Little did I know when I picked up my crochet hook last summer, whilst recovering from a hip replacement surgery, that I would be making blankets still. Although, I haven't abandoned card making completely, the joy of crocheting seems to have resurrected itself and I find it a much easier hobby to do from a wheelchair.
Working in monochrome is something new to me when making blankets as they are often worked in bright and cheerful colours and often with leftover yarn. However, in this instance I wanted to make a blanket that would compliment another one already made so I chose a blanket and white theme.
I scoured the internet for ideas and came across the Mabel Blanket on a website called Meghan Makes Do. I was immediately drawn to this design because the granny squares are laid out as diamonds and the sides are filled with triangles. It is a free pattern so if you are interested in having a go yourself hop over to Meghan's website and download the pattern here.
This blanket was really easy to do and I took less than 3 months to make it.
I joined the seams with a needle joining the right sides together and sewing through through the back loops only. This illustration is based on the right sides facing together and loops that are meeting are not illustrated. I have just drawn the back loops that I have sewn through and the method I used to ensure a strong seam.
Here is the end result:
and a close up:
Well Ben, I hope you like your blanket!
Working in monochrome is something new to me when making blankets as they are often worked in bright and cheerful colours and often with leftover yarn. However, in this instance I wanted to make a blanket that would compliment another one already made so I chose a blanket and white theme.
I scoured the internet for ideas and came across the Mabel Blanket on a website called Meghan Makes Do. I was immediately drawn to this design because the granny squares are laid out as diamonds and the sides are filled with triangles. It is a free pattern so if you are interested in having a go yourself hop over to Meghan's website and download the pattern here.
I joined the seams with a needle joining the right sides together and sewing through through the back loops only. This illustration is based on the right sides facing together and loops that are meeting are not illustrated. I have just drawn the back loops that I have sewn through and the method I used to ensure a strong seam.
Here is the end result:
and a close up:
Well Ben, I hope you like your blanket!
