This crochet blanket was SO MUCH FUN! I fell in love with the pattern and played with color variations within each of the squares. The pattern is available for FREE on Ravelry, The Jackfield Tile Square, by Christine Bateman. There is also a free pattern for a Jackfield Tile tote bag!
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| COMBINING A VARIETY OF YARN COLORS |
The pattern is well written and according to the designer it is "suitable for intermediate crocheters or confident beginners". Once I got through one square, all the rest of the squares went smoothly. I made a total of 12 squares for this project. But fair warning there are lots of ends to weave in! I know many people dread sewing in the ends, but I must admit I sort of enjoy the challenge of hiding the yarn ends.
I used the wet blocking method by soaking each of the squares in a small tub of water mixed with a gentle
lavender-scented LANOLIN. I simply squeezed out as much excess water as possible and then rolled up the square in a clean bath towel to absorb even more water before pinning to my blocking mat.
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| WET BLOCKING GRANNY SQUARE IN LANOLIN |
I gently shaped and pinned each square onto my
blocking mat squares.
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| USING T PINS TO SECURE GRANNY SQUARES TO BLOCKING MAT |
Once it was completely dry I joined the squares together with an off-white yarn.
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| CROCHETED GRANNY SQUARES JOINED TOGETHER |
I mainly used the same colors within each square, but I varied the color pattern. This created a unique look to each of the squares.
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| CROCHETED JACKFIELD TILE SQUARE WITH MIX OF PINK, BLUE, YELLOW AND GREEN |
Some colors appear more dominant depending on which rounds I used them in.
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| JACKFIELD TILE SQUARE SHOWCASING PURPLE, PINK, BLUE, YELLOW AND GREEN. |
I randomly grabbed colors on the first square I crocheted. After that I did my best to make sure no two squares were exactly the same.
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| BEAUTIFUL CROCHET IN SHADES OF BLUE, GREEN, PINK, PURPLE AND YELLOW |
I did make sure to use off-white for the last round on each square which is the same color that I used to join the squares.
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| CROCHETED JACKFIELD TILE BLANKET |
YARN INFORMATION:
I used Drops Paris, Aran weight 100% cotton yarn one of my favorite yarns! It has excellent stitch definition and is a little heavier than some of the other delicate cottons. It's soft to the touch and I think it softens with each wash. And the color choices are so fun!
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| THE CROCHET BLANKET FOLDS NICELY FOR STORAGE |
WHERE TO BUY:
For my larger yarn orders I use Wool Warehouse. Their prices are great, although the overseas shipping does add to the cost. Alternatively you could use Amazon for a smaller order to avoid the overseas shipping costs and potential delays.
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| LIST OF COLORS USED FOR THE CROCHET BLANKET |
COLORS USED:
Off White, Light Purple, Dark Turquoise, Light Pink, Light Mint Green, Vanilla, Lime, Light Light Pink (now called "baby pink"), Medium Pink, Light Turquoise.
Some of the yarn I had leftover from my FLOWER GARDEN BLANKET. It was the base color inspiration for my Jackfield Squares. And after I finished this blanket, I had more leftover yarn which I used to make a GRANNY SQUARE BABY BLANKET.
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