Katy’s hexagons… there’s 46 of them
Did I mention that last week Katy the Night Owl donated a bag of crochet hexagons to our charity blanket project? She decided that she was never going to make anything from them, so passed them on to me to use. Today I took them to our latest cake and craft afternoon to see if I could get someone to turn them into a lap blanket. Sadly I wasn’t at my most persuasive, but I did get a couple of offers to stitch them together once they were edged, so I spent the afternoon and part of this evening edging them with white yarn donated by my mum. Once they have been sewn together, I’ll do an outer edge round them in a contrasting colour and we should have a completed blanket… all from unwanted things.
I like the white – it makes them look finished
Twelve edged so far
Work in progress
The Snail of Happiness 
davidprosser
/ July 17, 2014You’re right. Pretty to begin with, the white edging finishes them off nicely. What happens once someone has sewn them together as a lap blanket, an online charity auction perhaps?
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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The Snail of Happiness
/ July 17, 2014We are planning to have a raffle – an auction was suggested, but I vetoed it. I really don’t like the idea that only affluent people would have the chance of winning one of the blankets, a raffle seems much fairer – if you can only afford £1, you still might end up with a lovely hand-crafted object.
xxx hugs xxx
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Mrs P
/ July 17, 2014Your donation of hexagons and white yarn are not unwanted merely pre-loved, and I’m sure the future recipient will treasure the blanket all the more for that very reason, such beautiful work going to a good cause 🙂
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The Snail of Happiness
/ July 17, 2014Yes, it’s lovely to be making use of ‘preloved’ things 🙂
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katechiconi
/ July 17, 2014A miracle from ‘unconsidered trifles’ as Shakespeare calls them… Everything that has been made with love has a use, and I like the use to which you’re putting these.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ July 17, 2014I think they are going to make a rather lovely finished lap blanket… and anyway, I didn’t have enough crocheting to keep me busy!
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andelieya 安德洌雅 (official)
/ July 17, 2014Have you seen the yarn bombing with granny squares in Helsinki on the steps outside Helsinki Cathedral? It’s amazing! I hope this link works: https://www.facebook.com/designdautore/photos/a.372595339447196.95013.112397672133632/575041872535874/?type=1&fref=nf
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The Snail of Happiness
/ July 17, 2014Someone linked to it on my Facebook page – it is truly amazing. There doesn’t seem to be much info about it, sadly, though
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Sharon
/ July 17, 2014Intriguing! I found this article about the event from a Finnish blogger who went to see it: http://knitnpearl.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/worlds-largest-crochet-quilt.html
Thousands of these quilts were donated to charities after the event, so I imagine quite a few people were a warmer in the winter of 2011!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ July 17, 2014Interesting… a few years old now in that case. I would have loved to have seen it
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katythenightowl
/ July 17, 2014It’s nice to see them coming together, Jan. They really are set off by that edging of white – something I wouldn’t have thought to do when I made them 🙂
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The Snail of Happiness
/ July 17, 2014It’s funny isn’t it, how a different pair of eyes can see a whole new perspective? It’s going to be lovely when it’s done – thank you!
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katythenightowl
/ July 18, 2014No, really, Jan – Thank YOU for being those eyes 🙂
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