Mom has finished her second square, using the same yarn as the first. She says:
"I have done my second square for the quilt. I am doing a popcorn stitch. 4 stitches of seed stitch and then several popcorn stitches which nicely come in groups of 4 and then 4 more seed stitches. It works beautifully with my 32 stitch square."
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Two more down
Here are two squares I've managed to finish for the quilt:
Large Woven Cable stitch (from Cables & Arans), done in 100% wool from Nova Scotia. 40 sts on 4.5mm needles.
Seed stitch/knit/purl combo to make a sunset picture, done in Louet "Bonnie" Yarn (wool/silk blend). 37 sts on 5.5mm needles. I had a hard time getting a pic to accurately reflect the square, but this one wasn't too bad, so I chose to post it.
Large Woven Cable stitch (from Cables & Arans), done in 100% wool from Nova Scotia. 40 sts on 4.5mm needles.
Seed stitch/knit/purl combo to make a sunset picture, done in Louet "Bonnie" Yarn (wool/silk blend). 37 sts on 5.5mm needles. I had a hard time getting a pic to accurately reflect the square, but this one wasn't too bad, so I chose to post it.
Monday, March 23, 2009
First Square Done!
Mom emailed me to let me know that she's finished her fist square for the wedding blanket. She used a wool/acrylic blend in a medium blue colour, and knit a cable pattern on 5.5mm needles. So at least one is done!
Please email me once any other blocks are done and I'll post the progress up here. I think ideally we're looking for about 88 blocks for a quilt of 64" x 88". Feel free to send pictures of your blocks as well -- then we can see what everyone is doing!
Please email me once any other blocks are done and I'll post the progress up here. I think ideally we're looking for about 88 blocks for a quilt of 64" x 88". Feel free to send pictures of your blocks as well -- then we can see what everyone is doing!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Welcome!
This blog is a place for anyone who's helping to make Kyle and Courtney's wedding blanket to offer ideas, share pictures and patterns, tell stories, and get information.
The Background:
Given that Kyle and Courtney are going to Prince George, and that they will need to be warm there, and that Courtney loves yarn, I thought we might make a collective knitted/crocheted blanket as part of a wedding gift. If we each make a number of squares out of whatever yarn we'd like, we can then piece them all together like a quilt. Then each of us will have contributed towards the blanket but no-one is saddled with making the whole thing. And my sense is that they'd be cool with an eclectic mix of yarns and styles, which means that we could just choose stuff we think they'd like and go from there. Plus I think the handmade element would go a long way with them. And when Jeffy and I got married, his aunt crocheted us an afghan which we have used non-stop, and still gets put on beds to add extra warmth or gets cuddled under on lazy days around here. (Not that there are many of those any more. But still. It was a great gift.) The original email I sent out about this idea got lots of positive response, and we decided to go ahead with it! And so did you, if you're reading this.
The Nitty-Gritty:
* This blanket is a SuperSecretSurprise for Kyle and Courtney which will hopefully be done for their wedding in May.
* Anyone is welcome to participate.
* Squares for the blanket should be 8".
* Squares can be knitted or crocheted in any pattern, so long as they're 8".
* Any yarn can be used, though I think it would be best to avoid very fine or very chunky weights.
* My suggestion would be to choose yarns that have at least some wool content for the warmth factor.
* Squares should be done by Wed, May 20th so they can be pieced together before the wedding.
If you know of anyone who'd be interested in contributing, please pass this blog site along. If you want to contribute to the blog, you can email stuff (photos, stories, patterns, accomplishments, etc) to cherylATparsons-sheldrakeDOTcom and I will post it on your behalf. This blog will also be a place to keep track of who's participating, and will serve as a kind of diary for Kyle and Courtney to read once they've received their blanket.
I'm very excited about this project! Feedback is always welcome. Thanks so much for participating!
The Background:
Given that Kyle and Courtney are going to Prince George, and that they will need to be warm there, and that Courtney loves yarn, I thought we might make a collective knitted/crocheted blanket as part of a wedding gift. If we each make a number of squares out of whatever yarn we'd like, we can then piece them all together like a quilt. Then each of us will have contributed towards the blanket but no-one is saddled with making the whole thing. And my sense is that they'd be cool with an eclectic mix of yarns and styles, which means that we could just choose stuff we think they'd like and go from there. Plus I think the handmade element would go a long way with them. And when Jeffy and I got married, his aunt crocheted us an afghan which we have used non-stop, and still gets put on beds to add extra warmth or gets cuddled under on lazy days around here. (Not that there are many of those any more. But still. It was a great gift.) The original email I sent out about this idea got lots of positive response, and we decided to go ahead with it! And so did you, if you're reading this.
The Nitty-Gritty:
* This blanket is a SuperSecretSurprise for Kyle and Courtney which will hopefully be done for their wedding in May.
* Anyone is welcome to participate.
* Squares for the blanket should be 8".
* Squares can be knitted or crocheted in any pattern, so long as they're 8".
* Any yarn can be used, though I think it would be best to avoid very fine or very chunky weights.
* My suggestion would be to choose yarns that have at least some wool content for the warmth factor.
* Squares should be done by Wed, May 20th so they can be pieced together before the wedding.
If you know of anyone who'd be interested in contributing, please pass this blog site along. If you want to contribute to the blog, you can email stuff (photos, stories, patterns, accomplishments, etc) to cherylATparsons-sheldrakeDOTcom and I will post it on your behalf. This blog will also be a place to keep track of who's participating, and will serve as a kind of diary for Kyle and Courtney to read once they've received their blanket.
I'm very excited about this project! Feedback is always welcome. Thanks so much for participating!
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