I started my sock yarn scrap blanket (cozy memory) is April of 2015. I'm using a US 3 nameless metal double points and casting on/picking up 16 stitches per each side. My squares are pretty tiny but they don't take much time to make.
I'm not really following any specific pattern, I K2TOG in the middle and K2TOG through the back loop after the stitch marker. I really like the way they come together down the middle. The size that I'm shooting for is a little bit larger than a twin size bed. I want to be able to tuck it under my feet and up over my shoulders without having to stretch it. Going for that size, I'm about half way done.
I haven't been specific about the yarn that is going into the blanket other than it needs to be fingering weight. I also haven't been specific about the placement of the colors for my squares. They are a jumble of colors and I absolutely love it! I work on this when I feel like it but I will be knitting more when I get back to the States. The sock yarn swappers group is doing #summerofsquares2016 KAL so I'll be slowly updating my blanket as I participate.
Try and stay cool! - Sierra
Love the idea of this blanket! I've seen so many versions of it and they all look great - you just can't go wrong with it! It must be such a relaxing knit, plus a great stash/left overs buster!
ReplyDeleteI love the fact that it uses up those small scraps that I'm just not willing to throw away! It's fun collecting the memories from different projects and the different projects from my knitting group.
Deletethat is one gorgeous blanket!! I love how all the colors play against each other, so beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteI find is totally fun to decide if I want to put a color that matches well or a complete contrast color next with my squares!
Deletewhat a wonderful blanket, you've made some amazing progress! I love that it is full of the scraps from other fingering weight projects, I have so many of those. This is very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving working on it, I'm a bit out of touch with it because of my trip but I have leftovers from the socks that I knit I need to get back to it.
DeleteI can't wait to have enough leftovers of sock yarn to make my own Cozy Memories Blanket! Until then, I'll enjoy watching yours grow ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe scraps added up faster that I thought they would. I now have an exploding bag of mini/leftovers for the blanket. I loved to work with fingering weight so there's usually yarn leftover from every project.
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