Fireworks Cake Volcano Circus

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Orange, pink, yellow, purple, green and white go perfectly together! When you panel the bold colors, trim with more delicate colors, and fringe the whole package with all of the above. 🤩

Too big to be a baby blanket. (Or, is it?!) Not big enough to be an afghan. (But still?) Shaped wrong for a shawl, but could be a silly shawl for kids' dress-up. (Obviously.) Too small for a bedspread. (Maybe not?) Too big for a lap blanket. (Or might be perfect?)😄 This piece is definitely perfect.

This piece was so easy and fun to make: four panels of double crochet, each with single crochet edging in a different color. Then trimmed with a barely-there ruffle (just two stitches per one base stitch) in white. This gives it a fun flounce, and doesn't take as long to work up. Then fringe added to the long edges, using all the colors.  

I had way too much fun posing this piece as a silly, spouting, colorful cake. 😎 But it also poses very nicely as the over-sized lap blanket that it is, on the couch or recliner chair.




Frank said that it reminds him of The Beast, except with different colors.😁 Ah, yes. Well, there are similarities. Same basic pattern. Same overall shape. But, The Beast is a set of giant granny squares. And no fringe. So, that's totally different.😋





Unfortunately, the fringe is slowly coming un-fringed, because this yarn is so slippery. (You can see it happening already in the detail photos below.) I have never worked with this brand of yarn before, and I do love it. I will definitely work with it again. I love the soft smoothness of it, and there is a delicate sheen to it which is gorgeous in certain lighting. And now I know that it is not good for fringe (unless you take double time to extra tie-off each one, maybe? might be worth it...) but it is absolutely good for baby blankets, scarves, and anything you want to be comfy cozy.










Colors + Fringe + Trim = Crochet Fun

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