Crochet Harvest Moon: Finished!

My Harvest Moon blanket project is finished! It's off my hook and ready for snuggling! All I can say is: Wow! What a fantastic journey it was! 

I worked on the project, as time permitted, over the course of four months. The final rounds were the most time consuming because there were so many stitches in each round. (HINT: If you're here just for the photos you can click on any photo to open a gallery view and skip the text and ads.)

Amazing handmade crochet blanket!

I imagined taking amazing photos of the finished blanket, but that's easier said than done due to the size of the finished project and limited spaces in my house to photograph it with sufficient light. Nevertheless I think the photos I am sharing today will give you a feel for the finished product.

Handmade crochet blanket.

The yarn I used is an aran weight cotton which is so soft and warm. The blanket is quite heavy, so it's definitely not for the warm summer nights, but will work perfectly when the weather turns cooler. 

Handmade blanket perfect for cold winter nights.

The Harvest Moon pattern was designed by Jen Tyler of The Floral Hook. Her crochet design style is unique and offers lots of dimension and textures. The cost of the pattern was nominal and includes a written pattern as well as video instruction. I found I needed to use both during the project, but I ended up leaning heavily on the video instruction rather than the written pattern. The skill level described for the pattern is an adventurous beginner or intermediate.

Intricate crochet blanket pattern.

I wanted a project that would challenge me and engage my mind. Some of the rounds were a bit tricky, but I would replay the section of the video a time or two, and it all came together.

Challenging but do-able crochet pattern.

Throughout the project I was very selective of the colors used for each round. But in the final section my color choice was determined by the quantity of the colors that I had remaining. Luckily I think it all worked out beautifully.

Soft pastels with pops of bright colors.

PATTERN INFORMATION:

I purchased the pattern on Ravelry. The pattern has four parts total. Parts 1 and 2 is the Harvest Moon Block which creates a square that can be made as a stand alone project for a pillow or bag. Parts 3 and 4 are the "extensions" or border, shown in the photo below, which extend the square into a blanket. (Links are not affiliates.)

Luscious crochet!

The final round consisted of creating independent bobbles around the border of the blanket. I was running low on yarn at this point, so I alternated the colors of the bobbles. Half were made using dark turquoise.

Bobbles!

The other half were made using yellow. Luckily I had enough of each color to complete the round!

The final rounds of Harvest Moon crochet.

I also wanted to show you the back of the blanket. I think it's beautiful, too! 

The back of the blanket.

Thank you for following along with my crochet project! I hope you enjoyed the journey. Maybe it's inspired you to give it a try? If so, please leave a comment below or send me a quick note via email at TheBlackSheepShoppe@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.

Harvest Moon crochet blanket folded.

That concludes my Harvest Moon crochet project! Keeps scrolling below if you are interested in seeing the various articles of the journey . . .

SEE THE PROGRESS:

This project was an AMAZING crochet journey!

The links below will take you to my articles chronicling the progress I made along the way for this project:

PART 1: THE BEGINNING!

PART 2: Creating the square

PART 3: Working at the beach.

PART 4: So many popcorns!

COLORWAY:

Colors used (Drops Paris): Blush, Light Ice Blue, Off White, Light Mint Green, Light Turquoise, Medium Pink, Peach, Vanilla, Wasabi, Baby Pink, and Dark Turquoise.

QUANTITY OF YARN:  PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT EXACT! This is what I ordered from Wool Warehouse, BUT I already had some of the colors leftover from other projects. During this project I used up some of the colors ordered and other colors I still had some left (see Sampler Crochet Baby Blankets article here). It will also depend on the order you use the colors during your project. Refer to the designer's website for specific quantities that you will need.

Item	Sku	Qty
Drops Paris - Blush (20) - 50g	DR.PARIS.20.0351-1	15
Drops Paris - Light Ice Blue (29) - 50g	DR.PARIS.29.0419	15
Drops Paris - Off White (17) - 50g	DR.PARIS.17.BT002	15
Drops Paris - Light Mint Green (21) - 50g	DR.PARIS.21.0614	7
Drops Paris - Light Turquoise (02) - 50g	DR.PARIS.02.0706	7
Drops Paris - Medium Pink (33) - 50g	DR.PARIS.33.0278	7
Drops Paris - Peach (27) - 50g	DR.PARIS.27.0278	4
Drops Paris - Vanilla (35) - 50g	DR.PARIS.35.0706	4
Drops Paris - Wasabi (39) - 50g	DR.PARIS.39.0830	4
Drops Paris - Baby Pink (57) - 50g	DR.PARIS.57.0393-1	4
Drops Paris - Dark Turquoise (10) - 50g	DR.PARIS.10.0393-1	4

And just because I love a good "before and after" photo:

Crochet blanket before and after.