Mystery Blanket 2024: post 8, September
Debbie AbrahamsHELLO & WELCOME TO THE EIGHTH INSTALMENT OF THE 2024 MYSTERY BLANKET CLUB! Apologies for the delay in getting this blog post launched, but we got back from our holiday to Gran Canaria just a few days before Seth went back to school and there was absolutely no time to get anything done apart from post-holiday washing and sorting out his uniform! But now I am sorted, Seth is back to school and I am ready for this next instalment of the blanket, which sees us knitting up the final pieces of the puzzle, with not many squares left now to knit until the project is completed.
There is no intro vid from me this month as my tech team have taken a break over the summer. However, you can still catch up with all my latest news about the club in this blog, including tips and advice about how to sew together your completed strips (you can get two strips sewn together this month), and there’s information too about what I have store for you in my brand new 2025 Mystery Blanket Club, plus news of a great Early Bird Special Offer if you sign up before the end of September!
There are plenty of tech vids to assist you if you need some guidance for this month’s squares. This is the list of what you can access via previous blogs:
- How to knit star stitch (June blog)
- How to cast on using several colours (April blog)
- Square 22, Lunar (Option One), how to cross over the yarns (April blog)
- Square 1, Capricorn (Option Two) (March blog)
- How to knit intarsia (March blog)
- How to cable (March blog)
- Square 8, Tranquility: Japanese short-row shaping (February blog)
- How to carry yarns up the side of the work (February blog)
- How to add Swiss darning to your knitting (February blog)
- How to thread beads onto your yarn (February blog
- How to bead, the slip-stitch method (February blog)
- How to bead, the hooking-in method (February blog)
- How to knit fairisle (February blog)
- Picking up stitches to begin a new square (February blog)
- Mattress stitch (horizontal) (February blog)
THE SEPTEMBER FILE (MAIL OUT 8) HAS BEEN SENT TO YOU, so you should find an email from us in your inbox. However, if you cannot see it then please check your Spam folder first before doing anything else as sometimes our emails end up in there. And if you’ve had a recent change of email address, be sure to let us know so that we can update your records: sue@debbieabrahams.com
THE SEPTEMBER PATTERNS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE MEMBERS WHO PAID FOR THAT OPTION. Sue very kindly took care of this while I was away on holiday, so I am not sure which date she posted them on, but I know that they went out in good time. However, if they have not already arrived, they should be with you very soon.
UNFORTUNATELY A HANDFUL OF ERRORS HAVE BEEN FLAGGED UP IN THE SEPTEMBER FILE, which I have listed on the Addendums page on our website:
Page 5: on the Stitch and Row Reference grids, Square 6 on both charts is 65 rows (and not 63 rows).
Page 9: after the picking up instructions it should say: NEXT ROW 1 (RS) has been completed, so ignore this row and begin with NEXT ROW 2 (WS).
Page 9: Row 58 should end with P2 (and not P1, P2).
Page 17: in the key for the chart, the Night Sky bead should say: pb (place bead), and not hb (place bead).
Page 19: the colour yarn boxes beside each row are misaligned from Rows 2 to Row 48, so ignore the boxes and refer to the colour name given for each row.
SIGN-UPS FOR THE 2025 MYSTERY BLANKET CLUB ARE NOW OPEN, WITH OVER HALF OF THE MEMBERSHIPS SOLD ALREADY! So a massive thank you goes out to everyone who has already signed up, your support is very much appreciated. And for those of you who have not signed up yet, you have until the end of September before our very special Early Bird offer expires…
If you sign up before 30th September then you will qualify for our Early Bird special offer with freebies and prizes donated by Debbie and Rowan Yarns!
- 5% off the cost of the membership (knitting kit option only)*
- 50% discount on the registration fee to the ROWAN CONNECT February 2025 Weekend event
- A free download pattern for a cushion to complement the Mystery Blanket
- 10% discount voucher for a single transaction in our online shop**
- Entry into our Prize Draw with ten gifts up for grabs!
