So here we are after four weeks of gentle strolling over the moorland landscape, and I wonder how you are enjoying the journey so far? Are you relaxing into the soothing rhythm of the stitches and loving the soft waves of colour? Have you been immersing yourself in memories of earth, stone, grass, moss and heather, and wondering what it might feel like when you finally get to the horizon?
I have to admit that even when I was waaaaay back down at the beginning, frolicking amongst all that limey green and earthy brown, I was already dreaming of the blue skies above. I just love working with shades of blue, they are my soul colours and I crave them constantly, so really it's not surprising that I felt like I'd hit the jackpot when I reached stripe eighty nine and out came the Duck Egg yarn. We're journeying across the sky, what a thrill!
I've used three shades of blue to describe the summer sky - Storm Blue, Cloud Blue and Duck Egg. They are beautiful colours individually, but combined together they bring a light softness to the Moorland blanket which I adore.
Crocheting with shades of blue is such a lovely visual reminder of warmer weather, of gentle summer days, of gratitude for just being out and about, up high and enjoying life. I am such a fresh air and sky addict!
Once you have finished Part 5 of the Moorland Blanket, you will be gently floating up into the heavens where the skylark sings...........
.............oh, I just love love love the slow transition of colours, it really is like going on a journey don't you think?
By the way, I'm sorry if the above photo looks a weeny bit yellow on your screen, the colours are a little cooler in real life. We've had such strange low light here lately, it does make photography a bit of a challenge.
You can see that the addition of the blues makes a tremendous difference to the overall feel of the Moorland blanket, and I just wanted to just say THANK YOU for trusting my colour choices when you were down among all that green a month ago. Part of the fun of joining in with this type of CAL is the slight element of discovery and surprise, I really hope you've been enjoying that part of it anyhow?!
Ah, that's better - these colours are much more true to life I think.
Leaving the moors behind for a bit now, I want to share a few pictures to show how my Moorland colour choices have inspired other creative ideas. I LOVE that we can connect and inspire, share and celebrate our ideas and creations all across the globe....it really is all kinds of wonderful....
Sonja's ripple blanket shows how beautiful the moorland colours look when the sky mingles with the land...
Jennifer's Sophie's Garden is stunning...
Krysty abandoned her stripes and has started on a Dream Weaver blanket which already looks amazing..
Jo has blended the colours to perfection in her shawl...
Shenandoah (@shenandoahfunkalicious on Instagram) is making the Mandala Madness project and calling it Moorland Madness which made me laugh out loud this morning!...
Michelle (@michellesearby on Instagram) has made the Ripple cardigan featured in Simply Crochet issue 50...
And just look what Elizabeth has made, isn't it fab?? You can read more about it on her blog here.
So now, lets take a look at the stripes for this week - your last stripe from Part 4 should be Grape - that was stripe number 80.
And here is the colour information for Part 5 : stripes 81-100, 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!
81. Wisteria
82. Cypress
83. Pistachio
84. Sage
*Grape* (optional for large size)
85. Wisteria
86. Violet
87. Meadow
88. Sage
89. Duck Egg
90. Storm Blue
*Wisteria* (optional for large size)
91. Pistachio
92. Sage
93. Duck Egg
94. Pistachio
95. Storm Blue
96. Cloud Blue
97. Duck Egg
98. Storm Blue
99. Cloud Blue
100. Duck Egg
Here are the links you might need ...
❤ Moorland Blanket CAL : Part 1
❤ Moorland Blanket CAL : Part 2
❤ Moorland Blanket CAL : Part 3
❤ Moorland Blanket CAL : Part 4
Next week we'll say goodbye to the hills completely as we work our way up , up, up into the wide blue yonder and complete the last 15 stripes of the blanket......have fun this week!
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Posted by: Sukie | March 01, 2017 at 08:48 AM
I am so loving this blanket...have sped through the rows for part 5 and am eagerly anticipating the last segment... you are so clever with colour!
Posted by: Jane Tisell | February 05, 2017 at 11:37 PM
Sorry, still no pictures and I'm only begining week two, but thank you so much for this wonderful design and your lovely blog.
Posted by: Noel | February 05, 2017 at 09:23 PM
I have gotten caught up in feeling like I am strolling in the Moors, and actually have felt pangs of sadness in putting the Greens and Lavenders away. But the blues are very refreshing! Love this project!
Posted by: Kathy | February 05, 2017 at 01:23 PM
Catching up as much as I can; finally up to the 2d half of part three and loving the pattern, the colors, and the emerging blanket. Never thought I'd work with synthetics but just couldn't pass up this beauty.
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Posted by: Diana Nieves | February 05, 2017 at 12:58 PM
I love these colors! I was able to very briefly visit the moors while staying with some friends in Yorkshire this past September and you for the colors just right!
