fragment-bauble-blanket

After working on this in small fits and starts and misplacing a bag with about a dozen round one centers completed, I posted to social media about the project and as I was coming up with the caption realized there was a better way to join.

Instead of joining across and making one huge blanket all at once, instead I’ll now join groups of nine squares in 3×3 grids and at some point, perhaps when I finish the second 9-patch square, or perhaps when I have 4 or more completed, I’ll figure out how I’ll join them together.

I also need to think of a better plan for storing and grouping the partial balls of yarn. They tangle easily and then I end up schlepping around only a few of the yarns and then I start to plan and over think the squares.

It would be neat to make a few matching specific book covers, but I think that’ll happen serendipitously.

Completed 9-patch squares: 1

12 motifs in progress (Round 1 complete: 5; Round 2 complete: 3; Round 3 complete: 4)

For Rnd 4: Instead of (sc, sp in 3-dc cluster, sc). Working (sc, fpdc around 3-dc cluster, sc).

Of course I make the decision after I weave in the ends of the first cornerstone motif!

Joined first 5 motifs — 3 across, 2 of next row.

It helps to work on the project to make progress. I worked the first round for another 5 motifs and one more is ready for its final rounds. Need to decide if I’ll be more likely to finish (eventually) by working the fourth round on all pieces, breaking and weaving in now or not. JAYG is good in many ways but does decrease the portability in part.

My first is at about 8cm unblocked. I would like it to be a bit bigger than I am tall so current estimate is that I’d need about 400 of these to get to the size I want.

that’s a bit overwhelming but absolutely doable. I read 400 pages without thinking about it. This isn’t going to be finished next week.

I think all centers need to be a full or semi solid. Everything else is fair game.

The new loveseat in the library needs a new blanket too. I’ve been looking at motifs for a while and #19 from Crochet Kaleidoscope: Shifting Shapes and Shades Across 100 Motifs spoke to me. I love the look of the vintage bauble blanket and am curious how it will look with all the different scrap yarns I plan to use. The cobblestone grey will hopefully tie it all together.

In progress: 2 motifs