Saturday 23 April 2016

The Very Lazy Ombré Blanket

I love a crocheted blanket.


Made with love and received with joy, they really are the loveliest gift for a friend/relative's new baby/ puppy/ house.

Number of blankets pinned/coveted/added to my 'must-make list'?
A bazillion.
Number of blankets actually made by me?
Two.
Yep. Two.

And both were projects for my books. One is actually still with the publisher for promotional stuff.

But I have great intentions.... You may remember I started the Crochet Mood Blanket; one motif a day throughout the year 2014:




Unfinished.




Unfinished.

So without further ado, let me introduce you to my next unfinished blanket:
The Very Lazy Ombré Blanket:







Look, I haven't even joined the squares... good so far, eh?

This time, I used some great yarn I was sent by Woolly and Warmy to try. 





Again, I chose a yarn which changes colour so that I don't have to deal with all the ends. It's acrylic, so will wash and wear well and is cheap as chips, too. I've got 10 balls of 100g each, which I think will be plenty for a single bed-sized blanket for the boy. My idea is to make all the squares and then order them ombré stylee, from dark to light. I think I might join and border them with plain white, but I'll wait until I get to that stage to decide (don't hold your breath...)

To make the blanket warm, I wanted a solid-ish square motif and fancied a circle in the middle.
Here's the pattern: UK first, US below.
UK Terms
Papatya Batik in colour 10
4mm hook
At the beginning of each round, make a 3ch for your first treble. At the end of each round, join with a slip stitch to the top of your ch-3.

Round 1: 2ch, 10tr in 2nd ch from hook (10 sts)
Round 2: 2tr in each st around (20)
Round 3: 2tr in each st around (40)
Round 4: (2tr, 2ch, 2tr) in first st, *1tr, 2htr, 3dc, 2htr, 1tr, (2tr, 2ch, 2tr) in next st* repeat from * to * around.
Fasten off




US terms
Papatya Batik in colour 10
4mm hook
At the beginning of each round, make a 3ch for your first double crochet. At the end of each round, join with a slip stitch to the top of your ch-3.

Round 1: 2ch, 10dc in 2nd ch from hook (10 sts)
Round 2: 2dc in each st around (20)
Round 3: 2dc in each st around (40)
Round 4: (2dc, 2ch, 2dc) in first st, *1dc, 2hdc, 3sc, 2hdc, 1dc, (2dc, 2ch, 2dc) in next st* repeat from * to * around.
Fasten off

To join the squares, try double crocheting (US single crochet) them together.

The boy asked if his blanket would be ready for his birthday.

Oh, how I laughed....

Sarah x

7 comments:

  1. Love the wool and pattern. Good luck with finishing it! So far the only blanket I've achieved is one made out of knitted squares - took me several years to get round to 'finishing' it and I called it a day when it was the size of my lap!
    Zoe | floral and feather

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    1. Hi Zoe! I keep saying to myself that I'll sit every evening and make a square for each blanket.
      Never. Happened.
      Xx

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  2. too have so many unfinished blankets and projects its not funny but Sarah I love the colours and look of this one lots, you must finish it please xxx

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  3. i totally LOVE your sense of humour . . . and your finished and unfinished blankets. <3 Join the club - lots of pinning, lots of saving heaps of 'to do' blankets but very little in the finished pile. One day . . .

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    1. Thanks, Isabel. I have so many good intention with my blankets, but fail so badly with completing them! Glad you feel the same!!
      Sarah xx

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  4. This is such a brilliant idea! I was trying to find a pattern to break up the lines in a sherbert colored ombre skien, and this was just perfect! What a find. Thank you !

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    1. Hi Cherry,
      I'm so glad you like the pattern! And I do hope your blanket becomes a finished one, unlike mine!!
      Sarah xx

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Have a fab day.
Sarah Xx