Yarny Garny: Summerfield Babyblanket

Yarny Garny: Summerfield Babyblanket: Summerfield Babyblanket When expecting her second child, my close friend asked me to do a baby blanket for her, or rather for the baby. G...

Summerfield Babyblanket

Summerfield Babyblanket

When expecting her second child, my close friend asked me to do a baby blanket for her, or rather for the baby. Good she gave me a few months heads up.  She wanted something colourful. After sending her some pictures of different types of squares, she had already made her mind up. She had seen one of the bags that I made for myself and wanted those colour flowers. 

Close-up of flower

Summerfield Baby blanket

Berra in coma-sleep...

We talked some about the colours. Not knowing if they were expecting boy or girl, but knowing Annika, I went for strong, happy colours that also are contrasting colours. Waiting to the very last minute in making the edging, i.e the baby boy was born, I decided on...

Corner edging.

...green and black scallop edging as to make it not too "boyish", but still not to dark with the black edgings.

The babyblanket is made up of 12x 8, 10 cm big flower squares. It took me some time finishing it, but looking at it, and seeing Berra deep- asleep under his new blanket it was all worth it. 

and then his mother says... well it is so beautiful that I think we are going to use it in our bed later on when the baby doesn´t  use it anymore...

Poncho-Time

 Poncho-Time

 In May my cousin Elin invited me to celebrate her birthday. Asking her and thinking about what would be nice to give her I saw this really nice poncho in a book a friend had lent me. What colours would be nice, then? Well My cousin is as blond as I am, even more blond, and with blue eyes so, I made her an mohair poncho in peacock colouring. When her mother-in-saw it she loved it so she asked me for one aswell, but in a different colour.

 

I then found this beautiful mixed coloured yarn, perfect for her colours, she has a darker complexion and so it would suit her better in this red/orange/and purple mix than in any blue colouring. It it now finished and sent off to her. I hope she is enjoying it.

The pattern beautiful but very simple: Two broad pieces made with big needle (5.00 or 5,5 ) and then crocheted together and a lining is then made. I got the Pattern from the book: Virka vackert by Tove Fevang.