Sunday, February 20, 2022

Progress on Iona

 For those may be following my progress on Iona, here is the start of the second panel. I am still enjoying knitting these squares as they work up really fast.


I am trying to use colours that are not too alike. Someone, please tell me what you think.

Saturday, February 12, 2022

Progress

 I am making good progress on my Iona blanket. I will post pictures shortly. It now fits across the bed, so I just need a couple more squares, so it can hang a little over both sides of the bed; then I will concentrate on the length. The squarees are proving quite addictive, and I am averaging nearly two a day. Each colour is being used twice, first as background, then as the foreground colour. It is quite interesting how the colour changes as you use it with another colour. I think that is why I have stayed knitting this particular pattern. 



I have had to take the picture as two, because it is too wide for one picture.

Friday, February 04, 2022

Iona Blanket

 Progress is slowly being made on my Iona Blanket. Pattern is by Lucy Hague. I am concentrating on getting the width first, then will do the length. I want it to go over my queen size bed, so that is a lot more squares to do.


The squares need blocking, but that can wait for another time.

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