Just thought a little post on the progress of the masterpiece blanket is in order for my regular readers.
Despite crocheting bunting for Scarborough and finding fabric for Queensland (a little of which I had to remove from the parcel to make it less than 2kg and thus affordable to send), I have managed to fit in a bit of work on the edging… actually three and a quarter rounds so far, which is no mean achievement considering what warm work it is!
A whole heap of work
Bavarian crochet courtesy of Teddy and Tottie
Turning a corner around Dr Katie’s square
The edge isn’t wide enough yet
Made by me, yarn from Katy the Night Owl
Kt’s exuberant beaded square
Lovely sunflowers from Nanette
Looby’s symmetry square
Lindsay’s freeform snail
Masterpiece and waves cover for the sofa
I must also direct you towards a blog that I think many of you might enjoy… I had to stop reading back through the posts because I was spending so much time, but if you have an hour to spare, take a look here… you might be as tickled as I am with it.
iamsimplyhooked
/ July 15, 2014Looking good! I like the purple colour – what yarn are you using??
The Snail of Happiness
/ July 15, 2014It’s ‘Blueberry’ DK from New Lanark Mill: they have lovely shades and it’s very reasonably priced, plus you are supporting a World Heritage Site if you buy from them. It’s nice to work with too, if you like pure wool.
Mrs P
/ July 15, 2014WOW it’s coming along a treat 🙂
The Snail of Happiness
/ July 15, 2014I’m so pleased with it… I love the way the borders draw the diversity of squares together.
katechiconi
/ July 15, 2014It’s looking particularly resplendent (don’t you love that word?). I shall wait excitedly for 8-10 weeks for my fabric parcel, but in the meantime, I have a blue and white quilt to make for a young Petty Officer who likes soccer and VW beetles and campers… Yikes! Look out for a spot of applique, I think.
The Snail of Happiness
/ July 16, 2014Please use the fabric/blocks in whatever why you want… I feel a great sense of relief to have sent them to someone who will actually make use of them 🙂
katythenightowl
/ July 16, 2014I really love that edging! It really finishes off the blanket, beautifully, doesn’t it? 🙂
The Snail of Happiness
/ July 16, 2014I’m getting there – I’m going to do a few more rounds and I think I will do the final part in black just to give a tiny bit of contrast (and because I have some!)
katythenightowl
/ July 17, 2014I can’t wait to see it all finished 🙂
thegrangerange.wordpress.com
/ July 16, 2014I love this blanket, each square has it’s own tale to tell. Stunning!
The Snail of Happiness
/ July 17, 2014And eventually all the tales will be posted on my ‘masterpiece’ page… I just haven’t had the time to update it recently and the formatting seems to have gone wonky (ggrrr).
narf77
/ July 19, 2014OOOO tasty purple edging! I LERVE that blog so much I just “archived” it in my RSS Feed Reader 😉
The Snail of Happiness
/ July 20, 2014I’m not sure that I’ve ever been archived before!!
narf77
/ July 20, 2014Yeah, there is always a first for everything 😉