1st Prize: 2025 Mystery Blanket Club membership (for the package you’ve purchased, we will refund what you have paid in full)
2nd Prize: A beautiful Rowan Knitters Felted Bag packed full with Rowan Yarn!
3rd Prize: Set of 10 printed patterns for the 2025 Mystery Blanket Club
4th Prize: FREE Registration to the ROWAN CONNECT November 2024 Weekend, plus one workshop of your choice from the November weekend event
5th & 6th Prizes: Knitting kit from a selection in our online shop (up to the value of £50)
7th & 8th Prizes: 4 packs of beads (colour/s of your own choice, size 8 or size 6)
9th & 10th Prizes: set of three Winter Wonderland ready-made socks
*the 5% discount does not apply to the purchase of the download pattern only (no knitting kit) option.
**excludes Mystery products.
Winners of the Prize Draw will be notified by email on the 1st October.
So what’s in store for 2025?
Debbie is thrilled to be collaborating with Rowan Yarns for this project and has selected some of the most popular yarns in their premium collection for this blanket including Felted Tweed, Soft Yak and Summerlite DK. The colour palette is soft and soothing with a focus on shades of powder blue, silver grey, soft sand and white. It’s a gentle mix of colours, knitted up into forty-nine squares of fascinating stitch structures, cables, stripes, fairisle and intarsia, and there are plenty of beads in it too, giving the blanket an extra sparkle!
Above: a glimpse of some of the colours in the 2025 Mystery Blanket - pale blues, bright aqua, warm greys and soft sand with a scattering of sparkling beads.
The full knitting kit with everything in it that you need to knit the whole blanket is delivered directly to your doorstep, making it a convenient and easy way to participate in the project. And with patterns for five to six squares emailed to you each month over a ten-month period, the Mystery Blanket provides you with enough knitting for a whole year!
There will be a choice of two options for the trickier squares (fairisle and intarsia), enabling both novice and experienced knitters to participate in this unique knitting experience.
Monthly tech vids in a dedicated blog give you all the help and support you need as you work your way through the forty-nine squares, enabling knitters of all abilities to take part. It’s a great way to learn new knitting skills!
The finished size of the blanket is approximately 135cm x 135cm.
What does my membership include?
Each member receives ten sets of monthly emailed patterns and two parcels containing over thirty-five balls of premium quality yarn and embellishments to knit and assemble a blanket. The kit will be posted in two halves with the first one delivered in February, followed by the second one in May.
You can add to your membership ten sets of printed patterns for an additional cost.
Download pattern option
We are offering the option of ten sets of patterns as monthly downloads (no knitting kit) enabling you to use yarns and beads from your own stash to knit the blanket. The list of yarns and beads for the first part of the kit will be released a week before the project begins.
Choose to spread the cost of your payment
If you would prefer to pay in instalments, we have a payment system in place called Splitit which enables you to choose to make your payment between 2-4 months. Simply select this option at checkout when you make your first payment and then your remaining payments will be taken automatically from your account. If you opt to pay in instalments, you can still take advantage of all the benefits of our Early Bird special offer.
What happens after I’ve purchased my Mystery Blanket membership?
When you have completed your payment, you will be sent an automated email to confirm that your transaction has been processed successfully (please note that it says that your order is being processed to send to you, however, the first parcel will not be posted until mid-end January).
Before making your payment, please read the Terms and Conditions for the Mystery Blanket Club. You will find a link to these at the foot of the Home page. Please note that when you make your payment you are agreeing to these Terms and Conditions.
When your payment has been made you will sent a confirmation email confirming your package and your membership number. If you do not receive this within twenty-eight days, please contact us and we will re-send it to you: sue@debbieabrahams.com
Need to know a bit more?
You can read more about the Club and how it runs by visiting the FAQs page on our website.
