Child's knitted throw.

Thanks for the info about the book - I just ordered a 2nd hand copy - couldn’t find the right one on abebooks alas, so it had to be amazon. ? All my Christmassy projects are nearly finished, so I need inspiration - that is apart from the cheeky bagpiper, who still might help to while away the long dark evenings, not to mention using up some of the stash - I wouldn’t need to buy a thing to make him in all his glory.

That is gorgeous, MellowYellow! What child wouldn’t love that? My 5 year old Gdd certainly would!

I've just found the book in my county library catalogue so I've reserved it. Great!

Oh I love the elephant mary, it's inspired me to add some 3D elements to my granddaughter's throw. I'll take a look online for the book, thanks.

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I just posted a reply and seem to have lost it MellowYellow. The cushion went to GC when they moved house. Photos were edited out but the book was Dorling Kindersley Big Book of Knitting, £3 from bargain bin in WHS a few years ago, RRP £20.

If you look for it online its the one with Everything you need for 100 gorgeous projects on the cover. The one with pink green and blue balls on the cover.

Hope that helps!

Sounds lovely Mary, do you have a photo of the elephant?

It is lovely MellowYellow and gives me some ideas. Last time I did intarsia it took me three weeks to complete a large stripy elephant on a cushion cover. I have loads of wool to use up and it just needs a bit of planning.

Thank you for your kindnesses. I made loads of mistakes before I got the hang of it, honestly!!

Mellowyellow* thanks for showing us the book and I’m even more impressed now with your ability to master intarsia knitting. I’m not sure I’m up to that but I might use your throw as an example to try to recreate using crochet. (I’m better at crochet). I’ll let you know how I get on once Ive got some pretty wool. I’m sure your little GD will love it. ♥️

I have both of her Blankets and Throws books cascats, they are really inspiring. Have fun and let us know how it goes!

Thank you, have just ordered both of her Blankets and Throws books.
Must admit to not being a great fan of intarsia, I struggle with tensioning! so am going to try and adapt patterns to the DoubleKnit technique.
lol, wish me luck

Absolutely lovely MellowYellow . I made something similar for my GDs and incorporated little pockets around the edge. They still put their “treasures” in them

Oh that is lovely!
I wonder if my GD (6) would like one, trouble is she’d be a teenager by the time I finished

To be honest Doodledog I had no idea what I was embarking on when I started intarsia and doubt I will do it again. I thought it was Fair Isle with longer strands across the back, until the first squares I did bunched up! I can't remember how I managed not to get holes but I must have just done what the book said. I don't give up easily but this was certainly a labour of love!!

That is lovely, MellowYellow. You are very talented.

I am an experienced knitter, and comfortable with Fair Isle, mosaic and stranded knitting, but have never managed to do intarsia very successfully. I always seem to get holes or loose stitches around the edges of the motifs.

Thank you all for your lovely comments. Yes, it did take patience and that's something I have bucketloads of, otherwise I probably wouldn't have tackled it. I've attached a picture of the book I used.

Thats really lovely, please would you be kind enough to share the name of the book you took the designs from. I need to do a blanket for my grandaughter and this has given me some ideas.

Good morning Nortsat, and everyone here. ?

That is just so beautiful! Thank you for sharing. Wish I could make something like that but it looks very difficult! Such a precious gift for your granddaughter to treasure.

How lovely! You must have lots of patience, it’s a work of art.

Thank you Puzzler, yes I think she will love it, but she's like me, quite a tomboy, and is used to me knitting weird things like pheasants and bats, which always end up going home with her, so I'll be fascinated to see how she responds to something so girly.

I think it’s beautiful... she will treasure it, as she grows up.
It’s perfect ...

(Morning Puzzler ... good to see you).

What a lovely idea, something that will be treasured and then handed down as a family heirloom. There must have been such satisfaction each time you completed a square and even more when you finally sewed it together - beautiful work.

Oh, the piecing together was a nightmare! I used blanket stitch with the same pink wool as some of the squares, but it's rather homespun if you look very closely, very hard to keep the stitches even. I don't crochet now, I get repetitive strain in my elbow if I do!!! ??