They've been lounging in my craft room since then, waiting for me to have time to work on them. Since A4A was wanting baby blankets this time around, I decided to grab those squares and put them to work.
So, I seamed them together, then added some crochet sections to make the blanket the right size, then added a crochet border all around. I like the way it turned out!
Here's a closer look at the shell border at the ends:
11 comments:
Shandeh, how creative! Your accent color and the crochet ends really spark up the squares. Good job!
I'm glad your guild president knew you'd have just the right charity for those lounging squares. They seamed up nicely & I like the look of the shell border.
Let's see...so far that's 3 blankets ready to go.
What a wonderful use for those squares and you do a great job of turning them into a blanket.
Thanks for sharing that.
Thank you all for the encouragement! :)
You did a great job, Shandeh. Did you crochet around each block first, before sewing them together, or did you sew them together with contrasting yarn? I'm currently avoiding sewing together some garter stitch squares for another project because I'm not sure how to make them look nice--like yours does!
Thanks.
Becky
It's remarkable how easy it is to make garter stitch look really elegant. Well done!
Nice job putting all the squares together. Looks comfy. :-)
Jean in Maine
Thank you all!
Sorry it took me a while to post again. I've been BUSY lately! Whoa!
Becky, to answer your question, Yes - I did a crochet border around each square, using some Beige Lee Wards Needlepoint Yarn I had in my stash. That yarn is SO soft!
With a crochet border around each square, it makes things much easier for seaming them together.
GenKnit, I'll be meeting with the nice lady that donated the squares. I told her about the finished blanket, and said that I would like to let her see it in person. We'll take a photo there for sure. :D
Last night, I met with the nice lady that gave me the wool squares for the blanket. You can see a photo of her holding the blanket here:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2464/3861461944_1736dde215.jpg
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