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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 15 April 2014

The nearly halfway finished blanket......




I've been working on this blanket for 2 days per week and have nearly reached the halfway point after only 5 days.  It is yet another example of how much faster crochet is than knitting.  I'm repeating row after row of half trebles(UK).  This is approaching a really busy time of year for me and I just needed a mindless project.

The yarn is various odd bits of grey, cream and black Aran and I am following a pattern that was suggested by the random stripe generator which is well worth looking at if you like working in stripes.  

This blanket will eventually go to Operation Orphan which is an organisation that distributes clothes and blankets to children in need around the world.  I was aiming for a final size of 40" x 60" but I didn't measure the first chain of stitches carefully enough. (Slaps wrist.)  So the width is 51".  I might carry on to a length of 65" to balance it out....or I might not, depending on how the mood takes me!

Note to self:  if I crochet this blanket again, I need to chain only 120 stitches for an Aran blanket measuring 40" wide.  If I had done that this time, I would be at the 3/4 point.  Hey ho!

12 comments:

  1. it's looking great! Well done on reaching the half way point, blankets take forever! Mind you I'd only ever crochet a blanket, I think I'd die of boredom knitting one!

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  2. That’s a neat project for a worthy cause. Yes, crocheting does go faster. I have used the random stripe generator. It is great!

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  3. It's looking good Una! I wouldn't worry about the size they can use them no matter what the size is. :)

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  4. I could never have done this with the odds and ends. Carry on. :-)

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    1. As soon as this is finished, I am going to start another one using the lovely wool you have sent me.

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  5. Speed is what draws me to crochet as opposed to knitting. I love the sober color scheme you have chosen for the blanket. Eagerly waiting to see the end result.....

    Love,

    Ruth

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  6. Your blankie looks fab, and well done on reaching the all-important half way point - you're on the home stretch now!
    Xx

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  7. It looks great Una! I'm interested in the random stripe generator...thank you for the link!n

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  8. Coming over from M.K.'s blog! You mentioned that you wish you'd gone to art school to see how far you could go in art. Why not now? I'm in my late fifties and I'm considering something of the sort. So many possibilities while we're still alive and kicking! If I hang around you knitters and crocheters much longer I may have to learn some new skills! :) Love that you're making things for charity! Go girl!

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    1. In a way, I am happy to be expressing my artistic side in my knitting and I recently learned to crochet which was also a lifetime ambition. My daughter is at university at the moment, and it is more of a commitment than I want now. I like my free time too much! Good luck with your studies.

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  9. I like the randomness of the stripes in this project and thank you for the link to the strip generator Una. You're making good progress and your lovely blanket looks great so far :-)

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