New Yarn, New Blanket

[JusOneKiss]

Well folks, I've been blogging about buying yarn at the Dollar Tree for $1 a skein.  By happenstance, I found some Caron Simply Baby (very similar to Caron Simply Soft) in Baby Blue (85 skeins), Sugar Coral (49 skeins - see attached photo of finished blanket using 10 skeins) and My Sunshine (my daughter took one look at this color and said it looks like Urine - its a very strange looking yellow.)  I've also happened upon some Bernat Roving in Bark which is a 80% acrylic and 20% wool blend.  I have yet to work with the Roving yarn, but its a delight working with the Caron Simply Baby - which I had never used before. The actual pattern for the blanket is The Blanket Stitch by Robin Beers which you can find on Ravelry for free.  The border is a combination of 2 single crochets a row of double crochet, then 10 rows of alternating front and back post stitches, 2 more rows of single crochet and then a last row of the crab stitch.  Also, someone askedme how many skeins it took for the blanket - about 10 skeins with each skein being 100grams.

[magiccrochetfan]

very pretty blanket!  the main stitch and the border really complement each other.  and you sure did get a boatload of yarn there!  

[redrosesdz]

It turned out beautifully!  I'll have to take your word that it is yellow.  It looks like burnt orange in the pic. 

[Tampa Doll]

Wow when I first saw the picture I thought it was a pretty tangerine or something.  Amazing how the camera changes colors.  Love the blanket and what a catch of yarn.

[JusOneKiss]

Ah no folks the color of the blanket is called Sugar Coral.  I was saying that I "also" got color that is called "My Sunshine" which looks like a very weak pale goldy kinda yellow....will post when available.

[ReniC]

Your blanket turned out very pretty. I like the way the border compliments the stitch of the blanket.

[magiccrochetfan]

the blanket definitely looks like a true coral on my screen :-)

[JusOneKiss]

It turned out beautifully!  I'll have to take your word that it is yellow.  It looks like burnt orange in the pic. 

It is a coral....I've amended the post and shown the actual yellow....

[Granny Square]

Nice haul from the dollar store, I only ever see funky novelty yarn or really icky colors (that yellow isn't too bad, and is nicer than most of what I've seen there).  Lovely blanket, thanks for letting us know where to find the pattern & your amendments.

[lynnf2012]

I love your border.  Gorgeous.

[Startigerlily]

Wow, what a yarn haul! Love the way your blanket turned out.