Monday, February 23, 2015

KAL Disney Blanket - Yarn for Square 7

Happy Monday everyone!  Ready to get a look at the yarn you'll need for square 7 of the KAL Disney Blanket?  For those of you who don't know what this is, you can check out KAL Disney Blanket FAQ page.  You can also find a running list of all the squares on the KAL Disney Blanket Squares page.

Let's take a look at the yarn you'll need for Square #7!

Easy
-Green (or other background color)
-Dark Purple
-Light Yellow
-Tan

Medium
-Green (or other background color)
-Dark Purple
-Light Pink
-Light Yellow
-Tan

Hard
-Green (or other background color)
-Dark Purple
-Light Purple
-Light Pink
-Light Yellow
-Tan

Costume
-Green (or other background color)
-Dark Purple
-Light Yellow

I chose the "hard" chart for this square.  So let's take a look at what I came up with from my stash!


-Green: Loops & Thread's "Snuggly Wuggly" in Fresh Green
-Dark Purple: Caron's "Simply Soft" in purple
-Light Purple: Loops & Thread's "Snuggly Wuggly" in Soft Lilac
-Light Pink: Loops & Threads's "Snuggly Wuggly" in Pink
-Light Yellow: Lily's "Sugar 'N Cream" in yellow
-Tan: Caron's "Simply Soft" in Bone

Any guess for square 7?




KAL Disney Blanket - Square 6 - Belle

We are on to square #6 of the KAL Disney Blanket.  Have no idea what the KAL Disney Blanket is?  You can read the introductory post here and the FAQ page here.

Squre #6 is dedicated to Belle!  The princess from the movie Beauty and the Beast!  This movie was released on November 22, 1991.  Let's see how her square turned out:


I knit this square with a combination of intarsia and stranded color work and will be using this method from now on.  She looks great!

Let's also look at her four different charts:

Hard Chart
Medium Chart
Easy Chart
Costume Chart

Ready to knit your own?  Find the pattern on Ravelry HERE.



Monday, February 16, 2015

KAL Disney Blanket - Yarn for Square 6

Happy Monday everyone!  Ready to get a look at the yarn you'll need for square 6 of the KAL Disney Blanket?  For those of you who don't know what this is, you can check out KAL Disney Blanket FAQ page.  You can also find a running list of all the squares on the KAL Disney Blanket Squares page.

Let's take a look at the yarn you'll need for Square #6!

Easy
-Light Purple (or other background color)
-Light Yellow
-Brown
-Tan

Medium
-Light Purple (or other background color)
-Light Yellow
-Yellow
-Brown
-Tan

Hard
-Light Purple (or other background color)
-Light Yellow
-Yellow
-Brown
-Tan

Costume
-Light Purple (or other background color)
-Light Yellow
-Brown

I chose the "hard" chart for this square.  So let's take a look at what I came up with from my stash!


-Light Purple: Loops & Threads “Snuggly Wuggly” in Fresh Green
-Light Yellow: Lily’s “Sugar ‘N Cream” in yellow
-Yellow: Red Heart’s “Super Saver” in yellow
-Brown: Hobby Lobby’s “I Love This Yarn” in Brown
-Tan: Caron’s “Simply Soft” in Bone

Any guesses for square #6?