Knitting, crocheting and general craftery

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Meglet Feb 2017 4:42pm, 27 Feb 2017 17,824 posts	0 Meglet I love that mermaid pattern, there are so many variations but that one is lovely.
mad4purple Feb 2017 6:23pm, 27 Feb 2017 35,744 posts	0 mad4purple I'm part way through, I'll upload a photo of my work so far when I've done a little more later. I made a hot water bottle cover and gave it to my Mother in Law as a birthday present, she's had the present now so I can put pics up. Apologies to all who are FB or IG followers of mine, you'll have seen the photos before!
mad4purple Feb 2017 6:54pm, 27 Feb 2017 35,745 posts	0 mad4purple hwb cover
Red Ant Feb 2017 8:29pm, 27 Feb 2017 5,075 posts	0 Red Ant That's great - love the Thanks for the suggestion Meglet
mad4purple Feb 2017 9:14pm, 27 Feb 2017 35,746 posts	0 mad4purple its lovely and squishy. Going to be a bright mermaid.
Meglet Feb 2017 9:44pm, 27 Feb 2017 17,827 posts	0 Meglet I bet that mermaid is growing fast! What yarn are you using?
mad4purple Feb 2017 9:51pm, 27 Feb 2017 35,747 posts	0 mad4purple Stylecraft special Aran weight. It's acrylic but feels OK, the dark blue is a little squeaky but I've not noticed it after the foundation row. I'm not doing it as wide as the pattern, the kids are the intended recipients and they'd be swamped in a blanket that wide.
Meglet Feb 2017 10:01pm, 27 Feb 2017 17,829 posts	0 Meglet I'm using the Special DK for Teen 1's blanket. There's a massive choice of colours and it's not too bad to knit with now I'm used to it. I've made great progress, I have done 20 squares out of 49, but have some of the more complicated ones left and lots of sewing up.
mad4purple Feb 2017 10:26pm, 27 Feb 2017 35,748 posts	0 mad4purple The moorland is special dk, I hadn't noticed any squeakiness with the dk hence me going for the aran weight. Most colours are lovely, but the darker ones are a little less soft. I'm looking at a cal coming up that's crochet squares, yarn is scheepes for that.
EvilPixie Feb 2017 10:29pm, 27 Feb 2017 12,297 posts	0 EvilPixie I bought a style craft DK pack for a CAL but it was too hard for me to do and keep up. Need to think of another pattern. Maybe ripple or corner to corner

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