I love yarn and I love working with yarn. I especially love crochet and Tunisian crochet.
Sometimes I test crochet patterns, sometimes I design something myself and sometimes I just make something nice for myself.
YAY – my Happy Circles cushion cover is finally finished! – Okay, to be honest, it has been for over a week now. Unfortunately, it took me a very long time to write the pattern. Like other countries in Europe, we had a terrible heatwave here. The temperatures climbed up to 40 degrees Celsius. And this was definitely too hot for my brain. I found it hard to concentrate on anything.
But now the time has come. Everything is written down and hopefully well explained! you will find a link to the frat pattern at the end of this post.
The Design
The cushion cover is designed for a 50 x 50 cm (20 x 20 inch) cushion. The finished size is about 46 x 46 cm (18 x 18 in). With the size I followed an advice I found on the internet. It said that to make a square cushion look nice and plump, the cover should be about 5 cm (2 in) smaller than the cushion. At first I was unsure whether this would really work. And when I finally put the cushion into the cover to close the last seam, I was pretty sure at first that it had become too small. But everything turned out well in the end. I am totally happy with the result!
The front part of the cover is made up of 16 squares, arranged in a 4 x 4 layout. Each square measures about 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 in). For the back, I opted for a simple square. Mainly single-coloured, with a few small contrasts.
The size is easy to adjust by enlarging or reducing the border of the front piece. The rounds for the back must then of course be adjusted accordingly.
My Colours and Colour Placement
My colour choice was inspired by a cushion cover I got from IKEA some years ago.
I selected five colours from my Stylecraft Special DK stash focusing on yellow-green and blue-green tones.
Originally, I wanted to create a random colour scheme for the design again. This time, however, I failed with the use of the random generator. I didn’t like the results, so I worked out something of my own. The outcome is not really random, but has a similar effect. You can read all about it in one of my earlier posts.
Of course, you can also use different yarns and/or different colours. But please bear in mind that using a different yarn may affect the size of the finished cushion. It may also change the quantity of yarn required.
I am totally happy with the result! And I hope you like it just as much!
In case you have any questions about the pattern (or spot any mistakes), simply email me. You can either use the contact form or email me directly under hookedonhakelmaschen@gmail.com
Actually, I wanted to have finished my Happy Circles cushion cover a long time ago! But sometimes life turns out differently than you might think.
Everything had started out so nicely …
End of May is my birthday, so we travelled to the Black Forest for about 10 days. Even though the weather wasn’t so good, we really enjoyed our time. I love the Black Forest, especially at this time of year! Due to the mountainous landscape and the altitude, there is relatively little agriculture but all the more livestock breeding with cows, sheep and goats. The meadows just bloom wonderfully at this time of year! We had beautiful long walks and a very relaxing time!
Here some
Holiday impressions
Of course, I also had my crochet stuff with me (and a little bit of knitting). But I have to admit that I didn’t get as far with it as I had intended. Towards the end of the holiday I was kind of tired and at the same time my bones were aching … When we got home, I realised that I had contracted a COVID infection. Unfortunately, that put me out of action for another 10 days …
I’m starting to feel better now, even if my voice is still a bit raspy and I’m still coughing – at least my brain is working again!!
My crochet progress
Unfortunately there’s not much news to report about my cushion cover. Let alone a final photo and / or a pattern.
At least I have finished the front panel. All my squares are joined and I also added a small border.
still unblocked …
… the front side
The finished size of the panel is 46 x 46 cm (about 18 x 18 inch). I would like to use the cover for a 50 x 50 cm (20 in) cushion. I read somewhere that the cover for a square cushion should be about 5 cm (2 in) smaller than the insert to ensure a nice fit. Until now, I have always made the cushion covers to fit exactly. I then often had the problem that they tended to look too big, especially at the corners. So I thought I’d give the smaller size a try. I only hope that it will work out well! Otherwise I will have to start over.
At the moment I’m working on the back. I opted for a simple square. Crocheted in rounds with double crochet. I still have two or three rounds to go, then the joining can begin.
Work in progress …
… the back side
I can’t wait to see how it turns out …
I hope to finish it in the course of next week. Then it’s time to write down the pattern!
Have a lovely weekend 💕
Edit 06.07.2025: I’ve just stumbled over my notes: I was wrong about the size of the cushion cover. It should not be 10 % smaller as I had originally written, but 5 cm (2 in). I have just corrected this – sorry!
