Sublime Large Crochet Black Granny Squares Dolly Blanket Afghan Throw

In stock available for immediate dispatch.

This blanket will be crocheted in gorgeous fresh vibrant 'Dolly Mixture' colours that will be sure to brighten up the day. Measuring 60" square it is ideal for bed, toddler blanket or could be used as a lap or knee blanket too, on the sofa or in front of the TV. The blanket is a real treasure and ideal for bed,sofa, caravan or camping etc.

Would make a fabulous gift and has a lovely heirloom quality which would be a valued addition to any household. Made using good quality DK acrylic yarn so that it can be machine washed and dried flat or tumble dry on a low heat.

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BABY AFGHAN

My niece is having twins in December. So I have been making baby afghans. I got one done and am about half way through the second one. I found this fast and easy pattern over at about.com

My Granny (flower centered) Blanket Update

Here's some of the squares for my afghan that I started oh let's see, ahem...over 2 years ago.  I am making progress now since I finally decided how to attach them.  I have 72 squares about 10 inches each.  I'm doing a single crochet around each one with a 3 chain scallop in white.  These are the 26 that are finished with only 46 more to go!

If you want to see more pix of my squares and read about my crochet epiphany go here.  Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Crochet and the New Year...

I am writing today to thank each and every one of you for your participation and support, for making 'For the Love of Crochet Along' a success. I am so glad we started this blog again. It's only been 6ish months and we've already got over 100 followers, over 40 participants nearly 30,000 hits and not to forget the swap!. Not too bad for a little crochet community blog.

But what about next year? What are your crochet goals for the new year? What projects are you planning for 2010?

Personally I would like to finish at least 3 large afghans, make a range of doilies for my newly renovated home and if I'm lucky enough to get pregnant later in the year make lots of clothes for the little one. I've still got 3 current projects to finish so those need to be completed first because if I have more than 3 going on at a time one is bound to never get done! I also hope to be involved in some charity crocheting, I've done swaps, given things away as gifts but haven't yet given anything to charity.

So thank you once again to everyone involved in this blog and crochet community. I hope you have had a great 2009 and move towards a wonderful and safe 2010.

Kathy Ann

World's Largest Crochet Blanket...part 2

Here's the photo Ghost alerted us to. It's some crazy crocheting!

World's Largest Crochet Blanket...

Ok maybe I have too much time on my hands but today I was thinking 'What is the world's largest crochet blanket?' and much to my surprise I found the answer on Google. Here's an extract from the article...

Val Stone, a Devon, UK,-based pensioner has made the world's largest crocheted blanket and plans to sell it to raise money for a cancer fund. Stone, a leukaemia patient, has spent 11 years making the blanket, which is larger than a tennis court. The blanket measures about 24 metres by 8 metres when stretched out and weighs about 90 kilograms.

The blanket, which is recognised by Guinness World Records, is a combination of squares, all different from each other. "Every square is different. No-one has been able to spot two of the same yet," she was quoted as saying.

You can read the rest of the article here. I don't know about you guys but I want to see a photo of it, (why is there no photo?) an afghan as large as a tennis court? WOW! And can you imagine all the ends and having to sew them in ahhhhhh!

The final question I have is who's interested in making an afghan that covers a whole 2 tennis courts???? hehehehehe. If anyone can we girls can! hehehehehe.

New Afghan between renovating and wedding planning

Finally got some photos of a new afghan I'm making. It's going to be for our new and improved living room, well once the place is finished being renovated and who knows when that will be... I decided to be a bit more adventurous with the colours and used a white border (Usually I use a dark one). I'm thinking of making it about 8 by 10 squares just large enough to cover the couch seat.

Thanks to everyone who's posted photos of their swap packages. I'm starting to worry now just noticed on my postoffice receipt there's no 'air mail' after the USA postage item. I hope it's not traveling by ship! Sorry Pammy might be getting yours late! arrrrrr Fingers crossed that it's not!

Excited To Be Here!

First of all, thank you for allowing me to join as a participant on this blog! I'm very excited to be a part of it! I have enjoyed reading through many of the posts and seeing the pictures.

A little bit about me... My name is Gina. I live in Columbus, WI, USA and have a 9 year old son and two 3 year old Sealpoint Siamese cats. I'm happily engaged and life is good...for the time being! ;o)

I LOVE to crochet! My grandma (mom's mom) taught me to crochet the basic stitches when I was a kid...when in my late teens early 20's I borrowed books from the library on crochet. I now crochet all the time. My favorite things to crochet are afghans, and a close running second within only the last week has been crocheting dishcloths! I never crocheted a dishcloth before...Why on earth hadn't I tried making one years ago???

My latest new form of entertainment is to join in swaps. I actively participate in swaps on Ravelry.com as well as here on Google Blogger. Prior to 2009, I had no idea what a swap even was!

I am currently working on some dishcloths for a swap I'm involved in...will have to post pictures when they are done. I found a free pattern online for some awesome flower shaped washcloths! They are so pretty!

The last swap I was in was a FRIENDS Swap. I made my swap partner an afghan titled Flower Field Afghan. This was my F gift, as we had to come up with a gift for each letter in the word FRIENDS.I found the pattern for this afghan online at Coats and Clark. The pattern is free and was designed by Ellen Gormley for Coats and Clark. The only difference between the original pattern design and my finished product is that my fiancee suggested that I make and add the little flowers in the cross intersections where the squares get whip-stitched together. This was to aid in hiding my whip stitching imperfections since I had a hard time getting them to look proportionate. (Shh....don't tell anyone, but I'm not very good at making afghans with squares I have to whip-stitch together! ;) I'm glad he suggested it...the little flowers and the added bumblebee buttons (because my swap partner liked flowers and bees) not only hid my imperfections, but they added depth and personalized charm to the afghan. I started the afghan on May 25, 2009 and finished it on July 10, 2009.

You can view more about this afghan as well as my other projects by visiting my blog: Afghans By Gina. I look forward to having the opportunity to share more with you, and to get to know each of you better and see and learn new things about crochet!

Hello!

Hi all!

My name is Zuleika and I love to crochet. I'm very happy to have joined this blog and look forward to contributing.
I'm originally from the small island of Bermuda and have been living in Edinburgh, Scotland since 2005. I have 3 beautiful boys and am self employed. (www.hobbyzu.com)
Just figured I'd introduce myself before I started posting anything. :-)

Now, I don't like posting without photos, so here is one of the many things I'm currently working on. I started afghans for my two youngest sons and am adding to them in between crocheting items for my shop. They've grown a bit more since this photo, but I want to wait until it's a really significant difference before posting another pic. :-)

I'm using the zen spiral pattern from lion brand. It's very simple and easy to follow.
Off to work on some hats, bye for now!