Am I loosing it?....

Its my kitchen floor, my feet from under my dressing gown and the leg of the chair, my dinning chairs....BUT, I had no recollection of making this blanket for several minutes.

TO THE POINT, I had to enlarge the picture and look at the floor and my feet first, before realising I did recognise it. Maybe I've got arthritis in my brain too?

How very strange and no idea where I've put it either?

Quite like it though, let's hope I can find it some where in the creative piles of work.

SICK AGAIN...not covid, I did a test although not sure how accurate these home tests are?

Been in bed for a week with so much pain, sore throat, cough, ear infection that bled, still can't hear anything in my left ear and an infection in my right eye, still can't fully open that either, although the pains have almost gone but I still have a bit of a cough...is this ever going to end?  I need a sunny beach.

 

GIANT CUBES from October 2021

I remember this one because its on a dress dummy I look at every day, as a very long and wide wrap....but I'm not sure whether I was aiming for a blanket or not?

trying to clear out all my blue a green stash

 And this small black and aran lap blanket, because its on the table in my work room, but no idea what I did with the first one?

CoronaCal part 5: Butterfly join and infill Square

CORONACAL PART 5: 

Butterfly join and infill Square

US Terms

Joining 4 eye motifs into a butterfly couldn't be simpler. For my Butterfly blanket i've used a....

 DK rainbow yarn and 4MM HOOK. 

Round 7 is in cream and the final join is in Charcoal

You need 4 eye motifs to ROUND 7 after the spear has been joined, round 8 is a granny shell join as you go round.

Granny Shells are 3dc. Join is a sl st to replace the ch1, and worked into first completed eye motif.

Butterfly Pattern.

EYE PATTERN above to round 7 after the spears.

ROUND 8: First Eye motif, complete the granny shell round, att. cream yarn in the point of an eye motif, 3dc, ch3, 3dc, in same point sp, ch1, 3dc in next sp, repeat for all 21sps, 3dc ch3 3dc in second point, 3dc in next 21sps, sl st, to complete. 

[23 granny shell each side]

ROUND 8: To joining the 2nd completed eye motif, a stitch mark can be helpful in the first joining space.

Att, Charcoal/black yarn in either point,  3dc, ch3, 3dc, in ch3 point, ch1, 3dc, in first sp, repeat in next 12sps, [total 15 granny shell on one side joined], 

sl st into 16th sp, of first completed eye, 

join as you go using a sl st, instead of 1ch st, between each of the next 9granny shells, complete the ch3 3dc at the second point. complete the second side of the second eye, with 3dc ch1, to end.

3rd Eye: Join in the same way to the 2nd Eye

4th Eye: Join in the same way but join from the point to the 1st eye to make a Butterfly.

Make as many Butterflies [4 eyes make one butterfly], as you want for the size of blanket you want, 4 or 6 full butterflies or make a central 2 butterflies and then add half butteries to the sides..depending on the size you want.

Joining them together is always joined with 9 granny shells 

 INFILL SQUARE 

I have used a dramatic Rainbow Yarn for my Butterfly Blanket and continued with the dramatic black and white effect for the infill square.

But i know lots are using their stashes and using vastly different colours.

So I have left the colours for you to decide, but the 4th 5th and then the 6th joining round i would suggest need to be a strong contrast and the same for each square.

  NOTE: Each round can be the same colours or a different colour, except round 3 [cream] this will bring you blanket together.

To make the circle into a square the 4th round uses a mix of 

tr, [corners] and dc [sides] in one round

INFILL SQUARE PATTERN

Finger wrap of 10 wraps, This will give a slightly padded centre to your infilled square.

ROUND 1: 12sc into circle, sl st to complete. [12sc]

ROUND 2: Att yarn in any st, ch2 counts as first dc, dc, in same st, 2dc, in each st, sl st to complete.[24dc]

ROUND 3: Att cream yarn in any sp between pairs of dc, ch2 counts as first dc, 2dc in the same sp, 3dc between each pair of dc to end, sl st to complete. 

[36dc or 12 granny shells]

ROUND 4: Att. charcoal/black yarn in any sp, between granny shells, ch6, counts as first tr, and ch3 sp, tr, into same sp, [corner], ch3, dc into next sp, ch3, dc into next sp, ch3, tr, ch3 tr into next sp, repeat to end, sl st to complete, cont. in charcoal/black [ 4 corners. 4 sides]

ROUND 5: Cont. in same colour, ch2 counts as first dc, 2dc, ch3 3dc in corner sp, 3dc in side sps, 3dc, ch3, 3dc in corner sps. repeat to end, sl st to compete.

[5 granny shell of 3dc each side]

ROUND 6: Join as you go round. Att cream in any corner sp, ch2 counts as first dc, 2dc, ch3, 3dc in same corner sp, 3dc in next 4 sps, repeat, 3dc, ch3, 3dc in corner sps, 3dc in each side sp,

[6 granny shells each side of 3dc]

JOIN AS YOU GO WITH THE SECOND AND THIRD SIDES OF THE SQUARE, INSETTING THEM INTO THE DIPS ON EACH SIDE OF YOUR BUTTERFLY.

6 Granny shells to join on 2 sides. This will leave 9 Granny Shells each side to join butterflies together.

JOINING BUTTERFLIES

Joining a second Butterfly to the first you must remember to join the eye motifs to each other in the butterfly pattern 

AND JOIN TO THE FIRST BUTTERFLY MADE.

ALL butterflies are joined with 9 granny shells and all squares are joined with 6 granny shells...24 granny shells on each side of each EYE MOTIF.

PART 6: 17th APRIL 2020 BORDERS.

BASIC GRANNY SQUARE PATTERN

Thanks everyone, thanks Blogger and Thank goodness for CROCHET...l'm all sorted now

GIANT GRANNY BLANKET

Made 2018 for my New Grandson 

Hardanger blanket a combination of granny squares 

USING COLOUR IN A GRANNY
Can make for some very exciting blankets...even in just 2 colours. 

BASIC 4 ROUND GRANNY SQUARE EACH ROUND A NEW COLOUR
US Terms,

dc, is ch2 to start, 
4mm hook for dc
5mm hook for Aran, 
6mm hook for chunky or 2 strands of dc
Sets of 3dc are called Granny Shells.

NOTES: Up to about 4 rounds working on one side of the granny square is OK, if making a larger granny then it is best worked alternate sides, turning and working both ways on a large granny square will stop any misshaped square and keep it a square. 


Finger wrap of 5 wraps or ch4 and sl st into a circle.
ROUND 1:  cont.in same col. ch2 counts as first dc, 2dc, ch3, 3dc, ch3, 3dc, ch3, 3dc, ch3, sl st, to complete.
[3dc, each side, ch3 corners]

ROUND 2: Att. new col. in a corner sp, ch2, [counts as first dc], 2dc, ch3, 3dc, in corner sp, repeat in each corner sl st to complete.
[6dc, each side, ch3 corners]

ROUND 3: Att. new colour, ch2,] counts as first dc] 2dc, ch3, 3dc,  3dc in side sp, repeat for each corner and side, sl st to complete. 
[9dc, ch3 corners]

ROUND 4: Att. new colour, ch2[counts as first dc]
2dc, ch3, 3dc in the corner sp, 3dc in each side sp, repeat for each corner and side, sl st to complete. [12dc each side, ch3 corners]