Adventures in Knitting and Crochet

  There was no real inspiration behind this blanket. I love sunsets and saw the yarn at https://www.enfys.me.uk/ . It seemed too good an opportunity to miss. It is one of the easiest blankets to do as the crochet is absolute basic and the design comes from the colour blending. I hope you like it! Felicity   Pattern The pattern uses English crochet terminology throughout The pattern uses double stranded yarn and a 7 mm crochet hook.   Using two strands of Cygnet pure wool superwash DK in navy Chain 77 stitches Row 1: DC into third chain from the hook and every following chain Row 2-29: Chain 2 then DC into each stitch along the row Change yarn to double stranded (1 strand Cygnet pure wool superwash DK in navy and 1 strand Cygnet pure wool superwash DK in damson) Row 30-44: Chain 2 then DC into each stitch along the row Change yarn to two strands of Cygnet pure wool superwash DK in Damson Row 45-76: Chain 2 then DC into each stitch along the row Change yarn

  This scarf was inspired by reader Ellen who commented on my secret message scarf post. After reading her comments it occurred to me that very few people who are blind will be able to read Morse code. Therefore, the obvious decision was to design a scarf with a happy birthday message in braille! In real life I spend a lot of my time in a lab trying to develop new treatments to prevent blindness and making things accessible to blind people is a cause very close to my heart. It has been a fun experiment mixing work and knitting. I have used DK weight yarn for this project and doubled it so that you get very strong stitch definition so the braille pattern can be easily made out through touch alone. The scarf would work with a chunky yarn but I have found that the braille doesn’t stand up as much as doubled DK. I hope you enjoy it!  Felicity     Pattern: Yarn: Sirdar snuggly cashmere merino double knitting (use two strands simultaneously). Needles: 7mm Abbreviations: 1