Picmonkey and Stylecraft ....

I love Picmonkey... it is so easy to use...

I did a quick collage in seconds of some 

Stylecraft Special DK which arrived today....

Stylecraft Special DK collage

making a quick collage is a great way of putting

colours together to see if they work...or to 

plan a granny blanket for example...

Just load all your pics in and jiggle them 

about...you could even print out the result 

as a template for your blanket! 

Hmmm.....

I need to make a baby boys blanket... 

Have you visited Ana's lovely blog, "Lanas & Hilos"?

Ana is in Guatemala and she has just finished 

a beautiful granny tiled blanket... -

I'm going to try something similar I think...

The baby (who lives over the road) has already 

been born, so I'd better get a move on!

My first baby blanket...

For some reason I have never made a baby blanket.  
None for my own children, none for gifts... nada! 
I don't know why... I must have made most things in 
my crochet career.

So when I saw this one on Pinterest I 

just couldn't resist... and along came a new 

nephew for my future Son-In-Law...so off I went....

The pattern comes from a lovely blog called, 
"One Little Rayndrop".  

It is easy... a huge block of trebles into the back
 loop only (called double crochet on the blog because
 the writer used American terminology), then a 
sweet little border.

I used Debbie Bliss Eco Baby Cotton 
in pale cream (shade 14016).  It's a gorgeous 
softcotton and splits are rare. 

The original pattern specified 4 ply cotton
 yarn and a 6mm crochet hook, but I used a 
3.50mm hook.  Because of that slight change
 I had to make minor adjustments to the border
 to get it balanced.

By the way, the Beautiful Blogger Blanket 2012 arrived safely at 

Barbina's (Little Things Made With Love)... and she loves it!