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JANUARY 2024 THEME - DIAGONALS AND STRIPES

Posted by Bev Jeffery on December 31, 2023 at 1:11pm

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Welcome to our first 'themed' month for 2024.......

DIAGONALS and STRIPES!!

When thinking of diagonals, I liken it to climbing a mountain (or maybe a small hill. I'm afraid of heights!). You can go quickly at the bottom (short rows)....but then as you near the 'summit', the 'path' takes longer....until there you are... 'at the top' (finished increasing your stitches) and then you're laughing, 'cos now it's downhill (decreasing stitches) all the way.....and by the time you approach the finish line, you're practically sprinting (through those last, ever-decreasing rows)!!

Stripes, in all manner, including diagonal stripes, create some of THE most snazzy and interesting blankets. They are also a good way to use up any little leftovers you may still have, hanging around from other projects....Thin stripes, thick stripes, diagonal stripes....all fun, all pretty, all GREAT!!

Let's start the year off with a BANG!!

CoM (colour of the month) is...

ORANGE!!

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Patricia Underwood January 19, 2024 at 10:23am

Plenty of diagonals and stripes in a C2C Blanket. (Not the best weather for taking photos at the moment!)
- Diane Burns > Patricia Underwood January 30, 2024 at 8:03am
  
  So colourful, beautiful work!
- Bev Jeffery > Patricia Underwood January 19, 2024 at 1:29pm
  
  WOW!! LOVE the stripiness of this blanket, Patricia....the colours are brilliant!
  - Patricia Underwood > Bev Jeffery January 20, 2024 at 4:20am
    
    It is pretty but I was disappointed with the photo. This indoor shot of the folded blanket is a bit more accurate.
    - Karen Gordon > Patricia Underwood January 20, 2024 at 7:04am
      
      Beautiful, very beautiful ♥️
    - Karla Bystrianská > Patricia Underwood January 20, 2024 at 7:04am
      
      Marvellous colours!
      - Bev Jeffery > Karla Bystrianská January 20, 2024 at 12:55pm
        
        I think the colours are prettier in your indoor shot, Patricia.
Karen Gordon January 19, 2024 at 3:47am

This super chunky wool would not have been my choice to use per say, but it was donated for KAS use by a friend who liked it, bought it, and then didn't know what to do with it!

There were 9 balls which seemed enough for a baby blanket - knit on 15mm noisy needles - it worked up pretty fast! I knit as far as I could with all that I had of it, and the finished piece measures 43 x 35", an awkward size for a baby blanket but maybe someone could crochet round it or use it as a centre panel for a larger blanket.
- Diane Burns > Karen Gordon January 30, 2024 at 8:03am
  
  This will be SO cosy, looks very soft and cuddly
- Patricia Underwood > Karen Gordon January 19, 2024 at 5:12am
  
  Beautiful colours, Karen. I'm sure some clever person will have an idea!