The colours I chose for this blanket were inspired by the Dolly Mixture sweets my mum used to buy us when we were children. If you are from the UK perhaps you had them too. You could of course use any colours for your blanket, a great opportunity to use up your stash.
Dolly Mixtures...
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The Dolly Stripe
Materials
Aran / worsted cotton yarn 500g (750m) in white and 20g (15m) each in pink, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, brown
5mm hook
Darning needle
Size
Appros. 100cm (39 inches) x 70cm (27 inches)
Ability
Easy
Abbreviations US Terms (UK conversion)
sc - single crochet (double crochet)
ch – chain
sp - space
st(s) - stitch(es)
sl st - slip stitch
sk - skip
sk - skip
Other notes: Pretty
Linen Stitch blanket, the colours in the stripes were inspired by the Dolly
Mixture sweets we used to have as a child.
I used Drops Paris to make my blanket in colours, White, Light Pink,
Light Turquoise, Strong Yellow, Pistachio, Apricot, Light Purple and Dark
Beige.
When substituting yarns, make sure to choose a yarn of the same
weight. The blanket is worked back and
forth in rows. Change colours by pulling
the new yarn through the last stitch of previous row. Do not fasten off the white, carry up side of
work.
Colour sequence (repeat twice)
8 rows white
2 rows pink
8 rows white
2 rows blue
8 rows white
2 rows yellow
8 rows white
2 rows green
8 rows white
2 rows orange
8 rows white
2 rows purple
8 rows white
2 rows brown
With mc, ch 116 (or desired width in multiples
of 2)
Row 1 (commence colour sequence) Sc in 2nd ch from
hook, [ch1, sk1, sc in next st] repeat to end, turn.
Row 2 Ch2, [sc in next sp, ch1] repeat to last sp,
sc in last sp, turn.
Repeat row 2 keeping colours correct, until you have worked
through the colour sequence twice, finishing with a final 8 rows in white, or until
blanket reaches desired length. Fasten
off and weave in ends.
Linen Stitch Border
I hope you enjoy this pattern and I will be back again very soon...
Take care
Catherine
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That linen stitch is such a pretty one. I remember your beautiful Temperature Blanket!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandra, I hope you are keeping well.
DeleteThank you for the lovely pattern, simple but beautiful with just a pop of color.
ReplyDeleteThank you Helen.
DeleteLovely pattern. I plan to make a dorm afghan. I'm more of a knitter but this looks fairly straight forward. A question What is sk1? I don't see it in the descriptions. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for pointing that out, it meas skip. I will add it to the abbreviations.
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