IF YOU ARE AROUND ON THE 14TH SEPTEMBER BETWEEN 8-9PM (BST), THEN YOU CAN CATCH UP WITH ME AT A SPECIAL ROWAN CONNECT EVENT! Rowan’s Brand Manager, David MacLeod pre-recorded an interview with me in which we talk about my thirty-year long association with the brand, and we also take a look at some of my previous Mystery Blankets and Cushions in a lively, informal chat. If you want to watch the interview, then you will need to register for this Connect weekend which runs from Friday 13th – Sunday 15th September. There’s a £10 registration fee, but this entitles you to many complimentary events that are going on that weekend, including a presentation of the Rowan Autumn Winter 2024 collections by David, an interview with Martin Storey, relaxed chat in the Rowan Lounge, and my interview.
If you cut and paste this link into your browser, you can check out the schedule for the weekend and find out more about the event: www.rowanconnect.live (http://www.rowanconnect.live)
SO NOW IT’S TIME FOR ANOTHER GUESS AT THE TITLE OF THE BLANKET – ALTHOUGH WITH SO MANY LETTERS REVEALED, IT’S ALMOST SPELT OUT! However, for those that have not yet guessed it, here is your final opportunity to have another go, aided by one more letter…
This month the letter I am giving you is “W”:
_ T ‘ S / W R _ T T E N / _ N / T H E / S T A R S
If you think you know what it is, please send in your guess to Sue at sue@debbieabrahams.com. And if you do get it right, with your permission we will include your name in the next blog. Good luck everyone with your final guess!
THERE ARE SIX SQUARES TO KNIT THIS MONTH:
Square 7, Scorpio (Option One) – intarsia zodiac motif:
Square 7, Scorpio (Option Two) – textured stripe pattern with hooked-in beads:
Square 31, Starburst 2 – beaded star pattern with hooked-in beads and slip-stitch beads (same for both options):
Square 32, Inner Peace – moss stitch and garter stitch stripes (same for both options):
Square 33, Shooting Star 2 – beaded star pattern with hooked-in beads and slip-stitch beads (same for both options):
Square 43, Celestial 3 – moss stitch stripes (same for both options):
Square 35, Leo (Option One) – fairisle pattern with textured stripes and slip-stitch beads:
Square 35, Leo (Option Two) – slip-stitch pattern with textured stripes and slip-stitch beads:
On each pattern page there is a list of Pattern notes and tips that are worth reading before you start to knit each square. These bits of advice will help you and give pre-warnings as to what to look out for in the pattern instructions. Also take note of the description under the title of each square as this tells you what the stitch structure is.
You can use the tech vids from previous blogs to help you knit your squares. But here are a few extra tips to assist you:
SQUARE 7, SCORPIO (Option One): this is the third large intarsia zodiac motif in the blanket, and it sits in the top left-hand corner of the blanket, opposite Capricorn (Square 1), and diagonally opposite Virgo (Square 43).
Videos to watch for assistance with this square:
- Picking up stitches to begin a new square (February blog)
- Mattress stitch (horizontal) (February blog)
- How to knit intarsia (March blog)
I would advise that you choose the same option that you chose for Squares 1 and 43.
In this square, the background colour of Utopia in Squares 1 and 43 has been swapped for Euphoria, although the colour for the motif – Sapphire – remains the same.
The whole of this square is worked from a chart, which you will find on page 7 of your September mail out. I used yarn bobbins to knit this square as I found that they kept the yarns organised at the back of the work (I kept them close to the back of the work, and wound them up after using each one – no dangly bobbins!). But if you prefer long lengths instead or small balls not on bobbins, then that is fine – choose whatever suits you best. I used four bobbins of Euphoria plus the ball, casting on with the ball and then introducing the four bobbins of Euphoria when needed. And I used four bobbins of Sapphire.
It is really important that you use the intarsia technique to knit this square and not be tempted to carry the yarns across the back at the colour changes. You are aiming for a lovely flat piece of knitting – just as you were for Squares 1 and 43. Just remember to cross the yarns over each other at each colour change to avoid gaps or holes. And if you need a reminder of how to knit intarsia, then the tech vid in the March blog is there to assist you.
SQUARE 7, SCORPIO (Option Two): this is the easier alternative and replaces intarsia with an all-over lacey stitch with hooked-in beads.
