Running Bear blanket spin off design...it works

Spin off sample, from the new Running Bear Blanket......

I have a pattern that works, now to play with colours.

 Burnt orange to strong and the yellow needs softening i think, just for starters..

update: it's grown but still not speaking to me yet!

MANDAL OVAL PATTERN NOW COMPLETE

COMPLETE OVAL MANDAL PATTERN 

HERE

Final border pattern now added, a broad band of BLOCK STITCH

MANDALA BORDER

All 16 of the granny squares are added now and i've started on the ripple border.
The Mandala Oval, is almost completed, just a few more rounds of the border and a finishing edge stitch. Hope to complete stage 3 of the pattern early next week.

Loving the pattern and want to make another in a riot of colour, in fact i have a few balls of Riot yarn that might be in the next one..watch this space.

First rounded second started...

BEFORE THE BORDER AND EDGING

MEASURES: With just one round of the border done and Unblocked, approx. 52"/132cm at the longest side, so far. 
WEIGHS: Approx. 550g

It needs at least another 6" all round adding a foot to the width. 

SHADES OF BLUE

The Mandala is growing not quite there for a post yet. Loving seeing the versions already appearing, keep them coming.

I Found one or two unfinished projects i will need to complete if I'm going for the navy kitchen wall...I found some blue china i've stashed away some where....Who knows where though?

and finish the BAKEWELL BLUE

PATTERN HERE

PONCHO WITH SLEEVES PATTERN LINK

PONCHO WITH SLEEVES PATTERN

HERE

This started life as a normal poncho and could be just that using the start of the pattern but i turned it 90deg, and added wrist warmer sleeves..wore it to death, still hanging in the wardrobe but not worn it for a couple of years now.

SCRAP YARN CAL 2018: Relaxing Daisy Granny Square Ripple

THE RELAXING GRANNY SHELL SCRAP YARN CAL 2018

Want to join me on a Scrap Cal, its taken me a little longer to get this year 

CROCHET JOURNEY started, i'm afraid but eventually i came up with some thing i hope you will be able to relax into and want to make. 

Hope some of you will join me and enjoy the journey of colour and the relaxing granny shell.

SCRAP YARN: odd balls of this and that, a perfect stash buster and I'm hoping not to need to buy any yarn for this one....my favourite sort of CAL

I'm using a selection of Chunky yarns, but you could kale it with DK if your have lots of left over balls and want it to be slightly finer weight.

COLOUR: so far i've used

PINK, ORANGE, RED, DARK BLUE, PALE BLUE, PURPLE,  LIME GREEN, CREAM, BEIGE, GREY AND BLACK CHUNKY YARN

all yarns are tweedy looking yarns, base colour but with little specks of colour within the yarn  or space dyed for lots of Texture 

Marble, in several colours and Woodcraft Pebble the green and the black multi 

BellaLana Dream in several colours

Aran [not weight but style], Wendy Festival, think this one has been discontinued but you might have some in your stash, 

anything you have that will work for you, I know how good some of you are at colour combo's 

HOOK: 5mm for the Chunky

4mm for DK

As a guide, but hook size can depend on your own tension.

DAISY GRANNY SQUARE PATTERN

US Terms.

Make 9 if using chunky, 

you might need a few more if using DK as the squares will be smaller.

CLUSTERS: Half make the dc, hold last loop on hook and draw yarn through all stitches to complete the cluster st.

ALL CENTRES ARE THE SAME TO ROUND 3.

Start with a shade of grey col. finger wrap of 6 wraps
Round 1: cont. in grey col. 12sc into circle, sl st to complete. [12sc]

Round 2: cont. in grey mix, ch3 counts as first dc and ch1 sp, dc in next st ch1, repeat to end sl st to complete. [12 'spokes', ch1 between]

a little hard to see the 'spokes' in the chunky yarn, it fills the space 

Round 3: Daisy petals in Cream col. 3dc clusters, [half make dc hold on hook, draw last pull through, through all stitches on hook], in each ch1 sp, ch2 between, repeat to end, sl st to complete. [12 clusters of 3dc, ch2 between]

Round 4: Make 2 each in black/navy, dark blue/turquoise, pale blue, lime green and one for the centre of the run in a dark pinky colour.

Att. yarn in any space, ch2, counts as first dc, 2dc, ch3, 3dc, [corner], 3dc in next 2 sps, repeat for all 4 sides, sl st to complete, weave in ends.

JOIN THE 9 DAISY GRANNY SQUARES TOGETHER AT ONE POINT ONLY IN A LONG RUN

GRANNY RIPPLE STITCH

ROW 1: Att Orange col. at the one end, ch2 counts as first dc, 2dc, ch3, 3dc in point, 3dc in next 3sp, 3dc, ch3 3dc in next point, 3dc in next 3sp, 1dc in the dip, this is the join between 2 squares, worked into the top of each st 

SINGLE DC IN DIPS, used to fill the large hole that happens with the chunky yarn

3dc, in next 3sp, 3dc, ch3, 3dc, in next point, repeat this pattern until yo have gone all the way around the 9 Daisy Granny's finish with sl st, to complete cut off and wave in ends.

THIS IS THE ONLY ROUND YOU WILL GO ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SQUARES 

ROW 2: Att. cream/soft beige, in end point, ch2 counts as first dc, 3dc in next 4 sp, 3dc, ch3, 3dc, in the point, 3dc, in next 4sp, 1dc into the dip, 3dc in next 4sp, 3dc, ch3, 3dc in next point, repeat to end of row, Finish with 1dc in end point. cut and weave in ends.

 ends with a start and finish of 1dc to keep a straight edge

ROW 3: RED COL. repeat row 2

ROW 4: CREAM/BEIGE COL. repeat row 2

ROW 5: PINK COL. repeat row 2

ROW 6 and 7: BLACK OR NAVY col. repeat row 2

THEN REPEAT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DAISY GRANNY SQUARES.

PART 1: Complete.

PART 2: NEXT WEEK

Using the chunky yarn it measures approx. long 

DO YOU WRITE IN A JOUNAL/DIARY? 

Radio Shropshire interviewed this writer today...I was very impressed with the concept of this diary and colouring book always good to relax with....

And its always good to write stuff down good, bad, or the ugly get it out of your head and onto paper some how seems to help a little.

Not feeling too happy some days then use this journal to find your Little perfect each day, 

by AJ Gill

another journal, bought for me for Christmas I would recommend is 

By Dawn French, Me - You A Diary

PART 2 SCRAP GRANNY RIPPLE 2018

Continue with the same st, of Granny shells.

Starting and finishing each row with a single dc at each end, to give a lovely straight edge. As the pattern above.

US Terms

5mm hook

Add 8 rows of granny shells each side in a graduated sequence

using the same yarns work a band of 8 rows in a graduated colour band i have listed the yarns i have used but you might be following your own colours from your stash

Colour sequence for PART 2: All chunky yarns

1.Pink...I used Wendy Festival

2. Pinky Red...............Festival

3.Red...........................Marble

4. Orange....................Festival

5. Ochre/Gold shade....Marble

6. Soft Lime Green.......Marble

7. Light Blue.BellaLana Dream

8. Dark Blue..................Marble

After adding 8 rows each side it should measure 

approx. 59" x 26" wide or

approx. 150cm x 66cm wide

Part 3 next week