Another Scrappy Blanket

Blankets and odds and ends of yarn, two of my favourite things, so after finishing my Happy Scrappy Blanket it was inevitable that I'd cast on another.

I have lots of scraps of yarn and mini skeins just waiting to be knit up but for this project I've decided to go with a more muted colour scheme. I've weeded all the stronger colours out and they'll be used up in a different project. The photo above shows just a few of the different yarns I've yet to add to the blanket.

I've made a start. The edges aren't looking very straight but that's because I haven't sewn in the ends yet, they're just tucked underneath. I try to make a point of sewing some ends in as I add another round leaving just the ends on the outside edge, can you imagine being left with every single end to sew in when it's finished, it doesn't bear thinking about. As you can see, I'm arranging the squares so that the decrease line radiates out from the centre. I've seen people arrange them in chevrons or have them all going the same way but I arranged them this same way previously and I like the way it looks.

I'm making an effort to get all my long term projects finished and I've made good headway so far, but it didn't take me long to cast on another scrappy blanket after I finished the last one. It's easy, relaxing knitting for when I'm sitting in front of the TV, or when I don't want to concentrate too much. I love all those pretty colours too.