Crochet Park Blanket

For this blanket I used the Crochet Baby Blanket with Picture Panel Pattern.   I worked three rows of single crochet (double crochet using UK terms) around the panel and again at the edge of the blanket using black, red and black.

Materials Used

  • I used 4 250gm balls of Bendigo Woollen Mills 8 ply Luxury in Baby Mint and a small amount of each of Black and Love Heart for the borders.
  • I used a 5mm crochet hook, but my tension is fairly tight.
  • Scissors.
  • A darning needle to weave in the ends.
  • Sewing thread and needle to attach the appliqués to the panel.

 

 

Appliqués Used

Lady

Finished crochet lady 2 ply landscape

Poodle

Finished reverse crochet poodle 2 ply landscape

Japanese Bridge

Finished crochet Japanese bridge 2 ply landscape

Tree

Finished crochet tree 2 ply landscape

Street Light

Finished crochet street light 2 ply landscape

All appliqués were made using Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat cotton and a 1mm hook.

Size

Size of panel 31cm wide x 46cm high or 12” wide x 18” high.

Size of finished blanket 98cm wide x 112cm high or 38.5” wide x 44” high.

If I made a similar blanket again, I’d either make the panel a bit bigger or the outside of the blanket a bit smaller to make it more balanced.

I made the centre panel of the blanket and then I positioned the appliqués on the panel.  I then cut out a river in paper to go across the panel and worked the river to match the paper pattern.

 Next, I crocheted rocks, grass and flowers in various colours.

 All the appliqués were handstitched to the panel before I added the border around the panel and finished the blanket to make it easier to sew them down.