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Aran Blanket

I made this for In the end I gave this blanket to my brother and sister-in-law in NZ for their 25th Wedding Anniversary.

Created by: Linda M

  • Project Details

    About

    I knitted this blanket while caring for my aunt (not blood related) in her last year of life. The knitting kept my aunt interested in what I was doing as she saw the project develop and also kept my mind occupied as caring is not intellectually demanding. One of the nurses who used to come and help bathing came from Ireland and took photos of the finished blanket to send to her friends knitting club. Orla told me my blanket was and heirloom, so that's how it came to go to my brother and sister-in-law to be passed down through their family in due course. The colourful wools I used as I love colours in my life and ithe use of colour was one way to brighten the days.

    Pattern

    The Great American Aran Afghan

    This pattern is from:
    The Great American aran Afghan

    Yarns

    • material-yarn
      Morano Series - Multiple Colours ✕ 30.0 balls

    Needles & Hooks

    • Double Point 6.50mm (US 10.5) 10cm
    • Single Point 6.50mm (US 10.5) 35cm

    Accessories

    • Cable Needle
    Other : I used a large wool needle to sew the blanket together. I used a straight 8ply double knit pure wool to join the cable border to the main body and also to attach the blocks together. I knitted several 1/2 blocks so I could sew the blocks together in an of

    Measurements

    Notes: I used one size needle throughout and selected specific blocks

    Tags

    Craft

    Knitting

    Skill Level

    Advanced

    Status

    Complete
    Started on: Mar 2, 2014 Finished on: Mar 22, 2015

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