a new granny square blanket

I was by my lovely insta buddy Fiona at (sewhappycreativ) to pattern test her lovely new pattern due to be released in March. I have so much fun with this and the yarn is Scheepjes Stonewashed. Its so soft, warm and cosy and I now plan to make myself a bigger one using the left over yearn. I'm thinking just random colours.

Here are just a few photos I've been sharing on my Instagram account over the last couple of weeks.

my colour block blanket in the background

Comments

mamasmercantile said…

It looks amazing, such a beautiful colour combination.

7 March 2019 at 13:50

Jane said…

The Stonewashed yarn looks so jewel-like and I love the round and round Granny square blankets. The Notable theme suits your blog. I tried both the Notable theme and the Contempo theme, but I ended up going back to the Simple theme. Best, Jane :)

7 March 2019 at 14:15

Lavender Lady said…

Can you please list the color numbers or names for the second photo yarns. I would like to purchase them. Beautiful color combo and blanket. Thank you for sharing. Jessica

26 March 2019 at 15:09

Eight by Six said…

Thanks Jane 😊

26 March 2019 at 15:13

Knitallnite said…

Beautiful!Love the soft colors...was wondering how many of each skeins you will need for a larger blanket?

4 July 2019 at 16:56

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