Crochet Star Quilt

I sat down to write this post the other day and couldn't think of a single thing to say!  So I've come back today to try again.  I wanted to show you this lovely blanket that I've finished.  As you'll know from the title, I called it the Crochet Star Quilt.  As usual, keeping my name fairly literal.  It's crochet, it's got stars on and it's inspired by quilt designs.  Yep it does what it says on the tin.

I've been meaning to try and get back to posting for such a long time.  At the beginning of the year I tried a kind of 'round up' post, one for each month was the plan, but it didn't last too long.  Now I'm wondering if just a 'ta-dah' post for finished items wouldn't be a better way to go.  I'm so aware that this blog has become nothing more than a side note to my video podcasts and vlogs, and although I've been wanting to change that for a while, I also wonder if I have anything left to say here?  I don't know if there is any point in just repeating what I say in videos elsewhere, but I do miss having this place as a record of my makes.

Well let's see I suppose.  I can but try!

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Onwards, to the blanket then.  The first thing to say about this blanket is that I'm so very happy with it.  My favourite make in quite some time I think.  Which given that at the starting point I wasn't sure I'd ever get to the end of it, is quite an achievement in itself.

I was originally inspired to start this blanket after being massively inspired by @tipsytessie on Instagram, she has such a beautiful account.  I also needed a blanket for my bedroom, to match my new colours and so I started playing with the idea of working up a quilt block design.

Making the two colour blocks is a slightly more fiddly prospect than a usual crochet square, and finding it slow work, this was the thing that I thought would be the main stumbling block for me getting this project off the ground.  As it turned out though, I just loved the blocks too much and had to continue.  I just figured I'd have to pace myself with this project.  I imagined it would be a year or so in the making, but I started messing about the idea in February, so in the end it was about 9 months.  

(Video tutorials for the 2-colour squares can be found using the link below by the way!)

It's one of the those that saw an improvement during the process.  The more of the two colour blocks I made, the quicker I got and I became more adept at bringing the blocks together efficiently too.  Once I had my colour palette sorted I really clicked into gear.  I lose a lot of time to colour faffing.  Although I consider it time well spent!  

I won't go into details about the yarns I used, to be honest I couldn't if I wanted to.  The pink, grey and blue shades were all hand-dyed 4ply yarns and I have an assortment of left overs, minis, swaps and I know not what in here.  The only thing I can say for certain is that the white yarn is Drops Baby Merino.  I used it for my Battenberg Blanket too.  It's a slightly thicker yarn, sport weight really, but I find it works well enough with 4ply.

I feel that I agonise more and more with my making decisions these days.  Deciding on colours, struggling over placement of blocks, deliberating on borders.  I'm not sure why.  Perhaps I'm more afraid of making the 'wrong' decision these days?  Maybe I just am worse at making choices full stop, who knows?  Either way this project did spend a not insignificant amount of time on hold while I fussed over such matters.

The border was such a tricky moment that after trailing several possibilities, I ended up putting the question to you, my lovely friends, to canvas opinion.  I wanted to complete the quilt inspiration with a binding inspired border and in the end, with your help, I settled on rows of double crochet (UK), encased with a spike stitch to finish which, I was still completely unsure of until the last stitch was done. 

I've decided I love it though, best thing to do after all that work!

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I've created a separate pattern page for this beauty, as a pattern will indeed be forthcoming at some point.  I wasn't sure if there would be, but at your request dear friends, it is coming into being.

I've popped all the pertinent details I have so far there, yarn, hook, and such.  I've also got links to some tutorials I've made so far too.  One showing how I made the two colours squares, and one to show how I assembled the blocks.  I hope that will get you going while I finalise things for the pattern.

Crochet Star Quilt

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