Sunday, 17 July 2011

Year of projects- In which the blanket has grown, but you can't really tell

It is not easy to see progress on this, mostly because progress is slow. The ball of yarn has got smaller though so something must be happening.


I think I will be working on this for a while yet, at this point each round takes about 15 minutes so I have been setting a target of at least two rounds a day, obviously as the stitch count increases it will take longer so I will drop it to one round a day. Fortunately I have non YOP projects to keep me distracted, but it is tempting to cast on something else from my list.

The feather and fan section is progressing, it now looks like feathers and fans (I am not sure why these things suprise me).


Everyone made such lovely comments last week on this, I felt like a bit of a fraud! It really is a simple pattern, with four rounds of plain stocking stitch followed by a simple decrease and YO round. Since it is worked in the round even the stst is all done with knit stitches. The centre is a tiny bit harder, but if you do what the instructions say you will be fine.

If you have been eyeing up this pattern but avoiding it because it looks tricky avoid it no more!
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13 comments:

  1. Lyndsey 17 July 2011 at 21:22

    I know the feeling my projects feel like I haven't made much progress. But I know that I have. It can get frustrating. It really will be a lovely blanket though.x

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  2. Kim17 July 2011 at 22:37

    Beautiful! I am often surprised too when the design on a project actually begins to appear! Makes me almost giddy when it happens!
    *smiles*

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  3. CraftyClare17 July 2011 at 23:55

    I'm looking forward to seeing this finished more than any other project so far in the YoP blogs. It looks truly beautiful x

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  4. Spinster Beth18 July 2011 at 00:28

    It looks as if it's going to be stunning! (No pressure ... really :-)

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  5. RugbyMad18 July 2011 at 07:07

    I think it's stunning! Even though you say it's easy, it is still taking you 15 min to get rounds done. I envy you for the perservance that you have, I couldn't do that!

    Can't wait to see this project grow.

    P.S. Who is it for?

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  6. Dorothy18 July 2011 at 09:54

    You're brave to take on such a huge project. Its looking good.

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  7. Unknown18 July 2011 at 14:14

    It really is stunning looking and I can't wait to see more. It is so often the case the the simpler it is the more eye catching it becomes.

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  8. Minding My Own Stitches18 July 2011 at 14:23

    So true - most patterns are not as hard as they sometimes appear. But your blanket is beautiful. When it's scrunched up on circs that way, it's hard to see the progress but just wait! It's going to be beautiful

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  9. Anonymous18 July 2011 at 14:56

    My cardigan went backwards this week, I can definitely recognise perseverance! Good luck with your beautiful knitting.

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  10. Carole18 July 2011 at 15:58

    That's really pretty.

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  11. Unknown18 July 2011 at 17:10

    Haha I love how you were surprised that the fan and feather section looked like fan and feathers :D It's a very pretty section, I'm excited to see the blanket when it's finished!

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  12. Sarah ~ Crafts from the Cwtch18 July 2011 at 22:01

    I also can't wait to see this finished - looking great!

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  13. Annie21 July 2011 at 05:34

    Doesn't matter how easy it is... Just matters howit looks when it is done! (and it is going to look awesome!)

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