*8**2016 Umaro blanket

Have you ever knitted a blanket?

Me neither till this one.  I always thought it was one of those bonkers things like jumping off a plane with a parachute or swimming with sharks... great... for somebody else to do.  To be admired for sure... but no thanks.

And then I was told by my darling husband that he didn't want a quilt on his (he chose it) new sofa.

WHAT???

To be honest I kind of expected it.  You see... he has a lot of qualities this man of mine... but quilt appreciation is not one of them unfortunately.  (Unfortunately for him that is because there are a lot of quilts in this house regardless).  It was when he proposed buying one of those fake 'fur' things that you find in boutique hotel rooms and novelty catalogues that I realised I had to dive straight in and grab the shark by its fins.

Enter the 'Umaro blanket' pattern by Jared Flood, available on the Brooklyn Tweed website.  

Enter 14 (or 13 I can't remember exactly) balls of Rowan Big Wool and giant size 10 needles. (I bought the yarn from Love Knitting)

Exit... a blanket!

The pattern is gorgeous.  It looks a lot more complicated than it is, trust me.  I'm no fancy pansy knitter and I often knit in whilst watching television.

And it's ... huge... I knit very very loosely so this baby grew and grew and I haven't blocked it because I'm scared of how big it would become.

And it's warm.

So there.

I can tick the knitting a blanket item off the list.

 

Now regarding the sharks....

Comments

[Amy at love made my home]

It is fantastic!!!! I hope that your husband enjoys using it and that you get to use it too!! Beautiful colour as well! xx

[CJ]

It's absolutely gorgeous. I've been thinking about making something like that lately, the big wool is brilliant, I like the idea that it will grow quickly! CJ xx

[driftwood]

oh wow. love it xxx

[elsy]

absolutely gorgeous, well done.my husbands a bit lukewarm on the quilt front too but hey ho.

[Planetcoops]

That looks so lovely and cosy!

[gina]

It's fabulous and looks like it was much quicker to knit than the endless squares I'm intending will be a blanket!

[Ali Whale]

Oh I love bit of moss stitch and it looks very complicated...and big and warm.
My husband turns his nose up at my crochet blankets and then two of the ladies who work for him announced they were having babies and so I was called into action so that he could give them lovely little baby blankets.....hmmm