Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Blanket in Progress


fresh from the design front ~ smile

some pictures of the progress I made with the new design 

Miami City blanket

made with Rowan Siena yarn I found in Miami






after the pattern of Miami Beach with a little wave

I decided to give this blanket a full ripple for a few rows

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the beautiful hydrangea I got a few weeks ago

is slowly changing color ~ from a creamy white to more green and pink

I have a feeling the flower is trying to match the new blanket ...







new to this design is the color dark brown

to me it fits really well as a nice contrasting color in this palette

but I am wondering how you feel about the color brown for a baby blanket ~ does it fit ?

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happy Tuesday to you ~ I am off to the last preparations for today's craft group



23 comments:

  1. Esse tipo de crochê que você faz é muito lindo.
    Parabéns.

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  2. Ik vind het erg mooi! Het patroon met de golfjes en de kleuren. Bruin kan prima voor baby's.

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  3. i like it!!
    i think brown is okay for a baby blanket.. its different from the normal baby blue and pink.. i like it!

    have a nice evening, svenja

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  4. I heard that brown and grey are the new 'in' colours for babies, so it should be perfect. I love your Miami design xx

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    1. haha, good to know, grey and brown it shall be from now on :)

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  5. I think it fits perfectly well.
    It makes a beautiful contrast.

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    1. yes I agree, I think contrast makes it more lively

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  6. On my computer screen it looks to be quite a mulberry kind of brown, which is lovely.

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    1. Mulberry brown sounds classy to me, I like that!

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  7. Oh Maaike, je gaat als een speer! En wat een mooie kleuren weer. Zo'n moodbaord werkt echt goed, he?
    Fijn te zien...

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    1. jaja, stevige productie hier :) Die mood boards werken enorm goed voor mij, ik blader ze regelmatig door en wordt daar altijd blij en geinspireerd van. Maak jij ze ook?

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  8. Jeetje, Maaike, wat mooi zeg! Vooral de ripple tussendoor vind ik erg leuk. En de kleuren zijn zo rustig, inclusief donkerbruin!

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    1. Dankjewel Sandra, ik heb ook even op jouw blog gekeken, je haakt er flink op los zeg. Prachtig je eerste granny square deken en de nieuwe in de maak... Het blokjes patroon in schuine rijen is iets wat op mijn lijstje staat om ook te proberen. Mooie kleuren heb je gekozen!

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  9. I love brown for baby things - I often knit baby cardigans and dress tops in brown - I think it's a very stylish colour.

    Fleur xx

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    1. Thanks Fleur, I am happy to read it's stylish :)

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  10. I think brown fits nicely into a baby blanket! As a matter of fact, I chose a taupe brown for the baby blanket I will be starting today. yay! Thanks to you, i am beginning on the miami beach patterned blanket. I must say that the pattern, directions, charts, and helpful hints are great. You have done an amazing job! I will be posting about it soon!
    Hugs, Gerri
    aka, gigitude :)

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    1. Thank you so much for this sweet message Gerri! I am very excited to see the first rows of your Miami Beach coming along... it will be fabulous. Thank you for letting me know you like the pattern, really motivating!
      xx

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  11. Brown: absolutely! And it's quite unisex when you think of it, very useful. The blanket looks lovely, such a gorgeous pattern with those ripples in the middle. Have fun!

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    1. You're right Kirsty, brown is unisex indeed now that I think of it, very handy when it comes to newborn blankets!
      xx

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  12. Brown fits great. Gives it that retro feeling, which I LOVE.
    I like baby things that are not too baby... :)

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    1. haha, I know what you mean, everything in light blue or light pink can get kind of dull at a certain point... Dark brown is very seventies and eighties indeed now that I think of it. Thanks!

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  13. Goh Maaike, je deken wordt echt heel bijzonder. De kleuren bij elkaar en dan gecombineerd met de verschillende lijnen, prachtig hoor! Zo maak je een unieke creatie. Heerlijk om naar je foto's te kijken!

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    1. Dankjewel! Leuk om dat van jou te horen :)
      xx

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~ sweet thank you for your lovely words ~