Mother's Day Blanket

This was a simple blanket that moved fairly quickly due to the loose lace like stitch. It is made using the “V Stitch” and for shades of a single color. I used varying blues; the brightest of which I used for the border.

The Lightest Color: B
The Medium Color: A
The Darkest Color: C
The Brightest Color: “Border”

Pattern:
Start off by crocheting 8 rows of “V-Stitch” in color A (V-Stitch requires a chain in a multiple of 3, plus 4)
Border: 1 row of single crochet
2 rows of V-Stitch in color B
Border
1 row of V-Stitch in color C
Border
8 rows of V-Stitch in color B
Border
2 rows of V-Stitch in color C
Border
1 row of V-Stitch in color A
Border
8 rows of V-Stitch in color C
Border
2 rows of V-Stitch in color A
Border
1 row of V-Stitch in color B
Border

Repeat Pattern until blanket is desired length then add a Border around the entire blanket in the border color, using a single crochet.

Brooken Needle

Last week I sat on one of my needles and her a terrible snap. At first I thought I was going to have to buy new ones, which was dissapointing cause I had been on a role that night getting quite a lot done. Then I decided that duck taping it back together was a great idea. So far it has worked alright. However, I can really push the yarn over the duck tape and I have lost a few inches of length, which is causing some problems. I tried to buy a replacement pair this weekend, but I couldn't remember what size to buy and ended up buying a size too small and a size smaller than that (I was convined it would have to be one of the two, but I was epically wrong). Oh well. Clearly I should never leave home without my knitting! I did manage to pick up a couple more pattern books, including a book on knitting two socks at once.

Mother's Day Blanket

While visiting home for Mother's Day, I remembered this blanket that I made for Mom a few years ago. Here are some pictures! The pattern I made myself. It involves varying shades of storm-blue yarn in different widths, seperated by a light blue single crochet. More details to come when I get back to NYC.

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