All the way back in May last year I began making a chunky ripple blanket for a good friend of mine. It was going great guns for a while…
Then, a hot summer, other projects and life got in the way but I did manage to finish it in time to give it to her as a combined belated birthday and Christmas present.
I decided to opt for a simple border as the stripes are so striking I didn’t want to take away from that.
Thankfully the recipient absolutely loved her blanket and tells me that she cosies up with it every night when the weather is cold enough. What better praise than to know that somethings you have spent many hours on is being put to good use! It makes me so happy to bring someone else a little bit of happiness through my crafting.
Invariably when you set out on a blanket making journey (especially when you’re adapting a pattern and using a different weight of yarn), you’re never sure exactly how much you will need and end up ordering a bit more yarn (several times in this case). So, after finishing the ripple blanket I found myself with a lot of left over yarn, some full balls, some half balls and some odds and ends. Little Miss helped me to wind all the left overs up into balls and I set about making a baby blanket for a friends granddaughter.
Again I felt a delicate border was needed.
Still I had more yarn left and so I made a smaller baby blanket, suitable for a car seat or pram, with a slightly chunkier border…
AND I managed to squeeze out a dolly blanket for Little Miss with all the little odds and ends…
I think they look nice and cosy under there. I just hope baby Eadie likes her 2 new blankets too.
As my main crafty aim this year is to use up crafty resources that I already have, I’m pretty pleased that there has been almost no wastage and absolutely no adding to my stash from making these blankets. Now to work my way through all the yarn I already had in my stash…this could take me some time!
Karen xx
