Every summer I say I’m going to do three things: knit socks, crochet something, and work on a blanket. I could kill two of those birds with one stone if I were to do something like Linen Stitch Manghan (free pattern) by Dedri Uys (bottom photo above), a crocheted blanket that I would like even better if it were scrappier and mismatch-ier than pictured. That has the dual appeal of modularity and using up some of my leftovers, but then there’s the lure of the upper one, Purl Soho’s Optic Blanket (free pattern). So stark and sophisticated with its ebony-and-ivory palette, and still has the modularity factor going for it, but that wouldn’t help me out with all those loose ends lying around …
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