Well I am finally on the home stretch for my Lizard Ridge blanket. Here is the final arrangement I decided on for the squares:
and another view with my chosen color for the border.
I’m about 2/3 of the way through seaming the squares together, and will then begin the crochet border. I have seen several alternative borders on other people’s versions of this blanket…..but I am thinking that I like the rippled border that the pattern called for. It mimics the ripples in the blanket, I think. My goal is to have this finished by the end of the month. It really will only take a few good days of work…..but I am working now, and that is taking more time.
So far I am really enjoying my job. I am essentially the fashion sewing specialist at a local independent fabric store. I will not be naming the name publically, but suffice to say, its a nice job with really good benefits considering that its part time retail work. The best part is getting to pet the fabric and yarn!
I hope to present you with finished blanket pictures soon.
~Kirsten
November 18, 2007 at 12:27 pm
Go! Go! Go! The seaming was so agonizing for me! Haha!
I did all of my seaming and crocheted border over the weekends!
Your selection of the deep pink for the border will look great!
Can’t wait to see it all spread out completed!
November 18, 2007 at 1:54 pm
It looks awesome! I’m almost done with my first block…I’m using Japanese needles, too. I was thrilled to find metal circs yesterday (after misplacing about 2/3 of my Addi stash). They were less than $7 and have a pretty flexible plastic cable. I hope I don’t hate the pattern since I have enough yarn to make 2 multi-colorway blankets and one of just #188. Needless to say, I’m not having a hard time finding yarn over here! Fabric prices are ridiculous, though!