Friday, October 21, 2011

Baby "puka" blanket


     Thanks to the encouragement of my awesome sister in law, I learned how to crochet. It all started Down Under with a bamboo hook and a few pieces of turquoise yarn. A few months, many crochet flowers, and YouTube tutorials later I am proud to say I completed my first baby blanket. I started at the beginning of summer but had to stop for a few months because it was just SO hot in Malta. Sitting crocheting with a wooly blanket on my lap was not at all practical, but now that the weather has cooled off a bit I am back to crocheting. In Hawaii these are also known as "Puka blankets" a "puka" means hole in Hawaiian. I learned this chevron pattern from this video. This guy Mikey does a bunch of awesome crochet tutorials I think there are 3 or 4 in this jagged chevron series. My plan is to make a few of these,  hopefully I will get better with each one!

5 comments:

  1. Wow, I am impressed and inspired! Whose the happy baby?

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  2. Love the colors!!! So beautiful! X

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  3. thanks Ruthie, I had fun making it cause of the bright colors!!!
    @ Healing in Hawaii the blanket is for a friend of mine.

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  4. thank you for your visit? I am pleased to meet you too :) à bientôt

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  5. I've got that obsession too!
    Love ChristineRT

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