Moorland, more and more

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.

Jan chose sunset colours :

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.

Hedgerow Blanket 2

I am joining in with Attic24’s Moorland Crochet Along. Week 6 has been published, but I have just started Week 5. It is not a race but I am itching to get the series of blues that represent the sky and finish the blanket – just 8 more rows to go til I get to ‘Duck Egg’ blue.

Lucy’s colour choices are based on the Yorkshire Moors, mine a Dorset Summer Hedgerow.

You can see my list of colours in order in this post: Hedgerow Blanket.

Whilst crocheting I am watching BBC4’s archive arts programmes. Today, this one with a young Germaine Greer interviewing Paule Vézelay in 1984.

Linking with Ginny’s Yarn Along.

Yarn Along: Hedgerow Blanket

An update on my progress with the Attic24 CAL

Lucy has designed a beautiful Moorland Blanket using mainly greens and heather purples. I have substituted some of the colours with pinks and other neutral colours to use yarn I already had and this has created what I believe is a palette representing English Hedgerows in early summer.

Does the palette suggest something different to you?

My substitutions:

Lucy’s Moorland Colours          Hedgerow Substitutions

Pistachio                                           Mustard

Mocha                                                Parchment

Walnut                                               Silver

Grape                                                 Raspberry

Plum                                                  Pale Rose

Violet                                                  Soft Peach

Wisteria                                             Cream

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Here is Lucy’s list with my substitutions up to colour row 70.

My previous post showing the sequence of the first 40 colours is here.

The list from colour 41 to where I am today, each colour is two rows of crochet.

Lucy’s Colours                     My Substitutions

41. Mocha                         Parchment

42.Plum                                 Pale Rose

43. Violet                           Soft Peach
44. Khaki
45. Mocha                        Parchment
46. Meadow
47. Plum                           Pale Rose
48. Violet                         Soft Peach
49. Cypress
50. Mocha                        Parchment
51. Walnut                      Silver
52. Violet                        Soft Peach
53. Meadow
54. Cypress
55. Plum                         Pale Rose
56. Violet                        Soft Peach
57. Khaki
58. Mocha                      Parchment
59. Plum                        Pale Rose
60. Sage
61. Walnut                    Silver
62. Grape                      Raspberry
63. Violet                     Soft Peach
64. Plum                      Pale Rose
65. Wisteria                Cream
66. Grape                     Raspberry
67. Sage
68. Pistachio              Mustard
69. Mocha                  Parchment
70. Plum                      Pale Rose

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Joining in with Ginny’s Yarn Along.

Whilst I crochet I am watching/listening to the first series of  “Money for Nothing” presented by Sarah Moore, which I bought for £10.99 from BBC iPlayer. She gathers items destined for the tip and with the help of top class artisans, she repurposes them.

Sarah was the first winner of BBC2’s ‘Great Interior Design Challenge’ in 2013.

Go to my THROWS Page  to see other throws, blankets, afghans I have made with hints and tips on how to make them yourself. I am happy to answer any questions you might have.

Hedgerow Blanket

I am joining in with Attic24’s Moorland Crochet Along (CAL) .

The colours I have used are as close to Lucy’s as I could manage whilst using yarn I already have. All Stylecraft Special DK Acrylic.

My substitutions so far:

Lucy’s Moorland Colours            Substitutions

Pistachio                                           Mustard

Mocha                                                Parchment

Walnut                                               Silver

Grape                                                 Raspberry

Plum                                                  Pale Rose

Violet                                                  Soft Peach

 

Lucy used Mocha and Walnut to represent the earth and for me the Parchment and Silver represent a stony path or track below a hedgerow.

The greens are much the same as Lucy’s and instead of the purples for the heather I have gone for pinks to represent blossoms found in the grass below the hedge and in the hedge itself. I think these colours represent a late Spring or early Summer English Hedgerow – do you agree? I’m quite pleased with the way they are turning out.

Lucy’s Sequence                             My substitutions

1. Cypress
2. Lime
3. Khaki
4. Meadow
5. Pistachio                                    Mustard
6. Mocha                                         Parchment
7. Walnut                                       Silver
8. Lime
9. Meadow
10. Khaki
11. Lime (I missed this one out by mistake, and have added it in after colour 35)
12. Pistachio                                    Mustard
13. Cypress
14. Walnut                                        Silver
15. Lime
16. Grape                                          Raspberry
17. Pistachio                                   Mustard
18. Meadow
19. Khaki
20. Mocha                                      Parchment
21. Grape                                       Raspberry
22. Lime
23. Walnut                                    Silver
24. Cypress
25. Meadow
26. Khaki
27. Lime
28. Walnut                                  Parchment (order of these two colours were swapped by accident)
29. Mocha                                   Silver
30. Knaki
31. Grape                                   Raspberry
32. Walnut                                Parchment
33. Sage
34. Plum                                    Pale Rose
35. Grape                                    Raspberry

Lime ( I added this here to make up for the previous mistake)

36. Meadow
37. Plum                                    Pale Rose
38. Violet                                 Soft Peach
39. Sage
40. Walnut                              Silver

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Joining in with Ginny’s Yarn Along