Green Moss blanket :: Ta-dah!

Another ta-dah moment! The green moss blanket is now ready! I am very happy with the edging, how it lightens up the grey/brown.

More about the pattern and yarns and the edging in earlier postings.

Tämäkin peitto nyt valmis! Olen tosi tyytyväinen, erityisesti reunus keventää kivasti harmaanruskeaa.

Framework

Isn't it amazing how the edging can change the whole look of a crocheted work? The edging gives sort of frame to the whole thing and can have a big effect on the look and style.

Right now I am working with the edging of the Green Moss blanket. Started with granny cluster rounds with the greyish brown, then with the greens.

On se vaan ihmeellistä miten reunus voi muuttaa koko työn meiningin. Vähän kuin kehykset taululle, se jotenkin nostaa ja kohottaa koko juttua. Ja jokainen kerros tuo vähän uutta kierrettä kokonaisuuteen. Tällä hetkellä menossa reunus tähän sammalväriseen peittoon.

See how it goes:

First with lime green sc round:

Then olive green dc's:



And finally a darker green sc round:

PS: Note my new wooden crochet hook. Not sure yet if I like working with it or not, but it surely is  Beautiful.

Summer Flowers blanket :: Ta-dah!

And may I present.... the Summer Flowers blanket!!!

 

Yarns: I have used 14 colors of Rowan handknit cotton and 8 colors of Drops Paris for the circles. White edging is Drops Paris. I used a 4,5mm hook.

Pattern: The first three rounds are worked same as the first three in Lucy's Hexagons. The fourth round is simply clusters of 3dc, 1 ch. The circles are made into squares with hdc's (clusters of 3, 1ch) and corners are 3dc, 2cd, 3dc.





Edging: I did 7 rounds of 3dc clusters and then 2 rounds in sc. The final round is mini shell stitch edging from Crochet with Raymond. I really love the lacey feeling of the edging and how it frames the whole fireworks of colorful circles in the middle.



I am so happy with the result!

Crocheting Summer feelings

This blanket is almost finished now but first a couple of pictures from earlier stages of this project. The colors give me a summer feeling...flowers...bright sun...clear sky...green grass...

The pattern is otherwise the same as in the Green moss blanket, but I did a fourth color round with clusters of 3 dc's. Then just one round with white making the circle into a square with hd's and dc's in the corners.