Vintage Granny Stripe Blanket

Vintage inspired throw to brighten a couch, chair, bed or caravan.

This version measures 40 inches wide and can be as long as you like. 

Hook: 4mm 

 Yarn:  DK acrylic yarn (Stylecraft Special DK)

Each row needs 6 grams. Find all your bits, get postal or kitchen scale and weight your scraps

Tip 1:  Every few rows weaving in your ends so you can finish as you go. 

Tip 2: to make any other size, simply chain as long or short as you wish and do the first row of DC clusters. Before you start the second row, weigh the ball your working from, finish the row and weigh again. This will tell you how many grams of your yarn will cover 1 row. 

Chain 131 stitches loosely

Foundation Row:

Make 3 DCs (1 cluster) in the 5th chain from the end. This is 1 beginning link for the next row and your first cluster. Skip 2 chains and make a cluster in the 3rd chain. Repeat to the end.

Make 1 DC in the last chain. Leaving a tail, cut yarn. 

Row 1:

I like to work each row right to left so the clusters all have the same look. 

So go back to the beginning and in the 5 chain link you created on the row below, add new color and chain 3, make 2 DC. This will make your first cluster.  Make a 3 DC cluster in each space all the way across to the end. 

Make your last 3 DC cluster in the ending link, leaving a tail cut yarn. 

Row 2:

Insert hook into the top of the first DC on the last row. 

Join in your new color and chain 5 (link created)

Make 3 DC cluster all the want to the end.

Make a link, make 1 DC into the top of the last DC on the previous row. Leave a tail and cut.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 until desired length. Make a row of SC to finish it off. 

Patchwork Wash Mat

So simple and so practical

Mine was 12 inch x 16 inch

12 squares cut 4.5x4.5 inches

1 piece of old towel cut 13x17 inches

Arrange squares in a pleasing pattern in 3 rows of 4

Sew the rows of 4 together

Sew those rows together

Give a good iron. 

Lay down the towel, place the patchwork good side down on the towel. 

Use lots of pins and pin around, the towel will like to slide around so plenty of pins helps. Make sure to mark a 4 inch turning gap. This gap you will leave un-sewn.

Start sewing at one turning gap marker, sew all the way around to the other gap marker. Make sure to reverse stitch at the beginning and end. 

Clip corners and turn right side out. 

Make the corners look good and give it a good iron. Make sure to iron the turning gap so it folds nicely. 

Top stitches all the way around. If the corners are too bulky, skip the corners and just sew down each edge. 

Sew a top stitch along the center of the patchwork to secure both sides of the project together.

Finished!