A NEW SPINNING TOP AND LOTS OF TAPESTRY STITCH

 Such an easy but creative stitch to learn......part of Novembers Workshop

 When its complete it will be around 5'+ across and the single pattern will be in Ravelry patterns

Called 'Windmills of your Mind'

Corner to Corner Granny Shell Blanket.

Believe it or not in all the years of crochet i've never made a corner to corner Granny shell blanket before Its a pattern that gives a lovely crisp square edge......Love that.

In my version, i've used a ch3 to start and tr, to finish but all granny shells are 3dc and i work into the spaces to start and finish.

Simple pattern Corner to corner Granny Shell blanket

Im using Hayfield Spirit and a 4mm hook for this sample. But it could be made with Aran of chunky weight yarns

US Terms

CH4
ROW 1: 3dc and 1tr, into 4th ch from hook. ch3, turn
ROW 2: 3dc, into first sp, 3dc, 1tr, into last sp. ch3 turn
ROW 3: 3dc into first sp, 3dc into next sp, 3dc,1tr, into last sp, ch3 turn
ROW 4+: REPEAT ROW 3, with 3dc into all middle sps.
Make the width of the blanket as big as you require.

TO MAKE THE SQUARED CORNER
ROW 1: Ch3, miss first sp, 3dc in all sps to end, finish with 3dc, 1tr in last sp. ch3 turn.
ROW2: 3dc in first sp, 3dc in every space to end, 1tr, into last ch3 sp, ch3, turn
ROW 3: CONTINUE UNTIL ITS AS LONG AS YOU REQUIRE.

REDUCING THE RECTANGLE OR SQUARE
Start with ch3 only [no granny shell in first sp] finish with 1tr, [no granny shell in last sp]

 start with ch3 only to decrease

finish with tr only into last sp to decrease

Add a number of granny shells as a border to decorate, leave as it is or add a contrast stitch.

FOR MY FIRST EXPERIMENT
I am making a 30 row square for the centre....then a border and then more of the corner to corner granny triangles then another border....but it might change so watch out for updates.

make several squares and join in a more exciting pattern if you get bored with doing one giant blanket 

Thanks for a fabulous September workshop

Thanks to all who attended the September workshop, a fun filled and creative weekend.....and thanks for the return bookings

All my workshops until May 2020 are now full you're all amazing thanks x

5 patterns as usual for a workshop this Kaleidoscope was the favourite pattern i think...

 CIRCLE KALEIDOSCOPE WRAP/THROW 

King size throw with light join as you go surrounded by charcoal motifs

 Soon to be released as a single pattern on Ravelry.

 From this week my single patterns will be available on Ravelry adding them as quickly as i can..thanks for all the support.

 Other patterns made in the workshop

First Full day at Sue Pinner's workshop...

Another successful day, I think. 

Almost everyone managed the days work load, todays projects will be the completion for The Weekend sample, question time and to continue with the main project The Star Wrap or any of the Star or Christmas tree decorations...

or even one of the Christmas tree scarves.. 

There are lots of options from the 2 Workshop patterns

 The main pattern: The Star Wrap hanging on the blanket ladder

hoping today to get some one to model it for you to see...

Another little jacket from the same pattern

 and a selection go all the other patterns from the main 3 motif wrap pattern 

First project on today's list, will be the completion of The Weekender

 Several options to make this pattern too...

TOMORROWS PICTURES..

What everyone has achieved and some modelling for tomorrows picture gallery

they are all working really hard, to complete their first star here...

BLACK TULIP BLANKET PATTERN LINK

Finally completed the alternative granny square blanket and it now has a new name, because of the Black Tulip edging....

BLACK TULIP BLANKET

PATTERN HERE

US terms

4mm hook

Stripes: col. Brights, 50g. 20% Wool yarn from Wilko's...a fab find.

Black/Charcoal dk: I have used an odd ball I have of Stylecraft Alpaca, unfortunately I've just discovered, its been discontinued so any black or charcoal dk you love will work here.

To create the Black Tulip edging I split one ball of the Stripes into the green shades [lime and jade] and joined them all together as one yarn and then joined all the remaining colours [yellow, orange, pink, purple], together to do the final round. 

It used pretty well all of the yarn from a Stripes, 50g ball plus the black/charcoal yarn for the 'Tulip heads'

BLACK TULIP BLANKET COMPLETE PATTERN LINK

HERE

Too late last night to get a final complete blanket picture taken the light had complete gone...so i will add a whole Black Tulip Blanket picture as soon as its light again this morning 

Enjoy x

UPDATE PICTURES..
None are brilliant, the light isn't good at all this morning but you can see the size. Mr T thinks it's his new blanket..it's not!

it fits the top width of a double bed perfectly.. 

DOUBLE, SINGLE DOUBLE/SINGLE TOGETHER STRIPES....so many options

So many possibilities for double and single row strips...

PATTERN HERE

mix the size of square/rectangle, vary the number of rows, 2, 2, or 2, 1.....

Endless possibilities 

One for the list of to do's I think...