This is the next bus knitting, another blanket using sock yarn. I bought the yarn, Regia 4 fädig Multieffekt Color in a pack of 10 balls, half price in a sale with the intention of knitting a sweater for myself. When I came to use the yarn, some eight years later, I really did not want to wear light blue, so it became this blanket instead. I knitted the yarn doubled with Jaeger Matchmaker 4 ply pure wool from a charity shop, in a deeper shade of blue.
This was satisfying bus knitting in my usual bias garter stitch blocks for over a year. I stopped knitting when I ran out of the sock yarn. I did three more blocks using a grey yarn to get a rectangular shaped blanket. Then it took me another six months to get round to joining the blocks and doing the edging. I did it by crochet. I am not pleased with this way of doing it because it looks crude. Next time I might do it by knitting instead, even if it takes longer.
The blanket feels heavy, but it will no doubt be warm and practical. It will be machine washable too. I like the way the striping forms crosses at the corners.
Sock yarn blanket 5
Yarn: Regia 4 fädig Multieffekt Color and Jaeger Matchmaker 4 ply pure wool
Needles: 4.5 mm
Size: 100 cm by 140 cm
Yarn: Regia 4 fädig Multieffekt Color and Jaeger Matchmaker 4 ply pure wool
Needles: 4.5 mm
Size: 100 cm by 140 cm
Weight: 1120 gr
Done 21 January 2018 to 23 September 2019
