My current beginner's crochet class at the Riverhouse Barn has come to the end. Most of the students want to continue but my intermediate group on a Tuesday is full so it looks like I might have to run two continual classes now. The next project we do is the ripple or chevron stitch incorporated in a scarf pattern which helps to teach increasing and decreasing and what effect this has on your fabric. I also include crocheting into the back loop of some rows so that students can see how this can be used to create a different look. My teaching technique involves a lot of demonstration so invariably I end up making a lot of things! A lot of the same things! Yes...it does get boring. I can't face making another ripple scarf!
Marco Baby needs a new blanket as he has outgrown his current baby blankets so I decided I will make him a nice big ripple blanket as my class demonstration piece.
When he was first born, we bought a lovely framed Babar et Les Ballons poster from a shop in Weybridge. I love the colours in it - bright and light and happy. I am going to use these colours in his blanket.
I think I will go for a larger ratio of stripes in the lighter colours, i.e. the white, cream/lemon and pale blue and use less of the bright reds, oranges, green and blue. Hopefully that will help to capture the essence of the image and is also a nice colour palette for a boy's blanket.
Now I've got to decide on the yarn...cotton (my preference for baby blankets) or a soft acrylic blend? I hope I can find yarn to match the colours and feel of the poster as closely as possible.
Now I've got to decide on the yarn...cotton (my preference for baby blankets) or a soft acrylic blend? I hope I can find yarn to match the colours and feel of the poster as closely as possible.
I used Photoshop to make the colour palette with the poster and Colourlovers.com to help make the scratch strip.
Check out Cherry Heart's lovely bird themed colour palettes too.
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