Back then I used 15 different colours and created the random arrangement of the colours with a random generator. I was totally happy with the result! You‘ll find all information about it in this post.
Choosing colours for my new project
Although I am using a similar pattern, the colours will be different in my new project. I’m using a colour combination that I’ve wanted to try for a long time.
My inspiration is a cushion I have from IKEA.
A mixture of green and blue tones, with a yellow undertone in the green shades.
For my Happy Circles wall hangings, the random colour placement worked so well, so I wanted to use the same method for the cushion cover.
Well…
Using a random generator
Unfortunately, using a random generator didn’t work out as expected this time.
No matter how many times I started the random generator and regardless of the order in which I entered the colours., they were not evenly distributed. Certain colours appeared more frequently than others.
What happened?
A bit frustrated, I then took a closer look at the topic, and it is actually logical. This effect is known as ‚true randomness‘ and that’s exactly what random.org provides. Without any corrections, repetitions and clusters are not only possible but even to be expected in true randomness.
What I learned is:
A pure random generator aims to be random, not uniform – therefore repetitions can occur that quickly catch the eye and may feel unbalanced in a small colour set. In a larger colour set, however, this same kind of distribution can create an attractive tension that supports the design.
So it wasn’t a mistake of the randomizer, it just wasn’t the right tool for this specific project
That’s why I decided to create my own ‚controlled’ randomness with a more balanced distribution of colours.
Creating my own randomness
My starting point was
The five colours I wanted to use
First, I assigned a letter from A – E to each colour – without a specific scheme, just to make it easier
The sixteen circles I needed to create the squares for my front panel
The layout I planned was a 4 x 4 layout – 4 squares wide and 4 squares high
A – Duck Egg B – Meadow C – Sage D – Pistachio E – Khaki
I decided to start 4 circles with the same colour and 3 circles each with one of the other 4 colours. Makes a total of 16.
So I listed the 16 circles in a table and assigned them the colours A – E. Circles 1 – 4 started with colour A, circles 5 -7 with colour B and so on. This was the colour placement for the first round.
To determine the colours for the second round, I started at circle #1 with colour B (as it had already colour A for round 1) In the following I entered the colours consecutively downwards. To avoid two rounds having the same colour, I skipped the relevant letter in these cases. For example: in circle #6, following the sequence, it should have been colour B for round 2. I skipped this to C as B was already assigned for round 1.
Afterwards I did the same for round 3, starting at circle #1 with colour C.
The final result is shown in the table below. In this way, the colour combination looks much more balanced.
Random colour sequence
The finished circles were then ‚squared’ by adding two more rounds in Cream.
Creating a layout
Similar to my wall hangings, I created the final layout with the random generator.
Very easy, although it sounds a bit complicated when written.
Each of my squares already had a number, defined by the colour arrangement (according to the table above / random colour sequence)
I also numbered the places in a 4 x 4 grid symbolizing the layout (shown as mall grid, upper left in the picture below)
I entered numbers 1 -16, symbolizing the squares into the list generator of random.org and generated a random result
I arranged the squares according to this result in the 4×4 grid, made some changes and voilà …
Below my detailed list of the colours used for the circles for each round and the corresponding layout.
Final colour scheme and layout
Joining the squares
Currently I am working on the join…
For my wall hangings, I had opted for a relatively inconspicuous joining method in the colour of the squares. In comparison, I now use Pistachio, so it’s more of a contrasting colour. And I opted for the Zig Zag Slip Stitch Join.
I really like how this turns out!
After joining, I will probably have to work a few more rounds around the whole panel to achieve the desired size.
However, I’m still not sure what the back should look like. Single coloured or colourful? I think I’m leaning towards single-coloured, but that could still change …
Last week I showed you the new design by Pam Knighton-Haener from A Yarn of Serendipity: the Dahlia of Yore Square. I had the pleasure of helping to test the pattern. So, today I‘d like to show you my version of this lovely design.
But I have to admit, I wasn’t familiar with the word yore at all. Though, I had to look up the name of the design first. In case you feel the same way since English is not your native language either, here is the explanation I got from Google:
Yore means “long ago” and is used in the same way as “yesteryear”, “days gone by” and “old times”. Yore has a sentimental or nostalgic undertone and implies that the old times described are in some way superior to the present.
My yarn choice
With my yarn selection I tried to do justice to the name of the design. I decided on Drops Muskat as the slightly muted colours and silky sheen of the yarn emphasise a vintage look for me.
