Finished!!!!

It's done, and I love it!






















When it came time to sewing the squares together, I didn't like how the corners were coming together.  Because I didn't put enough single crochets in the corners when doing the white border, the stitches were stretching a lot to meet.  I tried forcing it, and it just didn't look good.  So I listened to the blanket, and didn't sew across to the next square, leaving little diamond holes in between the squares.  I really like the way those spaces became a design element (even if it wasn't intentional from the start).  Running into what you may call a problem can often lead to even better results.  As my dad says "there are no problems, only solutions."

Comments

  1. Its stunning! How inspiring! Can't wait to see what you do next.

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  2. WOW...so beautiful!!!
    Great work of you...i love it.

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  3. Who-Who.... Stunning. Great color combo. I'm still plowing along. Update posted today. 60 down and 20 to go. Thank goodness I only did 5 rounds, otherwise it would be huge. I am still loven' your pattern. And will more than likely do another.

    Happy Weekend,
    Kate

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  4. It's wonderful. I like the join design too. Congrats on finishing. Doesn't that feel great?

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  5. I do like the diamonds. This is one gorgeous blanket!

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  6. Very lovely! Congratulations on an excellent pattern!

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  7. Yes Happy Accidents....your blanket is gorgeous!! I love the little diamonds, that middle bit is often complicated and making it a feature is genius :-)

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  8. Great advice from dad! Your blanket is gorgeous. Have a beautiful day. Tammy

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  9. Its really gorgeous, i love it.
    Pixie :)

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  10. Hi , found you via "heart of sand" on Flickr. Your blanket is stunning and thank you so much for the tutorial...they are a lot of work to do but it's such a buzz when others make items using them :0)
    Jacquie x

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  11. Very nice, but how big is each square?

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  12. Flipping-Freaking-Fantastic!!! Love, love, love the colors. I've been making potholders using this block pattern ... thanks for sharing it. =)

    Erin @ Dutch Girl Diary

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  13. Your blanket looks great! Nice choice of colors too.
    xo Susan

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  14. hi kate, i'm new to your blog and to crochet. i just love this blanket and plan to make it from your tutorial. how many colors did you use? and, do you recommend a brand of yarn? many thanks, Corinne
    corinne@morpheusbilling.com

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  15. Wow, an amazing blanket! I found your blog via Ravelry... very glad I did, such fabulous crochet!!! :)

    Louise x

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