... As my blog posts can attest to, the unfussy look of a mix of scrap fabric squares thrown together has been a favourite of mine for quite a while now... I find keeping a quilt to such a simple geometry very appealing because, as I see it, the choice and position in the final design of each piece of fabric is only based on seeing how different patterns and colours play off each other, without any concerns about how they will all fit into a more intricate quilt geometry -- truly playing with fabric in the simplest of ways which I absolutely love doing!... A simpler looking patchwork I think also evokes a touch of nostalgia which I tend to be very partial to... As you may have noticed if you've been following my blog for a while, I have put together a fair number of fabric square patchworks over the years, but I've always been itching to crochet a woolly patchwork...
... which I finally got going on at the beginning of this year as I mentioned back in this post. I was inspired by a project in this lovely crochet book (which I highly recommend!) based on a puff entrelac stitch; the project in the book is a lap blanket with small squares and I simply adapted the pattern to make larger squares, about 7.5 x 7.5 inches or about 19 x 19 cm. I dug into all my fingering weight/sock woolly yarn reserves at home and came up with the colour palette you see in the photos...
While my intention was to only use scrap yarn I had in hand at home (as you can tell this is a great scrap yarn project!), I couldn't resist being tempted by some lovely yarns I spotted on a trip to a local yarn shop... For some reason, it seems like my scrap yarn and fabric projects always involve more yarn and fabric purchases.... Hmmmmm...
From looking at my photos, you might think that I used a heavier weight than a fingering weight yarn, especially when you look at the closeups just above and below...
... and that is because the effective yarn weight of each puff V-stitch is definitely more than fingering weight as it is made up of 6 strands of a fingering yarn,. My patchwork is 9 squares wide and I'm on my 9th row right now and it definitely feels like it's getting heavy! At this point, I'm thinking I'll stop at 11 rows even though I feel like, despite it being a bit slow-going (puff stitches do take more time to make), I can go on forever adding more squares because I'm having so much fun mixing colours and textures!... It just might become my "weighted" blanket, you know those therapeutic blankets which are meant to reduce stress and anxiety, a rather useful thing in the times we live in...
I do hope you've enjoyed this crocheted patchwork share and I also hope you're all doing well, not too stressed nor anxious... As always, thanks so much for popping by!...
This is gorgeous Beata. I’m inspired to make one myself.
Thank you, cheers Maggie🧶
Posted by: Maggie Bullock | June 22, 2021 at 02:12 PM