Last week I skipped my WIP Wednesday post as my project was just a foundation chain and I couldn’t write a whole post about one wiggly length of white yarn. However, in the last week I have managed to make enough progress to make it post-worthy.
I’m making a baby blanket for a friend, and I have just over 3 months to complete it (I’m hoping it will be done before then!) The pattern I am using is the Bertie Blanket by Little Doolally. It’s a paid pattern, available from Ravelry and is well worth the investment. I chose white as my main colour, with Stylecraft Baby DK in lemon and Special DK in silver and grey for the stripes. (For UK readers, in case you didn’t know, Boyes own brand acrylic yarn is the same as Stylecraft which is very handy. I’d had a sneaking suspicion but found out ‘officially’ from a CE testing group-handy to know if you don’t have a local Stylecraft stockist.)
I was going to make my stripes in a lemon, silver, grey repeat, but decided that was too grey for a baby so I’ve alternated the greys with lemon to make a 4 stripe repeat of lemon, silver, lemon, grey and I much prefer it to my original plan.
The pattern itself is quite easy to follow, though I did mess up the second colour stripe and have to frog it which was a bit frustrating. (Note to self-read the flipping pattern properly.) Now I’ve got the hang of it I’m hoping progress will be fairly quick. I sent the photo above to my friend for her approval and luckily she liked it!
What are you working on this week? Have you started anything new? Feel free to share a link in the comments, or tag me on Instagram so I can have a look. (I’m @craftandothercrazyplans on Insta too!)
That looks fabulous and the colours are just perfect! The pattern reminds me of the honeycomb design in knitting that I make at least one thing per year using that pattern.
As it’s summer here, my next project will be a baby blanket in a cotton blend. Have to get my self ‘into gear’ as the baby was born last Monday! 😂
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Thank you, I like the honeycomb pattern too so I’m happy it reminds you of it. Good luck getting your baby blanket finished 😊
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Love your colour choices.
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Thank you
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Baby will love it
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Thanks, I hope so!
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This looks so lovely
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Thank you 😊
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It looks cute! I really like to make baby blankets, sadly I have no reason to make one yet. But I finally got my post published that was about testing different Pinterest Pins that were about heart-shaped motives. But as I am planning to make part 2, I will probably continue crocheting hearts. I have also been working on a huge rug project that was hidden for about 11 months due to other projects. I think I will manage to finish it or run out of yarn in coming months.
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Good luck with your big project! I seem to be at a stage where I know lots of people having babies.
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Thank you! 😃
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The blanket looks lovely. I haven’t crocheted anything it what feels like so long. In reality is only since the week before Christmas where I crocheted myself out haha
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Lol, you’ll be back to it in no time.
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That’s beautiful, Mrs. Craft!
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Thank you 😊
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Ohhh I love the colors of that baby blanket. It is already beautiful so I know the finished result will be stunning. =)
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Thank you, I’m hoping it will be! 😊
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It looks great! You have a lucky friend:)
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Thank you 😊
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Looking good. Always a boost when the future recipient gives their approval.
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Thank you, I like to check when it’s not a surprise gift as I’d rather make something they like 😊
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Agree!
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I love the blanket and think the extra rows of lemon are perfect. I’m revisiting my spirits of life CAL which is no longer a CAL as it s finished before Christmas. I’m enjoying it now I’ve got back into it, and am benefiting from the fact that I’ve been keeping more of my evenings free, so i have more crochet time. Little and often is definitely the way forward for me
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Thank you 😊 Glad you’re back into your project
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Me too!
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This is a lovely stitch pattern and the lemon, grey and white combine beautifully. It’s going to be a great blanket 🙂
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Thank you, I’m hoping it will be lovely 😊
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What a gorgeous blanket! I love the colour combination, lemon and grey are colours I wouldn’t expect to go well together, though I suppose you’d need a little white in there to make it work. The pattern really shows off the colours well, too! 😊
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Thank you, the white is definitely needed to break it up.
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That is going to be a beautiful baby blanket. Love the pattern and the colors.
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Thank you 😊
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Oooo I love grellow combination 😍
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Thank you! It’s not one I’ve really used much.
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OMGOODNESS love the beginnings of your blanket
PS I had a sneaky suspicion about Boyes own brand yarn LOL
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Thank you. It’s very handy to know when I need a top up of yarn, especially white!
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Your Baby Blanket is beautiful!
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Thank you 😊
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Ohhh this is just LOVELY! It looks soft, warm and cosy, and such beautiful colour combinations too.
It has a traditional feel but with a contemporary twist – and yet I can’t say where the contemporary puts in it’s appearance. Perhaps it’s the silver and grey colours … maybe. But I do know that it’s truly beautiful and so incredibly well made.
It’s hardly a surprise that your friend likes it. It’s brilliant! You clever thing!
Squidges ~ Cobs. xxx
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Aw thanks Mrs Cobs, it’s coming on nicely now I’ve got the hang of the pattern. X
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Love the colour combination on the blanket. It’s going to look very pretty.
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Thank you 😊
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another treasure-and I really like the colors.
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Thank you 😊
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I really love this pattern, it’s so pretty and those colours are great together. I always love a grellow 😊
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Thanks, it was one of the most popular gender neutral colour palettes when I was looking for ideas. 😊
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Good to know about the Boyes/Stylecraft yarn connection.
I really like the pattern and colour combination you’re working on too.
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Thank you 😊
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Love the colour combination Mrs C and the pattern is just so lovely.. 🙂
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Thank you x
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What a pretty pattern! That yellow brightens it up just enough.
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Thank you 😊
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This is beautiful! I love the pattern and adore your colour combo
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Thank you, I’m happy it’s working ok so far!
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Ahh, you are so clever (and yes I know I say that every single time I visit – but you are!) I so want to be able to knit and crochet like you do but I just can’t get my head around it. 😦
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Lol, thank you! I’m in awe of how you manage to home school your children and manage your home so well. I always feel inspired to go and sort something in our house, or make extra effort with activities for the children.
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I made a very similar blanket a couple years ago, the pattern was different, but the stitch work looks the same. For me I got tired of working on it, as i just alternated two colors…but the finished product was well worth the perseverance. It is used every night by the little dude I made it for.
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Sounds like it was worth the effort! I like the simplicity and repetitiveness but I don’t think I could make a larger blanket in this pattern.
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