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My 2016 Temperature Blanket is Complete!

January 26, 2017 By: Deena Price7 Comments

YAY!!! It’s done, a year-long project is complete and I am pleased with the results!

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I started this project with a very different pattern in mind.  If you look at my posts from January and February  you can see that my first project was individual squares with the temperature in the middle circle and white surrounding the circle to create the square. I was also adding a square for the beginning of each month and for holidays.

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I was enjoying the project but once I fell behind, it was taking too much time to catch up and I realized that because of all of the other projects I was working on that I didn’t have the time to commit to this pattern for a whole year.

At around the same time, I learned a new pattern called the C2C blanket. C2C stands for Corner to Corner.  This pattern is worked from one corner of the blanket to the opposite corner.  I love this pattern because it can be adjusted so easily to make any size of afghan that you want.  You can make anything from a small square baby blanket to a nice lap size afghan to a king sized blanket for your bed! It is amazingly versatile and so easy to make!

The way I learned to make this blanket was by watching The Crochet Crowd’s YouTube video by Mikey – C2C Pattern

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I really do love the way this blanket turned out.  The colors make a nice rainbow effect!

It’s not the best picture of my blanket.  The blanket is actually nice and straight but getting a good picture of my bigger projects can be difficult. For this one I had to climb up on a ladder and lean way out!

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Don’t mind my leggings and messy bun! I took this picture on a stay at home kind of day!

Taking picture of 2016 Temperature Blanket

Ok, so let’s review the details of this project –

I used The Crochet Crowd video to learn the pattern – C2C Pattern

I used Caron Simply Soft yarn and an H hook.

The following link will show you which colors I used and what temperatures they correspond to.

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I tracked all of my temperatures in an Excel spreadsheet and checked them off as I completed them. I chose to record the temperature of wherever we were for the night so as we traveled through the summer I recorded our vacation temperatures.  If you look closely enough, you can see some green and pink colors mixed in with my yellow and reds when we were camping some place cooler than our home.

I wanted a blanket that would be a nice lap blanket size. If you are concerned about what size your blanket will be then you need to do a test.  The best way to figure out what size your blanket will be is to crochet a 10×10 block of square and measure them.  Then you can calculate out what your finished size will be.

Here is how the math worked out for me.  I wanted a blanket that was 4-5 feet wide by 6-7 feet long. By doing my test square and then playing with the math, I figured out that if I did 20 clusters of stitches per day then the numbers were close to working out.  I made my blanket 72 clusters wide by 102 clusters long.  This gives me a total of 7344 clusters.  2016 is a leap year so 366 days multiplied by 20 clusters per day equals 7320 clusters.  That gave me 24 more clusters that I needed to incorporate.  I decided to do this by “sneaking” them in! I added 1 extra cluster to each color change. For example, if I had 3 days in a row that were one color instead of 60 clusters, I would complete 61 clusters.  Then if my next day was a different color I would crochet 21 clusters.  I kept track of all of my extra stitches until I had completed the 24 extra stitches. My blanket ended up being 4 1/2 wide by 6 1/2 feet long. It is perfect!

Feel free to ask my any questions, I am happy to help!

Rag Quilt With Minky Fabric Tutorial

September 4, 2014 By: Deena Price2 Comments

 

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I have always loved the look of Rag Quilts!  My mom is a quilter.  I am not nearly as talented as her, but I do love to make baby quilts!  My husband and I have been doing foster care for 4 years.  We started taking infants 2 1/2 years ago and so I decided I needed some baby blankets, not just my crocheted baby afghans.  So I bought some neutral fabric that I loved and got to work!

The traditional rag quilt is made with flannel fabric for both the front and back of the quilt with batting in the center but I wanted something different.  I found my inspiration here!  So I used Calico fabric for the front, flannel fabric instead of batting and Minky fabric for the back.

Materials:

  • Approximately 2 yards of fabric – I used Calico prints from Joann’s Fabric store
  • 1 yard of batting or 1 yard of flannel – I used brown flannel
  • 1 yard of backing material – I used Minky fabric
  • Cutting mat and rotary cutter
  • Coordinating thread
  • Sharp scissors – I love my Tim Holtz Scissors – Tim Holtz Kushgrip – Micro Serrated Snips

Directions:

Cut all your fabric for the front of your baby quilt into squares.  You can do any size square.  In this quilt, I used 4×4 inch squares.

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You will also need to cut all the fabric for the back of your quilt.  You will also make these squares the same size as the pieces you cut for the front of your quilt.  I use a cutting mat, rotary cutter and ruler to make this process quick and easy!  The handle that you see on my ruler is actually a suction handle for a shower or bath.  Using it makes picking your ruler up without moving your material so much easier.  You can purchase them on Amazon  – here: Mommy’s Helper Safer Grip 11.5″

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The last step for cutting your material is your filler or center piece.  On a traditional rag quilt, you would use a thin batting and cut it 1″ smaller than your material.  So if my material was cut into 4″ squares then my batting would be cut into 3″ squares.  But because I am not using flannel for my top or bottom pieces, I need flannel for my center pieces so that it will “shred” and look like a rag quilt.  If you use flannel for your filler, then you cut it the same size as your other fabric pieces.

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It is hard to see on the next picture, but you then layer your fabric with the flannel sandwiched in the middle.  The right side of your fabric needs to face out for both your top and bottom layers.

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To save time you can use an assembly line process to sew your blocks together.  You sew two diagonal lines on each block to form an X.  Sew all of your blocks before moving on to the next step.

