Leftover yarns, what to do with them?

Last week I gave you the pattern of the 'dots and stripes' blanket, made with Colour Crafter Velvet from Scheepjes. When you make this blanket, you'll discover that when you are finished, you have leftovers. As you can see on the photo above. This is hardly unavoidable, but you can do fun stuff with those leftovers. What I did with them, I'll show you next week. I do hope you can knit?

Vorige week gaf ik je het patroon van de 'punt en streep' deken, gemaakt met Colour Crafter Velvet van Scheepjes. Wanneer je deze deken maakt, zul je ontdekken dat wanneer je klaar bent, je blijft zitten met restjes. Zoals je op de foto hierboven kunt zien. Dit is nauwelijks te vermijden, maar je kunt leuke dingen te doen met de restjes. Wat ik met ze heb gedaan zal je volgende week laten zien. Ik hoop dat je kunt breien?

Stripes, stripes, stripes!

I designed a new shrug. This fun striped one.

Ik heb een nieuwe bolero ontworpen en deze vrolijke gestreepte is het resultaat.

I used beautiful yarn from Scheepjes, Cotton 8. I love working with it. It is soft and comes in 48 great colors. It doesn't split and it washes well.

Ik heb hiervoor Cotton 8 van Scheepjes gebruikt. Het is een heel fijn garen en het is een van mijn favoriete garens. Het is heel zacht, het splijt niet en het houd zich perfect in de was.

It is perfect for summer clothing for adults, children and baby's. You can use it for amigurumi's and blankets. I'm sure you can think of more possibilities.

Het is perfect om zomerkleding mee te haken, voor volwassenen, kinderen en baby's. Het is geweldig voor amigurumi's en dekens. Je kunt vast nog meer mogelijkheden verzinnen.

This shrug comes in 5 sizes; S, M, L, XL and XXL

Deze bolero komt in 5 maten; S, M, L, XL en XXL

I used 5 colors for the shrug. Of each color you need 1 skein. Except for the sizes L, XL and XXL. For the main color you need 2 skeins.

Je bent 5 kleuren nodig en van elke kleur 1 bol. Behalve voor maten L, XL en XXL. Daarvoor ben je van de hoofdkleur 2 bolletjes nodig.

You can buy the pattern here 

Je kunt het patroon hier kopen

or at / of hier;

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Dots and Stripes blanket pattern

You can find the US version here

Je kunt de Nederlandse versie hier vinden

You’ll need    

Scheepjes, Colour Crafter Velvet (100% acrylic, 100g/ 300m)
6 skeins Kelly / Black
1 skein of each color; Garland, Grant, Chaplin, Crawford, Gable, Martin, Gardner, Astaire, Bogart, Leigh

Crochet hook  4mm
Tapestry needle

Tension 17 tr – 10 rows  = 10 – 10 cm using 4 mm hook or size to obtain correct tension.

Measurements  145 x 180 cm

Used stitches and terms (UK);
beg – beginning
ch – chain
ch2-space – chain 3 space
tr – treble
dc – double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
standing tr – standing treble
dtr – double treble

Standing tr

Start with the blocks;

Chain 6, join with sl st to form a ring
Round 1; ch 3, tr 15 in ring, join with sl st to the top of beg ch-3
Round 2; ch 5, [tr on next tr, ch 2] 15 times, join with sl st to third of beg ch-5, cut thread
Round 3; Make standing tr in any ch2-space, tr 2 in same ch2-space, [ch 1, tr 3 in next ch2-space] 15 times, ch1, sl st on top of standing dc, cut thread

	Round 1 – 2	Round 3	Amount
Block 1	Crawford / Beige	Leigh / Blue	7
Block 2	Chaplin / Green	Grant / Purple	7
Block 3	Gardner / Brown	Gable / Pink	7
Block 4	Garland / Orange	Martin / Lilac	7
Block 5	Astaire / Yellow	Bogard / Red	7
Block 6	Leigh / Blue	Crawford / Beige	7
Block 7	Grant / Purple	Chaplin / Green	7
Block 8	Gable / Pink	Gardner / Brown	7
Block 9	Martin / Lilac	Garland / Orange	7
Block 10	Bogard / Red	Astaire / Yellow	7
			70 Blocks

