Well here we are on the very last day of the year and i ve been working on my usual end of year review posts which i always enjoy.
Attic 24 cosy blanket.
I was beginning to assemble all my crochet photos from 2014 when i suddenly realised that i hadn t shared a proper ta dah moment for my cosy stripe blanket dear oh dear how very slack of me.
I have used 15 x 100g balls of stylecraft special dk worked on a 4mm hook to make my cosy stripe blanket.
By lucy of attic24.
These 15 balls are enough to make a single bed size blanket with a finished size of approximately 4ft x 6ft 120 cm x 180 cm.
The finished blanket measures approx.
By lucy of attic24.
She has a fab tutorial on her website and in keeping with her encouragement i decided to create in colours that make my heart sing this is what i did to create my own.
By lucy of attic24.
By lucy of attic24.
The first thing to do is choose your colours.
Please watch part 2 before starting your blanket.
4ft x 6ft 120cm x 180cm which is roughly the size of a single bed.
The edging is worked in 4 rounds and the colour choices make a big difference to the way the whole blanket looks when it s finished.
This edging was designed specifically for the cosy stripe blanket but i think it would look great around pretty much any type of blanket.
By lucy of attic24.
I ve really been loving this cosy stripe blanket pattern published by lucy at attic24 you can find it here.
I ve created a cal category so that all posts relating to this blanket journey will be tagged to make it easier if you are coming in part way through and want to get.
By lucy of attic24.
So the cottage blanket is made in exactly the same way as my coast blanket with the same number of starting chains 213 the same number of stripes 84 and the same edging.
As you all know i decided to share this blanket journey each and.
Cosy stripe pattern cosy cal thread on ravelry cosy yarn pack remember i ll be sharing the cosy cal every sunday so part 2 will be this coming sunday 9th november.
Here are links to the blog posts.
All you need to think about is the quantity it takes roughly 15 x 100g balls to make a single bed size blanket and twice as many to make a full king size bed blanket.