DAY 16 AND 17 ADVENT CALENDAR

Fabulous morning feeding the reindeer yesterday 

This is Holly, looks like she is smiling don't you think? Really gentle animals and they love their moss snacks 

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WINSTON FARM ELLESMERE wonderful trees too.

Then an afternoon with another WIP...I found a wave blanket that i started and never got beyond a scarf... all from scrap yarn again. I do love scrap yarn blankets in the tradition of granny squares.

A SCRAP YARN WAVE BLANKET

Aran and Chunky yarn 

5mm hook

 it's quite long approx. 80" [203cm] no idea how big it will get yet when the scraps run out? lol

 managed to do 8 runs so far

ORIGINAL PATTERN HERE

SCRAP YARN BLANKET

I've made this blanket slightly shorter in stitch count its a repeat of

chain stitch base MULTIPLES OF 10sts

ROW 1: 3sc, hdc, dc, 3tr, dc, hdc, 3sc repeat

turn

ROW 2: sc in every st.

repeat rows 1and 2

WAVE PATTERN SCARF, WRAP OR BLANKET PATTERN

The original Fruit salad pattern lots of variations

HERE

BLUEBERRY...in Caron Aran and 5mm hook

with or without the flower decoration

Scrap DK and a 4mm hook, mixed multi coloured and plain coloured yarns and a single circle dangle  

Monochrome with flower dangles in Wool

In single colour rows of Aran weight yarn with double circle dangles using a 5mm hook

FRUIT SALAD WAVE....Original with a straight edge, in a space dyed DK yarn and a 4mm hook

FRUIT SALAD WAVE, SCARF, WRAP OR BLANKET

Fruit Salad Wave Scarf or Blanket

US Terms through out basic pattern in US and UK Terms 

Space Dyed yarn, scrap yarn, each row a different shade of one colour, in DK or Aran weight yarn, lots of options to try. 

A fun pattern that can be made into a scarf, a wrap or a blanket just increase the number of rows you do 

FRUIT SALAD WAVE SCARF ORIGINAL BASIC PATTERN

YARN: Space dyed DK 

HOOK: 4mm hook

US Terms UK Terms in brackets

Pattern

Pattern repeat is multiples of 14sts +3

ch126 + 3 and + 1 to turn (130sts)

ROW 1: sc [dc], in 2nd ch from hook, sc [dc], in every st to end turn. (129sts)

 ROW 2: ch1, sc [dc], in same st, sc [dc], in next 2 sts, dc [tr], in next 2sts, tr [dtr], in next 2sts, dtr [ttr], in next 3 sts, tr [dtr], in next 2 sts, dc [tr], in next 2sts, 

repeat to end

(Note: US Terms...3sc, 2dc, 2tr, 3dtr, 2tr, 2dc, repeat, the dtr will sit over the sc and the sc with sit over the dtr in the next row after the row of sc in every st.)

finish with sc [dc], in last 3sts. (129sts)

ROW 3: repeat row 1 sc [dc], in every st. (129sts)

ROW 4: ch4, counts as first dtr [ttr], dtr [ttr], in next 2sts, 1tr [dtr], in next 2sts, dc [tr], in next 2 sts, sc [dc], in next 3sts, dc [tr], in next 2 sts, tr [dtr], in next 2sts, 

repeat to end, finish with 1dtr [ttr], in last 3sts. (129sts)

continue to repeat rows 3 and 4 to complete the length you require.

I'm often asked about the little circle or flower i start my work with...yes it a me thing makes the piece mine if you like, but it does serve a purpose too....no end to deal with.

And on a long base chain, occasionally I miss count the 200+ Stitches often a complaint I here......

 with these extra few chain stitches to the flower I have a few stitches to play with...solves another possible problem.

100g ball has made a piece 8.5" x 32" perfect for a neck wrap.

A baby blanket would probably need 4 maybe 5 balls 
to make approx. 32" x 35"  

BLUEBERRY version is in Aran weight Caron and a 5mm hook each row a different shade of blue 

Add a row of flowers for decoration

SCRAP YARN VERSION

I am finding some little Gems in the tidy up...and...managing to finish them too found this half made scarf in the Fruit Salad Wave.

Made from left overs in 'Berry' Fruit Salad colours.

Finished the scrap yarn version and its over 6' long and approx. 6" wide, could always be wider but more than enough for a scarf.

Start and finish each row with a circle and 5-20ch sts, depending on how long you want your circle/flower dangles.

Might add a second round to the circles yet...

BLACK AND STONE COLOUR WAY WITH FLOWER START AND FINISH

To make this version, start and finish with a mini flower at the end of a random chain length, different for each flower so they all hang at different levels, 

MINI FLOWER DANGLE PATTERN

A 1 finger wrap of 4 wraps
Round 1: ch2, 2dc [2tr], ch2, sl st, into circle, repeat for 5 petals, sl st to complete round
ch10 then complete the 1st row of basic wave pattern 
ch10, 
Repeat a second flower at the other end of the row
ch2, dc [tr], into the second st from the hook,
ch2, 2dc [2tr], ch2, sl st, into circle, repeat for 5 petals, sl st to complete.
Start and finish every row of the ripple with these flowers
or

DOUBLE CIRCLE VERSION 
Start and finish with a 2 round circle

Finger wrap of 5 wraps.
Round 1: 12 sc [12dc] into circle
Round 2: 2sc [2dc], into every stitch sl st into first st, ch20 attach to project, work basic pattern as above

ONE COLOUR FOR EACH ROW

With a double circle dangle

One above in Aran weight yarn and a 5mm hook

This one is in SCRAP DK yarns and 4mm hook

ANOTHER WIP COMPLETED...well almost

I am finding some little Gems in the tidy up...and...managing to finish them too found this half made scarf in the Fruit Salad Wave. 

Made for left overs in 'Berry' Fruit Salad colours..

Finished it over night ..over 6' long and approx. 6" wide, could always be wider but more than enough for a scarf this long and worn doubled up....

Might add a second round to the circles yet...