Posted by: Ryan | February 04, 2017 at 03:36 PM
I love blues too. Pink used to be my favorite color, but in the last few years it has changed to shades of blue...maybe a little pink thrown in. Our crochet group just ordered a whole bunch of blanket kits! I'm so excited to get them!!! We might have ordered a bag kit or two too.
Cindy Bee
Posted by: Cindy Bee | February 04, 2017 at 03:17 PM
Love what others have made - the Mandalas are beautiful. I have only just started but loving it.
Posted by: Carol | February 04, 2017 at 09:42 AM
I was too excited to start the next colour to weave in the ends but regret it now. So, for part 5 I am weaving each colour in as I go plus 2 previous rows, so hopefully will catch it all up by the end of Part 5 or 6.
Loving it and can't wait for the hydrangea blanket next!!
Posted by: Jennifer Keast | February 04, 2017 at 06:13 AM
My apologies not sure what this sentence means ... my iPhone has s mind of its own sometimes "like be your blanket g too ..,"
Posted by: Susan | February 04, 2017 at 05:15 AM
Hi Lucy - I'm in BC Canada and I've bought three of your patterns and yarn packs - I'm currently working the stripey blanket and I love it my next is the moorland blanket ... I love the colours you use and the wool packs are terrific ... it's so great to have your blog for crocheting with patterns they are hard to get here ... I like be your blanket g too .., I saw the recent pattern for the skinny Minnie scarf is there anyway I can get the pattern in Canada - thanks a bunch from Susan in Canada
Posted by: Susan | February 04, 2017 at 05:06 AM
Wow ! your blankie is coming along beautifully . Very calming . It's lovely to see other interpretations of it too :))
Posted by: Ali Dufty | February 03, 2017 at 09:13 PM
I love the way my project feels--it's really becoming substantial now. I am making myself weave in the ends as I go, and it looks so pretty. Are you weaving as you go or facing the misery of doing it all at the end? This project is a lot like a really good book--I am excited for each new chapter to see what happens, but as I get closer to the end a little sorry for the journey to come to an end.
Posted by: Bonnie Habel | February 03, 2017 at 02:37 PM
It's wonderful seeing all the different ideas that these colors have inspired! Have a great weekend Lucy!xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Posted by: Angela-Southern USA | February 03, 2017 at 02:12 PM
I am back on track after a some moorland tragedy this week, one of the boys in my daycare cut into my blanket with scissors. This weeks stripes we ruined so I had to start again and ended up crocheting a little patch for another hole near the middle. I was horrified obviously but my blanket is on the mend and I am happy that it is not completely ruined. (so much can happen in two minutes) it will be my perfectly imperfect blanket with the patch...life happens!
Posted by: Melanie Hunt | February 03, 2017 at 01:18 PM
I'm really looking forward to the blues !
Posted by: Anne Kennerley | February 03, 2017 at 01:18 PM
I love my Friday evenings with a new block of colours to start. I've got the pattern now so I can even allow myself a glass of wine as I hook! Really looking forward to the blues.
Posted by: Diane Haithwaite | February 03, 2017 at 10:28 AM
Beautiful. I love those sky colours as well, all the more lovely for the greens beneath them. Gorgeous colour choices Lucy. CJ xx
Posted by: CJ | February 03, 2017 at 10:25 AM
Beautiful, beautiful colours. So true to the moorland, can't wait to start the blues! Lovely mandalas l am going to save up for another wool pack!
Posted by: Gez | February 03, 2017 at 10:05 AM
Only just finishing part one! It's not a problem for me though as I am loving the process and in no hurry to finish. I have several other WIPS on the go and like to move from one to the other. My blanket is 350 stitches and each row I crochet is a relaxing joy. I just know it is going to look absolutely brilliant spread on our bed and reflecting the view of the hills from the window - perfect!! Thanks Lucy x
Posted by: Rowena Corlett | February 03, 2017 at 09:34 AM
I am so loving making this blanket, even with all the excitement at the start. Travelling a hundred miles just to buy wool I already have at home!
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Posted by: Diana Glasspool | February 03, 2017 at 09:32 AM
Help please! I can't get the dyes to this blanket straight so I'm obviously doing something wrong. Will have to frog it all for the second time. 😟
Posted by: Sue Plant | February 03, 2017 at 09:12 AM
Gosh I can't tell you how much I'm enjoying this journey! Thank you so much for sharing the works of others using the Moorland Colours. Those mandalas are supremely inspiring - I might have to buy a Moorland Pack for mandalas alone. I completely trust your way with colour and design Lucy and am totally enjoying the anticipation of wandering the hills to flying high - I'm with you on those walks!
Posted by: Sandra | February 03, 2017 at 08:54 AM