A whole month later than the post below and I can happily say my blanket is completed! After I finished knitting and stitching panels to get the size I wanted, I cut a piece of fleecy fabric to size and spent last night blanket stitching it all together.
I'm so happy with how it's turned out, and it's incredibly warm and comforting!
Xx
April 5th 2012
For almost a year now I have been slowly working on a knitting project to make a blanket! My plan was to knit a load of coloured squares and stitch them all together.
While I was in Devon last week I completed the first load of squares, some just knitted both sides, others I followed a K2 P2 to make a lovely ribbed effect. Then I got cracking stitching them all together, cleverly using the long tails I left when I cast on and cast off!
I consider myself a bit of a beginner to intermediate knitter, so I've decided to challenge myself a bit and for the next load of knitting to try seed (or moss) stitch on a few squares of larger sizes and using a thicker wool on larger needles for a few panels.
Once it's a size I'm satisfied with (it's got to be big and cuddly) I think I will try and get a length of fleecy fabric to line one side with, this will hide the not-so-neat side of my stitching and will give me some practice in backing work which hopefully will come in handy for any quilting I want to attempt in the future!
This blanket is definitely going to end up a total mishmash of colour and pattern, but it will also be a great reference tool for future projects, as well as a massive snuggly blanket :)
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