This crochet project has been on our last two breaks, so it’s already well travelled. I took it with me to the Lake District but didn’t get around to starting it, and then took it with us to Ticehurst with the intention of sewing in the ends. That didn’t happen either, but I did get to use it while sitting outside on the deck of an evening, and I couldn’t resist photographing it with the woods as a backdrop.
You’ll have to excuse the threads, but I think you’ll agree the photos are pretty special.
The blanket is a simple continuous granny square and the colours have worked out well. Originally, in my head the constant colour was going to be cream and I planned to use up wool that I had for the contrast colours. But the cream wool I had was heavier than the double knit of the contrast colours, and as they were the main reason for starting this throw I had a rethink.
I had a couple of balls of the mustard, which I’d bought because I liked the colour and I think I spent most of our Lake District holiday talking myself into using it and wondering how it would work. As it turned out I’m glad I did.
I had a rainbow of colours to use but again didn’t really have a plan, so before starting I spent some time working out a rough colour progression. I knew that I had more of the pinks, reds and oranges so it made sense to leave those for the outer rows.
I’m really pleased with how it turned out and am even more pleased with the photo backdrop too. For something that didn’t start with much of a plan I can see this being well used, and I think I’ll be making another with a navy main colour, but not just yet, as I’ll need to accumulate some more contrast colours first.
My unplanned plan
Hook size 4mm, using a mixture of double knit wool - from the centre:
Hobbycraft: Knitcraft mustard cotton blend (main colour)
Vikki Brown Designs: Blackberry Sorbet
Vikki Brown Designs: Image of You
Vikki Brown Designs: Ombre One (green)
Vikki Brown Designs: Blue Raspberry
Hobbycraft: WI Soft and Cuddly green/yellow mix
Drops Cotton Light: Mint
Vikki Brown Designs: Potion
Vikki Brown Designs: Ombre Four (green)
Drops Cotton Light: Ice Blue
Vikki Brown Designs: Senecio
Vikki Brown Designs: Ombre Five (green)
Vikki Brown Designs: Ombre Two (blue)
Vikki Brown Designs: Ombre Four (lilac)
Vikki Brown Designs: Ethel
Vikki Brown Designs: Claude
Vikki Brown Designs: Ombre Five (pink)
Hobbycraft: Knitcraft pink cotton blend
Vikki Brown Designs: Seeing Red
Hobbycraft: Knitcraft coral cotton blend
Hobbycraft: Knitcraft orange cotton blend
Now, to sew in those ends!