Nigh on a month without posting on my blog....sigh!!! where did that month go!!!!!!
Many thanks to all for your encouraging remarks on my last post.
I did finally get the jacket out of the cupboard and frogged it down to the 62 squares. As you can see I converted it into a throw. It will be for my grand-daughter for her siestas. She sometimes has a little nap after finishing her homework and often wakes up cold so she'll be able to use this to cover herself with.
I made up some more bobble squares as I liked those very much and joined the lot together with the invisible stitch. I made up a bobble edging too although it is not finished as yet ..... it still needs THE finishing touch and blocking.
In answer to a few queries in a previous post:
Linda ( Linda's crafty corner) I found this pattern from Sara Palacios to make the diamond triangle square. You can download the pattern from here http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/simple-diamond-in-square
Gracie (grayseasailor) the bobble square pattern comes from this book
I also found a pattern for a Christmas bonnet at Amidorable Crochet and felt a tremendous urge to make one for Misty,my sister's Toy poodle:
I have also been very lucky to win Susan's at My Mother's Apron Strings monthly Apron giveaway for November . It is the most gorgeous apron and just look at the colours. Doesn't it just go with my kitchen colour scheme ??
Thank you so much Susan.
That is all for the moment dear bloggers!
Amanda :-)
Wow, that is a really lovely throw, really cheery colours - could do with it here at the moment, the weather is dull and grey.
ReplyDeleteAnd congrats on winning the apron - I won the October apron and I am so pleased with it!
Helenxx
The aprons are lovely ,aren't they Helen and so nicely made.
DeleteWeather here is miserable too ...it is pelting down at the moment.
A x
HeHe! There's one thing in life I don't do!
ReplyDeleteI~DON'T~TELL~LIES!
A Throw, is a throw, is a throw! There's thousands
of them about....BUT! The jacket was unique...special,
a one off! I for one loved it...But, then, l'm that kind of
person, l don't conform...! What is it l say.........
"People laugh at me because l'm different...I laugh at
them, because there ALL the same".
Amanda...If you had put that jacket up for sale, or auction.
you would have earn't quite a few pennies...I for one would
have put in an offer! It looked good just hanging there, if
there was a 'body' inside it....It would have looked GREAT!
I will put my hand up though....Each to his/her own...Whatever
turns you on....! After all, were not ALL the same....Goodness!
another one of 'ME'....HaHa! That will 'never' do! :>).
Like the Christmas bonnet though....
"If you wanna get a head....Get a hat".
Yes I agree a throw is a throw ..... and although I am happier with that now it wasn't what I had in mind ....again having to conform grr!!! ........but the jacket you saw on the post wasn't mine Willie it was a photo of the original on the pattern ....I couldn't put a photo of mine up as it was such a sack....a sack is a sack and when something is a sack then a sack it is!!!! :-)
DeletePersonally I am thrilled with anything unique as I hate to conform.
Your frankness is refreshing ... don't change! :-)
keep well
Amanda xx
Oh! Thankyou....When l read my comment....
DeleteI nearly delete it..But! Then l'm a little out spoken!
Tell it as it is...As it were! :).
I try to emphasize things with...??///;;;""!!! ~~#....
When l was at school, they made me sit on my
hands...Typical Sicilian...! Great fun though!
Hey hey! That throw looks great fun - well done with the conversion :) and equally well done winning the apron!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Hawthorn!!
DeleteA xx
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ReplyDeleteDear Amanda, this blanket is stunning, a real beautiful eyecatcher! It will be a very precious gift, I am sure the presentee will be very, very happy. And the bonnet is a cute one. Take care, Viola
ReplyDeleteYou've been busy! I'm glad to read that everything's OK. Hope that you have a great Christmas. Jx
ReplyDeleteWow, that blanket is aMAYzing! I do hope you show us your hat on the dog!
ReplyDelete((hugs)), Teresa :-)
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The blanket is amazing the difference squares makes it so different, love the bobbles. Well done winning the apron.
ReplyDeleteOh boo! Oh BOO Amanda! I am sorely disappointed cos I loved it's original incarnation but I have to say it does look just as lush as a throw...must be them pom poms!! Merry Christmas to you xxx
ReplyDeleteYou did a remarkable job reinventing the coat into a blanket, I think it is prefect this way. Hugs to you,
ReplyDeleteMeredith
Thanks for the reference to your bobble square, Amanda.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine your granddaughter loving to snuggle under the cheery throw you made. It is hard to bear when the project envisioned refuses to become reality [speaking from experience] but you came up with a winning save, in my opinion.
I just finished a crochet bag in the wee hours of the morning and need to knit knit knit on a scarf next :)
Happy wishes for you and yours! xx
Fantastic,beautiful blanket!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely,so cute bonnet!
Happy week.:*
Wow! Your blanket is looking fantastic !! Love all the colors :) and the bonnet is also cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks Preeti and thank you for popping in! I feel good when I look at these colours and I know my granddaughter will like them too.
DeleteA x
Perfect fix for the coat now blanket. I love it! Your bobble squares are fantastic. :-) Congratulations on winning the apron. Blessings,
ReplyDeleteBetsy
Great idea Amanda and it looks lovely, shame about the coat but if you weren't happy with it then this is a brilliant alternative. Thank you for the answer I have put that pattern in my library, the little bonnet is so cute. :) xx
ReplyDeleteWell I think the best thing is YOU are happy! Merry Christmas x
ReplyDeleteI think that it is great that you frogged the jacket and made a blanket instead, it is better to use the squares and if you didn't like the jacket they would have been nothing, now they are something lovely and will be well used and loved I am sure!! xx
ReplyDeleteLove the throw. A very creative way to reuse the squares. Don't feel bad about not posting for a month. I can't seem to get my mojo working to post very often either. There's always next year. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and that the New Year treats you wonderfully. Hugs, Sharon
ReplyDeleteI really love your afghan so colorful and beautiful-Merry Christmas
ReplyDeletegreat blanket!!!!
ReplyDeletexxxxxx Ale
Oh, Amanda, the apron does look perfect in your kitchen. I love the motifs and have a pattern that one day I'll do too--when the kittens are older and not grabbing my yarn, XOXO
ReplyDeleteI love lots of color...how beautiful! And what fun to have one of Susan's aprons....she's the best! Happy holidays sweet friend. Hugs, Diane
ReplyDeleteIt does make an excellent little blanket :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Annie. It is looking better still now I've added a few more bobbles.
DeleteA xx