Amanda's Crochet Blankets

Crochet blanket designer & yarn dyeing queen, living a dream life on Exmoor, Devon, UK http://www.thenaturaldyestudio.com http://amandascrochetblog.blogspot.co.uk/

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Back to book business...... This is Pixie dust, I’m working on the pattern at the moment, what else can I say? #crochet #textiles #crochetblanket #crochetlove #crochetbabyblanket #amandaperkins #crochetersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo3flHOhK8g/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12s41tg6gdhhi

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Marsh Violet on my wool room floor. It's about 42 by 37 inches, I don't know how much bigger it will be as I'm running out of petal colours. It will get bigger when I wash it, but I'm not sure it will be big enough. Incidentally you might notice I've ignored my own rule and haven't sewn in the ends of the corners - bad me!! I was too excited to see what it was going to look like on the floor 😄 #amandaperkins #crochetblanket #crochetersofinstagram #crochetflower #crochet

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Still working on my Marsh Violet blanket, here it is with my Christmas cactus, who almost flowered at the right time 😄 #crochetaddict #christmascactus #crochetblanket #amandaperkins #crochet

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Back to my gigantic pattern revamping project, I'm now 12 months in and still going. All the blanket patterns were revamped last year, so I've started on the scarves. Yesterday was the turn of Iris, the pattern has been rewritten in U.K. & US terms, it has new motif charts, yarn recommendations, a yarn colour key & step by step charts. To celebrate I'm offering a 25% discount on the Ravelry pattern for the next 2 weeks. Simply add the pattern to your cart and add the following code to the discount code box - irisedit17 You can find it via the link in my bio or here - http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/iris-crochet-scarf #crochetscarf #amandaperkins #rainbowcrochet #crochetersofinstagram #crochetaddict #crochet

[queenieamanda]

Good morning lovely Instagram, it's back to work day for me. I thought you might like to see my Christmas crochet, it's a new jumper for me made with yummy yummy @fyberspates magenta Scrumptious 4ply. Please don't ask me for the pattern as there's not going to be one, although later I could put a construction chart on the blog if there's enough interest 🤔😃 #crochet #crochetaddict #amandaperkins #crochetsweater #crochetersofinstagram

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Sorry about my lack of photos, but my boys arrived yesterday & as we don't see them very much I want to make every second count. 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 #proudmom #son #soninlaw #bacon #breakfast (at Lynton & Lynmouth)

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I've realised that the reason I've been avoiding working on Marsh Violet is that I don't like the copper petals. I love the colour, but they are wrong. So I'm going to spend the afternoon watching Captain Kirk & the starship Enterprise, frogging & replacing them with darker violet flowers. #crochet #crochetaddict #crochetblanket #crochetersofinstagram #amandaperkins

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It's a horrible grey, wet Exmoor day, but it's been a lot brighter since the postman brought me this surprise package...... OMG!!!! Emma, it's absolutely stunning, as soon as I saw the colours my brain started buzzing. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you 😊💕💕💕💕💕💕 @thelittlegreysheep #thelittlegreysheep #yarnporn #yarnlove #indiedyer #britishwool (at Lynton & Lynmouth)

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This is my short sleeved fat jumper. I wore it to my 30th wedding anniversary party & looked like a giant balloon woman, but due to developing some major food intolerances I've lost quite a bit of weight. So I'm going to add sleeves to my snug fat jumper and hopefully turn it into a draping thin jumper. So have frogged the sleeves, found some matching yarn, now all I have to do is try and remember the hook size....😃 #grannysquare #crochetersofinstagram #crochetsweater #crochettop #amandaperkins #crochet

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I haven't written a "Story of a blanket" blog post for a couple of weeks, so I need to do so today. This week it's the turn of "Flower Power" from my book #rainbowcrochetedblankets #crochetblanket #crochetersofinstagram #amandaperkins #grannysquare #crochet

[queenieamanda]

Ok, enough of dogs for the time being, here's some crochet instead..... It's now called Marsh Violet, because the violets on the moor aren't just violets, they're Marsh violets 😄 I don't know how big it's going to be, I'm going to crochet until I run out of yarn. It's currently a 35" hexagon, I've got enough motif centres to make another round and then I'll turn it into a square/rectangle. And then I'll have the normal photo dilemma, it needs to be photographed on grass on the moor, but it's December..... #crochetaddict #crochetblanket #amandaperkins #grannysquare #crochet

[queenieamanda]

Thank you to everyone for all your kind best Loki wishes yesterday, so many I don't know were to start replying individually, but I really appreciate all of them 😘💕 As you can see he's home and happy. He has a massive wound the whole length of his belly and is stoned on tramadol, but he's here! I spend most of my life alone working, so my animals are really important to me, the keep me company and talk to me in their own way. My "team" is made up of 2 dogs Loki & Tinks and Billy the cat, the thought of losing one is devastating, not only for me but also for the other 2 team members (& of course the rest of my family). I know that in the next few years Loki & Billy will leave us, they are both elderly, Billy's already almost 3 years past his sell by date. But for us to almost lose Loki so suddenly is shocking & scary. #dog #germanshepherd #gsd #gsdlove #gsdofinstagram

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Violet crochet blanket over the arm of the sofa. #grannysquare #crochetart #crochetblanket #amandaperkins #crochetaddict #crochet

[queenieamanda]

My second new pattern of the week is Scrumptious Bubbles, publish yesterday. You can find it here on Ravelry - www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/scrumptious-bubbles-crochet-blanket or via the link in my bio. #amandaperkins #crochetblanket #crochetaddict #crochetart #grannysquare #crochet

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I published my Severn Sea blanket pattern yesterday 🎉🎉 As you can see from the photo we had a brilliant photo shoot, climbing up cliffs and you can see the Severn Sea in the top left corner. It's in all the usual places, including my Ravelry store, where I'm offering my "buy 1, get 1 free" offer (link in bio) #crochetart #crochetaddict #crochetblanket #crochet #amandaperkins

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The reason for my not being 100% happy with my Perseids scarf is this... I completely blame my very good friend @easyknitter !! Jon's amazingly beautiful Smoke yarn has sat next to me ever since Unravel (2 weeks ago) whispering sweet nothings in my ear. And yesterday afternoon I finally gave in and got it out of the basket. Originally the dark blue was going to be a scarf, but now I can see 2 scarves one in blue and one in turquoise ...sigh... Evil @easyknitter his shop should come with a bank balance warning!! http://www.easyknits.co.uk #easyknits #exmoorstars16 #crochet #crochetscarf #crochetaddict #yarn #yarnporn

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Perseids Crochet Scarf Not 100% happy with this. In fact so not 100% last night I almost sent it to the discard pile. But it's had a reprieve this morning, I now have a cunning plan, so I'll finish it and write the pattern after all. #crocheted #crochet #crochetscarf #crochetaddict #perseidscarf16 #exmoorstars16 #amandaperkins