Thursday, November 7, 2013

CAL update #10


Hi there.
I have been working steadily away at my big blanket now for ages, and I have decided it is big enough!   So I have the final instalment for my epically long CAL, and then I will do the edge and it will be finished!!  I'm not planning anything fancy for the edge, there is so much going on in this blanket already that I think something plain and simple will be fine.

Anyhoo, here is the last !! section of my blanket:

After the 2 rows of dark pink,
double row of SC in red (right side, then turn work and go back on wrong side),
then 1 row of 4dc clusters in sky blue,
then 1 row of sc in red,
then 1 row of 4dc clusters in spearmint,
then 1 row of sc in pale pink,
then 1 row of 4dc clusters in dark blue,

Then a section of double rows of sc in
light aqua
red
spearmint
flamingo
pale blue
celery

Next I did a section of bobble stitch in flamingo and green.

Then a double row of sc in celery,
and another double row of sc in red.

Next I did a section of granny stripes in sky blue and pale blue then sky blue again.

The last section of the blanket is 5 double rows of sc in
red
dark blue
mid green
celery
flamingo.!

And that is the end of the main part of the mixed stitch stripy blanket!!

Just the edge to go now, so close to finishing, I really want to get this finalised before the weather gets much warmer, it is a very heavy, warm blanket!

Thank you if you are still with me on this CAL, I know I have been unreliable in it's progress, and a lot of people have got on with it and made up their own sequence, which is great.  I have seen many beautiful blankets finished months ago!  I apologise for my poor CAL admin duties, it seems I am not great at regular postings, maybe next time I will choose a smaller, more manageable project!  Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the process, and created something unique and special along the way!

These instructions will be put onto the CAL page so that anyone can have a go at making their own mixed stripy blanket when ever they like, it's never too late to join in!


I'll be back with a post about the edging and a few pics of the whole thing finished, this blanket deserves a tadah, even if we are all sick of the sight if it!! :)


Have a great day y'all, and thanks for visiting!


24 comments:

  1. Lovely Jules! You've inspired me to make my own blanket as well :) Only when I started to calculate the multiple of stitches needed for most of my used stitches, and the chainlength to accomodate all those stitches I didn't realize that 240 chains is about 1.70 meters... In width! I'm gonna have a huge blanket also :)

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    1. Great Kirsten, glad your making one too, they seem to end up massive blankets, but you can never have too much blanket love! :) J xx

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  2. Great! Just letting you know I picked my blanket up again and am still following your CAL.
    Hugs from Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    Charlotte

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    1. So happy you are still following along Charlotte, I thought everyone might have lost interest by now! J xx

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  3. great!
    I love it!

    Greatings send you Conny

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  4. HI Jules
    It's sooooo beautiful, your colour choices are perfect. I'm still working on mine !
    Happy crocheting,
    Kate
    justpootling.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Thanks Kate, Glad you haven't lost interest yet, even with my sporadic updates! Happy hooking! Jxx

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  5. What yarn did you use....love the colours??

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    1. I used a combination of Colorworks 8ply by Heirloom, Heirloom Babywool 8ply, Merino Magic and some Loyal 8ply, plus I used up some scraps from my stash. PS. I sell these wools in my shop! :) J xx

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  6. Where is the CAL you refer to please. I simply love he banter. Just finished my first blanket. 240 chain in granny stripe. Nw for something more adventurous . T

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    1. There is a link to the CAL page under my banner at the top of my blog. Happy making! J x

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  7. Your process was very inspiring and I can understand that you're happy it's done! I admire your patience

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  8. I might give it a go after I finish the granny square (snore) blanket I started back in June. But I JUST finished a ripple afghan I started a year and a half ago and I just posted a tadaa post and the one question I had...How do you know when they are done! I wanted it to fit my queen sized bed, and it does, but I could have made it longer to go over the pillows, if I could stand to do a few more rows. I could not. That's how I decided....It is finished!

    Cindy Bee

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  9. really beautiful and gorgeous colors!

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  10. I am glad your are nearing the end of your hard work! The blanket is surely one of a kind, and I can't wait to see it finished! I am also approaching the finish of my blanket, and hope to get it done by mid November. Happy day!

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  11. All I can say is "MASTERPIECE" xoRobin
    Mine is in the making and probably for another year : ( BUT I love all your patterns that I have put in mine......

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  12. It is just utterly pretty. Fantastic. Best regards from Trine (Denmark)

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  13. One day I will make one, and CAL with you then ;) Stunning!! Fiona x

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  14. Hi Julie, I'll never tire of this blanket, it's stunning! Must finish mine, perhaps in time for Winter next year! Keen to see how you do the edging. Have a super weekend, Trudy x

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  15. Tadah, well done and it's looking great, I can't wait to see the finished pictures of your beautiful blanket :-)

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  16. Good way to get around weaving in the ends,although that`s my one rule always I weave them in as I go so I don`t have them all to do later,lovely colours.

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