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Wednesday, January 4, 2017

new blanket beginnings



Hello there!

It's been a beautiful day here, and I've been making some little granny squares for a new baby blanket.  It's been lots of fun! :)

What do you think of these gorgeous soft colours?
I'm enjoying playing with all the colour combinations, I am going for a bit of a vintage/retro vibe with the colours in this blanket, I think the slightly washed out, faded pastels are very pretty.

Hopefully I will get lots of squares made over the next few lazy week of Summer, this kind of feels like a Summer blanket. :)



I'm using  MoYa Caresse cotton, this is an Aran weight cotton, really great to crochet with, and is working up quite quickly with a 5mm hook, the texture is beautiful!  They are going to need a bit of blocking as I am trying to get a nice solid granny square, so have crammed in the stitches. 

I'm planning on making about 80 squares, so nothing too big, and it should actually get finished!! 

I'll post a few progress updates as this grows, I had forgotten how fun mini squares can be! 

Have a great day/night wherever you are! 

xxxxxxx




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15 comments:

  1. Knitting-twitterJanuary 4, 2017 at 11:02 PM

    Ohlala that looks fantastic!!! Greetings from Switzerland Christa

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  2. Maureen @ Josephina BallerinaJanuary 5, 2017 at 12:31 AM

    Not usually a pastel blanket kind of person, but these colors have enough oomph, ya know?
    :) m & jb

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  3. jabbottJanuary 5, 2017 at 12:31 AM

    The colours are like those you see with bubbles!!

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  4. Knitter512January 5, 2017 at 12:53 AM

    I love these squares and would like to do this. Can you tell me the pattern you used? Thanks chris

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  5. SandraJanuary 5, 2017 at 12:55 AM

    Very nice colours! Let me miss spring! =)

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  6. UnknownJanuary 5, 2017 at 1:42 AM

    So happy you are back blogging. Love the colours

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  7. UnaJanuary 5, 2017 at 2:14 AM

    Your post was a great reminder to me that summer is happening, just not in my country where it is currently freezing cold. I love the colours and patterns of your blanket.

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  8. SharmJanuary 5, 2017 at 7:18 AM

    Looking good .... I'm in the process of doing a cotton crochet blanket as well!

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  9. daneJanuary 5, 2017 at 9:00 AM

    superbe une belle avancée si tu veux participer a mon defi grannys profite c' est demain matin il te suffite de me dire par commentaire je participet et j' ajoutteta photo c' est tout a bientôt meilleurs voeux

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  10. Anabelia Craft DesignJanuary 5, 2017 at 9:34 AM

    Wonderful colors, my dear! It's a great beginning! xxx

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  11. Betts725January 5, 2017 at 12:12 PM

    i love the colors and the look of the squares

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  12. MiaismineJanuary 5, 2017 at 2:17 PM

    I love bright bold colors. Your palette however has reminded me how beautiful soft pastels are! I now have an idea on how to use some pastel yarn I purchased because it was reduced! Thank you for the inspiration!

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  13. AnneleinJanuary 5, 2017 at 5:07 PM

    What a lovely squares... it will be a great summer blanket...

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  14. mamasmercantileJanuary 5, 2017 at 5:26 PM

    Looks beautiful, I love the colour combinations.

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  15. JilleJanuary 6, 2017 at 9:10 AM

    Beautiful colours, they will be a gorgeous blanket.

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