Hello all!
I finally (!!) finished my corner to corner rainbow throw. I showed you some snippets of it here and actually finished the first version around the same time. Unfortunatly, I made a HUGE mistake...
Somewhere in the middle I decreased too much which resulted in an ugly bend on one side. I was so upset I didn't even take pictures of it... Some people said, one wouldn't notice but trust me: I would!
And soooo... I undid 48 rows of 16 different colours... I could have cried!
After that, the blanket stayed in a box for some weeks until I go back to it about 3 weeks ago. Now that it's finished (and man, there were tons of little end to be sewn in), I am really happy I undid part of the first version.
What do you think?
It's so cuddly and lives permanently on our couch.
Blanket Date:
Pattern: Corner to Corner Throw
Yarn: Stylecraft Special DK
Colours used: 17 (Lucy Pack). 3 Rows of each colour 4 times!
I used the colors in the following order:
Meadow
Aspen
Spring Green
Sherbert
Cloud Blue
Turqouise
Aster
Lavendle
Wisteria
Clematis
Fondant
Magneta
Plum
Pomgrantw
Lipstick
Shrimp
Saffron
I used the colors in the following order:
Meadow
Aspen
Spring Green
Sherbert
Cloud Blue
Turqouise
Aster
Lavendle
Wisteria
Clematis
Fondant
Magneta
Plum
Pomgrantw
Lipstick
Shrimp
Saffron
Take care
I LOVE your colour scheme. It always pays to undo mistakes but I can relate to the desire to just put it away and not look at if for a while after such a major frogging effort. I had a similar situation with a project and I couldn't bear to think about it for months! Do you think it is a form of mourning for the project that could have been? I am glad that you returned to finish this beautiful blanket. The results speak for themselves. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteOoooh! I love love love those colors!!! I WOULD have cried at having to rip out all those rows. But the end result is beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Anne, thanks for your comments on my blog. Love your throw! I learned a smattering of German a couple of years ago as I was running the Saltzburg marathon which was wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWhere's the pattern?
ReplyDeleteThe pattern link is in the post above, but here it is again: http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/crochet-corner-corner-throw
DeleteAbsolutely stunning Anne. Can I just ask which colour you started with please, as I've just bought the Lucy pack and would love to make one of these for myself :) xx
ReplyDeleteHi Karen! I started with meadow! Do you want the whole colour sequence? I can work it out and post it here if you like :-) I spent quite some time deciding on putting the colours into order. In the end my bf helped me...
DeleteThank you so much Anne :) I received my pack today and only ordered it the day before yesterday. Excited is an understatement and I can't get over the gorgeous organza bag it all came in :) I think I can work out the colour sequence from the photo, but if I get stuck I'll let you know. Thank you so much again for your help and inspiration:) xx
DeleteHi if like to know the sequence and how many rows did u do to make the size
DeleteHi Matthew,
Delete3 rows of each color four times. I would make it a bit bigger next time though.
The color order is the following:
Aster
Turqouise
Cloud Blue
Sherbert
Spring Green
Aspen
Meadow
Saffron
Shrimp
Lipstick
Pomgranate
Plum
Magneta
Fondant
Clematis
Wisteria
Lavendle
I'm half way through mine now Anne :) Did you have to buy any more yarn or was there enough in the pack? xx
ReplyDeleteNope, one pack was enough. I even had left overs. I used each colour four times. Next time I would make it a bit bigger though. The current blanket I just finished on also used stylecraft special dk and it a lot bigger. It is 80 rows wide and 120 rows high. Perfect size for a couch blanket (for one person). I used about 6,25 balls of each colour (two colours in total). So with your 17 balls you should be able to make a even larger blanket. :-)
DeleteThank you so much for your reply Anne, I'm loving making this but finding it's getting a bit heavy to work with on my knee, but as it's getting colder here in the UK it's perfect for keeping me warm as I'm making it :) xx
DeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteLove your blanket. Found it on pinterest, as a beginner I was wondering if changing colour is easy to do, also can you tell me the colour sequence you used?
Thanks
Hello!
DeleteGood to see you here :)
The color change isn't too hard. I usually join the new color in the last stitch of the old color. But you can also bind of the old color and simply join the new one. I usually don't do the later as I don't like the knots but it is a way!
I don't have the color sequence written up, but if you send me your email-address, I can post you a close up picture, so you can figure out the color order. :)
I was able to zoom in by using computer. Will be using this for my own rainbow blanket.
DeleteThanks.
The Red Heart/Mikey pattern is good but doesn't tell how to change colors on the decrease half. I used the first color thru the slip stitching (decrease) and then changed to the new color. It seemed to come out well.
ReplyDeleteI start with the new color in the decrease rows when I crochet the ch2 :) Looking forward to see your blanket!
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