My third brother, while amazing in many respects, is not the greatest at interior design. He leans more towards the bachelor lifestyle than anything else, so when he got his own place, I was excited to get the chance to shop through him. I figured that a good way to help him warm up his new apartment would be to make him a blanket!
A crochet technique that I have always been fascinated by is the process of cabling! I think it provides such an interesting appearance, and with the whole “crochet-that-looks-like-knitting” trend going on, cabling fits right in. I’ve also been itching to make a blanket lately since winter always makes me want to cozy up under a warm throw, so all these factors came together in this project.
I don’t know about you guys, but I grew up thousands of kilometres away from most of my grandparents. Whenever I heard stories about friends who grew up baking with their grandmothers, or fishing with their grandfathers, I always felt a small tinge of jealousy that I had never experienced these things. However, I count myself extremely lucky that in these last two weeks, I had the chance to spend some time with my grandmother in Hong Kong! I made her this beautiful ripple blanket during my time there as a good-bye gift, and I’m hoping that this way she’ll have a piece of me even though I’m so far away.