CAROUSEL CAL still going strong LINK

CAROUSEL POSTS LINK

HERE

all the posts I did linked to the Carousel Cal in 2016..still going strong.

pastel version

Hanging on the line...

almost completed Carousel..

Batik yarn version...The completed Carousel is huge over 6" across 

King Arthurs Round Table version..Winchester Great Hall inspired

in the design stage...

the brights version..

the left overs Secret blanket..

I see lots are still making the Carousel CAL...brilliant to see the hundreds already made still and posting on the 

Official Facebook 

CAROUSEL CAL GROUP

HERE

Unfortunately they are to longer promoting the CAL.....But the pattern is still there to be made so don't miss out..any problems finding the pattern just leave me message...enjoy xx

King Arthurs Round Table CAROUSEL

Hop this blog post will help those doing the King Arthurs Round table CAROUSEL.

Please feel free to play and enjoy more colours than me...working with just 6 Batik Colours for this particular version of the Carousel.

Cream, Biscuit, Old Gold, Olive, Indigo, Cherry Batik

part 3 the pentagons 

All of the round 3's are to be in biscuit and the joining colour is old gold, other wise mix the remaining 4 colours in any combination you like.

Hope this will help those having ago at a King Arthur Carousel

Off to Ally Pally early in the morning and won't be back until later Saturday so catch up on SUNDAY 

Have fun and there are now two 5minute videos on the band joining and the pentagon joining

HERE

VIDEO joining the bands 

VIDEO joining the pentagons

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.