COLOURS:
Top Left to Right:
Maroon and Saxe Blue; Jade and Teal; Orange and Cream; Red and Dark Grey
2nd Row Left to Right:
Lime and Avo; Turquoise and Baby Blue; Lime and Avo; Rust and Beige
PATTERN: CIRCLE IN A SQUARE GRANNY
Each block is made up of four Circles in Square Grannies joined using the join-as-you-go method with a 3 row border in light grey;
The blocks are then joined using my VISIBLE JOIN
YARN: 100% Acrylic (mostly Elle).
I love crocheting with Acrylic - it is very easy on the hands and the end product is very easy to wash. Provided the blanket is cared for properly it holds its shape for many years! I have blankets made in the early 90's that still look new!
I use a gentle washing liquid (NOT powder as that is inclined to leave a residue) and baby fabric softener to machine wash my crochet blankets. Set the machine to the full delicate cycle (including spin), temp 30 degrees C. Hang on the line to dry - fold the blanket in half over the line, rather than pegging the corners as this stretches your blanket!
I always pop the dried blanket in the tumble dryer for half an hour (on the coolest setting) with an anti-static tumble dryer sheet. This fluffs up the fibres and makes the blanket smell super fresh!
I buy a few bars of delicious smelling soaps, wrap them in white tissue paper and pop them in between the blankets when I pack them away.
BORDER: Four rows of block stitch; 1 row single crochet
EDGING: One row blanket stitch
