The new blanket is under way. We dropped into Michael’s a while ago (just in time for a sale on the yarn I wanted for this!) and Myria picked out the colors she liked. I then started on the squares.
The main body of the blanket will be composed of this square:
The accent squares will look like this:
And they will go together in this pattern:
I’ve finished the second row of squares and started on the third, but just recently my hands have been being difficult when it comes to crochet so I’m probably going to give it a time out for a while.
I also owe Myria a shawl and have been mulling over yarns, colors and patterns. Color isn’t a tough one - she wants pink, Quel surprise :) I had thought that I would use Knitpick’s Palette (fingering weight) for this as they have a lovely, very pale pink but have decided that their Gloss (70% merino, 30% silk) would be much nicer. Only problem with that is I will have to get the Bare version and dye it and the only problem with that is that I won’t be able to dye all of the yarn needed in one batch. I also need to figure out how to get a very light pink - like one step away from white - without overdoing it.
As for the pattern, my eye and mind keep zooming in on the Multnomah which has been hugely popular this last year.
I keep looking at it and thinking that border could be any lace pattern - you’d just have to adjust the number of stitches in the garter section above it. And if the lace were knitted out a lot further than the original shawl (probably the garter section should be bigger too, to balance things) you could wind up with something seriously luxurious.
The planning process continues :)
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The Multnomah shawl would be VERY easy to adapt to a different lace pattern; I’ve thought of doing that myself but just how many projects can one person have on the go?
Myria’s blanket will be very nice; I’m almost jealous. 
Myria is a lucky girl - a blanket and a shawl: wow!
That crochet square is truly remarkable.
Ev - I like the way Feather and Fan looks, but find it a bit tedious to work so that’s what led me to the idea of using something else. I’ve got a couple of things in mind so I guess I’ll have to start swatching to see what works :)
Lynne - Believe me, I’m the lucky one here. How many knitters get to work on a couple of projects on which they can exercise their creativity and know that the intended recipient will love them?
The blanket is going to be beautiful. Myria is indeed lucky to have such a beautiful gift in the making! Can’t wait to see what you do with the shawl! I know it will be gorgeous. It’s snowing to beat the band here — can’t hardly believe it!!! 
Carol - Sorry to hear about the snow - that must really be a pain in your part of the country. It was clear and about 40 degrees here today. Our season started with a bang but has gotten decidedly wimpy since the first of the year.
snow and ice here for the past couple of weeks too- we even had our first snow back in late november- you can imagine the chaos this atypical weather creates- we all lose our minds and act like armageddon has come upon us!!
beautiful squares and blanket design-
there are so many pretty shades of pink - and designing your own pattern always brings out the best in you- enjoy-
big hugs- stay happy-
