Blankie is finished!

Janey51

Spooky! I was just thinking I should start knitting again. Shall have to get out my needles.
I remember crocheting blankets when I first got married as we had no central heating and they were great to snuggle up under,

sheng719

PoshPaws wrote:

I didn't want to cause problems in the Daily Thread by posting this there, but I so wanted to show off my knitted sofa blankie that I finished yesterday.



Its not intended to be a chair or sofa cover, but rather something you can pull over your knees on a chilly morning, or evening, while sipping a hot chocolate and eating crumpets.

All the wool was 100% donated by friends, family and freecyclers - and its only the second thing I've EVER, in 47 years, (the first thing was a scarf!) managed to knit, so forgive me if I'm proud of it. :T

hi there poshpaws! The blanket looks absolutely lovely and very cosy...I am a beginner in knitting and could only do the basics...Did you have to stich the squares together? or do you knit them into the other squares? Advise please...Many thanks!

PoshPaws_3

Well when I started the blankie, I was a beginner too - in fact, my first ever square is one of the blankie squares. Believe me, after you've done a few of them, you get quite good at the old knit one, purl one. :laugh: Yes, I stitched the squares together. I had to work out which side was the best, then put them face to face and sew down the edges. It was easier than it sounds - and the stitches had to be quite big, so it didn't take long and was very rewarding, as it all came together in my hands.

ivyleaf

That's really lovely Poshpaws, what a pretty colourscheme and it looks really cosy too! Well done!

CarolnMalky

That is gorgeous, and looks cosy too...perfect for snuggling under to watch tv or read...well done :T :T

kiwichick

Thats georgeous, looks like just what I need here TBH. I grew up with blakies that my Nans had knitted or crocheted (sp?) and one of them was one of those technicolour jobbies-LOL. Well done!!!

PS-Lovely to see you posting Moggins, we've missed you.

Caterina

It's lovely!

You have inspired me to take up again my huge crocheted granny square, which is meant to be a bedspread for my superking size bed, and which I am taking AGES to finish it!

Well done!

Caterin

Hamstermush

PoshPaws wrote:

I didn't want to cause problems in the Daily Thread by posting this there, but I so wanted to show off my knitted sofa blankie that I finished yesterday.



Its not intended to be a chair or sofa cover, but rather something you can pull over your knees on a chilly morning, or evening, while sipping a hot chocolate and eating crumpets.

All the wool was 100% donated by friends, family and freecyclers - and its only the second thing I've EVER, in 47 years, (the first thing was a scarf!) managed to knit, so forgive me if I'm proud of it. :T

Well done! it will keep you nice and warm this winter :T

naughty_10382

2 things...

a) the blanket is lovely and looks very cosy!

b) your sofa and chair are the same as ours!!!

PoshPaws_3

Gosh!! It must be a Kent thing ... oh, except ours came from Surrey, originally! LOL

Thanks for the compliments on the blankie - it certainly is warm and cosy. I've had cause to use it a couple of mornings this week when I've been up before the alarm clock. The naughty Saluki who is my Avatar, Jonty, also likes it and every time I go out, I come back to find it up on my bed with a certain hound curled up inside it! Its amazing how he manages to carry it without damaging it, considering it weighs a ton! :laugh: