Blankety Blank

Unseasonably, its been the season to crochet some blankets, here are the latest incarnations.

A purists' blanket made only in shades of grey (and named the In Grey by its recipient), fun to make as I made it up as I went along, inspired by and experimenting with different stitches garnered from Pip over at at Meet me at Mikes.

A surprise for a baby that I heard was soon-to-arrive.  I haven't seen the parents in a long while so I just hope they are into the crochet revival!  Ripple pattern as ever from Pip Lincolne as above, and I have to say, one of the fastest to make I have encountered so far.

Loose ends

I spent most of last week on the letterpress, as it was the last chance to use the print workshops before the long summer break.  I was experimenting with some of the 'ornaments' or symbols to create text reminiscent of a digital message board.  100 bookmarks were duly printed, plum black ink on ivory 270gm card, plus a few extra bits and bobs.  Now all I have to do is cut them all to size.

I have also literally been tying in loose ends, this time for the blanket I have been crocheting as a gift.  Full photos will be posted after it has been gifted, but I can tell you that I based it on this granny stripe pattern from Attic 24 .

Christmas hangover

Although the festive season is behind us I have been completing a Christmas crochet project as I knew if if was left until next December it probably wouldn't happen.

Inspired by a pattern by Pip Lincolne over at Meet Me At Mikes I set out to crochet some baubles as Christmas gifts in 2010. I started out with some pretty nasty cheap silver baubles, so adapted the design to give them fairly solid crocheted jackets made from a deep red double knit cotton.  

Eventually I tracked down some clear baubles and was able to try out a version of the original pattern.

During January I decided to set about my stash of leftover baubles and finish them in preparation for next year (yes I know).  I also spotted some very cheap black baubles in the sales so tried them out with pale blue crochet cotton, these have a completely different feel to them and I really like the effect. 

Now that I have completed my task I don't know if these baubles will be for gifts, selling, or decoration, I'm just happy I can box them up ready and move on to the next thing.