Friday 30 August 2013

Naughty but nice

I've had a busy busy week being back at work after our holidays, it's left me dog tired, but I have found some time to be naughty in the evenings with this ...


The reason why I say naughty, is because I was supposed to be keeping focused with finishing knitting the sleeves of my scrappy cardigan, however I have found myself distracted with this chevron, ziggy zaggy baby blanket I am making for Lynette who is expecting her first bundle of joy in December. 



The pattern is from my copy of this gorgeous book by Jane Brocket. I have made a blanket in this style for myself before and when I went to one of my local yarn stores on Monday lunch time, I saw this Rico Aran 100% wool yarn and simply couldn't resist purchasing these beautiful colours.


I'm really not into blue for boys and pink for girls when it comes to baby blankets, I prefer more earthy colours and my thoughts behind these colours and the order in which I crocheted them was deep earth,earth, grass, sun and sky.


My plan is to repeat this pattern and colour pattern once again to complete the blanket. The first colour I crocheted to represent "deep earth" is actually a deep grey but looks almost purple in the above photo, maybe it looks more purple in the sunlight?


The easy rhythmic crochet of this pattern is ever so gently addictive, I just can't stop!

Wishing you all a marvelous weekend
I can feel the season changing as we head into September, goodbye August
xox
Penny

16 comments:

  1. Ooh, I love this ... perfect colour choices, they make me think of beaches :)

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  2. It is a lovely blanket and I know it will be treasured for years to come. You are a stellar crocheter! Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

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  3. Looks a lovely blanket. I've been rippling in Rico for ages - for my son. But the return to work and school this week has also meant a return to being shattered and insufficient hours in the day. I need to sort it out before it becomes the norm. I need a little bit of time for me to be able to craft or crochet each day! x

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  4. Lovely Penny - and I must admit I'm a bit of a sucker for Jane Brocket's books x Jane

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  5. Lovely Penny - and I must admit I'm a bit of a sucker for Jane Brocket's books x Jane

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  6. I'd love to try this and a ripple but it looks very complicated and I'm not sure I'm up to that just yet! One very lucky baby! :) x

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  7. Looks gorgeous Penny, rippling is so soothing once you get the hang of it. Love the colours you chose.
    Hope your weekend is relaxing.
    Jacquie x

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  8. Stunning ... the colours are beautiful ... Bee xx

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  9. Beautiful colours Penny. I too have been a bit naughty of late - but in reverse to you - I am doing anything and everything to avoid my ripple, it's so nearly finished now, but I'm bored and I keep getting distracted with other interesting mini-projects! The problem is I made it too big to start with - never will I make such a jumbo blanket again!
    Hope you are well, and not to exhausted from your return to work
    Em xx

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  10. It is lovely and the Rico yarns are great to work with.

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  11. Greatly admiring your crochet skills my dear
    Best wishes
    Jenny

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  12. Hello lovely Penelope!

    I too am admiring your crochet skils. It all looks to terribly complicated to me ;-) Those colours are both peaceful and inspiring. I always feel in the mood for blue when the sun is shining. I hope this baby blanket soothes your tiredness away...

    Hugs,

    Stephanie

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  13. Oooh, baby blanket making....that's so my favourite thing to do, as you can totally indulge without having to make something massive....love the chevrons and your choice of colours....your gift is perfect!

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  14. Gorgeous blanket is coming along :) It will be a warm (literally) gift for a baby :) Have a wonderful day ahead!

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  15. Very lovely. I especially love the colours you chose. Xo

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