King Arthur's Round Table..

I completed the first 2 Carousel blankets and asked my son which he liked best...he loved the bright one, saying it was exactly too the brief and looked like a circus carousel.

The second Batik version he loved too and couldn't decide between them but added the Batik reminded him of King Arthur's round table......

So the King Arthurs blanket was born

Research gave me this picture, from WINCHESTER GREAT HALL link  more pictures to see on the site

 

My version of the table....

Compared to one of the Special bright Original Carousel

KING A, CENTRE Part 1 colours: old gold, biscuit, cream, cherry, olive, indigo, cherry, cream, biscuit, cherry

KING ARTHUR'S ROUND TABLE

KING A, Part 2 colours: olive, cream, joined together with old gold.

MORE ALTERNATIVES FOR THE BATIK IN OLIVE AND CREAM BANDS

ABOVE: Cream, old gold, heather, pistachio, olive, old gold, biscuit, cream, biscuit, heather.

  variations on the Batik with olive and cream bands

 Raspberry, heather, old gold, coral, cherry, olive, biscuit, cream, biscuit, olive

TIPS ON JOINING:
Joining stitch TIP: because of the way you turn and the ends are alternate ways....some ends have what looks like 2 spaces and some ends of rows look like they only have one space try looking closely for that set up...so it will be different every other end you join..alternate hope that helps 

It does work but you need to look carefully and go slowly to start with get the feel of the alternate number of joining stitches it should work out about 25/26 pairs of stitches sc [dc] sl st as a pair 



TOMORROW: The Extra Special Carousel..added at a late date in response to not being able to use wool and wanting a smaller pack....more on the banding for the Greengage Version i am making along side you all.