Hydrangea Throw - It's finished!

Here is my hydrangea throw, all finished. I will block it and it will keep Katie nice and snug this winter.

 

I made 63 granny squares 7 across and 9 down. I think next time I will make even numbers and increase the size of the border as it folds more easily with even numbers. A lesson learnt!

 

 

 

 

Dahalias

Kevin has been growing dahlias in his raised beds and they are just coming into their own. I LOVE them.

 

It has inspired me to do a flower picture as my next stitching project and I found the perfect dress  to cut up in the charity shop. I think the embroidery is wonderful but I think I may have to use it sparingly on a very plain background. Greens and golds???

 

 

 

 

An advanced student

Nora had lost some of her earrings so she came to me to make some more. She knows what she is doing now so it took her no time at all to make 10 pairs and we had a good chat too!

 

I used the time to make a necklace using the beads Kevin and I made at the workshop in Devon. I will treasure this.

 

 I also used some semi precious stones that are new to me. They are a jasper and have shots of blue in them. I used them with small laboradite beads. I love the way the beads pick up the colours you are wearing and are much more blue when you wear denim.

 

 

 

Borders and Time

I keep being asked how long it takes me to make a single size throw. The answer is I don't know! I fit it in around everything else. I tackled the latest one very methodically. I worked out the colours for the granny squares and each day I did 1 row in 1 colour on 5 squares. I sewed in the ends on 5 squares a day and when joining them it was 1 row a day. I did 1 row of border a day and the final border all at once. If I achieved more than that it was a bonus!

 

I used the scallop border for the first time. You first do one row of double crochet going into the gap between the trebles then the two holes in the treble. In the next row you do 5 trebles into one stitch, miss a stitch and single chain to bring he scallop back down then miss a stitch and back to 5 trebles.