Attic 24 Cosy Striped Blanket

Well here we are on the very last day of the year and i ve been working on my usual end of year review posts which i always enjoy.

Attic 24 cosy striped blanket.

By lucy of attic24. I ve really been loving this cosy stripe blanket pattern published by lucy at attic24 you can find it here. If you are using the attic24 cosy pack of yarn colours that s them in the bag above i ll. Cosy stripe pattern cosy cal thread on ravelry cosy yarn pack remember i ll be sharing the cosy cal every sunday so part 2 will be this coming sunday 9th november.

By lucy of attic24. The first thing to do is choose your colours. I was beginning to assemble all my crochet photos from 2014 when i suddenly realised that i hadn t shared a proper ta dah moment for my cosy stripe blanket dear oh dear how very slack of me. By lucy of attic24.

All you need to think about is the quantity it takes roughly 15 x 100g balls to make a single bed size blanket and twice as many to make a full king size bed blanket. Im using aran yarn for it 5mm hook and its going to be 4 5 x 5 5 with your spot on edging. I have used 15 x 100g balls of stylecraft special dk worked on a 4mm hook to make my cosy stripe blanket. Im 2 3 done almost.

By lucy of attic24. Your tutorials are so easy to understand you explain each and every stitch corner turning stripe row so clearly that it is a joy following the instructions and seeing the work unfold. She has a fab tutorial on her website and in keeping with her encouragement i decided to create in colours that make my heart sing this is what i did to create my own cosy stripe blanket. These 15 balls are enough to make a single bed size blanket with a finished size of approximately 4ft x 6ft 120 cm x 180 cm.

By lucy of attic24. By lucy of attic24. By lucy of attic24. The edging is worked in 4 rounds and the colour choices make a big difference to the way the whole blanket looks when it s finished.

This edging was designed specifically for the cosy stripe blanket but i think it would look great around pretty much any type of blanket. I ve created a cal category so that all posts relating to this blanket journey will be tagged to make it easier if you are coming in part way through and want to get.