Friday, 5 August 2016

Finished Object: MeadowCal Blanket

Pattern: The Meadow Mystery Blanket CAL by DROPS design
Yarn: Garnstudio Drops Safran
Colours: Off white, yellow, turquoise, army, navy blue
Hook: 3mm
Start of project: March 30th, 2016
End of project: July 31st, 2016

On Ravelry

My first crochet adventure is finished, all 16 clues of the Drops MeadowCal are done. It took me four months to get there and it was definitely and interesting time. I now feel confident enough for easy stuff even though reading a crochet pattern is much more difficult than a knitting pattern still.

I had fun doing it and I probably will crochet again, but I am pretty sure that I'll always prefer knitting. I like the knitted fabric better, it's softer and it seems to be much easier to shape, I think it's easier to fix mistakes in a knitted project and I'd rather use needles than a hook.



I think I'll give this blanket to my grandmother. She has her 95th birthday at the end of August and her sofas all look slightly worn, so a bit of new colour will cheer it up.

8 comments:

  1. Amazing!! what a feat, that blanket is beautiful. Way to go!

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  2. Beautiful colors! I know very little crochet and have a difficult time reading patterns because they are so different than knit patterns. Congrats! -- Sierra

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    1. It was totally interesting to learn a new technique. It all feels like such different languages to read, but once you understand the basics it gets easier.

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  3. This is just gorgeous. Well done!

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    1. I am happy with it, I am glad I chose those colours.

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  4. Stunning! Such a perfect gift for your Granny, 95 - wow! Crochet patterns seem intimidating at first, I believe they look much more complicated than they usually are. I prefer crochet charts, as they show exactly where you are in the pattern. I really hope you will stick to crochet and we will see many more projects from you!!

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    1. Her birthday is next week, I hope she'll like it.
      I am pretty sure I'll crochet more but right now I am deep into knitting.

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