A House Warming gift

 My son and his partner have purchased their first home together and as part of their house-warming present I decided to make a blanket. I have a 'thing' about blankets. I see them as warm and caring, just the right sentiment, but they're are also emminently practical. My youngest son used to drag his doona to the television couch until I knit him his own blanket.

I found a gorgeous pattern by Beba Blanket, her 'Happy Together' Mosaic Crochet pattern on Ravelry. Just love the geometrics.

I decided on the following Bendigo Woollen Mills 8 ply yarns.

I wasn't entirely sure how it would work, but I had a hint that it would either be really the right colour choice or really weird. They attended a beautiful wedding where the cake matched my son's partners' outfit and these were my colours also! Fingers crossed.

I wanted the size of the blanket to be able to be used on a bed but not a full bedspread size. I measured and started:

Not a bad start! One full pattern repeat later...

...until I realised that the blanket was going to be too big, take too long and take too much yarn, so I frogged it and started again.

I did finish it, and eventually managed to wash and dry it. We've had a very wet Summer which made it difficult to find sufficient good weather.

I haven't got a last photograph! It has been presented and hopefully appreciated, but I haven't seen it in situ yet. 

Whilst a little frustrating, this was a very enjoyable project. The pattern is gorgeous and well written and she is an amazing designer of blankets.