Blanket Making Progress

My blanket making progress is impressive but then I am totally obsessive about it. Every night I come home, walk the dog and settle down to crochet. I barely stop to make dinner. My meal of choice while crocheting is nachos with melted cheese. Anything quick and easy so I can get back to work. I also love my little creation corner in our family room by the fireplace. It's oh so cozy.

I spread out my Cosmic Rays Ripple Blanket for measuring. You can read about my blanket beginning and naming here. In just one week, it has grown considerably measuring approximately 160 cm square with 54 of 84 stripes completed using worsted weight yarn. I am following this tutorial posted by blogger Lucy at Attic 24. Her blankets are made using lighter DK yarns which produce a finished size of 110 cm x 170 cm with a starting chain of 213. 

I started with 15 - 100 g balls of yarn but bought more of each colour to ensure I have enough. Doesn't it look amazing on our sofa? 

As always our poodle approves and looks forward to the day she can cuddle properly on this soft sofa blanket. 

People often ask why I don't sell my creations. Considering each ball of yarn costs approximately $4 including tax, I estimate this blanket will cost about $120 to make (30 balls x $4 each). Would anybody be willing to pay even that much without considering the cost of labour? 

I am making this big, bright beautiful blanket for ME and I do LoVe the look. So yes, I think it's worth the cost, time and effort. Would I make it to sell and make little to no money for my time? Somehow that idea has little to no appeal. Surely this is a common dilemma for crafters. 

My crochet is my creative outlet and I truly LoVe that. I LoVe to watch the colours ripple along together. I LoVe to watch my Cosmic Rays Ripple Blanket Making Progress.

I'll be sure to share photos with a listing of the stripe colours when I'm done. Hopefully soon so I can get serious about training for our 2-week bike tour in Cuba booked for January 24th. I love biking but right now my blanket calls so I choose to crochet.

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Naming My Project

This weekend I am so excited to finally be working on my bright bold ripple blanket. I spent Friday evening and Saturday morning winding all the yarn into balls. It takes time but is so worth the effort. 

Working with a tangle-free ball of yarn in a yarn bowl is pure pleasure. You can see my yarn bowl peaking out from under the start of my ripple blanket. It takes me 15 minutes to complete just one row, so 30 minutes per colour. Seven stripes done with 77 more to go. I am following a tutorial posted by blogger Lucy at Attic 24. You can find it here if you would like to make one too. 

I love the colours and names Lucy selected for her ripple blankets. I have chosen a different mix of bold, beautiful colours for my blanket and wanted to name it appropriately. After much thought and a few rows in, I've come up with Cosmic Rays Ripple Blanket. These images found searching the word "cosmic" incorporate all my yarn colours and were my inspiration. 

 

I think the name is perfect. As this blanket grows, row by bright row, I can definitely visualize cosmic rays. Do you see what I mean?

I am using a mixture of 100% acrylic worsted weight yarns as listed below (left to right starting with top row):

1. Bernat Satin (fern)
2. Deborah Norville Everyday Soft Worsted (aubergine)
3. Red Heart Soft Touch (beige)
4. Bernat Satin (sapphire)
5. Bernat Satin (mai tai)
6. Bernat Satin (goldenrod)
7. Bernat Satin (silk)
8. Bernat Satin (sandstone)
9. Bernat Satin (teal)
10. Bernat Satin (sage)
11. Bernat Satin (crimson)
12. Patons Canadiana (pale grey mix)
13. Bernat Satin (grey mist heather)
14. Patons Canadiana (medium teal)
15. Bernat Satin (lavendar)

Wow, 15 beautiful colours randomly arranged for this ripple blanket. I can hardly wait to see how my Cosmic Rays Ripple Blanket turns out. With 77 more stripes plus a border and weaving in all those ends, I calculate it should take about 44 more hours. Given that I've also committed to training for our bike trip to to Cuba in January, it might take me a while.

Oh well, I'm thoroughly enjoying the process and I'm sure it will be perfectly amazing. I promise to share a photo when it's finally finished. 

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