Crochet

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Close up image of an Ubuntu crochet blanket, folded so that the border is visible next to the middle, showing off the two flower like parts of the design.

All done with Ubuntu blanket!

Finally finished my Ubuntu blanket! I’m so happy with how it looks!

A top-down image of an Ubuntu blanket laid flat on a wood floor. The blanket is hexagonal. At the center, there are 6 large diamonds arranged in a star shape. Each diamond is a different bright color (orange, green, blue, purple, magenta, salmon). To fill out the sides and make a hexagon, there are triangle shapes in between each pair of diamonds. These side triangles have elaborate flowers on them made of the same colors as the diamonds on a light gray background. All the way around the hexagon is an elaborate colorful border.
Close up image of the center of an Ubuntu crochet blanket, where the points of 6 diamond shapes meet. The diamonds are different bright colors (magenta, salmon, orange, green, blue, purple) and there is a light gray border between them.
Close up image of an Ubuntu crochet blanket, folded so that the border is visible next to the middle, showing off the two flower like parts of the design.

It’s so big, it was really quite a challenge to photograph it. Definitely big enough to nap under on the couch. I’m kind of sad to give it away as a gift because I won’t be able to look at it any more – this pattern is seriously so beautiful. And now that the ends are all sewn in, even the back is pretty!

(You can find more information about the Ubuntu CAL at LookAtWhatIMade and Scheepjes.)

Progress photo of a crochet blanket. There are 6 diamond shapes arranged in a 6-pointed star. Each is a different bright color (blue, purple, magenta, salmon pink, orange, green). This picture is a close up on where the points touch, showing the texture details including bobbles and lines.

My first crochet-along!

I have way too many unfinished creative projects, but I couldn’t resist starting the Ubuntu crochet-along, designed by Dedri Uys and organized by Scheepjes. The other blankets I’ve made using Dedri’s patterns have turned out really good, and I really wanted to try doing the blanket week by week as new parts of the pattern are revealed!

Unfortunately, I haven’t been keeping up with the CAL very well. The 4th part was released on Wednesday, and I only finished Part 2 today, so I’m almost a week and a half behind. I’m really enjoying this pattern though. I’m using the large kit from Scheepjes, and at first I felt a little envious of the colors in the medium kit, but the bigger the diamonds get, the more I like these colors. I think it’s because of how variegated the yarn is – with small pieces, it’s hard to see them as a single color, but once the pieces start to grow, the two tones of the yarn blend together more visually. Besides, I think the person this blanket is for will like the darker colors of the large kit better than the pastels of the medium kit.

A black and tan dog sleeping on top of some pieces from a crochet project.
Progress photo of a crochet blanket. There are 6 diamond shapes arranged in a 6-pointed star. Each is a different bright color (blue, purple, magenta, salmon pink, orange, green). This picture is a close up on where the points touch, showing the texture details including bobbles and lines.
Progress photo of a crochet blanket. There are 6 diamond shapes arranged in a 6-pointed star. Each is a different bright color (blue, purple, magenta, salmon pink, orange, green). This picture is from above, showing all 6 of the diamond shapes. A small black and tan dog is visible sitting next to the star.