I am loving knitting this heavyweight lace blanket. It is destined to live on the plaid footstool on which it is pictured here, and I am really pleased with how the colours complement each other.
I made a bit of a mistake when I started the feather and fan part of the pattern, which meant that the pattern started in the wrong place on the star. I got as far as you can see in the photos before realising and ripping back to the central star pattern. But, this blanket is quick to make, and I have now caught back up to where I was before, so it’s really not a problem!
In other news, Michelle has been kind enough to nominate me for a kreativ blogger award – thanks Michelle! I’m not sure where to start with nominating other bloggers, there are so many that I love and am inspired by, so instead, following Sonia’s example, I’m going to point you towards the list of my favourite blogs. If you have some time to browse, I recommend them all as places I love to visit.
It looks great – and goes so well with the footstool – great match.
Great match to your footstool!
It looks like a big flower laying there unblocked. Very pretty.
It looks great, and like a knit that holds your attention without being too demanding. I’d like to make one, but it’s on a mental list entitled “eventually I will knit this” so it might not happen for some time!
wow, the blanket is looking very impressive. Not sure how much bigger it gets, do you have a lot more to do?
I love how the center of the Hemlock Ring looks like…an artichoke! Gorgeous.
Just gorgeous! I really love that yarn…can you share what it is? And isn’t the Hemlock Ring Pattern fun and easy, once you catch on to just what you’re doing? My almost-nemesis was that infamous k1-p1-k1-p1-k1 etc. all in the same stitch right in the center to form the little crescent-shaped hole. Once I caught on to that, the rest was smooth sailing!
Putting it over a footstool is a really nice idea. I have mine draped over the back of an old fashioned rocking style chair (until winter when it’ll be on my lap).
Love the greyness of it. Beautiful.
Oh how cosy that will be
Congratulations on your award! Very deserving. I’ve always loved the hemlock ring and yours is very pretty!
Congratulations for your award- well you are one of the most creative and inspiring bloggers around i know
your blanket is looking great and will be definitly cosy and enjoyable
Gorgeous blanket, it looks like it will be really cozy! Congrats on the nomination, you deserve it!
It’s going to be gorgeous! The yarn is so pretty (especially that natural color), and the pattern is great. I love Brooklyn Tweed
The blanket is gorgeous – and it does look nice on the footstool. Congrats on the award!
The blanket/footstool combo is gorgeous. The blanket pattern works so well in the grey colour.
This is looking so great! This pattern looks so fun to knit!
Congratulations on your award! I love the blanket it is scrumptious!
I love how it turned out!
I really want to make one but I am so intimidated of starting it for some reason. I don’t relish using dpn’s on it and I’ve not done anything more complicated than garter using Magic Loop method.
Maybe after I get my FLS done I’ll get courageous. I have a lovely heathered pink to make one for my DH and I for our anniversary in May. I bought the yarn to make a female version of the Cobblestone but changed my mind so I thought why not make a Hemlock since they are all looking so beautiful.