INTRODUCTION TO THE TARTAN CAL....3 TOTALLY DIFFERNT OPTIONS

Tartan CAL, with 3 colour ways and a formula to choose your own colours.
STARTS NEXT WEEK
This intro give you the weekend to think about you yarns and possible colours.

A Blue Bakewell Tartan...personal choice, to go with my new dining chairs

Blocks of 6x6 granny squares 16 blocks in this picture and it would measure approx. 44" square with this number of squares then a border will be added 

to make it approx. 50" square 

Joined together this way pale grey to the middle of 4 blocks

This will give you a dark blue outer border, and the one i prefer.

Joined with the navy in the centre is would look like this below and give you a pale grey outer edge

but it really does depend on how many blocks of 36 squares you make and join

OPTION 2: Red, orange and pink...softer blend but basically the same formula

Ivory to the centre

Dark outer edge with 36 blocks of 36 granny squares

Darker squares to the centre of 4 blocks, lighter outer edge

 But the same 16 granny square block

Option 3: modern Pink brights

and again another formula but different from the first 2.

YARN

2 strands of Merino yarn worked as one for each mini granny square.
But you could use any favourite brand of dk, a finer dk works best or you might need to use a 6mm hook.

Approx. 100g of each colour but more if you want it bigger

NUMBER OF COLOURS

6 colours needed for the first 2 options
OPTION 1. BLUE: Navy, pale grey, Soft Lime, and 3 graduated shades, dark teal, 
blue/grey and pale aqua =6
OPTION 2. ORANGE/PURPLE: purple, cream, plum, and 3 graduated shades, orange, apricot, and pink

OPTION 3. MODERN BRIGHTS: 11 colours needed for option 3.
Soft orange, Lime Green, cerise, brown, pale blue, pale Aqua, camel/tan colour, very pale lemon or soft lime, shocking pink, Oatmeal/stone colour, 
light jade green = 11 colours

A full explanation will be give with the pattern next week,
 about colour choice and how to choose you own colour combinations

5mm hook

US TERMS

NOTES:

I have used Merino, it fills spaces well as the square, although small, are only joined at the corners.
I will also give you a full explanation of the 'join as you go' to keep the squares closely packed
AND 
THE BIG WORRY, for lots...ENDS!
Use my technique and you will only have one end to sew off for each square. 

PATTERN AND CHOOSING YOUR OWN COLOURS MONDAY

UPDATE: 
PATTERN LINK
HERE

MANDALA STAGE 1 AND 2 PATTERN

MANDALA Stage 1 and 2 pattern

HERE

The Blue Mandala Oval is growing too, there are slight tweaks needed to the Mandala oval pattern but basically the first 7 rounds, join as you go on the 7th round.

 Each oval motif is large 3 x 3 isn't quite big enough for a blanket but 4 x 4 will be with a border....enjoy

BLUE VERSION...Mandala Oval

First 7 rounds of the Mandala Oval in 2 strands of dk yarn 5mm hook

Mandala Oval Pattern here

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

Flower/Triangle trim PATTERN.

TAKING STOCK of Life and my blog....

I have found one or two old pattern from quite a few years back, badly written and lost! Or not easy to find, patterns i knew were there but even i found them really hard to find. This one i am going to remake in Colours to fit the new kitchen, soft blue's, grey, navy, black, cream and oatmeal.

This is one of the first of a few free pattern to come. I will be updated and rewriting, so they are now easier to follow.  

Just a quick update on the triangles and flowers from the rose print cushion inspiration

BUNTING OR EDGING FOR A BLANKET OR TRIM FOR MANY PROJECTS

US Terms

FLOWER: 
6mm hook for 2 strands of DK or one of Chunky
5mm hook for Aran
4mm for DK


Magic circle 
Row 1: col.1. ch2 counts as first dc, 11 dc in circle, sl st to complete. [12dc]
Row 2: att. 2nd col. in any st, ch1, counts as first sc, 1sc in same st, 2 sc in each st, sl st, to complete. [24sc]
Row 3: att. 3rd col. in any st, ch2, dc in first st, dc in next 2 sts, dc, ch2, sl st, into same st, 
sl st into next st, repeat 5 times, sl st, to complete. [6petals]


SC TRIANGLE PATTERN

6mm hook for 2 strands of DK or one of Chunky
5mm hook for Aran
4mm for DK

 Ch13 turn
ROW 1: sc in second st from hook, sc in next 11 st, turn. [12sc]
ROW 2 - 12 : Miss the 1st st at the start of every row, sc in each st. [equilateral triangle]
Att. to flower with last stitch or leave a long end and sew tog, join in the centre sp of one petal, sew off end securely.

SIZE:
Using Aran and a 5mm hook the Flower/triangle measures approx:
3.5" across x 6" in length
Chunky and 6mm hook will be slightly bigger and the DK and 4mm hook, will be slightly smaller


ORIGINAL PATTERN 29/06/2011.

New blue/grey version 2017

as a blanket trim?