I was having trouble location my favourite wool, it is Carnival Effects stripe wool by Panda Yarns. After searching several Big W stores I sent an email and I found out just before leaving for my holiday that it had been discontinued, I was devastated. I searched the Big W stores that we "happened" to stop at along the way (1,364 km one way) and I managed to find some in Adelaide about 10 minutes from where we were staying Yippee. Unfortunately I was limited by lack of room in the car so had to be restrained in my purchasing.
I thought i would take this opportunity to show some of the items i have made with this yarn.
after uploading the photos, i realised there were more but i donated them before photographing them.
there are at least a dozen different blankets
Please note that the pictures don't do the wool justice,
the flashing and pooling are more exaggerated in the photos.
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| this is the first in 2009 i used the blue effects stripe wool for the mitre and striped sqs |
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| made for my sisters 40th using the purple variegated for the centre |
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| purple in the RH sq & each square edged and border with burgundy stripe |
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| a blanket I made for charity using burgundy stripe wool |
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| charity round ripple blankets using blue/pink effects stripe wool |
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| charity blanket made with competition squares, the border is green effects fair isle |
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| stained glass butterfly blanket for charity using red effects stripe for border |
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| Mountain slipper using purple variegated wool |
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| charity squares for breast cancer in pink effects stripes |
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| a sampler using purple variegated wool |
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| christmas stockings made for local nursing home looked good using the pink, burgundy, green, purple & blue |
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| made by a friend, looks much nicer in person |
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| made for my Great Aunty Violet who passed away this month at 89 |
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| a close up of one of the squares in her blanket |
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| the winner of the competition square made by Nicole |
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| these and the next 5 were made for the Crochet a Rainbow cause run by Sarah London |
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| pink stripes in centre and red stripes border |
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also looks better in person, using red effects stripes
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That is a lot of making. I would send an email to Panda with a link and tell them they have to bring it out again .... I have plenty in my stash!
ReplyDeleteNot nice when your favorite yarn is discontinued. Have you found any alternatives?
ReplyDeleteLooks like nice yarn although I have never used it and never seen it here in Tassie. Gorgeous colours and some really nice squares there.. :))
ReplyDeletePlease, where are patterns for flower and butterfly squares?
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ReplyDeletethe pattern was designed for charity, so the pattern and blankets made from them cannot be sold.
Deleteyou can find the flower pattern here
http://papillongold.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/crochet-square-competition.html
hope you enjoy making them