A Crocheted Blanket/Throw for my Niece

  Today, I am sharing a crocheted blanket that I made earlier this
year for one of my nieces.

I chose the Diamond Weave stitch for this blanket, which I found HERE
as a free pattern on Daisy Farm Crafts blog and I followed the tutorial on
their YouTube channel HERE

I would really recommend you taking a look at both of the above, as there
are lots of tutorials and lovely patterns to follow.

Although the instructions are in US terms, it is easy 
to convert to UK stitches.

I started by chaining 150 stitches using a 6mm crochet hook, I followed the 
four row repeat pattern using each colour way.

I purchased the yarn online from Wool Box

I used Stylecraft Special DK 100g in the following colours:-

2 each of Candyfloss, Cream, Lavender & Turquoise

Thank you for visiting my blog today. 

Janice x

Sweet Winter Blanket crocheted for my Sister

Today, I am sharing the blanket/throw I crocheted for my sister earlier this year.

I made it using the pattern for the Sweet Winter blanket, designed
by Sue Rawlinson also known as ‘Sweetpea Family’ on Facebook and Instagram

You can find the original blanket I made HERE and another I made in
neutral colours for my niece HERE

I purchased Sue's pattern from Love Crafts which you can find HERE 

 I purchased the yarn online from the Wool Box HERE

I asked my sister which colours she would like, and she chose these
to co-ordinate with her lounge.

The pattern uses 9 x 100g balls of Stylecraft Special DK and I
used the following shades:

Cream, Mustard, Turquoise, Teal, and Mocha

I really love crocheting this pattern, and I'm sure I will make

another in the future using different colours.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

 

A Crocheted Throw/Blanket for my Great Niece

Today, I am sharing another crocheted throw/blanket I have made for one 

of my great nieces.

I am really enjoying this new hobby, so my plan is to make a throw for

each family member, (both female and male, young and old) but only if they
would like one of course!

 
So, that's 21 in total, and I've made 10 so far, 
3 of which I still have to share with you. 

Maybe by this time next year, they will all be completed!

I used the lovely textured Suzette stitch which I found HERE on

the 'Blossom Crochet' YouTube channel.

Rebekah’s tutorials are really easy to follow and she has lots of different

crochet stitches to share.

I started by deciding how wide I wanted the throw to be and

 chained 142 stitches. I then crocheted the one row repeat pattern
until I reached the desired length.

I finished by crocheting a border of three rows of half trebles and
two rows of double crochets.

I purchased the yarn online from The Wool Box

using eight 100g balls of Stylecraft Special DK in the colour ‘Fondant’

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

Sweet Winter Blanket crocheted in Neutral Colours

Today, I am sharing the blanket/throw I crocheted for my eldest
great niece last year.

I decided to make it using the pattern for the Sweet Winter blanket, designed
by Sue Rawlinson also known as ‘Sweetpea Family’ on Facebook and Instagram

You can find the original blanket which I made HERE

I purchased Sue's pattern from Love Crafts which you can find HERE 

 I purchased the yarn online from the Wool Box HERE

I asked her what colours she would like, and she opted for neutrals.

The pattern uses 9 x 100g balls of Stylecraft Special DK and I
used the following shades:
Cream, Parchment, Parma Violet, Duck Egg and Stone

I'm pleased to say that my great niece loved it.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

A Crocheted Throw/Blanket for my Great Niece

 Today, I am sharing a crocheted throw blanket I made for one of my great nieces. 

I used the lovely textured Sedge stitch which I found HERE on 
the 'Blossom Crochet' YouTube channel.

Rebekah’s tutorials are really easy to follow and she has lots of different

 crochet stitches to share.

I started by deciding how wide I wanted the throw to be. 

I chained 141 stitches, and crocheted rows of the same stitch until I 

reached the desired length.

I finished by crocheting a border of four rows of half trebles.

I purchased the yarn online from The Wool Box

using eight 100g balls of Stylecraft Special DK in the colour ‘Lavender’

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

Sweet Winter Blanket

Today I am sharing another crocheted blanket I made earlier this year.
In cardmaking 'Christmas in July' is a trend, so I thought I could add my
crocheted throw to this theme, just before the month ends!

