Sock yarn blanket 5

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

Weight: 1120 gr

Done 21 January 2018 to 23 September 2019