Starburst Flowers for Spring

Pink and green 

has been a refreshing change

 on my hook this week!

Oh what a pleasure it is choosing new colours for a blanket!

My Stylecraft shade squares have been out again

 and I've enjoyed playing

 with these little samples of colours immensely.

I have chosen

Stylecraft Special DK

in

claret

raspberry

pomegranate

pale rose

fondant

candy floss

soft peach

parchment

spring green meadow

and

khaki

My pattern is the starburst flower by Jane Brocket

 which was in Mollie Makes issue 2

 and is also in her book The Gentle Art of Knitting

To increase speed

I make all of round 1 first

then all of round 2

I find this helps my productions rate

 as your fingers and brain remember the stitch pattern

 and there is no time wasted from changing colours

 if you make in batches of the same colour

This pattern is very close

 enabling the ends to be crocheted over

 as you work on round 2 and 3

working in batches helps make sure

 there are an equal amount of each colour too

The next job is to turn the circles into squares

 and for this I am using parchment

I am using the flat braid join on this blanket 

to add more texture

do come back next week to check on my progress!

The colourful flower square blanket

 is now complete

 and waiting for its red border

 here is a lovely daylight shot

Thank you for all your lovely comments

it pleases me much

 to know that my humble little pag

e is an encouragment to many of you!

Happy hookin friends

Heather X X X