16-03-2019

Going well but I’m not keen on the texture of the half circles. …Going to need to do a rethink on those.
Edit: I joined the face book group for the cal, and someone else had a similar issue and gave details of her fix.
If I can work out how, I’ll add a link.
Edit #2: Decided to go with the original. Once finished, you have to look closely to see the different texture.

24-03-2019

Decided I’ll probably join them in a different way from the pattern.
I’m going to add a row of DC in the background colour to each one, increasing one stitch between each petal, then use a join as you go, (probably with granny stitch which needs a number of stitches divisible by 3, hence the increase) - then go back and fill in the triangles with granny stitch too.
Or I might change my mind again!

05-04-2019

If you pop across to my blog, I’ve added a separate page dedicated to my version of the Marguerite Blanket.
There are plenty of pics along with how I’ll be working my joins when I get to them. Plus of course, links to Sandra’s original pattern!!
http://tinasallsorts.blogspot.com/p/the-marguerite-blanke...

09-04-2019

I started joining everything together tonight - and it’s going SO FAST!
I just need to decide what exactly to do for the half triangles at the edges. I reached the first one and will have a think overnight rather than have to frog tomorrow!

11-04-2019

Well, I’m still not sure how I’m going to fill in those pesky half triangles. I decided to just carry straight on round the edge of the half motifs and work it out later!
I didn’t quite finish all the joining tonight as there was something good on the box that required concentration!
I’m trying to take (one handed) pics along the way too.

15-04-2019

My blanket is now in one piece and there are just two triangle spaces left to fill! Although I will then have to tackle the half triangles. …..
And plan the border. ..

23-04-2019

Well, I filled all the half triangles. And stitched the ends in too, before giving it a quick rinse and spreading it out to dry. I was hoping the uneven edge next to the half triangles above the full motifs would even be miraculously straightened out. It wasn’t. …
I then realised I’d done those half triangles wrong. … I corrected two of them properly - and fudged the rest!
I’ve also done a little sample of the border and will go with just plain granny stitch, with a single row of colour to lift it.
It already measures 44 X 57 inches, so it’s going to be a looooong way round for every row of the border! !!

03-05-2019

It’s finished! And it’s very big!
I still need to stitch in all the ends on the border - each 50g ball only did about 1.25 rows!

When I bought the background yarn I had no idea how much I would need and bought 7 balls. I went back once I knew I needed more but they only had another 2….. So I had to order more online and it was completely different! If you look at the finished blanket, you can just make out that the edge is paler. It was almost a solid grey rather than grey marl. But luckily as it’s round the edge, it looks okay.

I might give it a slight blocking on the corners to keep them square. And take LOTS of photos!