Good morning my lovelies, how has life been this past week in your little nook? Here in the Attic my days have been deliberately and deliciously sloooooooowwwwww. It's been my choice, an instinctive need for a little bit of hibernation and quiet alone time. I've felt ever so slightly flat but then it's been a very grey, super-cold, wintry January week and I've noticed how much my mood is so often plugged directly into the weather. It's as if my very soul has been foggy and grey this week.
I miss the summer months so much, the warmth and light, the happy feeling of freedom that comes with long, warm, sunny days. I find Winter hard going, although I do try and keep myself positive in these cold grey days and appreciate that Seasonal Change is a good thing.
Working on these wavy stripes has allowed me to mentally drift around in a whole world of summery colour, and I've been walking the hills endlessly in my mind as I spend my hours with hook and yarn. The colours this week will veery gently begin to lift and change and you will see the deeper shades of purple and green make way for lighter ones. We say goodbye to the earthy browns this week too as we move closer to the distant hills.
It's such a wonderful thing to feel transported to another time and place, to remember just what it feels like to unfold a blanket among the green moss and grasses and lie back to watch the clouds move overhead and feel the sun warming my face. It's contentment and bliss and a quiet joy to watch this blanket grow, to allow my mind to idle along dusty tracks and softly rolling hills as I hook my stitches.
It's always a fun time when I put down my hook and lay my blanket out for inspection each week. It truly delights me the way these stripes are happening as the blanket grows, they move and undulate beneath my eyes and the gentle shift in colour and tone makes my heart beat wild with delight. It's one of my greatest pleasures in life to witness a nugget of an idea come out of my Creative Mind and into the full glare of reality. My Creative Mind is very, very good at visualising colour and pattern, but sometimes the real thing is just so very much better than the imagined thing. It makes me happy beyond words when this happens.
No Blanket Inspection happens in the Attic without Tilly these days, she is a constant in my life when I am home. She is a nosy, into-everything kitty and a bit of a diva so it goes without saying that she has an incessant need to be at the centre of absolutely everything I'm doing. Blanket admiration? Yup, she will be right there, front and centre.
This week over on my Facebook page I asked if anyone would like to share pictures of where they crochet their Moorland blankets and what their view might be as the hook these wavy stripes... oh so many beautiful, cosy, heart warming images! It made me feel very emotional thinking about how much warmth and pleasure our collective stitches are bringing to homes (and beaches/aeroplanes/trains/swimming pools/spas/cars/work places!) around the world.
Inspired by my own cat-bombed photos, I've picked out some really lovely images of your gorgeous four legged friends sharing the Moorland journey this week.............
Awwww, so precious!
One other photo which really made my heart sing this week was this one........
.....these beautiful hooky ladies in Fife, Scotland meet every fortnight to work on their Moorland blankets together, isn't that just the loveliest thing? Hello lovely ladies, I am waving to you from the Attic!!
In fact, I am waving and blowing kisses to each and every one of you as you journey along with me, wherever you are in the world, I so appreciate your company.......mwah xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
And now, lets get down to the stripes for this week - your last stripe from Part 3 should be Sage - that was stripe number 60.
And here is the colour information for Part 4 : stripes 61-80, working from the bottom upwards.
Remember each stripe is worked in two rows, so 20 stripes = 40 rows of crochet.
*Please note - stripes written in *red text* are additional stripes to be worked only if you have 2 yarn packs and are making a double bed size blanket. If you have one yarn pack, please ignore the red!
61. Walnut
*Mocha* (optional for large size)
62. Grape
63. Violet
64. Plum
65. Wisteria
66. Grape
67. Sage
68. Pistachio
69. Mocha
*Meadow* (optional for large size)
70. Plum
71. Wisteria
72. Cypress
73. Khaki
74. Grape
75. Wisteria
*Violet* (optional for large size)
76. Cypress
77. Pistachio
78. Sage
79. Violet
80. Grape
Here are the links you might need ...
❤ Moorland Blanket CAL : Part 1
❤ Moorland Blanket CAL : Part 2
❤ Moorland Blanket CAL : Part 3
Have a really super time meandering over the heather clad hills this week, Part 5 (stripes 81- 100) will be here on Friday 3rd February.
