Zebra Stripes & Rainbows... Nice!

Challenge #4

I've finished the Challenge!  Here it is:

Previous progress:
Challenge finish:

Cosy Stripe Blanket

My Cosy Blanket has gained more stripes but not as many as a Zebra!!! ;)  It's currently sitting on 18 different coloured stripes, with 36 rows complete.  I think it will need about 90 different coloured stripes, or about 180 rows all up... So I'll keep stitching lol!...  The colour scheme should begin to make more sense once colours start to tie back and repeat.  There won't be too many repeats though as I've got quite a few different yarns to use!  I'm loving the texture of the contrasting rows.  The pattern is from Attic 24.

Previous progress:

WIP:

Current progress:

Happy Stitching! xxx

Comments

  1. Mii Stitch3 April 2017 at 09:58

    Beautiful!!! Love your cross stitch pattern and fantastic update on the blanket :)

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  2. The Crafty Princess3 April 2017 at 19:23

    Congratulations on your beautiful page finish. That wip looks absolutely incredible. Love the colours in your blanket too.
    xo Alicia

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    1. Megan Joelle3 April 2017 at 22:41

      Thanks Alicia! I'm very happy to finish the Challenge in time, as it's not long before it ends!😁 Apparently the next one is not till August though...

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  3. Natascha Kooijman4 April 2017 at 10:52

    That looks gorgeous Megan.. Love the colors of the Rainbow work. I had no idea you were working on a blanket? As far as I can see you can do crochet just perfectly. Well done.

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    1. Megan Joelle5 April 2017 at 03:04

      Thanks Natascha! I haven't been working on the blanket for very long! 😁

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  4. Faith...7 April 2017 at 17:44

    So many beautiful colors in one post! Congrats on finishing your challenge ;) now on to the next one for you.

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    1. Megan Joelle7 April 2017 at 18:04

      Hehe, it's pretty obvious I really love colour! ;) Apparently the next Challenge isn't for quite awhile... So I think it's time to pull out one of my wips that hasn't seen the light of day for ages and work on that while we are waiting... Thank you Faith! :)

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  5. Lady Stitch-a-Lot17 April 2017 at 10:45

    Congrats on finshing the challenge, Iris looks great =)
    Your blanket looks amazing, I started the log cabin blanket from attic24 some time ago (and need to continue working on it!) and I think her designs are amazing =)

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