It's springtime again, and that means wedding time. Another of my buddies just got married, so I crocheted a blanket for the happy couple. The colors were yellow and coral, which actually don't go that well together as I discovered when I began planning this afghan. The closest color to coral was a light peach color, which is actually rather hideous unless you're going for cream-sickle, and even then it's not that great. Instead, I decided to use a variegated yarn that transitioned between different shades of yellow and pink. Like the name of the color, Perpetual Sunshine, the combination is a happy one. Hopefully the couple will like the blanket I crafted for them.
When I planned this blanket, I forgot one very important detail: stitch 2 doesn't expand like most stitches. Consequently, I didn't chain enough at the beginning to make it an acceptable width. To fix this, I simply made the border extra wide. Despite this foible, I am happy with the result.
Here's what I did:
Chain 167, then work stitch 2 until work reaches desired length. Add this border:
Round 1: sc around, 3 sc in each corner
Round 2: dc around, 5 dc in each corner
Round 3: sc around, 3 sc in each corner
Round 4: (cluster, ch 3, sk 2) around, (cluster, ch 3, cluster, ch 3, cluster) in corner
Round 5: sc around, 3 sc in each corner
Round 6: dc around, 5 dc in each corner
Round 7: sc around, 3 sc in each corner
Round 8: (dc, ch 1, sk 1) around, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in corner
Round 9: (dc, ch 1, sk 1) around, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in corner
Round 10: (dc, ch 1, sk 1) around, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in corner
Round 11: sc around, 3 sc in each corner
Round 12: sc around, 3 sc in each corner
Round 13: dc around, 5 dc in each corner
Round 14: sc around, 3 sc in each corner
Round 15: (dc, ch 1, sk 1) around, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in corner
Round 16: (dc, ch 1, sk 1) around, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in corner
Round 17: (dc, ch 1, sk 1) around, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in corner
Round 18: sc around, 3 sc in each corner
Round 19: dc around, 5 dc in each corner
Round 20: sc around, 3 sc in each corner
Round 21: (cluster, ch 3, sk 2) around, (cluster, ch 3, cluster, ch 3, cluster) in corner
Round 22: sc around, 3 sc in each corner
Round 23: dc around, 5 dc in each corner
Round 24: sc around, 3 sc in each corner
I made this with I Love this Yarn in Perpetual Sunshine and a J hook.