Drops Muskat is a mercerised cotton yarn and has about 100 m / 50 g. It is rated as a Double Knit (DK) / light worsted yarn weight (#3), great to work with a 4 mm hook.
I had used this yarn before for another of Pam’s designs, the Sage Advice square. Therefore, I knew that it is not easy to crochet. The yarn is spun from many thin threads, so you have to be very careful not to pull any of them. But the stitch definition and the final look are fantastic, aren’t they?
The colours were a bit hard to capture with my iPhone. So, in my photos, the Silver Orchid looks a little more silver than it does in reality.
My colour placement corresponds to colourway 1 from the pattern. I replaced – colour A with Silver Orchid – colour B with Nutmeg and – colours C and D with Pomegranate
Only in rounds 15 and 16 I used colour C instead of colour B.
My finished and blocked square measures about 26 cm, that’s about 10.25 inches.
About the pattern
The Dahlia of Yore pattern is available on Ravelry (link at the end of this post). The difficulty is rated as mid-intermediate. There are a few special stitches, but all are well explained. Additionally, detailed photos for each round help in case something should be unclear.
And, as always, the size and the final stitch count of the Dahlia of Yore Square match to Pam’s other squares perfectly. So it’s easy to integrate the square into a larger project – perhaps in a blanket or a cushion cover.
It‘s definitely worth trying! I absolutely happy with mine!
Pam Knighton-Haener from A Yarn of Serendipity just released a lovely new design: Dahlia of Yore Square, a beautiful afghan square – just look at that …
About a week ago, we returned from a relaxing holiday on the North Sea coast. Those were wonderful days! The weather was cold but mostly sunny. So we had long walks on the beach … Sigh*
Back home – we live about 500 kilometres south in central Germany – we then noticed that spring is slowly arriving…
The birds start singing, the apple tree is showing tiny green leaves, and our little peach tree has the first pink blossoms. Spring time!
These first delicate shades of green and pink inspired me to bring some colour into our home as well.
Although I really don’t crochet much at the moment, I spontaneously thought of making something Easter-themed. The search for a pattern led me back to a site that I had actually discovered last year: Bomuldskys .
It is a Danish site, and Emilie, the person behind it, lives in Copenhagen. She offers both, paid and free patterns. I just LOVE her style and her designs, especially the greeting cards.
Last year I already fell in love with one of her Christmas designs. Due to my eye problems, however, I didn’t have the patience to make it. This time Summer Flowers caught my eye. It is a pattern for a greeting card that shows a bunch of roses, tucked in a paper bag. The pattern is available for free on her website and I just had to try it!
Summer Flowers – The Pattern
The pattern is written in US terms. It contains the instructions for the small and the large flowers, as well as the leaves. The instructions only require a few basic stitches. I found it easy to understand and I think it should be doable even for beginners. And it’s really quick and easy to make!
Yarn and colours I used
I used a mixture of different cotton yarns from my stash. All are classified as sport weight (#2) yarns. I worked them with a 2.5 and 2.75 crochet hook. Please note: you will find some detailed notes about the hook sizes at the end of this post.
Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 (160 m / 50 g)
64 – Dark Powder Rose
46 – Old Rose
Drops Safran (160 m / 50 g)
57 – Mauve
10 – Vanilla Cream
Cotton Kings Cotton 8/4
41 – a green shade, I have no name for this one, sorry
Pleasenote: I got the Cotton King some time ago as part of a colour pack from Hobbii yarn shop but it looks like the brand doesn’t exist any more.
My Greeting Card
My materials for the greeting card
For the greeting card I made
1 big and 2 small flowers in Dark Powder Rose (Hobbii Rainbow Cotton)
1 big flower in Old Rose (Hobbii Rainbow Cotton)
2 small flowers in Mauve (Drops Safran)
4 leaves in green (Cotton King)
The stamen are embroidered in Vanilla Cream (Drops Safran)
I found a suitable card and paper (for the little bag) in the stationery shop. The card is a craft card with a window on the front where you can place a photo or similar. The pattern calls for an A6 card, mine was a bit different, about 12 x 17 cm (4 3/4 x 6 3/4 inch).
Assembling of my greeting card
For the assembly of the flower bouquet I orientated myself on the instructions and the photo from the pattern. I first made the little bag and glued it on using a craft glue. Afterwards, I arranged the flowers and leaves until I found a position I liked and glued them on.
