Tuesday 5 October 2010

Granny stripes

Inspired by Attic24, I made my first granny stripe blanket over the summer and was surprised how quick it was to make, despite being double bed size. I was also surprised at how soft it was. I usually use pure wool, but I have to say I am a convert to this Stylecraft Special DK yarn. This is how it turned out.....


I just loved the colours - they made me feel really happy.





I finished it with a simple picot edge.....






I love this blanket....unfortunately so did my sister, who promptly nabbed it! I started to make another one for myself and that was taken by Niece from South Africa. A third one is going to mum and a fourth to young Niece.....I hope I get to keep one for myself one day!!!!

1 comment:

  1. Funnily enough I was inspired by Lucy from Attic24 and have made two of these blankies, one for me (well that was the original plan - it has been adopted by my boys) and one I made as a commission (it felt rather grown up doing something for an order and getting paid for it)I was sad to part with that one after over 60 hours of work!

    ReplyDelete

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment here - I love to read what you have to say! x