I started the next sock yarn blanket two years ago, and the knitting took some seventeen months. Then it lay ready waiting to be finished, and I picked it up again in this summer. I have forgotten a lot, so I rely on my notes.
This is according to the pattern set for the other blankets. Garter stitch knitted on the diagonal, with 4 ply sock yarn and plain wool sock yarn knitted together. I used 4.5mm needles. Among the yarns used were Wendy Roam, Elle (SA) Sockwool 4 ply, Red Heart and Woolcraft Sock yarns, Sirdar Talisman 4 ply dark green. The bright blue green yarn came without a label, but I think it may be Debbie Bliss sock yarn.
I did the knitting on the bus as usual with no problems. This time I decided to crochet the blocks together, and it was easily done. I did it with one strand of yarn, so the join shows from the right side, and the blocks open to lie side by side so there is no ridge. I'm not sure if this is a good way of doing it or not. It is interesting. I did one round of double crochet as edging, followed by one row of crab stitch. It turned out to be heavy warm blanket. The colours are dour.
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