As with most of my blankets you can find Betty in both me etsy store here or my folksy store here.
It’s very traditional and timeless, but they do say the old one’s are the best one’s.
Showing posts with label Vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vintage. Show all posts
Monday, 11 July 2011
Betty Vintage Retro Style Traditional Granny Square Blanket
It’s great when you start the week following a weekend that saw the completion of a project. Here’s mine ‘Betty’. Betty is quite unique, in that, I only crochet with black yarn once a year when the light is really bright. This time I think I may have misjudged the situation as it has been overcast, damp, rainy, grey and plain horrible recently.
The fun part - arranging and laying out the granny squares.
It’s very traditional and timeless, but they do say the old one’s are the best one’s.
It’s very traditional and timeless, but they do say the old one’s are the best one’s.
Monday, 13 June 2011
Vintage Granny Square Blanket
What a superb find huh? This isn’t one of my blankets but it it totally sublime and gorgeous all the same. Hope you love it as much as I do.
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
My Vintage Granny Blanket Featured in Let’s Knit June 2011
A special thank you to Sue - AKA Mrs Twins for letting me know that my work was included in this month’s issue. You can learn more about the Sue the queen of SIBOL -Sunshine International Blankets of Love by clicking here.
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
A Blanket For Life
Despite it being a warm and positively balmy evening on Friday one of my little peeps decided he absolutely must drag a blanket outside to cover himself. Never one to miss an opportunity for getting a photo of a blanket I managed to snap a few.
As I was snapping away it occurred to me that this blanket has been subject to no end of abuse from my little peeps over the years in fact this blanket is now 19 years old. I think it has held up incredibly well and goes to show how blankets, at our house anyway, become part of the family.
Over the course of the weekend I finally managed to get the pure wool yellow blanket completed to. It is now available in my Etsy store click here.
Thursday, 3 June 2010
Granny Mania
Howdy everyone I thought I would do a really quick blog tonight to show off some photo’s of what I’ve been working on. I’m sure everyone in the UK has had sun today and so we are all bright and cheerful :-) I’ve been working on some granny squares that just epitomise sunshine for me.
Here are the little crochet cookies getting ready to have ends sewn in and be turned into granny squares.
And here they are again with their sunshine cheerful border so happy :-)
Unfortunately I now suspect I don’t have enough of the yellow wool to complete as many granny squares as I wanted to. Oh well I’ll just need to keep crocheting until I run out.
Also on the theme of granny square mania here are a couple of other afghans, blanket or throws recently completed.
Here are the little crochet cookies getting ready to have ends sewn in and be turned into granny squares. 
And here they are again with their sunshine cheerful border so happy :-)Unfortunately I now suspect I don’t have enough of the yellow wool to complete as many granny squares as I wanted to. Oh well I’ll just need to keep crocheting until I run out.
Also on the theme of granny square mania here are a couple of other afghans, blanket or throws recently completed.
Thursday, 20 May 2010
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Easy Capelet
Materials: 5.5mm crochet hook, 100g Patons Vintage yarn.
Pattern:
Ch 60 + 2 (to count as first dc)
Row 1: dc into each ch to end (60sts)
Row 2: ch 2, inc into first st by working 2 dc and every 5th st to end (73sts)
Row 3: ch 2, dc into each to to end
Row 4:ch 2, inc into first st by working 2 dc and every 10th st to end (81sts)
Row 5: ch 2, dc into each st to end
Row 6: ch 2, dc into each st to end
Row 7: ch 2, inc into first st by working 2 dc and every 10th st to end (89sts)
Row 8: ch 2, dc into each st to end
Row 9: ch 2, dc into each st to end
Row 10: ch 2, inc into first st by working 2 dc and every 10th st to end (99sts)
Row 11: ch 2, dc into each st to end
Row 12: ch 2, dc into each st to end
Row 13: ch 2, inc into first st by working 2 dc and every 10th st to end (110sts)
Row 14: ch 2, dc into each st to end
Row 15: ch 2, dc into each st to end
Row 16: ch 2, inc into first st by working 2 dc and every 7th st to end (126sts)
Row 17: ch 2, dc into each st to end
Row 18: ch 2, dc into each st to end
Row 19: ch 2, inc into first st by working 2 dc and every 5th st to end (152sts)
Row 20: ch 2, dc into each st to end
Finishing:
To finish darn in all end and add either a button and chained loop to fasten button alternatively crochet chains could be attached at each side of the cape to have a tie fastening.
This pattern is offered and made available for personal use only. If you wish to reproduce this in any way please contact me or make sure that reference is made to the original author’s blog http://www.goodtimesithinkso.blogspot.com/ Thank you Crochet Conversion Chart US/UK International Yarn Weight Conversion Chart
I hope you enjoy using this pattern and if you are looking for other free patterns please visit Crochet Pattern Central
Friday, 16 April 2010
Vintage Crossover Mobius Wrap Pattern
Note:
This shawl is based on the mobius concept – if you haven’t worked a mobius shawl, wrap or cowl and require further explanation of the concept please click here.
Materials: 9mm crochet hook, 100g Patons Vintage.
Pattern:
Ch 90, twist chain and join with sl st
Rnd 1: ch 2, *sk 1,dc, ch 1*, ** rep to end, join to sl st.
Rnds 2-14: ch 3, *dc into 1st ch sp, ch 1*, ** rep to end, join with sl st. Complete all rnds alike. Fasten off and darn all ends in.
This pattern is offered and made available for personal use only. If you wish to reproduce this in any way please contact me or make sure that reference is made to the original author’s blog http://www.goodtimesithinkso.blogspot.com/ Thank you Crochet Conversion Chart US/UK International Yarn Weight Conversion Chart
I hope you enjoy using this pattern and if you are looking for other free patterns please visit Crochet Pattern Central
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Wednesday Night Project 100310 – Men Do Knit & Crochet.
Today one seldom sees anyone knitting. Grandmotherly types, likely suspects, pull newspapers or magazines out of their handbags rather than skeins of wool while waiting for trains or buses. And headsets abound among younger women. The only person I know who knits in public is a man; and though he seems oblivious to criticism, his friends tend to make excuses for what is generally perceived as odd or inappropriate behavior.
When I was at boarding school during World War II, however, everyone knitted - including the headmaster, the teachers, and the whole football team. We knitted 9-inch squares, which somebody else sewed together to make blankets and scarves for British soldiers. "Knitting for Britain," it was called. The wooden needles were large and clumsy, not really fit for much else. It was a knit-two, purl-two, mindless sort of occupation, like mucking out a barn or shoveling snow. But it was wartime, so we all did extra things.
There was a picture hanging up in the school library of the football fields grown up in wheat during World War I. We were not issued rifles or taught to shoot and march in formation as our fathers had been. Pearl Harbor was still a few months away, and we weren't geared up to do anything much yet.
A few boys became obsessed and knit enormous, lumpy, 12-foot scarves for themselves. But most of us were satisfied to turn out a square or two at a time and throw it in the knitting bin. I don't know who supplied all the wool.
Full story here.
Over on Handmade By Mother there is a great post on Men knitting and Knitting for Victory.
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Wednesday Night Project 270110 – Lots of Love HEARTS
As we approach Valentines day I thought I would post a few links to interesting patterns for both Knitters and Crocheters alike. I hope they will inspire you to pick up your hooks or needles.
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