there! Good luck.
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As always, I like your colour combinations. Can’t see any reason to change a thing. And surely you wouldn’t want to go back and change things now you have got so far!!
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Thank you for your lovely comment RJ.
I would rip it out if I really thought it looked wrong as I want it to last forever (!) and I want to be pleased with it when it is finished.
Also I have a second one on the go and I can make changes as I do that one. They will be similar and in the same colours, but not the same.
I love this pattern so much I have a third one in mind, in totally different colours, so sorting out the design whilst making this one will inform my choices in future Rosslyns.
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Wow – it’s gorgeous!
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Thank you so much Veronica.
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So very pretty 🙂
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Thank you Karina.
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Such happy colors! I confess I shy away from projects with many color changes. But my! Are they ever gorgeous! 😍
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Thank you Chelsea. I’m making it for a soon to be six-year old girl, she likes pink, but I wanted to introduce a palette that I hope she will like forever.
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I think it is just lovely. I do love a popcorn!
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Thank you Cathy – I really like the way popcorns add to the texture – time and yarn consuming but not difficult to do.
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I love it, plenty of pastels that blend nicely into pops of more saturated colors, so it works for me!
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Thank you Kathy, I love your explanation.
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Lovely! And you are so right about the creative mind never being at rest. Sure adds spark to life.
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Yes indeed Laurie – a blessing – mostly!! 😉
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This will be an heirloom, sure to be treasured. It is stunning.
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Thank you Tracy. I do hope this blanket will go on being in the family long after I am gone – this my own form of life after death! 🙂
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I think it’s absolutely gorgeous!
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Thank you Linda. I’m really enjoying making it.
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not too busy at all, just perfect!
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Thank you Claire – it is good to know how others respond to a design as I get so involved, it is hard to be objective sometimes.
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This is so lovely, I can’t wait to see how it finishes!
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Thank you so much Janette, how lovely to have you drop in. I have been wondering how you and your family are. I often visit the Green Dragonfly for inspiration. ❤
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