Linking with Kate and others to share projects made from scraps. This month I completed another blanket made from left over yarn. The first one I dispatched earlier this year to a homeless charity was too short, and other squares were added to it to make sure someone could wrap themselves up in it. Whilst I appreciated that a bigger blanket was needed it did rather spoil the effect.
Anyway I decided the best way to get a usable blanket was to make two large granny squares and join them together, so I did.
It’s the length of a king size bed and the width of half a bed. Do you reckon it’s big enough? I have nearly used all my leftover yarn now, can’t believe it.
Do check out others projects, using the link above, some are amazingly creative and utterly gorgeous.
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Comments on: "Scrap Happy Day- May 2019" (28)
Looks good to me. I would be very happy and pleased with such a blanket. What a lovely gift.
Blanket looks good to me, looks lovely and warm. Some nice colours in there x
I love the left over yarn blankets – I am inspired!
Lovely blankets! Will definitely keep someone toasty come cold weather.
Love the blanket!!!!
That is so cool you’ve used all your leftovers. I would think it’s big enough
That’s lovely! I am sure someone will greatly appreciate it. And you used up all your scraps, impressive!
Thanks, although as I reflected with the Snail I wasn’t totally accurate on the no scraps boast.
Wow! That’s huge – do you wrap yourself in it as you crochet?
It certainly kept the toes warm whilst I crocheted/ sorry tested it .
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I like the look of the two big blocks, worked together! And what a wonderful thing, to offer this to someone who needs comfort and warmth!
Thank you.
Your cheery blanket will be happily received and perfect for keeping someone warm.
Thank you.
That looks pretty cosy to me. The only thing I can think of to change it is to add a couple of stripes up either side to maybe make it a bit wider? If you’re running out of scraps you’ve obviously started with far too few in the first place, and I think you should go out and buy some more yarn immediately!
Kate you wicked person, buy yarn for scraps, there is always the charity shop though.
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I love a granny square – 2 are even better! I know you said you used up scraps, which is fab (as a knitter I never end up with zero yarn in my stash!) – but I think you should make it bigger so it’s even more snuggly to be under. I ave a similar shaped blanket in my lounge and I always want it to be that little bit bigger.
Thank you.
I’m so impressed that you have worked your way through most of your yarn scraps. I wish I could say the same! And lovely that your creations are for such a good cause. Do you know how to make a granny rectangle? Just start with a chain and work round it so that there are two long sides and two short ones.
Now I find that out!! No I didn’t know. I didn’t mention the baby yarn, still have lots of that, plus the tinsel yarn for use in a twiddlemuff, so not nearly as good as I made out as I realise on reflection….
there is always lurking yarn!
And of course yarn for things not yet started!
Yes, I think that would be big enough – looks so cheerful.
Now to post it off…it may be warm by day but the evenings are chilly enough to warrant one.
I would think this would be plenty big enough to wrap most people in and, being crochet, it should still be quite light as I suppose you have to think about the person who receives it having to carry it around with them. It will definitely brighten up somebody’s day.
Thank you! I was in Scarborough the other week and spotted a crochet blanket in the doorway of the empty Thorntons along with rucksack etc, so good to see one in use.