Blossom Blanket.

For a long time I’ve wanted something – anything – with pink blossom on a blue background. There is just something about that image that I just love.

When I started out making the blanket I didn’t have much of a plan except to use the blue wool I had made into my lovely centre pull balls. It’s just a simple double crochet square. As I crocheted I thought how boring it was, so to keep myself interested I thought of what else I could do with it.. And so began the blossom blanket.

The branches are rows of one double crochet with a single chain for turning and every now and again I increased it to two double crochet and back down to one again to give it a bit of texture.

The blossoms are 10 single crochet into a circle then 2 chain and a 3 double crochet cluster into the first stitch, 2 ch and a slip stitch into the next stitch, first petal then repeat that 4 more times and you have a 5 petal flower. I stitched them on with the back side to the front so the petals are like little puffs.  I'm also thinking I might embroider some darker pink centres into the flowers and possibily even add more flowers.