The designer of this gorgeous blanket is Sue Rawlinson also known as
‘Sweetpea Family’ on Facebook and Instagram

I love her pattern designs and the pretty colour combinations she uses,
this one using beautiful Christmas colours.

I purchased Sue's pattern from Love Crafts which you can find HERE

and I purchased the yarn pack from Wool Box HERE

The pattern uses 9 x 100g balls of Stylecraft Special DK in the following shades:

Cypress, Cream, Claret, Lincoln, and Lipstick 

The pattern also includes a Pom Pom band to wrap around the blanket,
but I have still to make that.

I really enjoyed making this blanket, and it's now ready to be used this Winter.

Here are two other blankets I have made from Sue's patterns...

Sweet Blossom Blanket
Sweet Summer Blanket

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

Sweet Summer Blanket

 Sharing another crocheted blanket I have made called the 'Sweet Summer Blanket'

The designer is Sue Rawlinson also known as ‘Sweetpea Family’ 
 on Facebook and Instagram

I love her pattern designs and the pretty colour combinations she uses.

 I really liked the bobble stitch which I learnt last year in Sue's pattern for the
Sirdar CAL 'Sweet Blossom' blanket which you can see HERE, so I was
keen to give this pattern a try.

I really enjoyed making this blanket, and will probably make another

sometime, maybe using autumnal colours.

The wool was purchased online from The Wool Box and the pattern
required eleven 100g balls of Hayfield Bonus DK in the following shades:

Cream, Blush Pink, Frost Blue, Vanilla, Gentle Jade, Terracotta, Oatmeal,
Lilac and Lagoon Blue.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Janice x

A Crocheted Throw/Blanket for my Great Niece

I am back today sharing the crocheted throw/blanket I made for one of my great

nieces for Christmas.

The one I made for her sister can be found HERE

For this one, I used the same pattern as the one I made HERE, which is
 based on the Infinity Scarf pattern designed by the talented Melanie Ham,
who sadly passed away last month, aged 37.

I watched many of Melanie's YouTube tutorials during the first lockdown two
years ago, when I taught myself to crochet. I know I will use many more of her 
patterns in the future too. She was a really talented sewer and crocheter
with a huge following.

The pattern is crocheted rows of the V Stitch.

I bought the yarn online from The Wool Box

and used eight 100g balls of Stylecraft Special DK in the colour ‘Lavender’

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

A Crocheted Throw/Blanket

Today, I am sharing a crocheted throw blanket I made for one of my great 

nieces for Christmas.

I decided to make it for her after she saw the one I made her Mum which
you can see HERE and liked 'borrowing'!

I used the Primrose stitch which I found HERE on
'Sarah's Rich Textures Crochet' YouTube channel.

I started by deciding how wide I wanted the throw to be, then crocheted
rows of the same stitch until I reached the desired length.

I finished by crocheting a border of two rows of half trebles.

I bought the yarn online from The Wool Box

using seven 100g balls of Stylecraft Special DK in the colour ‘Pale Rose’

I will share the one I made her sister next week.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

A Crocheted Baby Blanket for my Great Niece

Today, I am sharing a crocheted baby blanket I made for my new great niece

who arrived last week. Luckily my niece knew she was expecting a baby girl,
so I had plenty of time to make it before she arrived.
,
I had seen lots of blankets made using the ‘Waffle’ stitch when looking 

online for ideas. I really liked the pattern this stitch created, so I decided to give 

it a try following the Bella Crochet tutorial on YouTube.

It crocheted up fairly quickly and is definitely a good stitch to do 

whilst watching the television.

I finished the blanket by adding a border of treble crochet stitches in white,

 and a row of double crochet in pink. I then wrapped it with a pretty 

crocheted blanket tie. 

I purchased the yarn online from Wool Box who have great prices on
their yarns and provide a very fast delivery service.

I used five 100g balls of Sirdar Hayfield Baby Bonus DK, three in
 'Baby Pink' and two in 'Baby White'

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x