Recently I made a couple of bags for a friend and as I don't like to take money from friends we did a swap. You can't beat a good old fashioned barter! I'd suggested to her that I wanted to try my hand at weaving and so if she had any left over bits of yarn they would be appreciated. However, I wasn't prepared for the amount she had spare. Carole is a very prolific knitter and I was over the moon with the stash she gave me - this is a very deep basket as well!
So, because I couldn't decide what to make from my recent purchase of linen (beautiful, lovely linen) I got to work sorting out the wool. First I put it into colour groups, then changed to types, ie wool, boucle, cotton, manmade etc. then finally settled on just groups of what looked pleasing together.
Unable to stop there - the night was still young - I started to crotchet. Using four strands together and a 8mm hook it only took a couple of evenings to produce this little blanket. It's simply done in trebles and when one colour ran out I just introduced another one.
It's just a rectangle of wooly colours that suggest tweed to me. I thought it would be nice to sit on in the garden on the stone steps - a bit of padded warmth with my elevenses. It was so therapeutic that I want to make another one - maybe greens and browns next time.
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