Videos to watch for assistance with this square:
- Picking up stitches to begin a new square (February blog)
- Mattress stitch (horizontal) (February blog)
- Square 1, Capricorn (Option Two) (March blog)
- How to carry yarns up the side of the work (February blog)
- How to bead, the hooking-in method (February blog)
This is similar to Squares 1 and 43, but Euphoria and Sublime are used in place of Neptune and Utopia. There are three beads in the pattern - Night Sky, Lipstick and Indigo – and they are all hooked-in. They are difficult to see in the image on page 8 – especially the Lipstick beads - so make sure that you follow the instructions very carefully.
Just a reminder that there are two errors in the pattern on page 9 (as mentioned earlier on in this blog):
After the picking up instructions, it should say to ignore NEXT ROW 1 (RS) and continue with NEXT ROW 2 (WS).
And at the end of Row 58, you need to P2 (and not P1, P2).
SQUARE 31, STARBURST 2: this is the sister square to Square 19, and whilst the beading is the same, the yarn colour has been changed – Spellbound is swapped for Uranus.
Videos to watch for assistance with this square:
- Picking up stitches to begin a new square (February blog)
- Mattress stitch (horizontal) (February blog)
- How to thread beads onto your yarn (February blog
- How to bead, the slip-stitch method (February blog)
- How to bead, the hooking-in method (February blog)
You’ll remember from having knitted up Square 19 that there is a lot of bead threading needed for this square, the instructions for which are on page 11. You need to be absolutely spot on with this as any mistakes will mean having to cut the yarn, remove the beads and rethread the remaining beads.
The chart for this square is on page 12. Just be aware that there are both hooked-in and slip-stitch beads in this square. The beads that are hooked in are in the centre starburst, beginning on Chart row 28. They have an inner black circle to distinguish them from the slip-stitch beads. It is also worth pointing out that the Night Sky bead in the centre is also hooked-in, and if you look at the chart you will see that we’ve written this onto the chart, next to the bead, just to make it extra clear.
SQUARE 32, INNER PEACE: this is exactly the same as Square 18 from the July mail out, it’s the one that combines together moss stitch and garter stitch stripes in a graduated all-over multi-colour stripe pattern.
Videos to watch for assistance with this square:
- Picking up stitches to begin a new square (February blog)
- Mattress stitch (horizontal) (February blog)
Remember that apart from the cast-on and cast-off, you are using smaller needles to knit this square (2.50mm). This is because moss stitch and garter stitch increase the width of a stitch so if you don’t change needle size the width of the square will be too wide and the stitches will be too loose. The row tension, however, goes the other way and is condensed down, so that it why the row count is higher than other squares in the blanket.
Some of you wrote in to me when you knitted Square 18 to say that it was knitting up longer in length in comparison to your other squares. So if you changed to a smaller needle size, or maybe knitted fewer rows, you need to make sure that you knit this one exactly the same as Square 18. Sometimes a good block and press does the trick, so this is worth a try if you need to adjust the measurement slightly to make it match your other squares.
SQUARE 33, SHOOTING STAR 2: this is the sister square to Square 17, and whilst the beading is the same, the yarn colour has changed – Uranus is swapped for Spellbound.
Videos to watch for assistance with this square:
- Picking up stitches to begin a new square (February blog)
- Mattress stitch (horizontal) (February blog)
- How to thread beads onto your yarn (February blog
- How to bead, the slip-stitch method (February blog)
- How to bead, the hooking-in method (February blog)
This is another whole beaded square to knit this month, combining hooked-in beads with slip-stitch beads to create a super sparkly star. Having knitted this one in an earlier mail out, it should be pretty straightforward. Just take care though over the bead threading and make sure it is absolutely correct to avoid any unwanted frustrations!
The chart for this square is on page 17. As in the chart for Starburst 2, the beads that are hooked in have an inner black circle to distinguish them from the slip-stitch beads. These are all in the background and are not part of the star, and they are all Clear beads.
I mentioned earlier on in the blog that there is an error in the key for the chart, so here’s a reminder of what it is:
Page 17: in the key for the chart, the Night Sky bead should say: pb (place bead, and not hb (place bead).
