[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Scrappy blanket crochet project

[Dixie]

I am not a fan of blak either.  Although, that being said, one of my favorite Afghans my mother-in-law crocheted was made of granny squares.  The insides of each square being a mish mosh of colors, used up bits and pieces of yarn.  Each granny square was edged with a round of black yarn.

 

The finished piece was beautiful and had the feel of a stained glass window.

 

 

Dixie 🏖️ 🐚

 

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It’s a good thought Henry, but I’m not sure.  I have lots of small balls of yarn myself, but I don’t have a large amount in a neutral like black, white or grey.  I could certainly buy some, and it would be a fun project, but I feel ambivalent about buying more yarn to use up yarn, if you get my drift.  Though white and grey are always useful.  Never been a fan of black, except in Labradors.  

Tracy

 

 

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Hi Tracy, I’d like to try this out to use up some small but still useful balls of yarn, are you planning any kind of a Crochet Along with this one?

 

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Subject: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Scrappy blanket crochet project

 

Last week I saw a crochet pattern using scrap yarn that sounds interesting. I think it’s called the scrappy blanket.

You crochet a blanket, alternating a row of single crochet and a row of double crochet.  Then you take pieces of yarn long enough to go across the blanket and weave them through the double crochet rows.  You can then crochet a border or leave the ends of the yarn pieces as fringe.  It said to not use yarn thinner than DK, and to make either the blanket or the scraps in a neutral color.  And the scraps don’t have to be the same thickness, which should add interesting texture.

Sounds like a fun way to use up lots of small balls of yarn.

Tracy

 

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