Spice of Life CAL 2021 | Setting Up
Before I start sharing how I'm getting on with my blanket, I thought I'd talk a little bit above how I get ready for a project like this, to give those of you who have ordered yarn packs a little time for your goodies to arrive! ;)
For me, it's part of the fun of making a blanket and although some things are obvious, like some yarn and a pattern, as well as your hooks and notions, there are a few other fun preparations I sometimes like to do too. As this is something I quite enjoy, I included a few bonus extras in the PDF version of the pattern that I think will help.
Getting Ready
When it's a bigger project like this one, with lots of lovely colours in, I like to get my yarn all sorted before I start. When the yarn colours go from A, B, C, right up to K, L and M, it can be hard to remember which refers to what! One of the things I included is a little 'Colour Chart' that you can use to help you here.
Simply attach a little piece of each colour yarn next to the colour name and not only do you get to see all those colours look, you've also got a very handy reference tool to use throughout the project. Just keep this beside you while you work and a quick glance will tell you which colour to grab next.
Planning Ahead
Although completely random colours can be fun to do, if you are like me and like a little more idea where things are going then thinking a few rows ahead can be very useful. With that in mind, I also included one of my 'Blanket Blank' sheets which are a 'colour in' version of the blanket design that you can print out and use to plan your colour scheme.
I'll admit, I printed out more than one of these before I was happy with my colour selections, but it was much quicker than crocheting and frogging back!
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Obviously you don't need to have the extras from the pattern to make these sorts of preparations, but if you do decide to give them a try, I do hope you'll find them useful!
S x
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