I absolutely love the result, although I think that my ‚bag’ turned out a little too big.
I will probably use it as birthday card for a dear friend. But it would also make a nice Easter card, wouldn‘t it?
The flowers and leaves are really quick and easy to make! This made me want to do more, so I crocheted some more flowers and leaves and made a
Flower Collage
My materials for the flower collage
I used the same yarn and colours as for the card. I made another
1 big and 3 small flowers in Dark Powder Rose (Hobbii Rainbow Cotton)
3 small flowers in Old Rose (Hobbii Rainbow Cotton)
1 big and 1 small flower in Mauve (Drops Safran)
5 leaves and 3 stems in green
The little stems were not part of the pattern.
I just made a chain in a suitable length (mine are between 18 and 20 chains long) and slip stitched all the way back in each chain.
For the collage I got a white picture frame that is 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 inch) in size.
Assembling of my flower collage
First, I disassembled the frame, removed the glass, and cut a piece of cardboard to the right size. I then inserted the cardboard into the frame to create a nice background for my bouquet of flowers.
The further process was basically the same as for the card. I first arranged the flowers and leaves until I liked the placement and colour distribution. Then I glued on the individual parts. I started with the stems and then worked from the bottom upwards.
A Word about the Hook Size
According to the instructions, a 2.0 mm crochet hook should be used. I understand the intention behind it. Amigurumi etc. Are often worked with a smaller crochet hook to obtain the necessary stability. Still, 2.0 mm seemed to me personally too small for the yarn I used. Especially as both yarns tend to split a bit when a small hook is used.
But please, don’t get me wrong! I love both, Hobbii Rainbow Cotton and Drops Safran. I especially like their softness and the matte look. I just find it difficult to work them with a smaller hook than recommended on the label.
For the card, I therefore crocheted the flowers with a 2.75 mm hook. This is the size I normally use with this yarn. At first they seemed a bit loose to me. So I went down to a 2.25 mm hook when I made the flowers for the collage. There were pros and cons: I preferred the structure of the flowers made with the smaller hook. But the ones made with the bigger hook were easier to shape.
I think you can’t see any difference in the end. So both seems to be ok.
I hope I was able to inspire you a little for a beautiful and quickly made spring decoration.
You might be wondering why it’s been so quiet here – so here’s what’s been going on. I’m still dealing with some health issues. As I mentioned last year, one of my eyes has been troubling me. About four months ago, my vision suddenly worsened, and my ophthalmologist diagnosed an oedema – a kind of swelling inside the eye.
I’m now receiving injections as part of the treatment (right into the eye – definitely not my favourite experience!). After each treatment, I have to give my eye several days of rest, which means no reading, no sports, no bending over, and so on. Needless to say, this limits what I can do with my crochet projects.
Still, I’m feeling hopeful! Subjectively, the treatment seems to be helping, but focusing on anything for too long remains a challenge. So I’m taking things slowly and sticking mostly to smaller projects for now. And yay – slowly but happily – I finally finished a set of coasters!
What’s more, this project taught me something completely new: short rows in crochet. Until now, I had only known short rows from knitting – where I‘ve often used them for shaping sock heels.
Despite the differences between knitting and crochet, the idea behind short rows is pretty much the same in both: as the name suggests, only part of a row is worked, which helps you create specific shapes. But before this project, I had never tried them in crochet at all.
Gift Coasters
Last December, I bought an eBook from Tatsiana of Lilla Bjorn Crochet, who hosted a mystery make-along with four delightful patterns: Gift Coaster, Gift Bauble, Gift Mandala Garland, and Pixel Coaster & Purse. Even though the MAL has ended, the patterns remain available on Ravelry – either individually or bundled as an eBook.
Although I got the eBook in December, it wasn’t until now that I finally had the time and energy to start one of the projects. I chose to begin with the Gift Coaster, which happens to use short rows.
I am absolutely fascinated by the effects you can achieve with short rows and working in the back loops.
The coaster consists of eight sections, crocheted one after the other to form a circle. The instructions are very detailed, and the PDF even includes a photo tutorial showing exactly where to place the stitches at the transition from short to full rows. If you prefer visual and spoken guidance, there’s also a link to a video tutorial. Personally, I normally don’t like watching videos. But I found this one very helpful, especially the section about the joining at the end to finish the coaster.
