Finished Project Two Twin Crochet Blankets

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Side by Side

Twin crochet blankets I made with lots of love for Isabelle (7) and Aurora (5)  Every night I put them to bed then sat down thinking about our day together and adding a row for each.  Both exactly the same until the last two rows.  I made a row mixing pink and purple then a pink end row for Aurora and a purple end row for Isabelle.  It brings me joy seeing them enjoy these colorful treasures.

Double Crochet Blanket Without Flipping

Started basket weaving ends into seven stitches 

Left hand corner is the wrong side

This is one of the two twin size rainbow stripe blankets I'm making.  Instead of flipping my work for each row I'm getting a more uniform right side and wrong side.  To do this I chained then did row one the normal way.  For row two I ch3 skipped a space then DC between each stitch adding one stitch into the top of the last stitch.  Row three is ch3 with DC in between every stitch.  And repeat.

Basicly each row that skips one on the left adds one on the right and every row that adds one on the left just goes between only.  It's easier than it sounds. 

If you decide to try this technique I would suggest you do a sample square first to get comfortable.  You could also use stitch markers to distinguish which row is which as I did for my first project like this.

Happy crocheting!

My Labor of Extreme Color Love Queen Crochet Bedspread

My labor of love!

Made using a puff top double crochet going in one direction with 21 skeins of red heart super saver. The edges are weaved in with a 7 stitch basket weave.  Queen sized 84" x 84" it took me 8 months to complete.  The row colors are worked 1-2-1 dark to light then light to dark.  It's exceedingly warm and cozy.  I LOVE it!

Crochet Coverlet Project Done

Instead of continued squares to a queen size for the coverlet project I've decided to stop at 48" x 84" As I stitched it together I realized queen would be too busy and take away from the individual squares. I'm glad to call this project done. 112 hours and almost miles of yarn done. So done!

Crochet Coverlet Project Update

Here are the last ten 12" squares I've made for the Crochet Coverlet Project I have accumulated thirty of them.  The original goal is forty nine to make a Queen size I'm going to start sewing them together.

Odyssey Crochet Square Coverlet Project with Link to Pattern

This pattern square means I'm now up to number thirty! That many makes a great stack. When I made it to 20 I was interested in laying them out. At 30 I'm just really impressed with stack height. I wonder when I'll feel another big accomplishment?

Odyssey Square Pattern

Ribbons and Roses Crochet Square Coverlet Project with Link to Pattern

Orange and two blues feels so beach surfing to me. I can almost smell the coconut and see the sand sticking to my legs. In this pattern I omitted the ribbon appliques and I'm pretty sure I placed the rose stitches in the wrong place because mine lay flatter. It gives it a more tropical flower feel and I'm good with that.

Ribbons and Roses Square Pattern

Fountain of Roses Crochet Square Coverlet Project with Link to Pattern

If I use my imagination in this pattern I can see a tiny fountain surrounded by roses, divine. I thought about how cute my daughter's little dolls would look if they used this to play. It took me a long time to make but I can attribute that to being outside and swimming not to difficulty.

Fountain of Roses Square Pattern

More V's Please Square Crochet Coverlet Project with Link to Pattern

The color inspiration for this square came from the gallery of completed projects. It's loud and still finds a way to be soft looking. Very fun square pattern to follow my only problem came from the lack of stitch counts.

More V's Please Square Pattern

Super Sampler Crochet Square for Kitchen Decor with Link to Pattern

I have to admit I liked this pattern very much. Instead of using it for the coverlet project I hung it above the dishwasher then made two more six inch ones to add to each side of our kitchen window. Love it!

Super Sampler Square Pattern

Ides of March Crochet Square Coverlet Project with Link to Pattern

March was a mental focus to get past the cold and darkness of winter. Since this pattern was named for March I went with it. The purple center is the cold while the yellow and orange is battling its way out to the edge which is the success of warmth and light at the border.

Ides of March Square Pattern

Frostbloom Square Crochet Project Deep Cool and Gold with Link to Pattern

Frostbloom pattern with cool two blues, two purples and a pop of warm gold to set off the whole thing. The simple flat double crochet areas draw your eye around to the V stitches beautifully and the interesting middle double lip created a nice dimensional feel. I love crochet!

Frostbloom Square Pattern

Firenze Square Crochet Coverlet Project with Link to Pattern

I find that at times I slow down when doing a project of this size. Somehow I manage to find the ambition to move forward. I was stumped about the colors to use for this pattern. When I saw these colors used together I knew I wanted them too. It's nice to have finished projects to referrence when the creative well runs dry. Thought out colors are really important to the overall feel of this coverlet and I'm happy with this square.

Firenze Square Pattern

Spikey Circle Square Crochet Coverlet Project with Link to Pattern

Watermelons...big juicy ones. That's where my mind wondered to during the crocheting process of this square.  Feel free to visit the pattern and make one too!

Spikey Circle Square Pattern

Oh Starry Night Square Crochet Coverlet Project with Link to Pattern

Washing over with blues and greens the center star seems to almost ungulate before my eyes.  I used the Oh Starry Night pattern to make this.

Oh Starry Night Square Pattern

Water Lily Square Crochet Coverlet Square with Link to Pattern

This pattern is called Water Lily it was initially designed with a white center flower, green lily pad in the circle area and blue finishing up the outer square. I love the way this came together with the colors I chose. It was going to be two solid colors through the flat areas but at the last minute I decided to just keep switching to see what would happen. It gave me this really groovy stripe that sets the center up like a color burst just busting out of the center.

Water Lily Square Pattern

Twenty Crochet Squares Side by Side Eyeing my Goals

Twenty squares finished...glorious feelings and self praise gushed over me as I gazed at this picture. Feels so right. Almost half of the project is done at this very moment. Sweet.
Fact: I have used 1.5 miles of yarn so far

Sweet and Fair Square Crochet Coverlet Project with Link to Pattern

I needed a quick boost to my creative energy. Something that would come together easily and still appear to be a good amount of accomplishment. Enter...this pattern the perfect amount of challenge and easy achievement.

Sweet and Fair Square Pattern

Another Sunflower Square Crochet Coverlet Project with Link to Pattern

I see a sunshine when I look at this one. It would have been nice to make the center warm colors and the background blue instead of green. Love the style of this pattern not crazy about my color choices this time around.

Another Sunflower Square Pattern

Sunflower Too Crochet Square Coverlet Project with Link to Pattern

This pattern looked so nice in the pdf as a sunflower if my project included those colors I probably would have stuck with it. My coverlet project includes shades of yellow, orange, pink, purple, green and blue. I'm hoping by limiting the pallet it will be uniform for the finished look.

Sunflower Too Square Pattern