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Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Rainbow One A Day

I have been a bad girl this week and done most of my One a day activity yesterday, tsk tsk I know....So it pretty much turned into six a day he he, but the main thing is that I got it done for today right?

Though I am getting pretty excited about how it is turning out, as it looks like it is coming together really well! I am just going with the flow on this blanket, I don't have a plan as to how it will turn out...so it will be a surprise to me as well as you guys.
I have thought of doing some rows of granny borders, and then possible adding more squares around the edges so it sorts of breaks up the squares a little....again I am not sure.
I just love how pretty it looks up close, I read in a book that you can join things together using dc and that is what I did. At first I wasn't sure of it as I thought it would be too raised up, but now I see it gives my blanket a wee bit of character :)

Lastly I wanted to show you my own little rainbow colour wheel, this helps me choose which colours I want to crochet together. I have started picking them in correspondence to what order they are in the rainbow...so green, yellow and orange....or red, pink and purple. It seems to work pretty well compared to randomly picking balls of wool from my collection :D

That's me for One A Day this week, hope you enjoyed reading and I appreciate everyone's loveliness. If you would like to see more people that are participating in One a Day you can check either Ravelry or Gingerbread Girl's blog, and even join in the fun if you like it!
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29 comments:

  1. Barbina20 September 2011 at 10:18

    Hi Hazel! Your blanket looks amazing! I love colour choice and the way you have joined your squares together. Can´t wait to see it finished!
    Have a nice week! Barbina

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  2. Stocki20 September 2011 at 10:56

    Ooo it is coming along beautifully! You are right about the colours... they are gorgeous together.. I love the asymmetric way the blanket is going too... very creative :)x

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  3. Stel20 September 2011 at 11:04

    Yep, the colours are lovely.

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  4. pinkundine20 September 2011 at 11:04

    I like the rainbow colour wheel picture :) Your joins look great, I like the effect the dc gives

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  5. Carole20 September 2011 at 11:27

    I love the DC joins, they work really well.

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  6. Suzanne20 September 2011 at 12:48

    Nice work on the DC's, I have never seen that before!

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  7. Kashi20 September 2011 at 13:06

    Looks really nice. The colors are great. Gonna love watching it come together.

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  8. SARITHA20 September 2011 at 13:14

    Beautiful squares!!

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  9. Anonymous20 September 2011 at 15:31

    I am a big fan of crocheting squares together instead of sewing. It's coming along really nicely! Love the colour choices, it's so cheerful and bright.

    This is Tink from Master of a Thousand Things, btw. Can't comment with my Google account as it has a hissy fit when I try to sign in, and since you've got Anon switched off I can't post with Name/URL like I do elsewhere! So had to use my LJ ID!

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  10. Deb Hickman20 September 2011 at 15:35

    Ooohh,it's looking good,fab colours. Deb xxx

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  11. Faith20 September 2011 at 16:18

    Really lovely and I really like the way you've joined them and the red.....keep finding myself telling people how I like red, I am beginning to bore myself! I like your colour wheel - great idea! But mostly I like the red!

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  12. Anonymous20 September 2011 at 16:47

    Goodness me your blanket looks amazing!!!! so colourful and very unique! looks beautiful the way you have joined it all up :)

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  13. Deanne20 September 2011 at 18:51

    Loving the colors you are using! I can't wait to see how this blanket urns out!

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  14. CrochetBlogger20 September 2011 at 19:14

    Love your yarn rainbow color wheel!

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  15. Danielle@AstashAddict20 September 2011 at 20:20

    wow i am in love with your blanket!! i am a sucker for a rainbow lol, think i will be sick of red yarn by the time my project is through! look forward to seeing your blanket grow!

    xx

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  16. Marja20 September 2011 at 20:34

    Swooooon! I am in love with your blanket. I want to do one now!!! I can't wait to see how it progresses, the colors are so totally me!!!

    xx Marja (Noemie on Rav)

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  17. HillyT20 September 2011 at 20:41

    Hazel, those colours are looking amazing. I have a case of colour envy going on! It's fabulous.

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  18. joey20 September 2011 at 20:47

    Hey Hazel-am REALLY liking your hotchpotch granny square blanket! The colours are fab! You've got me thinking now of a future project!

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  19. Kepanie20 September 2011 at 21:01

    What a great way to pick colors! I need a color wheel; sweet that you made it out of yarn.
    I love the border color you chose for your Grannies. It was a perfect choice. Everything is so vibrant.

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  20. Ali20 September 2011 at 23:25

    I am in love with your blanket and am leaning heavily towards changing my blanket colours and going with more rainbow colours and different size granny's - in other words, more like yours!!

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  21. karisma21 September 2011 at 00:18

    It looks beautiful! I love it! And I especially love the way it is joined, I have been trying to decide whether or not to join my coat that way too. I think it gives it much more character and definition. I am also loving the different sized squares! Very effective. :-)

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  22. bella bee and me21 September 2011 at 10:32

    I love rainbow coloured blankets. And I love the design, where the bigger squares are surrounded by the smaller ones.
    Kier x

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  23. Alittlebitsheepish21 September 2011 at 15:00

    Your blanket is looking great, I did all my squares in one day as well :D

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  24. Pearlin J21 September 2011 at 18:21

    Love it .Soo beaautiful!

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  25. Rainy Day Crafter21 September 2011 at 18:41

    Your blanket is looking lovely - I love the red you're using and the way you're joining it together!

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  26. Dizzys Castle21 September 2011 at 19:44

    I Love It !!!

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  27. Sarah (Crafts From The Cwtch)21 September 2011 at 22:34

    This is so stunning already! Can't wait to see it progressing.

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  28. Anonymous23 September 2011 at 11:45

    I love the colours you're using - it will be a beautiful blanket. Judy x

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  29. nicole25 September 2011 at 19:20

    I'm very much a 2 or 3 a day girl!! I can't seem to keep up properly :-) I love your colour wheel it's a great idea for picking your shades.

    I joined one of my blankets with dc and I loved the little ridges it made :-) Love that you're just going with it too!

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