Sarah from LoveCrafts.com contacted me recently. Happily, I realised I could probably say yes to a craft related offer for the first time in yonks!
LoveCrafts.com were previously LoveKnitting and LoveCrochet but they’ve bought all together in one website. They’re on instagram too and their account is @lovecrafts.com Apparently they check out all posts which include #LoveCrafts and feature some on their page.
Sarah wrote:
We are currently celebrating all things free, including the thousands of Free Crochet Patterns on our site! We would love for you to join the party – pick out a pattern and we’d love to send you the yarn to give the pattern a go yourself and share this with your readers so they can get involved also.
Whoop! Free Yarn! And why not?
One of my favourite crochet peeps Emma of Lulu Loves uses Paintbox Yarns often. I’ve always thought how squishy and soft the thicker yarns look. This offer seemed like the perfect opportunity to try some myself.
I chose a blanket pattern from their many free crochet patterns and my own colour palette. 
Then I had a complete change of heart about the pattern, because dithering seems to be my new thing these days, but the yarn was already on the way. Oops. Oh well, I decided that actually my first big make should be something easy and relaxing. A summer crochet project which I could pick up and put down and which wouldn’t put my hand under too much pressure.
Plan B has worked out REALLY well because the Sleep Under the Stars blanket has got a similar overall quantity of yarn and it’s a really fun pattern. I’ve made three similar Star Ripple baby blankets before and I kept thinking how good it would be to have an adult sized star blanket to snuggle under… Wish now granted!
I chose Paintbox Simply Chunky in the following shades:
Granite grey / Mustard yellow / Slate grey / Misty grey / Pure black / Stormy grey
I was right about the yarn being squishy and incredibly soft. I’m loving it. Chunky yarn and a 6 mm hook means the pattern works up really quickly which is good as I’m limiting how much I do. I definitely made the right final pattern choice and I’m really happy!
What are you up to during these continuing lockdown days?
The Little Room of Rachell 
How funny… we must have been writing blog posts at exactly the same time!!! I have a friend who loves the mustard/yellow and grey combination… she often wears it. She would probably love this blanket too.
I’d like to be able to wear mustard because I really do love looking at it. But the only mustard I’ve been able to wear is socks! I look like I’ve got jaundice otherwise
What a super colour combo, but don’t over do it.I’m just unpacking boxes- reckon it will be another week before I start sometthing yarny.
I overdid it :-(
Hope you’re able to relax with something woolly now
Glad you are up to a large crochet project. I find that rows and rows (or rounds) of trebles are not too bad for one’s wrists. And free yarn. Yay!
Free yarn is magic, isn’t it! So lucky.
I love the colours you’ve chosen, very smart. I also approve of the design, especially because of the you-know-whats ;)
I thought of you when I picked it! I also thought they might not get around to being made!!!!
Yes, that thought also crossed my mind….;)
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