Blanket of Hope block
Posted on February 14th, 2007 by EllyMae
My block for Rebekah’s Blanket of Hope project.
I used a pattern that I found at Melissa’s Dishcloth Designs. I thought it might be fun to give it a suggestion of shrubbery in the foreground, so needle felted a bit of green Cascade 220 to the bottom. OK…maybe I got the cabin a little too high in the block, and I used it as an EXCUSE to do some needle felting. Needle felting is similar to popping bubblewrap…and a person may look for any excuse to do it on a project. Just sayin’.
So, anyway…here’s my little block, and here’s the specs:
- Project Length: About 2 hours.
- Finished Block Size: 8 x 8 inches blocked
- Yarn Used: Cascade 220 in a “merlot” color.
- Needles: Size 6 straights.
- Continental/English: English
- Gauge: 4-1/2 st/in x 8 rows/in
Quite lovely, as you already know. I love the needle felted portion, it adds a bit of whimsy!