This has been my most challenging project yet! It turns out that co-designing with a 7 year old boy is not easy!
First of all he asked for SQUARES – not my favourite things to crochet. Secondly he asked for the colours to be PURPLES and GREENS – not an easy colour combination for me to enjoy.
I started this project in July 2016 when he was just 6 and in my mind young children like bright colours so I set to work creating squares that combined purples and greens with other colours (of course, now I realise it is me who likes bright colours!)
I didn’t like the look of this and neither did he. I scoured Pinterest for inspiration.
So next up, a selection of smaller squares, grading the colours
Master R did not like them, he was very polite about it and spent some time explaining his reasons …….. I knew that this idea had to be abandoned …….. so, what to do? ……
In the process I have amassed and huge pile of squares!
They will probably go into a blanket for refugees, I know Mrs Snail is contributing to the 60 million trebles project, so they might go that way.
I was at a loss to know how I was going to come up with something for Master R that he likes and I like well enough to want to make it. His two sisters have blankets they love: Miss E has this one
and for Little Miss M I made this one, which, of course was perfect for all those occasions when you want to be a ghost, or a monster.
Both were made with nice easy relaxing ripple stripes – but Master R is set on having squares.
How could I make the colour combination work – I looked to garden design – there was a lot of purple and green at Chelsea and now this Hampton Court Flower Show garden is a beautiful example. Photo taken from the BBC website.
Then, like a knight in shining armour, galloping over the hill in February, along came the Nuts About Squares Crochet Along (CAL)
Hurray! Something I would enjoy joining in with and a blanket made of squares.
The patterns are quite complex, I would learn new things. Some excitement about the project began to creep in.
Week 1 – Esme’s Winter Cottage by Dedri Uys
Master R’s loves this square. He tells me he loves “the design and the texture” – he knows what he likes!
I’m not so keen on the diamonds so I made this variation – thankfully Master R thinks this design is ok.
Although he doesn’t really like the introduction of the Cream colour, his favourite colour after purple is khaki green – Oh lawks! Can I bear to stick to only dark colours!
He is pushing me way out of my comfort zone here.
Work in Progress! On we go!
Ravelry
Wild Daffodil 
You must be logged in to post a comment.