After all the baby blankets, I decided to make a grown-up version. I started with 3 colourways of the same yarn (James C Brett Marble Chunky) and began knitting square blocks but then realised that they didn't all go together as well as I thought. So one blanket became 2, with the blue/grey/brown and brown squares making up the 1st blanket and the silver grey squares put aside for a 2nd.
The blue/brown/grey blanket is finished, and has been given to a friend as a house-warming/birthday/Christmas present. And it also has the most stylish Finished Object photo I've managed yet:
Cabled Blanket
The edging was my first I-cord edging, which I tried with all number of stitches, but settled on 3 wide. It also took a while to get the right tension for this, but I was fairly happy with it in the end.
Finished August 2011
The silver-grey blanket is still WIP.
I also bought some pink-purple yarn of the same type, thinking it might go well with the greys. It doesn't, so I've started a 3rd blanket - this time based on Elizabeth Zimmerman's garter stitch blanket. So far, 3 pieces have been finished, and the 4th is about 1/3 done. Hopefully it'll be finished in 2012.
(and I'm still short of yarn, even after all the extra purchases... I need another grey and another pink/purple ball - at least!)
Ballband Dishcloth
a quick knit just for fun...
This cloth is being used in our kitchen, and brings a wee splash of colour to routine work.
Finished February 2011
Hexagon Washcloth
We're using this one as a potholder (and to catch the drips from my teapot when I'm pouring in the living room)
Finished February 2011
I've seen that lovely blanket at the top before ... And recognise the chair too ;-)
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ReplyDeleteI'm still very proud of that picture... normally I just have functional shots of the item against a plain background, but this one's much more stylish.