Around each block you add three rows with Kelly / Black;

Row 4; make a standing dc on a ch1-space, *[ch 3, dc on next ch1-space] 3 times, ch 6, dc on next ch1-space, repeat from * 2 more times, [ch 3, dc on next ch1-space] 3 times, ch 3, tr on standing dc
Row 5; ch 3, tr 4 around last made tr from row before, *[tr 3 on ch3-space] three times, [tr 5, ch 2, tr 5 on ch6-space], repeat from * 2 more times, [tr 3 on ch3-space] three times, tr 5 on ch3-space, ch 1, dc on top of beg ch-3
Row 6; Ch 4, tr around last made dc of row below, tr on third of beg ch-3 of row below, tr on each of next 18 tr, *[tr, dtr, tr] on ch2-space, tr on each of next 19 tr, repeat from * 2 more times, tr on ch1-space, sl st to the top of beg ch-4, cut thread, but leave a tale to sew
the blocks together, about 20” 

  

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Sew 10 blocks together with black / Kelly in the order as shown in table on page 2.

Now crochet along a long side also with black / Kelly a row of dc, make in each tr a dc, turn! (= 221 dc)

Next row; With color Garland / Orange, make a standing tr in the first dc, tr in each of the next dc (= 221 tr)
Repeat this row of tr’s in this order, Grant / Purple, Chaplin / Green, Crawford / Beige, Gable / Pink, Martin / Lilac, Gardner / Brown, Astaire / Yellow, Leigh / Blue, Bogard / Red.  (= 10 colored rows)
Turn after each row!
and finish this strip with an row of dc’s in Black / Kelly 

Make this strip 5 more times, starting from ****************************************
You’ll have 10 blocks left. These will be added at the end. Sew the 6 strips together.

Finally add one more strip with just the 10 blocks!

Make sure all the colors are lined up the same way!

Border;
Start on a short side on the 4^th tr from the corner (dtr) and make a standing dc with Kelly / black. dc 1 in each of the next tr (18 tr), *dc 1 on the joined 2 dtr, dc 1 on each of the next tr*, repeat from * until the next corner. On the corner (dtr) you crochet 3 dc. Place a marker on the middle dc. Rotate your blanket 90 degrees.
*dc on each of the next 21 tr, dc 1 on the black row of dc’s, dc 2 in each of the next 10 colored stripes (= 20 dc), dc 1 on the black row of dc’s*, repeat from * 5 more times, dc on each of the next 21 tr, dc 3 on the corner (dtr), place marker on the middle of the 3 dc’s, rotate blanket 90 degrees. dc on each of the next tr and 1 dc on the joined 2 dtr between the blocks until the next corner. dc 3 on the corner (dtr), *dc on each of the next 21 sc, dc 1 on the black row of dc’s, dc 2 in each of the next 10 colored stripes (= 20 dc), dc 1 on the black row of dc’s*, repeat from * 5 more times, dc on each of the next 21 tr, dc 3 on the corner (dtr), place marker on the middle of the 3 dc’s, rotate blanket 90 degrees. dc 1 in each of the next 3 tr. Break yarn.
(= 1008 dc total)

Turn blanket!
Make a standing dc with Garland / Orange. Start anywhere you want. dc 1 on each of the next dc, to the corners where you dc 3, repeat around, end with a sl st in the standing dc.
Switch each row to the next color (Grant / Purple, Chaplin / Green, Crawford / Beige, Gable / Pink, Martin / Lilac, Gardner / Brown, Astaire / Yellow, Leigh / Blue, Bogard / Red)
and turn the blanket after each row!!!!!

Now your blanket is ready, weave in ends and block to measurements!

