Persian Tiles Blanket - Finished!

I finished the border on the Persian Tiles blanket last night. I had enough yarn for the first single crochet round, then Blue Cloud Patons Canadiana with the smaller hook, then cream Patons Astra for the next round of groups of 3 double crochets. Both were brighter than the other colours but there wasn't enough of the remaining yarn to use any of them. There was enough Stylecraft Pumpkin, Buttermilk, and Violet to do the last three single crochet rounds. I'm pretty happy with the result.

I took it outside for a photoshoot as indirect, natural light makes for the best photographic conditions.

The final measurement is 150cm x 180cm (58" x 71"). I'll have to do a careful blocking of the border as it curls a wee bit. Using heat is very scary with acrylic as too much heat or steam can 'kill' the fibres and make it all floppy. Must investigate more...

Then I brought it inside for the sofa shot. It really is a beauty, if I do say so myself. 

I don't know what I'm going to do with myself until the new kit arrives from the UK. Our postal strike has really thrown a 'spanner' in the works. 

I did spend some time this morning looking at Little Dove Designs' YouTube video on making the African Flower blanket. 

She even posted specific yarns she used for this colourway she calls 'Orla'.

I could order the Scheepjes Colour Crafter yarn she recommends but again, the postal strike thwarts any attempts to acquire the appropriate yarn from the UK. 

I'm reluctant to buy more yarn and have been thinking that I could use some of my sock yarn. It has enough nylon in it that the resulting project wouldn't felt if washed. I would used a large-ish hook for that size so it would be nice and 'drapey'.

I did some work in the garden today. The temperatures were perfect for this so I didn't sweat very much at all. Rather than painstakingly cutting down all the spent plants with pruners, I used the weed wacker (whipper snipper). Then into the yard waste bags went the clippings. Skip used to run the lawn mower right through the garden but I wasn't that ambitious. Also, I haven't even started the lawn mower since last November when I mulched the leaves in the front yard. Fingers are crossed the mower will start again when I need it.