2025 Fashion On The Ration Challenge

maryb

Wow that blanket is amazing!

MrsCD

Oh, @Gem-gem, your blanket is amazing!  The turtle is pretty cute too! 😉
Did you make the granny squares first and work the top and bottom onto them?

thriftmonster

@Gem-gem the blanket is beautiful

Gem-gem

alicef said:

oh my word @Gem-gem your blanket is lovely.  It reminds me of the cellular blankets we used to have decades ago.  

Thank you everyone for your kind words. 

@alicef, yes I thought the same the other day when I got a cellular blanket out of the cupboard for my visiting guest to use. 

Gem-gem

MrsCD said:

Oh, @Gem-gem, your blanket is amazing!  The turtle is pretty cute too! 😉
Did you make the granny squares first and work the top and bottom onto them?

Yes, I made the granny squares first, then joined them into a band. Next, I crocheted a navy row top and bottom - 300 across. 

Then I changed to cream and did lots of rows up till it covered my pillows. Then lots and lots and lots of rows on the bottom. I used stitch markers at the ends, so that I didn't have to keep counting 300 stitches. 

Finally, I edged it first with cream, then the lilac and navy. 

It is a Toft pattern - Bloom Blanket - double to width but many more rows. 

The tortoise is another Toft pattern, Walter the Tortoise. A birthday present from my brother. 

kiwisavings

Gorgeous blanket @Gem-gem, I love the colour scheme and the fancy details 

Laura_Elsewhere

My new frock, a 1929 petticoat pattern made in cotton needlecord, lined and with pockets added
Total cost of a few quid for the tiny bronze acorns used to close the pockets- everything else I already had.

my friend calls me the Acorn Fairy

Cherryfudge

That's fab @Laura_Elsewhere! You look gorgeously autumnal, and the little acorn buttons are the perfect finishing touch. Long may creativity and handicraft skills continue. 

maryb

 That's so cute!

maddiemay

Great outfit @Laura_Elsewhere and the cute little buttons really finish it off.