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Once you have all of your X’s sewn on your blocks, lay them out and decide how you want your quilt to look.  You can use as little as 2 different types of fabric.  I used 7 in my quilt because I wanted more of a scrappy look to my blanket.

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Once you have your pattern laid out, sew your pieces together in order to make rows.  I used a 1/2″ seem in my quilt.  You can use as little as 1/2″ seem up to a 1″ seem.  The larger your seem is, the more “raggy” your quilt will look.  Once your rows are complete, start sewing them together to complete your quilt top.  After you have completed sewing all your rows together you need to sew all the way around the outside of the quilt.  Use the same seem allowance.

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Here are pictures of the back and front of my completed quilt…only one more step to go – get your scissors out and start snipping!

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This part of the quilt will go much faster if you have a nice sharp set of scissors.  I really like using my Tim Holtz scissors for this.  They are mildly serrated, so they cut great!  Make sure NOT to cut too deep on your fabric.  you don’t want to cut any of your seems you just sewed.  The last step is to wash and dry your new baby blanket.  When you wash it, the flannel part of the fabric will start to fray and give you the “rag” look!

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Here is my completed baby quilt – I LOVE how it turned out!  Please feel free to email me with any questions – Happy Quilting!

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Cathedral Edge Crochet Pattern

June 18, 2009 By: Deena Price3 Comments

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Cathedral Edge Pattern –
Row #1 – SC all the way around the blanket, SS to join
Row #2 – *SC in the first stitch, skip 2 stitches, work 4 TR in the next stitch, CH 3, SC in the top of the last TR to form a bump in the same stitch as the previous TR, work 4 more TR, skip 2 stitches**  Repeat from *to**.  Repeat around the blanket, placing SC in the corners, join with a SS to first SC
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I love using this pattern for this dinosaur material.  The pattern reminds me of the spikes of a dinosaur!

Double The Fun Crochet Edge Pattern

June 18, 2009 By: Deena Pricecomment

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Double The Fun Pattern~
Row #1 – SC around entire blanket, SS to join
Row #2 – DC in each SC (can be done in contrasting color) around entire blanket, SS to join
Row #3 – (optional) if you have used contrasting color – SC in each DC with 1st color. (not pictured)
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Fence Post Crochet Edge Pattern

June 18, 2009 By: Deena Pricecomment

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Fence Post Pattern~
1st Row – 2 SC in each hole, SS to join
2nd Row – CH 3, *SC in every other hole** repeat around, SS to join
3rd Row – CH 3 (this counts as the 1st DC), DC in the same stitch, CH 2, the 2 DC in the same stitch.  In every other loop of the 2nd row, * 2 Dc, CH 2, 2 DC**, SS to join.  Repeat from *to**.  Finish off.
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Block Crochet Edge Pattern

June 18, 2009 By: Deena Pricecomment

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Block Edge Pattern~
1st Row – SC around, SS into top of 1st SC
2nd Row – *Do 1 DC in the top of the next 3 DC, CH 3, Skip 3 SC**, Repeat from *to**
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Picot Edge Crochet Edge Pattern

June 18, 2009 By: Deena Pricecomment

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Picot Edge Pattern~
*SC in first 5 holes, CH 4, SC in same hole, (This makes the picot)**, Repeat from * to**
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I use this pattern a lot for baby boy blankets.  It is quick and easy and not too frilly!

Amanda’s Pride Crochet Edge Pattern

June 18, 2009 By: Deena Pricecomment

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Amanda’s Pride Pattern~
1st Row – 1 SC in each hole, SS to join
2nd Row – *CH 6, skip 4 stitches and SC in the 5th hole**.  Repeat from *to** around.  Finish off.
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Filligree Edge Crochet Pattern

June 18, 2009 By: Deena Pricecomment

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Filigree Edge Pattern ~
1st Row – SC around, SS into top of 1st SC
2nd Row – CH 3 (Counts as 1 DC), DC in SC to the right of DC just made, *Skip one SC, DC in the next SC, DC in skipped SC**, Repeat from *to**
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This is another pattern that I use a lot for baby boy blankets.  It turns out really cute but it isn’t too frill for a little boy.

Heavy Ruffle Crochet Edge Pattern

June 18, 2009 By: Deena Pricecomment

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Heavy Ruffle Pattern~
1st Row – 2 SC in each hole, SS to join
2nd Row – Chain 3, (This counts as 1st DC), 2 DC in the same stitch. *3 DC in each space**, Repeat around.  (Expect a lot of rippling), SS to join.
3rd Row – CH 2, 1 SC in each space, SS to join.  Finish off.
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This pattern takes a little longer to complete than most of the patterns posted here but I love using it with a multi-colored variegated yarn!
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I am a stay-at-home-mom of 12 wonderful kids! My two oldest sons live on their own. And my 10 youngest (ages, 3, 4, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 17 & 18) live at home! We have been fortunate enough to be foster parents for the last 5 years. We have adopted 7 kiddos out of foster care and currently have one foster daughter - life is crazy and busy, but we LOVE it! I have been crafting for about 20 years. I started with stamping and crocheting and my hobby has grown from there! I always say, "I haven't met a craft I didn't like!" At this time, I spend the majority of my craft time crocheting because I can crochet in the family room while the kids play! Although I am an extremely busy mom, I spend my evenings creating! I love to make gifts for my family and friends. Feel free to leave a comment and tell me what you like or what you don't like or what you would like to see more of!

Deena

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