So, when my cousin hinted that I should try making one of these baby blankets a few weeks ago I thought I should give it a red hot go, She gave me THIS link that has a video tutorial and so I sat in front of the PC with my soft cotton yarn and hook and followed and copied and paused and rewound and...
I think I've finally mastered it... the Mon Tricot call it harlequin stitch,Teresa in the tute calls it the square wheel stitch and others the wool eater. I call it Nana's crochet baby blanket.
Amazing what a sense of achievement it has brought, I could not be happier that now I can create what my Nana created for my children's babies and whoever may be lucky enough to get one before then!
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I've seen the pattern before, a lot of people call it wool eater :) I like the colors you're using!
ReplyDeleteThanks Casey, it's cotton yarn from Bendigo Woollen Mills. So soft but heavy.
ReplyDeleteSo so so proud of you! I knew you could do it! Don't know what ply wool you are using but gran used 5 ply (bit hard to find sometimes, but Big W stocks it) with a number 4 hook - but what you have done looks fantastic! You'll be whizzing through them quickly before you know it :D love from cousin Kat x
ReplyDeleteAww Kat thank you SO much! I'm using a number 4 hook and it's 8 ply cotton but really it's more like finger weight it's so thin. Nana's looks a lot bigger so I thought she must have used a bigger hook. Next time i'll use fatter yarn :) love you xox
ReplyDeleteYou should be proud of yourself it is truly lovely.
ReplyDeleteThis is a spectacular stitch, the baby blanket looks very pretty, soft and warm.
ReplyDeleteOh, you should be so proud of your talent. I couldn't knit to save my life (seriously, I would die). I am so happy that you were able to take a trip down memory lane and knit a baby blanket in this nostalgic pattern :) (oh, and FINALLY find said pattern...yeah!) It turned out awesome!
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I am an ore of your work Tracy. You are doing a fantastic job. Keeping the talent going in the family is important. I would love to be able to purchase something from you in the future. I would love something for Lucas, so he can keep it, knowing it was from you, and that it was a family thing. I myself would love a patchwork quilt, pinks and purples. I still have the one from Kathleen. I don't throw anything away. Let me know if this is something you are happy to do.
ReplyDeleteLove you all
Tania xoxox
Aww Thanks Tania, Will message you to find out what type of thing you'd like for lucas etc. Love you too xox
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