It has been busy busy busy in the sewing room and now that it is close to Christmas I can start sharing what I've been working on. This one is technically a baby gift, not a Christmas gift, but since the time frames are identical in this particular case this project was part of the pre-Christmas craftiness.
I continue to enjoy crochet and decided to try a bigger project. Thus far I've only done scarves, small bags, etc so this baby-sized blanket is big in comparison.
I am happy with the way it turned out. I wasn't sold on the asymmetrical stripe at first but now that its done I think it works. Could be a tad wider, maybe? Looking at the picture above it looks a bit off-kilter but it blocked pretty straight and square when I finished it. I suppose I'll have to be more careful when I take pictures of crocheted things.
The main portion of the blanket is all double-crochet stitches.
I googled how to make the flowers at the end and am pleased with them. I made about five and picked which ones looked the best.
The edges are done in a scallop stitch pattern (from a library book). The 'sides' are great, the 'ends' are a bit wavy. I'll have to work on that part a bit more next time.
Overall, its a snuggly soft gift for a little girl about to enter the world.
Notes to self:
-Used medium weight (4) yarn and gold hook (have to look up size later)
- Used 15 oz and 750 yards total
-Finished blanket was 30'' x 37''
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