Wednesday, 24 January 2018

Stash

Ordered late of Friday, arrived on Tuesday
 I fancied to use some pale wool and got 3 balls of each colour 
 This is for a ripple blanket
It's like looking at spring, I chose this brand of wool, only because they had the largest selection of pale colours, Patons Baby smiles, 4ply, 100% Acrylic, it also was a decent price, I love doing crochet with 4ply, it feels better in my hands. I now have to decide the order of these colours. I have 3 x 50g balls of each colour, my hope is to have a beautiful blanket when it's finished. I have added the cost to my stash list for this month.
Monday the day improved and we had a sunny afternoon, so I managed a lovely walk. Tuesday after sign language class it was still dull and wet, but I did manage to get out for a small walk.
I did sew in all the ends on Will's blanket, once I got going it was not so bad, I used a small latch hook (just like the ones used for making rugs) much nicer than threading needles all the time.
I have been on youtube looking at ripple blanket video's, I have decided on my patteren, made a small test run, and worked out how many stitches to an inch, all I have to do is decide what size, it won't be full size as I'm not up to that challenge yet.
On Tuesday I was a bit of an idiot and deleted a couple of comments instead of saving them, I always love to read your comments and would never knowingly delete any, so if your comment is missing, I am sorry.

9 comments:

  1. Perhaps 2018 will be the year I learn to crochet. The colours of the wool are very gentle and go well together.

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  2. I am a "brights" lover but those pastels are stunning together. Once I have used a bit more of the stash I will have to look for a suitable project for softer shades. It can not be a blanket though as we have more than enough to store now.

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  3. Pretty pale colours. I'm going to enjoy watching your ripple come to life with these as the days grow longer.

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  4. Those are wonderful colors for Spring. I look forward to seeing what you do with them! I have done that too with comments. My DH says my fingers work too fast at times!

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  5. Love the soft colours of the yarn, you will have to say what it's like to work with, I never know what to go for when looking on line and the wool shops around here don't always stock a good variety.

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  6. That is so very pretty, ice cream colours:) Look forward to seeing what you create.

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  7. Such pretty colours of yarn! It looks wonderfully soft....looking forward to seeing what your blanket looks like!

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  8. I always wondered, when you used the word wool, if you meant Wool. Now I know . . generic term for yarn . . cool. If I use actual wool my hands dry out and are o sore.

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    1. I was curious about this too! Learned something new today.

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