Memory Blanket

I made this for IN MEMORY OF MY BABY BOY

Created by: Jaquelle R

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About

I suffered a stillbirth in January of this year, and I knew I wanted to do something in memory of my baby, something to let me "be with" him, and at the same time help me to cope with the loss. Familiar with knitting, the idea of making a blanket for my baby kept popping up. One helpful post finally helped me to make my decision: a few women were making Temperature Afghans to mark the year of their loss -- I decided I'd like to take it a step further, and instead of recording the weather, I'd record my mood instead, choosing 18 colours to represent 18 moods, thus creating a sort of visual journal of my year: the ups and the downs, the good and the bad days. I keep a journal in tandem with the crocheting. That said, this was crochet, not knitting, and the satisfaction of learning a couple of different stitches, as well as the feel of the yarn, and the idea of what I was doing, was and has been immensely helpful in my grieving process. I'm not sure where I'd be without this project!

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Yarns
Stylecraft Special DK - Shrimp (1132) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Sage (1725) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Pomegranate (1083) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Pistachio (1822) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Parma Violet (1724) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Magenta (1084) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Fondant (1241) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Cream (1005) ✕ 5.0 balls

Stylecraft Special DK - Cloud Blue (1019) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Violet (1277) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Sherbet (1034) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Saffron (1081) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Lobelia (1825) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Lime (1712) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Lavender (1188) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Clematis (1390) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Boysenberry (1828) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Bluebell (1082) ✕ 1 ball

Stylecraft Special DK - Apricot (1026) ✕ 1 ball
Needles & Hooks
- Crochet Hook 4.50mm (US 7)
Accessories
- Tapestry Needle
Measurements

Notes: This is going to be a fairly large blanket! Each granny square measures 10x10 cm, with 15 granny squares x 24, giving me 360 squares: not exactly a year, but it will do!
Tags
- Blankets
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- HappyKnitter
Craft
Crochet

Skill Level
Beginner

Status
In progress

Started on: Jan 7, 2017
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4 Comments
- Alison B
  
  7 years ago • Portsoy
  
  What a lovely idea, your blanket is a way of helping you grieve but soothe your mind and heart at the same time, your little boy will always be close to your heart,this blanket is so beautiful.
  
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  Jaquelle R
  
  7 years ago
  
  Thank you for your comment <3
  
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- Claire
  
  7 years ago • Peterborough
  
  So sorry to hear of your loss. Your blanket is looking lovely and will be a wonderful reminder of your little boy x
  
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  Jaquelle R
  
  7 years ago
  
  Thank you so much :)
  
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