I've mentioned before that, via Loving Hands, I was given a donation of yarn by a lady who lives near me. A lot of the yarn was aran weight, with a high wool content. At Loving Hands, were are having a "blanket challenge" at present, to see how many blankets we can produce before the clocks go forward in March. I decided to use up a lot of the aran to make a crochet blanket. I have made 35 squares, and here they are laid out on the living room floor. Each square is 7 inches across, and I am aiming for a blanket that will be approximately single bed sized.
To bring the blanket together, I am using some cream aran to make the final round on each square, and using join as you go to link everything together. I have made a start, but I think it will take most of today to finish the joining.
I am using a size 6.00 hook to join, which is 2 sizes larger than the one I used to make the squares. There is some disparity in the size of the squares, depending on the yarn used, so I am hoping that this will give me a bit of flexibility to smooth out the differences.
Today I am home alone; both sons and daughter-in-law have returned to their own homes and my husband has gone to watch rugby at Twickenham, so I have the ideal opportunity to press on with the blanket. There is Test Match cricket on the TV (England vs South Africa); it will be a good day!
I really must learn that joining technique. Your blanket is looking very good.
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