Blankie Dilema – Replanting the Flower Bed
August 23rd, 2010, 12:10 pm
So here I am, basking in compliments from my knitterly friends on how the admire my resolve to get back to one WIP at a time. Their encouragement is spurring me on to great feats of blanket square knitting – two whole squares on one train ride to Bristol!
I have eagerly completed strip no.9 and finished and sewn into a strip, the squares for no.10.
I excited thought, “I’ll just throw it on the bed to see how it looks – not far to go now!”
Ohhh….
Errrrmmm….
That’s not quite what I had in mind…
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The 9 squares wide isn’t quite wide enough to look convincing on the bed…..and if I carry on for 13 strips – it’s be up and over the pillows!
All is not lost – it’s a simple repeating pattern so, even at this late stage, I can change it.
The good thing is, that Mewsley had an opportunity to do the “Snugglability testing”… I think she approved!
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But here’s the maths problem – 9 x 13 squares means 117 squares – I just have enough of the lilac colour for this many (remember I have an edging to do too)
So I can’t replan with more than 117 squares….
Hmmm – leave it at 9×9 like in the picture??
Nope! That looks stingy and I’ve done nearly all the squares for strip No.10…
10 x 10 (100 squares) seems like an option??
I drew out the plan for 10 x 11 (110 squares)
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Hmm – that would just look lopsided – just “off” square would irritate me….
And I’m starting to get a little bored with this now…time to wind it up…
… 10 x 10 it is…
Like this…
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So far so good!
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Just 7 more squares and an edging to do…
Joan said,
August 23rd, 2010, 6:36 pm
I admire your perseverance!
Dianne said,
August 24th, 2010, 8:16 am
It’s really gorgeous and I love the colours. Couldn’t you make it up to size with a few rows of nice edging?
Dawn said,
August 25th, 2010, 3:57 pm
Doh!!!
well done you, for sticking with it and finding a solution. I must confess I’ve hidden a wip in the back of my wardrobe, and moved on to better behaved projects, for far less than that. Dawn
pip said,
August 27th, 2010, 12:21 pm
…. that is absolutely lovely:)
josiekitten said,
August 30th, 2010, 11:05 am
It’s a lovely blanket, and you are soooooooo close now to finishing this mammoth project! What will you have as your commute project next?