So I was left with a lot of beautiful yarn (I didn't spend a ton on it, but as I'm endeavoring to use my stash this certainly put a fly in that particular ointment), much of it white. While the larger afghan I have envisioned will make excellent use of this yarn, there was no way I was incorporating that much white into it. I did, however, have enough to make a baby blanket (and still have plenty of white left over).
I made a basic corner-to-corner blanket. I stitched until it was going to be about one yard square, and then decreased.
I love the simplicity and ease of this stitch. Once you get going you can pretty much fly through it without looking, but it did take me a bit to get the hang of it again (I made one several years ago).
As I don't have anybody in mind to give this to right now, I didn't want to do a border that was too frilly in case it doesn't go to a girl, so I went with a basic half-double crochet border, just one round.
The yarn is one I've never used before, but am now in love with. It is Scheepjes Colour Crafter in Weert (which, I assume is Dutch for white, because I have a marvelous grasp of what seems to be the obvious). It's a DK weight acrylic, but is oh so soft, with no splitting or pilling or anything annoying like that. Just straight frothy deliciousness.
So that's that. A gift in store if I need one, and a dent in my stash.
That is delightful! I love simple white baby blankets!
ReplyDeleteLOL! Weert is a town in The Netherlands, all the Colour Crafter colours are named after Dutch and Belgian towns (fun to Google, trust me). White in Dutch is simply 'wit'. Easy, huh! I do like your blanket, and yes I've been dissapointed by people too, so now I speciically ask if they would appreciate something handmade and I do appreciate if people tell me up front 'nope, not my thing' (Great, then I will spend two minutes at Ikea for you!). Your blanket however, is very pretty. I love working with Colour Crafter too, my last Funky Fifties blanket was made with it too. A baby will come along soon that will deserve and love it.
ReplyDeleteNow I have to go do a lot of google translating to see 'where' I bought, haha!
DeleteGorgeous baby blanket! I like the stitch you used too, not sure I have seen that one before.
ReplyDeleteOH I so get that.. I only do for myself now or charity..Did large afghans for four nieces and nephews only to have the mom boil them when she thought they had lice. Yes I said boil. .They were ruined. All my hard work...Needless to say never again. The corner to corner is one of my very favorites. I also like sideways shell from project Linus both are my fall back on patterns. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteI read a thing once that said "Don't make anything for your mate until you're married." I'm just glad I barely had a start on it--there was no way ever I'd have been able to regift/repurpose this.
DeleteIt's beautiful, and the perfect sort of baby project to have stashed away :)
ReplyDeleteI don't suppose it gets more gender neutral than white--I hope I need to gift it soon :)
DeleteC2C is a technique I've been wanting to try. I like how it looks all in white. I'm sorry to hear about your big disappointment, but glad you are finding ways to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
ReplyDeleteAwww, thanks.
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