The pattern is also available at 

Copyright ©2016 Bernadette Ambergen / Berniolie                                    
This pattern remains the property of Bernioliesdesigns and is intended only for personal use. You may not distribute the pattern or sell the made item of this pattern

'Dots and Stripes' Blanket

And proudly I show you; My 'Dots and Stripes' Blanket. What do you think? Worth the wait?

En met trots laat ik zien; Mijn 'Dots and Stripes' Deken. Wat denk je? Het wachten waard?

I'll tell you in advance what yarn and how much you need for this blanket, because next week the pattern will be here. You could make a blanket for yourself or make it as a gift for someone.

Ik zal je nu vertellen welk en hoeveel garen je nodig bent voor deze deken, want volgende week zal het patroon hier staan. Je zou een deken voor jezelf kunnen maken of als een cadeau voor iemand.

Scheepjes, Colour Crafter Velvet;     

6 skeins / bollen; 

Kelly / Black 841

1 skein of each color / 1 bol van elke kleur; 

Garland 852

Grant 856

Chaplin 855

Crawford 850

Gable 857

Martin 858

Gardner 851

Astaire 845

Bogart 847

Leigh 853

So, next week the pattern.

En volgende week dus het patroon.

Dots and Stripes

I promised a sneak peek last week, so here you go. When you take a good look, I'm sure you can see what I'm going to make. Did you guess?

Ik beloofde een sneak peek afgelopen week, dus hier is het dan. Als je goed kijkt, weet ik zeker dat je kunt raden wat ik ga maken. Wat denk je dat het gaat worden?

Of course next week will be the big reveal of this project. Will you be there?

Uiteraard zal volgende week de grote onthulling van dit project zijn. Kom je een kijkje nemen?

New Colour Crafter Velvet Colors

Hello, it's been while that I wrote something. This time I'm going to show the new colors of Scheepjes, Colour Crafter Velvet. I love them so much, the new colors. I almost could not choose and have therefore decided to use 8 of the 12 new colors for my next project. But also three of the "old" colors. Which are after all still beautiful.

Hallo, dat is al weer een tijdje geleden dat ik iets heb geschreven. Ik ga deze keer de nieuwe kleuren van Scheepjes, Colour Crafter Velvet laten zien. Ik vind ze zo geweldig, die nieuwe kleuren. Ik kon bijna niet kiezen en heb daarom ook maar besloten om 8 van de 12 nieuwe kleuren te gebruiken voor m'n volgende project. Maar ook nog 3 van de 'oude' kleuren. Die zijn tenslotte ook nog steeds prachtig.

What I'm going to make, I will not tell yet. Next week, I'll show a little sneak peek. Will you come you back to see?

Wat ik hiervan ga maken ga ik nog niet vertellen. Volgende week laat ik een kleine sneak peek zien. Kom je dan weer terug om te kijken?

Colour Crafter New colours

The ColourCrafter from Scheepjes has 30 new colours. Aren’t they great? I went straight to work with some of those colors.

De Colour Crafter van Scheepjes heeft er 30 nieuwe kleuren bij gekregen. Zijn ze niet geweldig? Ik ben gelijk aan de slag gegaan met een aantal hiervan.

First I made a shawl from Atty from Atty’s. The Candy shawl. The great thing about this shawl, is that you hardly have to weave in ends. It isn’t my favorite thing to do. They all get included with the fringe. Just perfect.

Ik heb eerst een shawl van Atty van Atty’s gemaakt. DeSnoepjes shawl. Wat zo geweldig van dit patroon is, is dat je bijna geen draadjes weg hoeft te stoppen. En aangezien dat niet mijn favoriete bezigheid is. Ze worden allemaal fijn mee genomen in de franje.

For this shawl I used; / Voor deze shawl heb ik gebruikt;

Sint Niklaas

Zutphen

Luik

Oostende

Knokke

I’m very happy with the result. What do you think?

Ik ben heel blij met het resultaat. Wat vind jij?

Next I used another beautiful pattern. This one is from Annelies from Vicarno. It is a gorgeous lace ruffled shawl. This one has also a great name and goes by ‘It’s aSunny Day shawl’.

