It took a little longer than I expected, but finally here it is! My new blanket design with a hexagonal shape. No name yet, I want it to be something special, so any ideas are welcome.
This blanket is very simple, yet elegant, and even timeless I’d say. I have come up with a nice textured stitch pattern with a repetition of just a few rounds. Easy to remember and joyful to crochet.
I am also happy with the choice of Scheepjes Metropolis yarn, one of my ever favorite. The blanket turned out to be light, warm with a fantastic drape.
It took almost 700g (14 skeins) and the measurements are approx. 160 cm/63in with a 3.5 mm hook. Perfect lap blanket size for TV evenings, or the sunsets outside in the garden. The textured design reminds me a flower, with the rays growing and thinning gradually.
You can follow the pattern on your own and repeat each section for more times for an even bigger blanket. It is finished with a small, delicate border. And I can imagine that this blanket will look gorgeous in every color.
The sample was kindly made by Esther Schippers, and I am sending sincere thanks to her :)
Next week, my family is taking a break. We will go for a short holiday to the mountains with a very limited internet connection. But after we come back home, the FREE pattern of this blanket will be released right away.
And in a meanwhile you can start preparing with the yarn. You can find
Metropolis yarn at your
local Scheepjes shops
and via online retailers:
Wool Warehouse* (UK, international shipping),
Caro’s Atelier* (NL, Europe),
Taemombo* (US&Canada).
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With a tiny delay, here is reveal of my furry hexagon blanket (no name yet, so any suggestions are more than welcome).
My blanket turned out of a lap size (with 18 hexagons and 4 halves), but no need to mention that with more hexagons and half hexagons you can create yours in any desired size. But probably good to keep in mind that this project is a yarn eater, and a huge blanket will be very heavy.
First, I chose 4 colors of the Scheepjes Furry Tales yarn, but in the process of making I decided to stay with just three: grey, green and pink. And to combine them with dark grey color of the Scheepjes Chunky Monkey.
The free pattern will be published next week on my blog, but you if you would like to go ahead and be prepared, here are my yarn mounts: Scheepjes Furry Tales (978 Cinderella x 3 balls, 985 Little Pig x 3 balls, 983 Tinkerbell x 3 balls) and Scheepjes Chunky Monkey 1099 Mid Grey x 6 balls).
And the size of my finished blanket is approx. 108cmx130cm/42½inx51¼in.
Both yarns can be found in Scheepjes local shops or via online retailers: Wool Warehouse* (UK, international shipping), Caro’s Atelier* (NL and Europe), Taemombo (US and Canada).
As you can see, the shape of the motif is simple and classy. Blankets made of hexagons are always the winner. To my taste they look much more interesting, that just squares.
If you have doubts about creating a hexagonal shape with furry yarn, do not be. I tried to work out a simple pattern. And using stitch markers should help you to crochet with fur without stress of finding stitches. The key is in creating chain-spaces and working into them on the next rounds.
I’m also planning to create a detailed photo-tutorial, so that you feel confident.
See you next week!
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Do you remember furry yarn I showed you last week? It has already grown into something. I still need to weave in ends and put all motifs together, but you can already see what it will be!
This time I have taken a challenge of designing hexagons with fur yarn. And my pattern worked! In my opinion, these fluffy motifs look chick in combination with regular chunky yarn.
I have made a few projects with Furry Tales yarn by Scheepjes, all with the same method I have kind of invented. Though it has been probably used before, and I just do not know about this. At least my small online research did not bring any results.
All projects I saw were made with a large hook and advice to “feel the stitches with your fingers”. I personally found this blind method almost impossible to perform. And decided to make chain-spaces instead of stitches, and then work stitches of the next rows/rounds into these large spaces, which are easy to identify and feel with your hands. Much easier than to look for stitches worked in a row next to each other.
The pattern I am working on right now will be free on my blog, and I will release it soon. It will contain written instructions, as well as lots of progress pictures.
Wait for next week and I will reveal my newest blanket design for you! (Yes, it will be a blanket, but I believe you have already guessed that).
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