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he he writing down part 4 colours 1 Oct 2017!! Thought it was the final part and feeling a bit sad but NO!!Thank goodness what would I do?! ;-)
Posted by: Gillian | October 01, 2017 at 07:52 AM
Would it be possible to put the rows on as well as the lines please, as per week 1? I am new to crochet and CAL's so behind, and worried I will mess up the lines as get the wrong row. Thank you.
Posted by: Julie | February 06, 2017 at 07:58 PM
Lucy, I hope you see this....
AGAIN! I see someone posting YOUR Blooming Cushion - this time complete with part of tutorial = posted here: http://www.ilgilibilgili.com/tig-isi-sevimli-yastiklar.html
It would be fine, if they gave you credit - but NO credit given you for all of your work! I can tell your work pretty easily when I see it...and this one I recognize immediately because I MADE one and love it so! But I will never forget where I got the pattern - and who taught me how to make it! That is YOU!
As I've written previously, your site encouraged me to pick up my hooks after over 25 years away from any crocheting. And the Blooming Cushion is the first thing I made! And it still sits proudly on our living room sofa! And I'm still so grateful to you for this pattern!
But it irks me so much to see others post YOUR patterns (or anyone else's for that matter!) and neglect to post where the pattern comes from or who actually designed it.....of course, that's the LAW - but no one pays much attention to that. Perhaps they feel as if it's theirs to claim if they bother to follow YOUR pattern and make one of their own. I didn't see any way to contact whoever posted this; otherwise, I'd have written her (him?) a note insisting they CREDIT LUCY for this pattern.
thank you again, Lucy. For all you've given us of your talents, your time = your smiles. Sometimes, when I've just read your blog, I feel as if I've just sat for tea with a friend! and for that I am grateful! God bless you and your lovely family!
Posted by: Carol D | February 02, 2017 at 06:18 AM
Hi! I'm new to crochet but it has become my passion! I just started following your blog and I wondered if this blanket pattern and info will be available after the CAL is done? I don't have access to the most used yarns so everything must be ordered online - by the time I receive the yarn, I'm too far behind to catch up. It would be really nice if I can find the info later... :) It's a beautiful blanket, thanks for sharing your talent!
Posted by: Debbie S. | February 01, 2017 at 09:04 AM
Yippee! I finally got my Wool Warehouse order. First order was Jan 3. Only had email from my credit card company stating the charge was made. The 14th, I started asking WW when to expect my order. They had no record of order. Credit card did not post order to my account (but I have their emal). I went ahead and placed another order and happy, happy, 15 days later, I have my yarn. Now to get going and try to xatch up. This was first attempt at ordering yarn from overseas.
Posted by: Diana Lindoff | January 31, 2017 at 06:25 AM
Frustration!! I am itching to start my mooreland blanket. My yarn is all nestled in a basket ready to go. However, it is way too hot!! Sunny Sydney (Australia) reached over 44 degrees celcius yesterday (112 farenheit) and is close to that today. So i just have to admire your blanket yumminess for now, and enjoy your wonderful photos of nice, cold, wintery days. Soon...soon...the days will grow colder...and I can begin!
Posted by: Rebecca | January 31, 2017 at 12:48 AM
Just got to Grape in the first week!!! Very very behind but loving it!!!!
Posted by: A-M | January 30, 2017 at 10:09 PM
Love all the pics! One of my good friends is working on her own Moorland blanket! I'm a little jealous :)
Posted by: ReadingScotland | January 30, 2017 at 07:45 PM
An excerpt from a poem I recently found: There are no colors out today ; only the wind,and the rain, and the clouds; and a thousand shades of gray ". Do you think this describes the winter Moor?
Posted by: Kathy | January 30, 2017 at 12:49 AM
OH! I SO wish I was joining in!!!
Cat's are very fussy creatures so their approval is always a good sign!
Whenever I have laid my work on the floor (patchwork, knitting, my FIRST -and only- crochet blanket, uni work) you can be sure that a cat will arrive to investigate!!!!
Be gentle on yourself, the evenings ARE getting longer, spring IS around the corner xxx
love Debbie
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Posted by: Debbie, Essex | January 29, 2017 at 06:41 PM
God has certainly created a beautiful palette
Posted by: F Mack | January 29, 2017 at 03:56 PM
Hello Lucy - I have been following and enjoying your blogs for some months now and have a few of your patterns (including the Moorland blanket) on my to do list.