My version of the Gift Coaster
For my samples, I used Schachenmayr Catania yarn with a 3 mm hook. Catania is 100 % mercerized cotton with 125 m / 137 yds per 50 g. It is classified as a #2 Fine / Sport weight yarn. My colours were 0244 Agave and 00507 Salbei (Sage) – a combination I absolutely love.
Salbei was from a limited edition back in 2022, so I’m not even sure if it’s still available!
My coasters finished at about 15 cm in diameter, just as they should.
I originally wrote this post after testing Pam’s five designs in 2023. I’m updating it now because these squares and my pictures continue to be discovered on Pinterest.
Back in 2023, I had the opportunity to test five granny square designs by Pam Knighton-Haener from A Yarn of Serendipity. The designs were created for the book 60 Quick Granny Squares which was published in 2024.
In this post, I would like to introduce you to these five squares through my test versions and show you the three versions I later made with a different yarn and different colours.
60 Quick Granny Squares – The Book
60 Quick Granny Squares features 60 six-inch granny square designs by different designers. All designs use Cascade 220 Superwash, a DK (#3) 100% wool yarn.
The patterns include both written instructions and charts. Some designs are more beginner-friendly, while others are a little more challenging. The book also includes useful information about different techniques, such as starting a square, changing colours and joining squares. At the end, there are several projects showing how the squares can be used.
There is quite a variety of designs in the book – and I really like the fact that all 60 squares are shown at the beginning, so you can see the whole collection at a glance. It’s definitely worth a look!
I had the opportunity to test all five designs back in 2023.
My test versions
For my test versions, I used two different cotton yarns instead of the DK wool used for the book: Drops Safran and Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4. Both are sport weight (#2), 100% cotton yarns with a yardage of 160 m / 50 g.
Unfortunately, I didn’t make a note of the hook size I used. I believe it was a 2.75 mm hook, but I’m not completely sure.
Because I used a thinner yarn, my squares turned out at about 4.5 inches / 11.5 cm.
For all five designs, I used the same three colours: Dark Taupe and Orange from Drops Safran, and Apricot from Hobbii Rainbow Cotton.
A little bit 70s style – but I still like them!
My colour details
Running Routes
Colour A — 65, Apricot
Colour B — 28, Orange
Colour C — 23, Dark Taupe
Sunflower Sizzle
Colour A — 65, Apricot
Colour B — 28, Orange
Colour C — 23, Dark Taupe
Wriggle
Colour A — 65, Apricot
Colour B — 23, Dark Taupe
Colour C — 28, Orange
Colour D — 65, Apricot
Sol
Colour A — 23, Dark Taupe
Colour B — 65, Apricot
Colour C — 28, Orange
Shift
Colour A — 23, Dark Taupe
Colour B — 65, Apricot
Colour C — 28, Orange
My new versions of Running Routes, Wriggle and Shift
In 2025, I reworked three of the squares using a different yarn. I wanted to see how the designs would look at their intended size of 6 inches / 15 cm – and, to be honest, I also wanted to try a new colour combination.
This time I used Stylecraft Special DK with a 3.75 mm hook. The squares turned out almost exactly 6 inches / 15 cm.
The colours are completely different, though: instead of brown and orange shades, I went for a combination of soft pink, violet and grey tones.
My new colour combination is:
Hint of Silver · Pale Rose · Parma Violet · Powder Pink
Lovely, aren’t they? I especially love the combination of Pale Rose and Parma Violet.
You can find my versions on Ravelry as well, where I’ve added them to my projects. The book 60 Quick Granny Squares is also listed there, and some of the designers have added their individual designs.
One thing I particularly like about Pam’s designs is that these six-inch squares work beautifully with her twelve-inch squares, too. That opens up quite a few possibilities for combining them in a larger project. I’ve had an idea for that for a while – I just haven’t found the time to make it yet! Maybe one day I’ll finally get around to it!
It is already mid January and I hope you had a great start in the new year! Hubby and I got off to a very cosy start. However, right at the beginning of January, we started renovating another room in our house – very much in keeping with the theme of “new beginnings”. And a never ending story …
Yet, within all the renovation stuff, we have a new wall decoration in our living room! But these are not the result of our renovation work but of my colour experiments last year.
My colour experiment in 2024
You may remember that last year I experimented a little with random colour placement. This project really opened my eyes to new ways of combining colours.
I started by selecting yarn in 15 different shades from my Stylecraft Special DK stash. Mostly leftovers from other projects.
