My first rug

Although I learned to crochet as a child, it was only an occasional pastime until recently.
I grew up, married and raised a family, joined the workforce, and finally retired. Over the years I sewed clothes for myself and my daughters, took up quilting, and explored embroidery. Occasionally I crocheted a baby rug for a new grandchild, or a cardigan for myself.

About five or six years ago, my daughter Liz asked me to make a rug for her meditation space, something calm and peaceful. This is what I made.

I used 11 colours of Bendigo Woollen Mills 8 ply pure wool yarns - Oceanic, Olive Moss, Barley, Leaf, Bracken, Forest, Guava, Pale Eucalypt, Lichen, Seaquest, Sea Green.

Not sure of exact yardage, but the blanket weighs approx 1200g., so about 2400 metres.

The pattern for the squares is similar to the one used for Babette Blanket. Individual squares measured 4.5” when blocked. I made 130 squares (10 x 13) all different.The finished rug measures 47" x 60".

Liz loved it, and I was pretty pleased with it too. It was the biggest thing I had ever crocheted.