I have a great nephew being born in a month and wanted to make a blanket for him. I don't remember how I managed to find this particular pattern but I loved the design and decided to recreate it in shades of blue, green, an white.
I used Bernat Baby Coordinates yarn in white, soft blue, iced mint, a darker blue, funny prints (white, light green, light blue), and splash stripes (a darker green mixed with the darker blue). I also used a size H hook.
The goal was to make 388 "snowflakes" in a variety of colors. I admit it...I didn't read the directions well and ended up having to modify the pattern (something I lovingly refer to as "research and development," which usually involves a lot of pulling out stitches and starting over, with some curse words tossed in).
It was after I completed my huge pile of snowflakes and laid them out into my desired pattern when I realized I was supposed to be joining them as I went along. Oh crud...now what?
I ended up stitching them together in alternating rows of 14 and 15, using a single crochet along the edge and a single chain between pieces.
Next I laid out the rows to make sure I was happy with the final pattern and then dug into a 10-hour process of joining the rows using a yarn needle. Yes, I said 10 hours. Good heavens. Guess that will teach me to read the pattern next time!
Once all the rows were attached, I trimmed the blanket out with 2 rows of single crochet all the way around and then worked in all the loose yarn ends.
At the end of the day, I was really pleased with how this labor of love turned out. I hope my new nephew loves it as much as I do!
I used Bernat Baby Coordinates yarn in white, soft blue, iced mint, a darker blue, funny prints (white, light green, light blue), and splash stripes (a darker green mixed with the darker blue). I also used a size H hook.
The goal was to make 388 "snowflakes" in a variety of colors. I admit it...I didn't read the directions well and ended up having to modify the pattern (something I lovingly refer to as "research and development," which usually involves a lot of pulling out stitches and starting over, with some curse words tossed in).
It was after I completed my huge pile of snowflakes and laid them out into my desired pattern when I realized I was supposed to be joining them as I went along. Oh crud...now what?
I ended up stitching them together in alternating rows of 14 and 15, using a single crochet along the edge and a single chain between pieces.
Next I laid out the rows to make sure I was happy with the final pattern and then dug into a 10-hour process of joining the rows using a yarn needle. Yes, I said 10 hours. Good heavens. Guess that will teach me to read the pattern next time!
Once all the rows were attached, I trimmed the blanket out with 2 rows of single crochet all the way around and then worked in all the loose yarn ends.
At the end of the day, I was really pleased with how this labor of love turned out. I hope my new nephew loves it as much as I do!
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