January 8th, 2013
Quite a while ago Varun’s Grandmother kindly gave me a whole load of left over wool and old knitting and crochet patterns as they were looking to move house and down size. I have a fairly good collection going on now which I am quietly happy about. Everything is getting stored in the spare room which we use as half computer study for Varun and half sewing table and craft room for me. I’ve got a chest of three drawers which I have re-organised and three small drawers in my sewing desk for odd bits and bobs. I will be posting soon about my reorganising tips and how to repurpose old items to help with storage. I was rooting through all the patterns from Varun’s Grandmother and came across a fairly simple baby blanket. It had rows of cable along it to create the pattern and I needed a bit of practice with my cable needles so decided to give it a go.
I used Sirdir snuggly double knit wool in white and it used just over 5 100gram balls so cost me around £20. I did buy the wool at HobbyCraft though which is fairly expensive as I wanted to get started straight away. I could of cut the costs a bit by shopping around and buying the wool on eBay. I picked it up and added a few rows now and then so took me around a month to complete. It came with me to Vegas and I finished it off on the plane home. I got a bit confused by the edging given to me in the Sirdar pattern so I created a leaf effect one myself which I had seen somewhere a long time ago. I think it actually completes the blanket quite well.
What do you think?
January 9th, 2013 at 7:52 pm
This is beautiful! It would make a great gift.
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Thanks for the great post!
-Angie
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January 10th, 2013 at 7:06 am
It looks really good! I like the leaf effect, well done.
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January 10th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
Thanks for stopping by Angie! I have just linked up at your party and left a link back on my parties page, thanks for inviting me :)
January 10th, 2013 at 9:37 pm
It looks so cuddly!! :) I am pinning on my pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/hbrummett Thanks for linking up at our pin party today. Check back next week-same time-same place. We will feature posts that got the most attention! :) ~Heather
January 11th, 2013 at 4:58 pm
A ver dainty and beautiful blanket!
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January 12th, 2013 at 2:16 am
Beautiful blanket. I adore white knitted blankets and I love cables. Someday I’ll learn how to do them! Thanks for linking up with Sew Cute Tuesday:)
January 12th, 2013 at 4:40 am
This turned out absolutely lovely! I have never attempted knitting cables…only knits and purls. I am your newest facebook fan. I wanted to thank you for stopping by yesterday and leaving me a sweet comment about the Sea Salt Sprinkled Caramels. I appreciate your kind words. I hope you’ll visit me again soon and maybe even follow back. Have a wonderful weekend!
Blessings,
Nici
January 13th, 2013 at 12:44 pm
Thanks for stopping by Nici! I will definitely be visiting again and following back. I will be having a great weekend as we are getting snow tonight here in England :) yay!!
January 13th, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Thanks for stopping by Janice! Glad you like my blanket and thanks for hosting Sew Cute Tuesday :)
January 13th, 2013 at 7:13 pm
learning to do this is on my bucket list. :D Thanks for sharing on BeColorful.
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January 13th, 2013 at 7:25 pm
Thanks for stopping by!! Glad you liked my post :)
January 14th, 2013 at 2:06 am
So pretty! Looks super cuddly. Thanks for sharing at I Made It! Monday. Can’t wait to see what you link up this week.
January 14th, 2013 at 5:35 am
Thanks for stopping by Amanda and for hosting Made it Monday!! See you over there next week :)
January 14th, 2013 at 3:22 pm
Beautiful! Thanks for linking up at Thrifty to Nifty Thursdays.
January 15th, 2013 at 5:30 am
Lovely! I’ve been considering taking a knitting class and it’s projects like these that really inspire me.
January 16th, 2013 at 1:39 pm
Thanks for stopping by Meghan! Glad to hear you like my post, if you are new to knitting check out my Knitting 101 post for some tips and hints :)