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Hello and thanks for visiting my blog. I have been knitting on and off for 50 years and I recently learned to crochet. I love looking for wool bargains and making them into something useful. I mainly knit for charity. I occasionally knit for myself and family members if I find a really good pattern or if they ask nicely!!

Tuesday 12 March 2013

Pink baby blanket....


Do not adjust your computer.  The wool really is this pink....even pinker in fact.  The stripy ball came in a bargain joblot.  It is a random mixture of white, pale pink and shocking pink.  I loved it to start with.  But the dark pink is even brighter than the photo shows.  It is quite loud.  I mulled over what to make and eventually decided on a baby blanket.  I already had a cone of light pink wool and I am knitting with both yarns together.  This is working out nicely.  It is a great way to use up the 2 ply coned yarn and the light pink is successfully toning down the shocking pink and adding a light pink tone to the bright white.

This blanket is a simple diagonal garter stitch pattern.  I'm pleased with the way the random stripes are slightly irregular in shape.  The stripes will become narrower as the blanket grows and so the shocking pink should eventually lose some of its retina peeling effect.

10 comments:

  1. You had a great idea to knit these yarns together, this works really well. And I love the colors!

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  2. I don't think it's so shocking, actually I like it very much. It should be nice for a baby girl.
    Magdalena

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  3. Great idea to use two strands together. I think it will help to unify the colors as you get to the wider portions and the repeats are more frequent.

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  4. it's very pretty Una, I love the colours, even if they are bright :)

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  5. OOh lovely colours to view online... understand how it might be less easy on the eye as you knit though!
    Ali

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  6. I love the colours! My daughter is at school today but this is making me think of her even more - she'd love the bright pink tones! ;)

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  7. I love the colours! They are bright, but I love bright anyway :) Elisabeth x

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  8. Don't babies like bright? I think it is coming along very nicely.
    Hugs,
    Beth P

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