Do you remember this post….? Where I gave a sneak peak of a spotty something?
http://hannaniven.co.uk/blog/?p=2713&preview=true&preview_id=2713&preview_nonce=6bdb1f92d2
Yes? No? Well either way I can tell you all about it now………………. it was a commission for a customer that I made back in Feburary but we decided to keep it under wraps until she gave the gift to her friend and their new baby. After All once packaged and posted from here it was no longer officially mine to share………..now however the little baby was born and the gift has been given………….so now I can show it off in its full glory- yeay :)
We’d discussed ideas of what to do and I came up with this spotty revelation after seeing the idea on Attic24 http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2012/01/2011-year-end-review-crochet.html If you’ve never heard of Lucy and her wonderful blog then you must check it out……….it’s just wonderful.
It was great fun choosing which colours to work with and how to arrange the, together. I came up with the plan early on to join the squares together as I went along, this took a bit of working out but once sorted the blanket was really nice and quick to create. The orange/yellow border was one of the criteria of the commission and I think it really makes the blanket go POW!! As you can see I blocked it all before hooking the border, though time consuming it’s something I hugely recommend you should do if you take on a project such as this, it makes such a difference to the finished look of the blanket.
And then voila!!
Here’s is a snap shot of the blanket in all its spotty glory living in its new home! Happy story, happy ending – love seeing pics like this!!
















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