SQUARE 34, CELESTIAL 3: this is similar to Square 16, a graduated moss stitch stripe beginning with pale shades and ending with deeper shades, but the blues and greens have been swapped for pinks and purples.
Videos to watch for assistance with this square:
- Picking up stitches to begin a new square (February blog)
- Mattress stitch (horizontal) (February blog)
- How to carry yarns up the side of the work (February blog)
A smaller needle is used to knit this square. This is because the constant movement of the yarn backwards and forwards between the needles creates a looser tension than stocking stitch. If you found that the needle I recommended for Squares 16 and 30 did not achieve the correct tension, then make sure that you use the same needles you used to knit this square.
Silver Ghost is swapped for Gold Pearl, and Turquoise Daisy is swapped for Lilac Lavender, and as previously advised, I would recommend that you wind all four yarns onto separate bobbins before you begin. I’m sure you’ve already got these set up and ready to go, but if haven’t, it would be wise to do it – it will make your life so much easier!
I mentioned earlier on in the blog that there was an error in the instructions for this square:
Page 19: the colour yarn boxes beside each row are misaligned from Rows 2 to Row 48, so ignore the boxes and refer to the colour name given for each row.
SQUARE 35, LEO (Option One): this is the seventh square in the blanket that has fairisle zodiac symbols, and it is knitted in the pink/purple colourway.
Videos to watch for assistance with this square:
- Picking up stitches to begin a new square (February blog)
- Mattress stitch (horizontal) (February blog)
- How to carry yarns up the side of the work (February blog)
- How to thread beads onto your yarn (February blog
- How to bead, the slip-stitch method (February blog)
- How to knit fairisle (February blog)
It is advisable to choose the same option that you knitted for squares 5 and 47.
This is the penultimate square that you will knit in the set of eight fairisle zodiac symbols, but this time you are knitting the symbol for Leo, the chart for which is on page 21. The square follows exactly the same design in terms of the stripes, beads and fairisle sections as all the other fairisle squares, so it is only the symbols that are different.
Don’t forget that there are changes to the needle sizes for the rows of garter stitch in the beaded stripes. These changes are necessary if you want to keep your beaded stripes looking nice and neat without any wobbly edges!
SQUARE 35, LEO (Option Two): this is the easier alternative and uses the same colours as Option One. It is exactly the same as Squares 5 and 47, Option Two.
Videos to watch for assistance with this square:
- Picking up stitches to begin a new square (February blog)
- Mattress stitch (horizontal) (February blog)
- How to carry yarns up the side of the work (February blog)
- How to thread beads onto your yarn (February blog
- How to bead, the slip-stitch method (February blog)
It is advisable to choose the same option that you knitted for squares 5 and 47.
If you’ve opted for Option Two for squares 3, 5, 15, 29, 35, 45 and 47, then you will be very familiar with this pattern. Just watch out for those Velvet beads which are not easy to see on the image of the square on page 22. They are placed on Row 20 and all its subsequent repeats.
WITH TWO STRIPS COMPLETED AFTER THIS INSTALMENT, YOU COULD GET AHEAD AND SEW THEM TOGETHER. If you decide to make a start on this, these useful tips will guide you through the process.
If you have knitted your squares separately then you will need to join these together first to create strips 1 and 2 (these are the two vertical rows of squares on the left side of the Piecing diagram on page 4 (Squares 1-7 and 8-14). If you need some guidance with this, check out the tech vid in the February blog for horizontal mattress stitch which demonstrates this technique.
Once you have your two strips completed you can make a start. This is a guide to how to sew the squares together using Mattress stitch. It is important to note that these are my suggestions as to how to sew together the squares, but please feel free to use your own method and sequence if preferred.
In this blanket all of the squares are facing in the same direction which makes it much easier to sew them together. All you need to watch out for is the number of rows, which does vary from square to square. This means that some easing in will be required.
These instructions are based on taking the needle under 2 ‘bars’ at a time as demonstrated in the tech vid for vertical mattress stitch. To ease in a row, you will need to take your needle under one less bar on the side you are easing the extra row into.