I was looking for a way to contact you but can't find one other than this - so apologies that this isn't the right place for this. Last autumn I was at my friend Karin's place in France - les-sources.nl - for a detox week - and I spent many lovely hours crocheting - and then I thought wouldn't it be great to have crochet workshops / master classes here - the accommodation is set up for groups (but is also a holiday let).Although Karin hasn't had a group of "hookers" before she has a lot of experience with groups (yoga, art, detox etc). I wont write more here but is this something that would be interesting for you? I hope so - how great would it would be meet you and learn from you! kind regards - Anne Fraser
Posted by: Anne Fraser | January 29, 2017 at 03:03 PM
I just have to thank you again. After many years of knitting & crocheting, this is the first time ever I follow anybody's pattern & color way. After my late start (placed order on Dec. 30, yarn arrived on Jan. 18), I'm finally at the end of part 2, and can't wait to get to part 3. I really LOOOOVE how the colors shift ever so gradually; your design is genius! I just hope I can keep up the pace, before the Caribbean gets too hot to work with anything but lace weight cotton... Meanwhile, enjoying this journey and loving the fact that so many of us are taking it together. Thanks again!
Posted by: Diana Nieves | January 29, 2017 at 11:32 AM
beautiful
Posted by: Brenda Cupryna | January 29, 2017 at 08:53 AM
What a sweet cat ! - and I love the crochet
My Blog CAL is coming along well Lucy.
https://whimsyandcosy.wordpress.com/2017/01/21/work-in-progress/
Posted by: Zozie | January 29, 2017 at 08:22 AM
Oooh I've just done the sage/pistachio/mocha rows - gorgeous!! Can't wait for pistachio to pop up again in stripe 77!!!
Posted by: Jennifer Keast | January 28, 2017 at 10:40 PM
Love the colours so much and Tilly is very cute x
Posted by: AnnieOB | January 28, 2017 at 09:20 PM
I would love to see you crochet a sweater or two. Have you ever considered this?
Thanks!
Posted by: Judy W | January 28, 2017 at 05:43 PM
I've been feeling the same way. Bloggers have a gift for sharing the honest feelings we have. The weather folk have been telling us how we have had the littlest amount of sunshine this month, in years.
I get frightened when I get the least bit blue, thanks for sharing that its just the season and our yarny work can transport us
Posted by: kathy b | January 28, 2017 at 02:53 PM
I am on the road showing horses in Ft. Worth, Texas. I brought my project with me so I wouldn't fall behind. I am really enjoying the colors and the landscape images that inspired the colors. Right now things are so upset and nasty in America. Millions of people seem to hate our new president while millions seem to love him. Social media and the news is full of people arguing with one another. It is SO NICE to make a cup of tea, turn off the noise and work on my project at the same time others around the world do the same. Maybe all the politicians need to learn to crochet!
Posted by: Bonnie Habel | January 28, 2017 at 01:27 PM
Hi Lucy,thank you for sharing such a beautiful pattern and all the photos - they're amazing!
The ladies group looks great fun!
Looking forward to seeing the next part.
Tina ☺
Posted by: Tinaspice | January 28, 2017 at 09:04 AM
Lovely Lucy & thank you for sharing a great bunch of the photos from other crocheters around the world. Take care.
Posted by: Susan Smith | January 28, 2017 at 07:51 AM
It. Is a beautiful blanket and we around the world are enjoying it very much. Do hope that you are feeling better. My daughter suffers from anemia and vitamin D deffiecent. It is an on going problem. It is wonderful to feel like you are part of the whole world. Have never had a opportunity to visit your part of the world but because of your pictures I think that I have been there.
Posted by: Charlotte. | January 27, 2017 at 11:35 PM
Love all the cute kitties and puppies. We are petless, but love to have the childrens' stuffed animals play with my crafty creations!
I'm so anxious to receive my yarn shipment so I begin this blanket! If only it was easier to get the yarn in America. Hopefully, customs won't hold it up too long. These colors remind me so much of our Scotland honeymoon in 2001. I considered subbing another yarn easily available here but decided to treat myself this time to the true yarn this gorgeous blanket was created to show off!
Best wishes from San Francisco!!
Posted by: Karen Lloyd | January 27, 2017 at 06:08 PM
OMG all those beautiful kitties on blankets! Tilly is gorgeous!
Posted by: Janis | January 27, 2017 at 05:48 PM