Hello, friends! Daria is here. Not long ago I was talking about a very beautiful crocheted blanket designed by Veronica Liachovic “Blooming joy”. Last week I finished Row 43 (my Ravelry project is here) and today I'll show you my process from Row 1 to Row 43. I also added some comments to each part of rows to remember the key points. Here we go!
Russian version of this article: «Вяжу вместе с девочками плед Blooming Joy. Ход процесса с 1 по 43 ряд»
Note: I'm using «Sofit» yarn by Color City (Fingering, 55% Silk, 45% Wool, 380 meters/100 grams).
Rows 1-5
A pleasant start in which the only truly intricate row is the 5th. Veronica's video tutorial was very useful to double check all the elements made.
Blooming Joy. Процесс Дарьи. Ряды 1-5Источник: Дарья Насибулина для Креаликума
Rows 6-8
It is very convenient that the written pattern, photo and video tutorials made by Veronica are divided into very small parts of several rows. I realized it was easier for me as usual to be focused on the process.
Blooming Joy. Процесс Дарьи. Ряды 6-8Источник: Дарья Насибулина для Креаликума
Rows 9-11
It's always exciting to see how the shape of the blanket changes during the work process. The flower turns into an octagon and then back into a flower.
Blooming Joy. Процесс Дарьи. Ряды 9-11Источник: Дарья Насибулина для Креаликума
Rows 12-13
Usually I'm creating my own color scheme. Sometimes it happens that I start a row with a color I never planned to work with, like the Dark Emerald in Row 13. But I should say it looks realy nice. Happy!
Blooming Joy. Процесс Дарьи. Ряды 12-13Источник: Дарья Насибулина для Креаликума
Rows 14-15
“Berry time”! I just love those popcorn sections in Row 14. They look so appropriate.
Blooming Joy. Процесс Дарьи. Ряды 14-15Источник: Дарья Насибулина для Креаликума
Rows 16-18
And the shape of the blanket changes again: 8 petals gradually turn into a circle:
Blooming Joy. Процесс Дарьи. Ряды 16-18Источник: Дарья Насибулина для Креаликума
Rows 19-20
Then two rows of beautiful floral motif. We used to have 8 petals, now there are 16 of them:
Blooming Joy. Процесс Дарьи. Ряды 19-20Источник: Дарья Насибулина для Креаликума
Rows 21-22
A bit more of decor: just add a popcorn to the middle of the element and you get a bud:
Blooming Joy. Процесс Дарьи. Ряды 21-22Источник: Дарья Насибулина для Креаликума
Rows 23-25
In Veronica’s version, these three rows are worked in one color (white), but I wanted to add some contrast, so I used two colors of yarn instead of one: white and dark emerald.
Blooming Joy. Процесс Дарьи. Ряды 23-25Источник: Дарья Насибулина для Креаликума
Rows 26-28
Working this small part I was remembering CALs of my favorite blanket designer — Helen Shrimpton. She loves to use those elements in her patterns:
Blooming Joy. Процесс Дарьи. Ряды 26-28Источник: Дарья Насибулина для Креаликума
Rows 29-31
Finishing petals. I was a little hesitant about choosing a color (it seemed to be to bright), but in the end I really liked I made the decision. I never follow color schemes that designers suggest in written instructions. I love creating my own color combinations.
Blooming Joy. Процесс Дарьи. Ряды 29-31Источник: Дарья Насибулина для Креаликума
Rows 32-34
Blanket shape changes again: petals turn into an octagon with a bit rounded ends. I made some changes in elements (instead of tr worked clusters of fptr and tr) to make the blanket texture denser:
Blooming Joy. Процесс Дарьи. Ряды 32-34Источник: Дарья Насибулина для Креаликума
Rows 35-43
The following rows are also divided into several groups in Veronika's design. But I was so carried away by the selection of colors and the process itself that I forgot to make pictures of those intermediate parts. As a result, I only have one photo, after the end of the 43rd row.
Blooming Joy. Процесс Дарьи. Ряды 35-43Источник: Дарья Насибулина для Креаликума
The shape of the blanket at this stage has become almost square and in subsequent rows we will really turn it to a full square.
At the moment the width of the side of the work is 46 cm.
To be continued...
