A long time ago I fell in love with English gardens. The culprit for that was Penelope Hobhouse, a famous British gardener. I enjoyed immensely watching her amazing TV gardening shows, while dreaming of having a beautiful, lush garden of my own. Now, many years after, I still don’t have any garden, let alone an English garden. I live in a flat on the seventh floor… but, I have my beautiful plants on the balcony, my little piece of heaven. There I keep a ginkgo biloba tree, which we brought from Hungary when my son was a little baby, a little olive tree we brought from Corfu island (Greece), a yellow hibiscus, also brought from Greece, a little avocado tree, grown from the seed… along with many others seasonal flowering plants…
So, I decided, if I can’t have an English garden, I can have at least an English Garden Blanket. Now, you can see how much love has been weaved into this blooming blanket.
The blanket is made of 100% cotton yarn “Tango” and “Tango color”, 125m/50g from St. George (manufacturer from Serbia). It measures approximately 83 x 68 cm (32.5″ x 26.5″).
The English Garden Blanket is similar to my Victorian Flower Blanket. Actually, the first 4 rows are the same, but the blankets have different petals, and the last 2 rows are different, too. It seems to me that the English Garden Blanket is lighter, more transparent and has that appealing lacy charm. The borders are completely different, but I think that the English Garden Blanket border would look nice on Victorian Flower Blanket and vice versa.
For this blanket I used 3,5 mm crochet hook (USA – size E-4, UK – size 9). The pattern is written using US crochet terms.
The English Garden Blanket pattern is very detailed with lots of step-by-step photographs. When I write a pattern, I always have in mind that not so long ago I was a complete beginner, not knowing anything about crochet… So I want my patterns to be clear and easy to follow. That’s why this pattern has more than 90 step-by-step photographs, 5 crochet charts and several diagrams.
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So, if you love English gardens too, and would like to have one in the form of a blanket, you can purchase this pattern in Dada’s place shop. (Payment options: credit cards and PayPal)
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You can also buy it in my Ravelry shop and in my Etsy shop. (payment option: PayPal)
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Oh, my God, I have no words! Absolutely wonderful, exquisite.
Can i purchse pattern dsome where
Hi Sharon,
Yes, you can purchase pattern here: https://www.dadasplace.com/dadas-shop/CROCHET-PATTERN-English-Garden-Baby-Blanket-p64354014
Thank you so much Anabelia Craft Design! You've just made my day! 🙂
Wonderful blanket.Absolutely perfect.
Gorgeous! Love it!
e pa, zelenoprstićka, biće da štogod takneš – procveta! 🙂
ogromna je privilegija uživati u tome iz vip-lože. 😉
Heirloom beautiful.
Pretty awesome! Love this going out into three dimensions a bit, though it requires more thread and the blanket gets heavier. But it looks just wonderful and reminds very much of a flowery garden! Great work!!!
Very pretty! Awesome colours!
Again a gorgeous blanket! Just WOW!!! Greetings from Germany, Gloria
This is absolutely, breathtakingly beautiful! You are so talented and your creations are truly works of art. Just amazing.
Koc jest cudowny.Piękny zestaw kolorów. Pozdrawiam serdecznie.
eh, leptirasta biće da smo od iste fele! 🙂
Thank you so much Elisabeth! Yes, it requires more yarn, but I must admit that baby sized blanket isn't too heavy.
Thank you! 🙂 Very much! Greetings and hugs from Serbia!
Thank you so much Kathy for your kind words! You've just made my day! 🙂
x Dragana
Thank you Malgorzata! Greetings from Serbia!
Thank you so much Maria! I'm glad you like the colors!
xo Dragana
Thanks Pradeepa! 🙂
Thank you so much! I'm glad you like it! 🙂
Thanks Joan! I'm so glad you like it! 🙂
Thank you Barb! 🙂
x Dragana
The blanket is so gorgeous..
Greetings for your biloba tree from Hungary.
Nice blanket, as well.
Can you explain how to work from a chart? I LOVE this pattern, but I am afraid I may not be able to make from a chart.
Another masterpiece… And stunning photography, truly gorgeous!
Wishing you a lovely weekend, xhaafner
Que trabalho lindo e delicado!!!
Apaixonei pela combinação de cores, que demais, parabéns!!!
Abraços e feliz dia.
Márcia.
Meus olhos ficam brilhando com tanta beleza.Valéria.