If you want to see a demo of vertical Mattress stitch then follow this link to the 2023 Mystery Blanket, blog post 8, for a tech vid: https://debbieabrahams.com/blogs/news/mystery-blanket-club-2023-post-8-september
Before we make a start, these are some extra tips on easing in rows:
- garter stitch rows have a tighter row tension than stocking stitch, so for every row of garter stitch (which is two knit rows), ease these two rows into one stocking stitch row.
- slip-stitch beads (and slip-stitch patterns) have a tighter row tension than stocking stitch, so if you need to ease in some rows it is best to do this across beaded rows, taking the needle under more of the beaded rows than the stocking stitch rows.
- fairisle usually has a looser row tension than stocking stitch, so if you need to ease in some rows it is best to do this across fairisle rows, taking the needle under more of the stocking stitch rows than the fairisle rows.
- for a square that has an all-over pattern, such as Square 18 Inner Peace, any easings need to be spread out evenly across the total number of rows (and not eased in all at one end or unevenly).
When there are two options on a square, I have given separate instructions for each option, so make sure that you check which one you need to follow for your choice of squares. If you have mixed your options then you might have to work out some of the easings yourself, but the Stitch and Row Reference grids on page 5 will help you with this.
These are my guidelines for sewing strips 1 and 2 together but do not have to be followed if you prefer to use your own method and calculations.
SEW STRIP 1 (squares 1-7) TO STRIP 2 (squares 8-14)
Sew Square 1 (Option One) (59 rows) to Square 8 (48 rows): you need to ease 11 rows of Square 1 (Option One) into Square 8.
Along the edge of Square 1 (Option One) place a marker on Row 30.
Along the edge of Square 8 place a marker between Rows 24 and 25.
Ease in 11 rows as evenly as you can across the whole length of the squares, making sure that the marker on Square 1 (Option One) is matched to the marker on Square 8.
Sew Square 1 (Option Two) (60 rows) to Square 8 (48 rows): you need to ease 12 rows of Square 1 (Option Two) into Square 8.
Along the edge of Square 1 (Option Two) place a marker between Rows 30 and 31.
Along the edge of Square 8 place a marker between Rows 37 and 38.
Ease in 12 rows as evenly as you can across the whole length of the squares, making sure that the marker on Square 1 (Option Two) is matched to the marker on Square 8.
Sew Square 2 (65 rows) to Square 9 (63 rows): you need to ease in 2 rows of Square 2 into Square 9.
Along the edge of Square 2 place a marker on Row 33.
Along the edge of Square 9 place a marker on Row 32.
Ease in 2 rows as evenly as you can across the whole length of the squares, making sure that the marker on Square 2 is matched to the marker on Square 9.
Sew Square 3 (Option One) (73 rows) to Square 10 (59 rows): you need to ease 14 rows of Square 3 into Square 10.
Along the edge of Square 3 place a marker on Row 37.
Along the edge of Square 10 place a marker on Row 30.
Ease in 14 rows as evenly as you can across the whole length of the squares, making sure that the marker on Square 3 (Option One) is matched to the marker on Square 10.
Sew Square 3 (Option Two) (88 rows) to Square 10 (59 rows): you need to ease 29 rows of Square 3 into Square 10.
Along the edge of Square 3 place a marker between Rows 44 and 45.
Along the edge of Square 10 place a marker on Row 30.
Ease in 29 rows as evenly as you can across the whole length of the squares, making sure that the marker on Square 3 (Option Two) is matched to the marker on Square 10.
Sew Square 4 (Option One) (62 rows) to Square 11 (60 rows): you need to ease 2 rows of Square 4 (Option One) into Square 11.
Along the edge of Square 4 (Option One) place a marker between Rows 31 and 32.
Along the edge of Square 11 place a marker between Rows 30 and 31.
Ease in 2 rows as evenly as you can across the whole length of the squares, making sure that the marker on Square 4 (Option One) is matched to the marker on Square 11.
Sew Square 4 (Option Two) (72 rows) to Square 11 (60 rows): you need to ease 12 rows of Square 4 (Option Two) into Square 11.