But instead of manually compiling all possible colour combinations in a table, I tried an online random generator, Random.org . They offer a lot of free services, including a list randomizer. It works wonderfully for generating random colour combinations. I described in detail how this works in an earlier post. You can read all about it here
To try out the random colour combinations, I started crocheting little circles. Each with 3 rounds. In doing so, I have strictly adhered to the results that the random colour generator had given me. I only replaced a colour if it would otherwise have appeared twice in a circle. In the end, this resulted in 25 colourful circles, which I then turned into small squares. I joined them in a 5 x 5 layout. The arrangement of the squares was also generated by using the random generator.
Details on my colour placement and layout can be found in this post
After adding a small border my finished panel was about 52 x 52 cm.
At first I had thought of making a cushion cover out of it. But then I decided to use it as a wall decoration.
My second Panel
Overall, I was so thrilled with the result that I have since made a second panel.
I used the same colours and the same process as with the first panel. The colour combinations are completely different, but it looks just as great.
Here the results:
The table below shows the colour combinations that I have used for my second panel. The colours are listed for each circle in the order of rounds 1, 2 and 3. As for my first panel each circle was squared with two more rounds in the colour Graphite. At the same time, the table shows the layout in which I have arranged the squares.
I had already listed the pattern for the squares, joining, and border in a separate post. If you are interested you can find it here
But in addition, I have now written down the pattern again and summarised it in a pdf file. Besides the actual pattern, this document contains the colour combinations and layouts for both panels.
Please note: Some left over yarns and 1 ball of Stylecraft Special DK for squaring and joining are sufficient for one panel.
A little note before you start: Winter’s Love was a CAL that ran in November and December 2024. I’m keeping this post as a record of my experience testing the pattern and making my blanket. If you’re discovering Winter’s Love now, you can still get the pattern and use my colour placement as inspiration for your own blanket.
Last weekend I finally crocheted the last stitches on my Winter’s Love blanket — it’s finished! And I really enjoyed working on it!
A short summary
Winter‘s Love is the current CAL (Crochet Along) by Ana Morais Soares from One Skein of Love. It started on 22 November 2024 and is divided into 4 parts. Part 4 – the last one – will be published on Friday, 13 December 2024. Time flies… It’s never too late to get yourself the pattern, though. It might be a bit late to finish the blanket in time for Christmas. But starting it at Christmas and finishing it for next year is certainly a lovely idea too.
If you’d like to make your own Winter’s Love blanket, you’ll find the pattern link at the end of this post.
Over the last few weeks, I’ve had the pleasure testing this lovely pattern.
My yarn and yarn amounts
This time I tried a completely new yarn. Well, at least completely new to me: Yarnsmiths Create DK. It is an own brand from Wool Warehouse.
Create DK is a 100% acrylic yarn. It comes in 100 g balls and has a yardage of 290 m per 100 g. It is currently available in 120 colours.
I decided to go with Claret Red (3090) and Off White (3045) for my blanket.
In total I needed
4 balls Off-White 6 balls Claret Red
I really like the quality of Create DK. The yarn is of a consistent thickness and is soft and supple. I really enjoyed working with it! I’ll definitely have to get some more colours.
Finished size
I used a 4 mm crochet hook, and my finished blanket measures approximately 120 x 150 cm. That’s about 47 x 59 inches.
My colour placement
After a first attempt (the sample at the top), I decided to reverse the colours and start my blanket with a dark background, against which the motifs appear in white.
I kept this colour scheme for the first eight patterns. Then, I switched the colours again.
I already wrote about the reasons for this in my previous post. There you will also find detailed information on how I proceeded exactly when swapping the colours. The post also includes an overview of my detailed colour placement for all the patterns of the blanket. The only colours not listed there are those used for the border: the slip stitch round, the front and back layers, and the joining round were all worked in Claret Red. And that’s it.
However, to make things easier for you, I’ve now compiled my entire colour scheme into a PDF file. So, if you’re interested, you can download my colour placement guide at the end of this post.
Well, that’s another big crochet project finished. Afterwards, I always feel as though I’ve fallen into a huge, dark hole. Does anyone else get that feeling?
I’ve no idea yet what I’m going to do next. Unfortunately, I’m having some trouble with one of my eyes at the moment (and I’ve got a few appointments with my eye doctor). So I think it’ll be something small. Maybe a few granny squares? Or something small for Christmas? Hmm, we’ll see!
