Catching up with my crochet

I haven't shared any crochet pictures pretty much all year long and it's almost halfway through April already- eek!. But that doesn't mean I haven't been reeeeeeally busy crocheting, oh no! Quite the opposite in fact. Today I'm going to share some pictures of a finished project that was hitherto classified as secret as I made it for my mum for her birthday (I shared a wee peek here). It's a giant granny square blanket in shades of pale greens, pinks and creams - a colour scheme which I wouldn't normally choose for myself but which fits right in with the decor in my parent's home. Plus my mum loves to garden and I liked the idea of making a blanket that looks a little bit like a garden, with sandy paths through the grass and leaves, with pretty pink flowers peeking out - at least, that was the idea in my imagination!. So to get you started, here's all the woolly goodness...

I found these colours extremely relaxing to blend together, they are really soothing calm colours and a delight to hook up during the stressful weeks of January and February as I packed up all my belongings back in London. The greens and creams are all cheap acrylic wools and the pinks were more expensive wools from my former local haberdashery, but despite the differing qualities they all worked together to form the softest blanket :)

Every square is a different combination of colours...

Some are big and some are small - there is a giant centrepiece square...

I even learnt how to make circles inside granny squares (I love the way they look but I much prefer the process of hooking up granny squares the simple square way). They look like giant flowerbursts!

I also did some strange patch squares (which reminds me, I need to show you this finished blanket from last year too!).....

And some stripy bits and mini cross-style squares (lawns and giant flowers!).....

And had a great time making pops of pretty pink for the border....

Here it is in all it's glory spread out on my parent's living room floor (See how it matches the colour of the carpet)!

 

It was so much fun to make this all the while imagining my mum being able to snuggle up in its warmth. I'm pleased to say that she really loves it!

 

Ahhh it's fun to share pictures of crochet after all this time away! I'll be back with another blanket very soon - yep that's right I told you I've been busy!

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