I nearly forgot today was a YOP posting day. And I even have a finish!
I'm happy to say I successfully stayed focused (when I had time to crochet) and finished the Granny Goes Large blanket I started last November. While this blanket grows more slowly the bigger it gets, there is no good reason why this took so long. To be honest, it was completely ignored for months on end.
I'm also happy to say, Maureen @ Knitting Is So Fun, that the choice of a gold/yellow border was perfect. Thank you for weighing in!
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I love how this simple pattern makes yarn that's just otherwise hanging out in one's stash look pretty. Is it crazy to admit I'm tempted to start making another one?
But doilies are also still calling me. Having recently given some as gifts, I'm itching to make some of those patterns again too!
Until, next week... May yarn tickle your fingers, and may all your (unwanted) knots come undone.
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The blanket is stunning. What lovely stitches you created.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ruth. :) This is truly the easiest of blankets to make. The many colors make it shine, I think.
DeleteI do likenthebyellow border
ReplyDelete:) it was a good call, wasn't it, Marsha. I was seriously leaning more toward the tobacco color - which I think would have been fine, but it wouldn't have stood out. It's funny how each color, as I was using it, kind of acted like it wanted to be the border color. But I'm happy I went with Maureen's vote and chose this one.
DeleteWell, I hit publish too quickly. Do you make up your border designs? This one really adds pizzazz to the blanket.
ReplyDeleteMarsha, this border is the one the designer, Cherry Heart, includes with her blanket pattern. Some have finished this blanket with a linen stitch, and I imagine it would also look great with a crab stitch border.
DeleteI love the combination of colors
ReplyDeleteThank you, Elizabeth. 😊
DeleteYour work is beautiful! And I love how you can use up leftover yarn to make something so delightful!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Barbara. A blanket pattern like this is a wonderful way to use up odds and ends of yarn, that one doesn't have enough of to make a complete item. Or even colors one doesn't particularly like. Combined with other colors, those "meh" yarns can disappear into the design.
DeleteThe blanket is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAwww, thank you Sandy.
DeleteYou are right Becki - the border makes the interior pop!
ReplyDeleteI do love it, TB. So glad I asked my readers for advice!
DeleteThis is a beautiful blanket, Becki!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda!
DeleteThats a beautiful blanket, and yes the gold border suits it perfectly
ReplyDeleteThanks, Maggie! It will make a perfect autumn blanket, I'm thinking.
DeleteStunning. Just stunning!! I love the border especially.
ReplyDeleteElaine
Thank you, Elaine. :) The border does make this pattern special, I think.
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