Our daughter is in her minimalistic preppy era and wanted a blanket for her bed which fit the brief.

Materials used

Lionbrand Go For Fleece Sherpa Yarn in Blush – 7 balls (get $5 off, using my link)
15mm Crochet Hook
Pattern: The Forever Winter Throw

The Make

After a quick look on Etsy, I stumbled across this pattern and knew it was ‘the one’ – it didn’t ‘look’ like a crochet patterned blanket (the request was for a blanket with no holes). The selling point for me was that the yarn used looked ultra soft and comforting.

We chose the colour ‘blush’ because it’s neutral with tones of pinky peach. It worked out far cheaper to get the yarn imported than to buy from anywhere I could find in the UK. Surprisingly, it only took 7 days to arrive and while I was waiting, I bought the 15mm crochet hook the pattern said I needed.

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The pattern is simple and I’d say it was perfect for beginners if it wasn’t for how thick the yarn is. As you’re working the rows, you can’t see the crochet holes and that takes a little getting used to. You have to feel your way and that made me a little nervous that I might have been missing stitches. Turns out, I was missing stitches. As I worked the blanket, the edges started creeping in. I ended up undoing it all and starting again.

In fact, it’ll be third time lucky with this blanket as despite it being terrifically soft and beautiful, it’s oddly long and thin. We’d prefer it to be a bit squarer so I’m going to end up undoing the lot and re-crocheting it. I’ll expand the width by another 15 or so stitches, losing some of the length but ending up with a blanket that better suits.

I don’t mind at all because it works up so quickly and I’d rather it was how we want it to be so it can be loved harder. All in all, the blanket took less than 9 hours to work up, including my re-working of it the second time. By the time I’ve properly finished-finished-finished it, I’ll have spent about 18-19 hours in total which isn’t much at all for a luxurious-looking-and-feeling blanket that’ll last and be cherished for years to come.

My mum loves it so much that she’s ordered the yarn in ‘seafoam’ so I can make her one too! Will pop a photo of that in here as soon as that’s finished.

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