Crochet Harlequin Blanket #4

Hello.

I seem to be on a bit of a roll recently and have a finished blanket to show for it!  This is another Harlequin blanket in a lovely cool colours.  I like how this one turned out.  I think these diamond blankets would make good cot blankets and have tried to make them around that size, although I don't have a cot in the house anymore to test them out!

This one was made using the tapestry crochet technique again, I really love crocheting this way! 

So heres a little bit of info if anyone is interested,  the yarn I used and the colours:

Loyal DK:

Spearmint 915

Mid green 928

Teal green 936

Duck egg blue 945

Pale blue green 932

Aqua 931

Mid blue 924

dark grey 905 

Colorworks:

Lime 408

BabyWool 8ply:

Light aqua 456

Some colours I used for one row and some I repeated for a bit of balance.

( These are some of the wools I stock in my shop)

Anyway, on to the next thing now.  I think I'd like to make another skinny stripe blanket, I have some colours picked out that I think would look great all striped together.  We'll see.  Or these blues and greens would be good for a skinny stripe too.  Hmmmm......

Have you finished anything recently?

What are you making now?

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weekly stills....

1. My new harlequin blanket is starting to grow.....

2. My community garden group spent a lovely morning visiting the Mornington Community Garden, I'm all inspired to get stuck back into my food garden, something I have let slide recently.

3.  I couldn't resist buying these mini daffys, so cheerful.

4. A bowl full of flavour.  Garlic to stick in the veggie garden.

5. This is a lovely little read.

Joining in over at The Beetle Shack with the others for the Weekly Stills linky.

Autumn harlequin finish!

Hello.

Well another week is flying by, already Thursday, where have those days gone!  I don't know what's happened to my resolve to blog more often either.  Sorry about that.

Anyway, here is my latest finished thing, the Autumn Harlequin blanket,  I so love making these blankets that they seem to take half the time of other things.  It has been fun working with a new colour palette, and I have grown to really like the warmer, slightly more sombre tones in this blanket.

What do you think? Are you into more muted colours, or bright and vibrant?  I think I like them all!!

So here are a few details:

This blanket is 110cm x70cm approximately, (Cot sized or a nice knee rug size) including the border.

I used 19 balls of 50g wool:

Yarn: Heirloom Merino Magic 8 ply.

Here's the colour breakdown:

Mustard (509) x 3

Papaya (502) x 3

Rusty orange (209) x 1

Plum (216) x 2

Peacock blue (232) x 1

Sea blue (217) x 2

sea green (221) x 2 

grass green (223) x 3

Grey (206) x 2

(I think this colour scheme could be really nice for granny squares or stripes too. I am thinking of making an Autumn star stitch blanket next.)

This wool is available in my shop if you would like to have a closer look!)

The pattern was the basic Harlequin tapestry crochet pattern that I have been going on about for ages now, it is such a lovely technique!  I haven't written it up properly yet as a pattern, but I am sure you can figure it out from my tutorial over here if you are interested.

So that is one thing out of the way. I am trying to finish off  lot of projects that I have lying around the place.  I am doing the Western Port Craft Festival again this year in April, and I don't want to take all the same stuff as last year!  

Nothing like a craft stall to give me motivation to Get Things Finished! :)

How has you week been? 

Have you been finishing things off too?

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Autumn Harlequin progress....

Hello!

Just popping in for a quick chat tonight :)   I've been busy hooking away at my Autumn harlequin blanket and it is growing!!  I have given myself a little challenge to see how quickly I can hook this blanket up, and I am snatching a row here and a row there whenever I can, and I am enjoying each new colour change, it makes the progress seem so much quicker.  I am really enjoying this autumnal colour scheme, I think I will try another blanket in similar colours maybe a stripy one....

Anyhoo, this is making me a very happy hooker indeed!! :)  I am really looking forward to seeing how it looks all finished, (hopefully by the end of the weekend) I wonder what colour I should pick out for the edge? 

 Hmmmm...decisions, decisions! 

Got any projects on the go that are making you happy at the moment?

A finished blanket and other random stuff.

Hello.

Things have been pretty busy around here lately, the days are getting away from me and I feel like I am chasing my tail all the time. 

 I have signed up for an e-course called 'Blog with Pip' of Meet me at Mike's fame, and it has started this week.  It is fabulous, with heaps of great info, but already I feel behind, lots of other students are sharing what they are doing and they are really achieving a lot in a week!  Gotta get my act into gear!!  We are able to interact together through a Facebook page and comments on the course page, but I find myself feeling quite shy and hanging back a bit.  I think I will make myself get more involved, even if it is out of my comfort zone.  

I am hoping to give this blog a bit of a make over, you know, new banner, tidier sidebar, better tags to make it easier to find things, that sort of thing.  I am contemplating offering some form of sponsorship down the side, I have seen a lot of blogs recently that have advertising down the side and it doesn't seem to detract from their blogs, and it would be a way for me to contribute to our family finances while still doing the things I love. ( and I would not have to look for work outside home!) 

Anyhoo, I have lots of thoughts floating around in my skull at the minute, really must try and sort some of them out!

On the crafty front, I have finished my second harlequin cot blanket. Yay! I was trying to work on this exclusively so I could get a fair idea of how much time these take to make, but as usual, a couple of other projects needed attention, so I have a rough idea only.

I am having a lot of fun with this pattern, and I love the tapestry crochet technique, it will probably be boring for you guys, but I think I will make another one of these in a different colour scheme.

I am thinking about writing this pattern up and making 'blanket kits' with all the wool and instructions in them and selling them in my shop. What do you think?

Anyhoo, that's a little catch up from round these parts, have you been doing anything special?

What do you think about advertising on blogs?  

Have you got any on yours?

What are you making at the moment?

Talk soon.

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Carnival Harlequin blanket, all done!

 

Hello.

How's your day been going?  Summer has finally found us here and we had a lovely hot day today, with a few more to come over the next week.  I can see some beach time on the horizon!

Just thought I 'd show you my first finished piece of crochet or 2014, and not even out of January yet!

It was a bit tricky to photograph, but I think you can get the idea.  It is a cot sized blanket, so not too big, I call it the 'Carnival Harlequin' blanket. 

I'm glad I finished it off before the hot weather set in, it is quite a thickish, warm blanket, with the extra thread carried across each row.

I decided on a simple border with a few little picots on the last row for a whimsical touch.

I have a couple of other cloud schemes I'd like to try, and this was such a fun blanket to make I think I will start them very soon!

Hope you all have a great day!

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New year, new/old blanket love

Hello.

So, back to a bit of crafty news after all the New Year festivities are over,

I have been busy with the crochet hook recently, I love how through the holiday period I can craft at leisure, and during the day!  

I am still a bit in love with the harlequin pattern, and am making a blanket using the tapestry crochet technique.  Pretty much the same as my washcloths but made in 8ply wool and a fair bit bigger!  I am using hdcs instead of sc to give a more diamond shape.

This is hooking up nice and quickly so I hope to have it finished soon.

Lots of colour here, nice and bright and cheery......

I am liking the bit of orange, I was going for a bit of a carnival look and I think it helps.

....It will probably end up roughly cot sized once I add a border ......

.....I dragged out the other diamond blanket I have on the go, quite a different process and far more time consuming, but I like the patchworky effect of sewing all the diamonds together......then again, I like the flatness of the tapestry technique too.  Must try and get this one finished too.......

I should have some time over the weekend to do some more on these, so hopefully something finished to show you all soon!

Have you been doing any holiday hooky?