Last month I finished my Walter Blanket!
I am so pleased that I actually finished, not only that but
that I finished in a reasonable timeframe – that’s two firsts for me right
there haha!
I started this blanket just after Christmas as a treat to
myself. It is not often I crochet something and get to keep it, normally most
of what I make is gifted to other people – I only have a couple of finished
blankets that I use in my own house.
So Walter is special. Special because he
is mine and special because I made him using my favourite
slightly-more-expensive-than-I-can-reeeeally-justify Rooster Almerino yarn.
The pattern for Walter is from issue 60 of InsideCrochet magazine, the
pattern can be found here.
Although it is worth noting that I found the
stitch in one of my many crochet books where it is called
Interlocking Shell Stitch.
I found I needed a few balls more to finish than the magazine recommended; the
pattern did mention that the yardage would be tight. When I
began the blanket, I thought I would add a border, however as you can see, by
the time I finished the edges were so beautifully straight I left it as is.
Blanket stats:
Yarn: Rooster Almerino DK
Hook size: 4mm
Time: HOURS AND HOURS I daren't add it up! Haha!
Each colour stripe took approximately an hour so if you wanted to count
them.... >_<
So, erm, TA DAHHH!! :D
Many thanks to Tonia from The Periwinkle for letting me
steal the photo she took of Walter from her own blog!
