{ Solstice Star Blanket - Finished }

This beauty may have been one of the fastest blankets I worked on, and probably because I had been in a crochet rut for so long, that when I finally felt like crocheting again, I just went for it and didn't stop until it was done. 

 

The colorway was completely accidental.  I knew I wanted to make the blanket, and I knew that if I didn't start it immediately the crochet bug may leave, and because I didn't want to take that chance, I decided to use whatever yarn I had on hand instead of waiting to go and buy or figure out the colors. 

 

Not the usual colors I would gravitate towards and this one definitely feels more of an Autumnal blanket, but I am so happy with the way it turned out.  The colors just seem to work.

 

I have been asked many times where I get the patience, or how do I do this because it's so big and looks so complicated.  I understand, I used to think the same way.  I would sit for hours just looking through the most gorgeous blankets and thinking "boy I wish I could do that, but there's no way, that's really advanced crochet."

 

Then I made my first, and quickly realized that while some patterns do get a little confusing, but only because of stitch counting and placement, the pattern and stitches themselves are easy.  If you can single crochet, double crochet, treble, double treble, do a puff stitch and back and front posts, you can make one of these.  I promise you.  It's all about where the stitches are placed that makes these masterpieces possible. 

 

 

Two of my favorite crochet designers are Helen Shrimpton at Crystals and Crochet, and Deidre Uys at Look At What I Made.  

 

Most of my blankets are from these two ladies and if you want to make one of your own, I highly encourage you to check out their websites.  

 

The Solstice Star is from Helen Shrimpton.  I just want to document it here, so that I know what I used when it comes to crochet hook size and the yarn.  I often forget to do this and then later on have no clue and can't remember what size or the name of the yarn or colors, this makes it easier.

 

I used a 4mm hook.

Red Heart Super Saver Acrylic Yarn in the colors:

 

Aran

Cafe Latte

 

 

Brick Red

 

Tea Leaf