Helloooo!!! As some of you may recall, I've been working on granny rectangles since I made my first granny chain HERE . I made an updated version of that design few months later, when I was contacted by Claire Montgomerie to submit a granny bunting pattern for issue 100 of Inside Crochet magazine (look HERE ). During last spring (in May) I made a couple of necklaces based on the original pattern of my granny rectangles and I showed the results on my Instagram feed . Recently I started a chevron blanket, using both the granny stitch and some granny rectangles arranged according to the herringbone pattern, as you can see : Anyway, why I'm here today bothering you about granny rectangles??? The answer is very simple : I just wanted to update the pattern, as I was no more convinced about it as I didn't like how the corners of the rectangle were shaped! So, if you are interested, I'm going to show you what I did for the new granny rectangle and something more!! WHAT
So, this is what comes next the Frida Filet Panel (see previous here ) : a small handbag made using the corner to corner (C2C) technique! If you need one too, just follow the given pattern and play with colours and embellishments! WHAT YOU NEED - 5mm hook -Cotton Blend Plain by Knitcraft from Hobbycraft, 100g/50% cotton, 50% acrylic/215m in the following shades : purple [1000], coral [1007], light pink, green, yellow [1008]. You don't need more than a ball for each one. -Home Cotton by The Women's Institute, 100g/85% cotton, 15% polyester/160m in the following shades : dark pink and yellow, used for the flowers on Frida's hair. Alas it's discontinued. A good matching substitute is Premier Home Cotton, 75g/120m and same fiber content. -stitch markers -1 black rope handle with wooden beads, mine is from Indonesia, but you can find similar online, sold by pair. -gingham B&W ribbon, 2cm wide, cut two pieces 70cm long -a couple of red heart buttons, H=1cm, W=1cm -a