Continuing with my Scrap-Happy-Stash-and-UFO-Busting-Blanket as mentioned in last month’s post.
This was a perfect travelling companion: this photo taken at Gatwick whilst we were waiting to board the plane for a 5.5hr flight to Hurghada, Egypt.
No scissors needed and the crochet hook passed through airport security no problem.
I had taken other, more demanding projects with me for the week, but this was there for any odd moment of waiting around, or sitting chatting with a glass of pre-dinner Rosé.
Progress at the end of a week’s holiday:
And now
It measures Width 1m 20cm at its narrowest point , and 90cm Long.
I intend to make it about 1m 75cm long and then add a one coloured edging – probably in the chunky pale turquoise yarn, as I have lots of that.
You might have spotted that one side has gone a bit wonky, and I seem to have changed to a 5.5mm crochet hook along the way, but the joy of this sort of blanket is that I don’t mind about that and will just keep going, but I will decrease some stitches on the left side.
(Edit: I realised it would always annoy me, so I unpicked it back to before it strted going wonky.)
I just love crocheting this and watching for the next colour to come along, each one reminding me of a former project.
Pop across to Kate’s blog to see all the other Happy Scrappers.
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What a lovely piece you’ve got going here.
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Thank you!
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So many memories wrapped up in this, and not an inch going to waste!
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That certainly makes this a very satisfying make.
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It’s so bright and cheerful- would definitely improve a day!
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Especially with all the grey days we have been having recently.
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It would be perfect for then!
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A riot of rainbow colours. Fabulous
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I certainly brightens things up around here!
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now this will be forever a reminder of your Holiday!
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Yes! So many memories in each row.
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I have a bag of short pieces for that sort of project but not enough for now. Yours is so bright and colourful and I can see you have joined the yarn together before you started. That is something I must remember if I get to use my lengths for something.
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Oh my goodness, I have masses! If you would like me to send you some just give me the nod and let me know what colours you would like.
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Thanks for the offer but I’m about to make a blanket with the many balls of Stylecraft that are smallish but big enough for a few rows of a blanket I might end up with enough smaller balls then!
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Sounds like a great project.
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I could just do with a glass of that rose. The blanket looks quite North African and yes like a rug!
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Ooo – I like that you think it N. African – I was thinking Mexican – but all good!
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Cheers! Hic! 😉
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Wonderful work.
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Thank you Jan – and thanks again for the idea. ❤
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Love the randomness of your colours and the texture of those ties! What stitch are you using?
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US double crochet (UK treble crochet)
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Oooo, thank you! I was almost right, thinking US half double crochet.
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🙂
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So colorful! Reminds me of the blanket my grandmother made for me over thirty years ago. It’s on my bed now, and I use it at least eight months of the year.
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Gosh – how wonderful!
I do see my crochet blankets as my ‘life-after-death’! 😉
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Wonderful thought, isn’t it?
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Oh yes!
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It’s just so simple and brilliant! 😍😍😍
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It is fun to do something simple and mindless to counterbalance the projects that need masses of concentration, isn’t it!
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Absolutely… 🙂
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I like the colors. Reminds me of an afghan my mother made too many years ago.
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Isn’t it wonderful how crafting connects us with each other and our own family members.
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Yes it is
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It’s lovely and colourful!
Both times I took a crochet hook on a plane I got stopped at every stage of check-in, and they had to go away and double check with someone that it was okay because nobody knew what it was! I might just go with knitting needles next time
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Oh no! That’s unfortunate. I must have flown with a crochet hook at least 10 times now with no problem. I put it in my pencil-case with the pens and pencils.
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I’ll try that next time!
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I think with a sturdy backing and placed in a fairly lightly used area it could work.
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I’m definitely going to give that some thought! Thank you.
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It’s gorgeously spontaneous and colourful!
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Thank you Kate! I’d like to think that describes me on a good day – and you too? 😀
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Perhaps without the ‘gorgeously’…. 😉
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too modest! ❤
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Realistic…. 😉
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This would make an amazing rug!
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Do you think it would be robust enough as a rug? I guess with backing it could be, and if it was made only with acrylic yarn …… hmm … food for thought!
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