9 thoughts on “On the edge”
Loma Groenewald said:
Hallo Natasja! Jou kombers het regtig pragtig uitgekom, jy kies baie mooi kleure! Ek wil net weet of jy dink dis die moeite werd om die boek “Around the border crochet” wat jy gebruik het,te koop?
As jy baie komberse gaan maak, sal ek definitief die boek aanraai. Maar dis eintlik al waarvoor mens randjies gebruik so as jy nie baie komberse maak nie, kan jy eerder gratis randjie patrone op Ravelry of myPipcot kry.
Oh definitely Loma, if you crochet a lot of blankets I would buy Around the Cornsers Crochet. If you don’t do a lot of blankets, it’s kind of pointless and you can find free edging/border patterns on Ravelry or myPicot.
January 4, 2012 at 07:36
Natasja jou kombers is pragtig!! Ek en n vriendin hekel ook so saam en het nou al n paar komberse saam gedoen. Dit is baie lekker en dit is altyd vir my die beste ontspanning. Het jy n patroon gehad vir jou kombers of het jy dit uit jou kop gedoen? Hekel groete Zelna
Hi Zelna. Dankie vir die pragtige kommentaar. Inderdaad, hekel is super ontspannend! Ek het ‘n patroon gehad wat ek bietjie aangepas het. In hierdie post is daar ‘n skakel na ‘n vorige post oor die kombers, en daarbinne is ‘n skakel na Lionbrand se website vir die Spicey Delights Afghan. Volg net die links, dan sal jy daarby uitkom.
Hi Zelna. Thanks for your lovely comment. I agree that crocheting, especially with a friend, really is very relaxing. If you follow the link within this blogpost to the previous Identity Crisis blogpost, there is a link to Lionbrand yarn’s Spicey Delights Afghan pattern. That’s the pattern I used as inspiration. I added the grannies myself.
January 5, 2012 at 03:59
I love this so much! I love the size, the pattern, and the colors, and it’s so nice and cozy looking! What kind of yarn did you use for it? I’ve been looking for a suitable yet inexpensive yarn for blankets and it’s very difficult for me to find one that I like. My favorite so far is Berroco Vintage Chunky but it’s about $8 a hank, so for a twin blanket I’ve used 21 of them before, and that adds up.
January 5, 2012 at 06:28
Thank you for your lovely comments! The yarn I used is an acrylic (shock, horror!) called Stylecraft Life DK. It’s a cheap yarn available here in the UK. I do love natural fibres, but realised I would need a second mortgage if I used natural fibre yarn, so it had to be acrylic. HOwever this acrylic is so super soft and it doesn’t look plasticy, so I went for it. If you can get it in the US at a cheap price, I would definitely recommend it.
January 8, 2012 at 06:02
Thanks, I’ll definitely search around and see if I can find it over here. 🙂