Toen ben ik aan de slag gegaan met alweer een prachtig patroon. Deze keer van Annelies van Vicarno. Het is een mooie kanten omslagdoek met een ruffle rand. Deze gaat door het leven als de ‘het is een zonnige dag shawl’ 

For this shawl I used; / Hiervoor heb ik gebruikt;

Enschede

Sint Niklaas

Luik

Zutphen

but also 2 skeins of black/Kelly of Colour Crafter Velvet for the base.

maar ook nog 2 bollen zwart/Kelly van Colour Crafter Velvet als basis voor de shawl.

I also love this shawl.

Ook met deze shawl ben ik heel blij.

Here again all the colors which are availble in Colour Crafter.

Hier nog een keer alle kleuren die verkrijgbaar zijn in de Colour Crafter.

What are you making with the Colour Crafter? I love to see photo’s

Wat ben jij aan het maken met de Colour Crafter. I vind het geweldig om foto’s te zien

Mozaik blanket Pattern

The English US version can be found here

De Nederlandse versie kun je hier vinden

You'll need;

Yarn; Scheepjes; Colour crafter Velvet

5 skeins Kelly

1 skein each; Astaire, Monroe, Taylor, Bogart, Hepburn, Rogers and Dean

Crochet hook; 4 mm / G

Size after blocking approx; 42" - 68" / 105 - 170 cm

Used stitches;

 

Start making the middle flowers. Later you connect them all.

Make of; 

1. Astaire     27 flowers

2. Monroe    32 flowers

3. Taylor      32 flowers

4. Bogart     30 flowers

5. Hepburn  28 flowers

6. Rogers    30 flowers

7. Dean       36 flowers

Ch6, make slst in first ch

Row 1; ch1, dc12, slst in first dc

Row 2; ch1, dc1 in first dc, [ch3, skip 1dc, dc in next dc] 5 times, ch3, skip 1dc, slst in first dc
Row 3; slst on ch3-space, ch3, tr5tog, [ch3, dt on dc, ch3, tr5tog on ch3-space] 5 times, ch3, dt on dc, ch3, slst on tr5tog
Row 4; [slst, ch1, dc4] on ch3-space, [ch3, dc4 on next ch3-space, ch2, dc4 on next ch3-space] 5 times, ch3, dc4 on next ch3-space, ch2, slst in first dc

 Chart 1

 Image 1

Weave in all the ends. Then you can start connecting them all.

Start with a flower in the color Astaire and add a 5th row with the color Kelly, by;

Cast on thread on a 2ch-space above the tr5tog.

Row 5; ch3, tr2 on ch2-space, * [tr3, ch2, tr3] on next ch3-space, tr3 on next ch2-space*, repeat from * to * 4 more times, [tr3, ch2, tr3] on next ch3-space, slst in third of ch3 

 Chart 2

Then take 6 flowers in the color Monroe. Crochet Row 5, but now you connect them around the Astaire flower (see image 1 and chart 3), by

Row 5; cast on thread and ch3, tr2 on ch2-space, [tr3, ch1, slst in flower 1, ch1, tr3] on next ch3-space, [tr2, slst in flower 1, tr1] on next ch2-space, [tr3, ch1, slst in flower 1, ch1, tr3] on next ch3-space, *tr3, on next ch2-space, [tr3, ch2, tr3] on next ch3-space*, repeat from * to * 3 more times, slst in third of ch3

Flower 3 is connected by 3 sides

Chart 3

Keep adding the flowers like shown in chart 4

 Chart 4

Weave in all the ends, if you haven't done so after each added row. Block the blanket and then it is ready to use. I hope you enjoyed making it.

The pattern is also downloadable at Ravelry 

Copyright © 2016 Bernadette Ambergen / Berniolie

This patternremains the property of Bernadette Ambergen / Berniolie and is intended only for personal use. You may not distribute this pattern or sell the made item of this pattern.