Squares for Sharron
What do knitters do when one of their kind is pregnant? Well, they knit! Last month, I decided to organize a little square-along for a fellow stitch and bitch-er, Sharron.
These are my squares! We knit everything in Berroco Comfort in the Lavendar Frost colorway. The full-blanket photos show the color best. The good: Soft and machine washable and dryable. The bad: it’s splitty as hell. So, so splitty.
Then my two lonely squares were then joined by 14 others. Square party! In alphabetical order, the hip to be square knitters were: Amy, Esther, Jenny, Katharine, Laura, Liz, Maya, Mo, Meredith, Sarah, and Susan. A few of these fine ladies knit two squares so that the blanket could be a beautiful 4×4 square.
There were a few requirements – the squares had to be 9 inches square, it had to be bordered by one stockinette stitch on all sides, and the ends were to be unwoven for seaming. After that, anything goes. Isn’t this a pretty awesome mix of textures? Yes!
The disadvantage of organizing something like this is that the organizer is in charge of seaming. First, I arranged the squares into columns based on width, seamed them into strips, and then mattress stitched the strips together. The biggest challenge was that each square was a different gauge, so I had to get the maths involved for perfect seaming. Lastly, I picked up stitches around the blanket and did a single crochet border.
Fin! The crochet border curled when I first worked it, but eventually flattened out after the blanket was washed. Sharron is very allergic to cats, so the blanket went into the washing machine and directly into a gift bag, without passing Go or returning into the fur-infested house.
I think she liked it!
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Yay! I love the blanket. Congratulations to Sharron!
Wow, that is amazingly gorgeous. What a lovely, thoughtful gift.
YAY!! Baby blanket. :) What a lovely write up
That is a gorgeous blanket and an excellent idea. I love that you only used one color because it really lets the individual blocks shine yet it is cohesive.
That is a beautiful blanket, and I am sure that it will be well-loved. I agree with Chelsea, the fact that it’s all one color really allows the textural element to take center stage.
Beautiful! I think it’s really nice that the blanket has a story- not just one, but a pile of knitters loved on that project. :)
It is beautiful! What a thoughtful gift!
Gorgeous!!! Super super gorgeous!! The photography really give each square its moment in the sun! Love it
Beautiful!!! I love the photographs of the individual squares. What a nice gift!
What a beautiful gift!
What a wonderful and unique gift for your friend. I love how all the squares worked together but individually are all so different.
Wow! Sharron is one lucky girl. That blanket is beautiful!
That is a beautiful, beautiful blanket! Great job, knitters!
such a BEAUTIFUL BLANKET!
It’s absolutely *gorgeous*!! I love each of the patterns, and together they are so yummy. :o)
What a lucky mama! A lot of love went into that blanket, and it’s absolutely beautiful.
We were lucky to have such a perfectionist knitter doing the seaming – I don’t think I would have done any maths! ;)
This still blows me away. It’s amazing!
I love it! I especially love how you made it all in one yarn and color, as opposed to everyone doing their own thing entirely (which has its place, but always runs the risk of looking garish). This is understated and beautiful.
I am still so pleased with how this turned out. I hope we get to see it on the baby soon…
I love that, its a gorgeous gift.
Great idea to do the squares in the same yarn and colour, the texture alone is amazing, what a beautiful gift and project!
I love this! It’s so beautiful.
The seaming couldn’t have been any fun but there’s a price to pay for both being the boss and creating such a beautiful work! That is an absolutely fabulous blanket.
This is a amazing baby blanket. So beautiful!
Wow, it’s stunning. What pattern did you use for your “leafy” square? It takes my breath away.
fabulous blanket!
This is the most awesome blanket! It is big and soft and squishy and simply beautiful. My baby, Elyse, loves it! It will be a comfort to her for years to come. Thank you so much for such a wonderful gift. It is really so touching and thoughtful of everyone and I can truly appreciate the amount of work that went into it! Thank you, thank you!
i love this blanket it is soo beautiful. what size needles were used and was it dk weight or worsted ?? i would love to make one kind of like this for when i give birth :)
hi, where could i find the patterns for those squares? i have a friend who could use a similar blanket :)