Rainbow Blanket

I usually have anywhere from 8-10 WIPs in my stash because I have crochet ADHD so bad.  I will work on a project for a couple days and then get bored and move onto the next.  Well, lately, I have actually been finishing up so many projects because they are all getting to the point of being done. 

That being said, here is one that I finished relatively quickly.  I started this blanket back in May with the intention of using the yarn for another blanket, but I started the other one and just didn't like the pattern that much.

So became this blanket.  I learned about this stitch from one of my favorite IGer's, @littledovecrochet.  If you have an Instagram and love looking at crochet items, she is fantastic.

This is the Moss stitch, or linen stich, or granite stich.  There are so many names for the stitch.  It's a basic sc, ch 1, sc, over and over again.  Very simple, but it creates this fantastic look and feel.  It is also a very stretchy stich.  I have a hard time keeping the blanket in a rectangle because when I pick it up, it just wants to stretch.

I used my trusted Clover Amour 5.5mm hook for the body of the blanket and then a 5.0mm for the border.

The border is three rows of the moss stitch and then a final row of a crab stitch in a 5.0 mm hook.  I've found over the years that I work with three different hook sizes when I work on a blanket.  The starting chain is a hook up from what I will be using for the body, the body hook, and then I work the border in a hook size down.  So, I used a 6.0mm for the starting chain, a 5.5mm for the body, and a 5.0mm for the border. I don't know why it works, but it makes the blankets come out much more even.

Yarns used were all Caron Simply Soft.  I don't have the actual names anywhere, but they are easily found in your local yarn shop.  I got all mine at Joann's when they had a sale on them.  I didn't even use a full skein of each color, so it looks like another rainbow something will be in the works. The blanket turned out to be 35"x 54" and turned out bigger than I anticipated.  I'm so happy with it!

I'm so excited to be able to cuddle under this blanket this winter, but for now, it'll be nice and folded across the couch for me to admire.

Until next time!
Courtney

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Rectangular Granny Square

I started this blanket about 4 months ago and barely did anything with it.  It got shoved to the back of my mind and pushed way down on the project list.  I work nights at a hospital and there are some nights where it's super slow and every one of patients sleep and don't need a thing.  These are the nights where I crochet and I need something smaller to be able to work on.  

Enter the forgotten baby blanket:

I used the basic granny square method, but I didn't want it square and a Pinterest search remedied that problem. 

I used Big Twist Baby in elephant, tutu, aquarium and white.  The pink is a very baby pink, but it's not capturing appropriately against my dark wood table.

The border is just a basic shell stitch around. I wanted something simple since the blanket is so simple.

I'm very happy with how it came out and am excited for some baby to cuddle up to it someday.

💝

Courtney

Heart C2C

One of the IGers I follow, @kaidalys, posted a blanket like this and I fell in love.  I already had the yarn and I couldn't resist.

It's worked with Big Twist Chunky in purple and cream with a 7mm hook.  

I finished it in about 6 hours and am definitely going to be making others in different colors!

It's so lush and I hope she doesn't mind that I totally used her idea!

Go follow her if you are on Instagram!

💜💜

Courtney

Mother's Day Shawl

Both the mothers received handmade gifts this year since they are so hard to shop for.  Steve's mom likes to wear wraps and things like this so I figured it would be perfect to make her a shawl.

I've had this pattern in my queue list for quite a while and finally had an excuse to make it.  It's called Bruinen shawl.  I found it for free on Ravelry.  The pattern is a little rough to follow since the pattern designer does not speak English as her first language, but I made it through.

I used Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable in Dragonfly and used 4.5 balls to complete the project with a 4mm hook. 

Maxine absolutely loved it and I was so excited to give it to her!

Until next time!

Courtney

Bright Baby Boy Blanket

I bought these colors in mind for my best friend's little boys.  She has twin boys that are three weeks older than Ivy.  I started the blanket and tried doing each individual square one at a time and join as I went.

Well, I got bored with it really quick. I finally got my mojo back with it and decided that I was going to finish all the circles before I started joining them again.

Once all the circles were done, I turned them into squares.  This was the first blanket that I have ever completed using a 4mm hook.  I'm usually all about the bigger hooks because I can get the projects done faster.  But this yarn called for a smaller hook, so therefore a smaller hook it is.

Once all the squares were done, I tried the continuous join-as-you-go method and I absolutely loved it.  I will definitely be using that method again!

 

Here's the finished project:

I have another blanket with the same yarn in the works since there are two boys, I need two blankets.  It won't be the same blanket, but roughly the same size.

Pattern is the Sunburst Granny Square by Priscilla Hewitt; you can find it free on Ravelry.  Yarn used was Baby Bee Sweet Delight in celery, toy elephant, tangerine, and cobalt.  It's worked with a 4mm hook and the border is a camel stitch.

Stay tuned for the pair!

💙💚,

Courtney