Wednesday 17 April 2013

Pink Sweetie Blanket

After completing my giant granny blanket last month, I couldn't wait to start another! Miss M had requested a snuggly blanket of her own and I was happy to oblige! I loved making this for her, and mostly worked on it in the evenings whilst catching up on some tv (mainly Broadchurch and The Great British Sewing Bee, I have loved both of these...)

I was told that the blanket had to be mostly pink and now that it is finished, it's proud new owner has declared that it be called "The Pink Sweetie Blanket"! And I must admit that the colours are very similar to the little bowl of sweeties above...

It's not a very big blanket, well it's child sized and just the right size for Miss M to cuddle under. She does love to cuddle under a cosy blanket whenever we watch a DVD together.

I used a 4mm crochet hook and again used my favourite Stylecraft Special DK yarn (the colours this yarn comes in are just wonderful). I used 3 balls of shade 1080 pale rose, 1 ball of shade 1061 plum and one ball of shade 1083 pomegranate.

I am now desperate to begin another blanket and am planning a red one for the living room, however first I have lots of other projects to finish - my decopatch project, gran's cross stitch, a new baby gift and cushions for a friend at work. I have told myself that I must finish these first before I buy new yarn for another blanket but we shall see...!!

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18 comments:

  1. I love it! And I can totally see how it won the name 'sweetie blanket'! :-)
    I'd love to dip my hand in that bowl and grab a big handful of those sweets right now!
    Carly
    x

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  2. Love the colours,, my girl would love the colours too. Jo x

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  3. The Pink Sweetie Blanket is a huge success, I think you are such a lovey Mom.
    Hugs,
    Meredith

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  4. Perfect for a Pink Sweetie little girl! Sweet dreams will follow under a pink sweetie blanket!
    Great job, xoRobin

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  5. Just right for a little girl, or big one actually! :) x

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  6. Wow, you are quick to make blankets! The new one is lovely. I know what you mean about wanting to start a new project before finishing an old one. I'm still sewing in the ends of my granny blanket, all 2240 of them! I'm looking forward to actually doing some crochet again at some point...

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  7. Such pretty colours and it looks lovely with the decor in her bedroom. x

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  8. Beautiful! I love the way the colors work together and those are some of my favorite Stylecraft colors. You did a great job. :)

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  9. Gorgeous -- and it brought back so many happy memories of the colours I chose for my DMILS blanket. Lucky the girl that gets cuddled up with so much lovely hooking xx

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  10. Beautiful ... the colours are lovely ... so rich ... you are amazingly speedy at these blankets ... the little one I made took forever ... Bee xx

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  11. Those are such pretty colours, it's just so girly and lovely xx

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  12. How scrumptious! She will have fond memories of her Sweetie Blanket for sure! I agree with you about the next blanket - I have all the yarn for a rainbow blanket, but really must try to finish all the other little WIPs first...a Christmas deadline perhaps? Chrissie x

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  13. It's gorgeous and perfect for a little girl. Really lovely colours. x

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  14. Absolutely stunning and so beautiful. I love the colours.
    luv
    irene
    xxxx

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  15. Gorgeous sweetie blanket! I love the colours and it will be such a nice memory for your little girl that you made it especially for her!
    Helen x

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  16. A lovely blanket, perfect pink sweetie blanket for Miss M!! I love these colours :)

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  17. What a beautiful blanket. I do wish I could crochet but I find it even harder than knitting - one day I'll get it mastered, I'm sure! Thanks so much for visiting me. Juliex

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  18. Spending s little time blog surfing this arvo and came across your lovely blog. I love your crochet blankie it's so sweet and looks gorgeous on your little ones bed. Well done!! I'm off to have a good mooch round Hannapat

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