PART 8: SPINNING TOP BLANKET BORDER

Finally i managed to complete the Spinning Top Blanket...

it kept me warm and the boys loved sitting on it and me while i added the last block

It's a beastie of a blanket at over 5' square and weighs a ton....a real snuggler. 

 if I had more of the blue i would have added more rounds but no more to be found in my workroom at all...so one round added to the blue granny shells and it finished nothing fancy just wanted the riot of colours contained

So in the end the i decided that a real simple border of dc [tr],  something to contain all this spinning tops and colours was all i needed for my version, plus i was running out of yarns as i didn't use a yarn pack for mine.

If you have a yarn pack and are making the spinning top then any favourite colour you have enough of would work as a simple border to the Blanket...there is a lot going on in this design so it doesn't need anything to fussy to complete it..a wider border in the same colour would be perfect.

BORDER PATTERN

US terms and UK terms in brackets

Aran 5mm hook

After joining 9 or 12 blocks together a simple round or two of dc [tr], i felt was all that was needed...do more than one if you have enough of your chosen colour but one is ok too.

CORNERS: 

2dc [2tr], ch2, 2dc [2tr], 

1dc [1tr], in every st, and every ch sp too, on each side, so per granny shell and sp you should do 4 sts. 

 1dc ]1tr], in the ch sp, 1dc [1tr], in the sp between the joined blocks thats 2 joined each side

If you have done a smaller blanket then do several rows of the same favourite colour from the blanket, all thats needed with a buy blanket like the Spinning top...or have fun and make up your own border

Some of the fabulous Spinning Top Blankets that have already been made or are well on their way to completion from group members on Facebook...

Sue Pinner's Granny Squares: Blankets, throws, cushions and wraps 

GROUP HERE 

All these wonderful hookers and more can be found enjoying my patterns and sharing their makes..its a growing group of over 7,000 members now 

several more on the Facebook group to see in all their glory

Love them all and sorry it took me so long to complete mine. Several options for fabulous borders for you to have a go at and get creative with your own.

And mine draped over a chair 

Previous Pattern Posts

LINK TO PART 1 MAKING THE ORIGINAL CUSHION FRONT

LINK TO PART 2: DIAMOND/SPEAR SHAPE INFILLS

LINK TO PART 3: TRIANGLE IN FILLS

LINK TO PART 4: BUTTON BAND AND JOINING CUSHION TOGETHER

EASY PEASY ALTERNATIVE CUSHION BACK

MAKING THE SPINNING TOP BLANKET FROM THE CUSHION FRONT

COLOUR SEQUENCE FOR ALL 9 MOTIFS TO DIAMOND IN FILLS

CIRCLES TO SQUARES PREP

Border options post

Border progress