At last I can post photos of Sacred Space – a free pattern by Helen Shrimpton, which comes with a video tutorial.
I made it as a Wedding Present for my niece.
In 2017 I made Lucy’s Moorland Blanket for her.
Sacred Space is made with a 4.5mm hook in Stylecraft Special DK in Sage, Storm, Duck Egg, Cream, Petrol
Part One
Round 1,2: Sage
3, 4. Storm. 5,6, 7. Sage
8, 9, 10, 11 Duck Egg
12, 13 Cream
14, 15, 16 Sage
17, Storm
18 Sage ; 19 Storm ; 20 Sage ; 21 Storm
22 Sage ; 23 Storm ; 24 Sage ; 25 Storm
26 Sage
Part Two
31, 32 Sage. 33, 34 Storm
35 Duck Egg. 36, 37, 38 Cream
39, 40, 41 Sage
42, 43, 44 Storm
45 Sage
Part 3
46, 47, 48 Petrol 49, 50 Sage
51 Duck Egg. 52, 53 Storm
54, 55 Sage
Part 4
56 – 63 Petrol
64 Storm ; 65 Sage ; 66 Storm
Part 5
67 Sage 68, 69 Storm
70 Duck Egg
71, 72, 73 Storm
74 Petrol
75, 76, 77 Cream
Part 6
78 – 82 Storm
83 Sage ; 84 Storm ; 85 Sage ; 86 Storm ; 87 Sage ; 88 Storm
89, 90 Duck Egg
Part 7
91, 92, 93 Sage
94, 95 Duck Egg
96 Sage 97, 98, 99 Storm
100 Sage
Part 8
101, 102 Storm
103, 104 Petrol
105 Duck Egg
106, 107 Storm
Part 9
109 Cream
110, 111, Sage
112 Petrol
113 Storm
It certainly was a joy to make.
You can rely on Helen Shrimpton’s patterns to work out well.
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It is beautiful!
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Thank you. 🙂
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I do like a Helen and have done a few. I also prefer the simpler colour ways which I think show the patterns off better.
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You know you are in safe hands with her patterns don’t you.
I agree with you about keeping the colours simple. I have done a Mandala Madness in mostly turquiose, which I think is my favourite.
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That’s an incredible gift. Thank you for sharin
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My neice just sent me a photo of it in her home, which makes me very happy!
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Beautiful! Those are almost the same colours I used in my big bedspread project a few years ago (with your seahorse motif on it 😉) and I always seem to come back to this colour palette. I have to force myself to choose different colours for blanket projects! LOL!
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Oh, I am so happy to know about the seahorse!
I do love this colour combo – but after a immersing myself in blues, I have to flip into hot pinks and oranges for a while.
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Gorgeous wedding gift! Your gift for choosing colors is splendid.
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Thank you Kathy. I just love playing around with colour.
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Just gorgeous. I love the textural elements on this, which really add to the lovely colour story.
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Thank you Kate. I love Helen Shrimpton’s patterns for the texture and reliability.
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Wonderful, I love this pattern!
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It really is a great pattern. I will definitely make it again.
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Beautiful! It is interesting to see a version all in shades of blue with a bit of white.
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I do love playing with combinations and I knew that blue was the bride’s favourite colour. I looked back at your Sacred Space RJ, it is lovely. I am tempted to make another in brighter colours.
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What a beauty! A wonderful wedding present.
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It is fully washable, so I hope it will last for many years to come [ longer than me I expect! 🙂 😉 ]
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Wow she is a very lucky girl.
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I am glad she likes it – I did say that if she didn’t want another crochet throw, that was fine by me – you never know do you.
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That is so beautiful and what a fabulous present! I love that your family like getting your handmade blankets – 3 of my grandchildren are indifferent or downright sniffy but my eldest grandson dos like one I knitted for him for Uni.
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How disappointing that your youngsters aren’t keen.
I often give the children (and adult nephews and nieces) patterns and colours to choose from. When my grandchildren were little, they had very strong choices and opinions! which I always did my best to bring to life, that way they had an investment in the project from the start. Not sure if that is why they all still love the blankets and throws now.
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Because of my husband’s ill health and very poor immune system I saw very little of my grandchildren when they were small. And it was pretty much before the days of Skype/ Zoom/ Facetime. It is only since he died that I have been able to get to know them and as they live in SE England visits were not very often. They enjoyed playing in my workshop and the girls enjoyed sewing with me but ‘hand made’ = ‘home made’ = inferior/ poverty in my D-in-L’s eyes. They will eventually mature enough to get it!
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Aw – big hug! That must have been tough.
I do know what you mean about some people seeing ‘home made’ as ‘inferior’.
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It was tough but that’s life. It is my D-inL who likes ‘labels’ and taught her kids to think like that too. My daughter’s are just going through a phase but keep things I have made – in a cupboard or box but they keep them!
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It’s good to know your daughters keep the blankets. ❤
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This is stunning and I love the colours you chose. How long did it take to complete?
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Thank you Jackie. How long an individual project takes is always so difficult to know. I started this one in October 2020. I always have multiple projects on the go and am often crocheting whilst doing other things. Most large throws take me about a year to complete.
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I’m usually working on a few things at a time too so I know what you mean. All the more satisfying to complete when it’s taken several months!
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