My new design Vintage Dragonfly Masquerade Blanket, is of a confident intermediate level, with some high-end intermediate components in some parts.
I never run out of ideas and ways to combine my signature dragonflies into new designs, and I love creating designs using them. I did need to modify the dragonflies slightly in order to fit three on each side of the hexagon shapes. I wanted to make this design special and unique, and so the cables in the corners form the corner increases to add a bit of texture and interest.
I was still not completely convinced this was unique enough, but then I moved on to joining the shapes. What way could this be done to make it unique, different?
I tried a few different ideas, and then the thought of using a jacobs ladder combined with a flat seam joining stitch popped into my head. I have never seen this done before, so I will claim this idea as unique to Auburncraft Crochet Design. I have named this new join a Jacobs Ladder Flat Seam Join.
Videos are not my thing—well, usually they are not—but I finally dipped my toes into the murky waters of video work with my feeble attempts at showing off this new joining stitch.
I am going to try and do more video work in the future if these are received well. What you won’t see in my videos are perfectly manicured hands and a smooth, dulcet voice. But I can crochet, and hopefully that will be enough.
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But back to the blanket!
I used quality Bendigo Woollen Mills 8-ply cotton for this beauty. The colours are limited edition Cotton Crush in Peach and Dove Grey, and while these are not being run at the moment, they have many gorgeous colours to choose from. Please take a look. BWM have been fabulous to myself as well as other independent designers.
I hope you like my new blanket, Vintage Dragonfly Masquerade, and will give it some love!
