Well. I'm breaking out of my scarf rut. I've been inspired by one of Mrs Cooke's blankets that Jayne rescued on our dumpster dive....I've decided to make a patch work blanket. I'm knitting 5 x 5in squares to make up the blanket. It's getting really old fast as I only know 2 stitches! So far I have 4 patches done! It is a labor of love!
{not my blanket, but this is the idea}
This is you come in!
I NEED YOUR HELP TO FINISH THIS BLANKET! I would L-O-V-E to have patches from all over the world made by creative hands all over the world to make up my first blanket! Wanna join in?!!!!!!!HERE ARE SOME DETAILS!
Basically the patches need to be 5x5. The type of yarn doesn't matter, something from your scraps bag would be great! So far I'm using earthy tones. I love earthy/natural and jewel colors! I'm imagining chocolate brown, wheat, natural white, plum, all naturally shades of green, spicy yellow, burnt pumpkin...you get the idea. Any knit or crotchet stitch is welcome, patchwork and embroidery are also welcome! I would love it if you could put your name or something on the patch somewhere so that I will can remember each person who helped create my blanket.
I would love your help! I'd be honored if you'd take part. If you'd like to, please leave a comment and I'll get back to you with you address and any answers I can give.
Speak soon! x
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If I could knit, or cross stitch, I'd totally make a square for you!! But, considering I'm like Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson in Zoolander when they're trying to figure out the computer when it comes to that kind of thing, I'll just have to wait for a pic of your blanket! What a fun project.
ReplyDeleteI just noticed your blog background is also form shabbyblogs.com- aren't they the best! I scoured the internet last night looking for a good background and thankfully finally found them for something different and non cheese.
Ooo, I may have to see what I can do to help...Can't promise I'll be very speady about it though! xx
ReplyDeleteoh yes please! as ben always says...."slow and steady wins the race"...i guess that applies to very busy people?
ReplyDeleteOnly just saw this (as I'm not really in cyber bloggy land at the moment - I will return) but I'll give a square a shot. Squares I can do, sizing, knowing me, I may have to several incarnations to get right!
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