Along the edge of Square 4 (Option Two) place a marker between Rows 36 and 37.
Along the edge of Square 11 place a marker between Rows 30 and 31.
Ease in 12 rows as evenly as you can across the whole length of the squares, making sure that the marker on Square 4 (Option Two) is matched to the marker on Square 11.
Sew Square 5 (Option One) (73 rows) to Square 12 (59 rows): you need to ease 14 rows of Square 5 (Option One) into Square 12.
Along the edge of Square 5 place a marker on Row 37.
Along the edge of Square 12 place a marker on Row 30.
Ease in 14 rows as evenly as you can across the whole length of the squares, making sure that the marker on Square 5 (Option One) is matched to the marker on Square 12.
Sew Square 5 (Option Two) (88 rows) to Square 12 (59 rows): you need to ease 29 rows of Square 5 (Option Two) into Square 12.
Along the edge of Square 5 place a marker between Rows 44 and 45.
Along the edge of Square 12 place a marker on Row 30.
Ease in 29 rows as evenly as you can across the whole length of the squares, making sure that the marker on Square 5 (Option Two) is matched to the marker on Square 12.
Sew Square 6 (65 rows) to Square 13 (63 rows): you need to ease 2 rows of Square 6 into Square 13.
Along the edge of Square 6 place a marker on Row 33.
Along the edge of Square 13 place a marker on Row 32.
Ease in 2 rows as evenly as you can across the whole length of the squares, making sure that the marker on Square 6 is matched to the marker on Square 13.
Sew Square 7 (Option One) (59 rows) to Square 14 (48 rows): you need to ease 11 rows of Square 7 (Option One) into Square 14.
Along the edge of Square 7 (Option One) place a marker on Row 30.
Along the edge of Square 14 place a marker between Rows 24 and 25.
Ease in 11 rows as evenly as you can across the whole length of the squares, making sure that the marker on Square 7 (Option One) is matched to the marker on Square 14.
Sew Square 7 (Option Two) (60 rows) to Square 14 (48 rows): you need to ease 12 rows of Square 7 (Option Two) into Square 14.
Along the edge of Square 7 (Option Two) place a marker between Rows 30 and 31.
Along the edge of Square 14 place a marker between Rows 24 and 25.
Ease in 12 rows as evenly as you can across the whole length of the squares, making sure that the marker on Square 7 (Option Two) is matched to the marker on Square 14.
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AND FINALLY, IT’S TIME TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNER OF THE EIGHTH 2024 MYSTERY BLANKET CLUB PRIZE DRAW!!! Each month a member is picked at random to win a Debbie Abrahams prize. So it is worth reading right the way to the end of each blog to see if you are that lucky member!
PRIZE DRAW EIGHT (SEPTEMBER): this month’s winner is member 218, Trish Dunant from Carlisle in the UK. Well done Trish! Please choose a prize from the following selection:
- Your choice of one of Debbie’s knitting kits up to the value of £30.00 (take a look at them in our online shop).
- Six packs of Debbie Abrahams Beads (size 8/0 or 6/0) from the selection on http://www.debbieabrahamsbeads.co.uk
- A £30 voucher towards a Debbie Abrahams 2025 Mystery Blanket Club membership.
- A Mystery bag of five gifts!
We will notify Trish to let her know the good news!
With the evenings already beginning to draw in here in the UK, I always think that Autumn is the perfect month for knitting. So I hope that you manage to find somewhere comfy and cosy to sit and enjoy knitting up your September squares. With just two more instalments to go, we are almost at the end of this year’s knitting adventure. But remember that if you want to continue the fun next year and haven’t signed up to the 2025 Mystery Blanket yet, you will be very warmly welcomed! We will also have our popular Festive Mystery Boxes on sale in October, plus some new festive knitting kits in our online shop, so there’s plenty in store for you to look forward to. I’m going to sign off now and leave you to crack on with your six squares for this month. But don’t forget to pop back here at the beginning of October to hear all the latest club news, including who the winners are of our Early Bird Prize Draw. Have fun everyone! Debbie x
