Having been working on the Mandala Madness blankets for quite a while now it has been great to finally square of the one that I started first. 3 out of the four blankets have been finished to the end of the circle pattern by Helen Shrimpton and now the second one of those has been squared off as well.
I have been making this one using Scheepjes whirls and I really love this yarn. I love the moment when you get a "fuzz buzz". For those that do not know what that means the yarn is made up of 6 thin threads which change colour one thread at a time. This is how the colour changes are so subtle. When one of these threads change there is a small fuzzy section where the new colour has been joined. I like the little fuzziness of it. You can however damp the thread slightly and roll it in between your fingers to blend it in with the other threads.
I love how the colours of the whirls that I have chosen have blended one into the next. I really didn't have a plan for how it was going to go. I started off with Popin candy before moving onto Lavenderlicious. Next came Liquorice yum yum and slice o cherry pie. It was finished off with tasty nom nom and then Blackcurrant squeeze me. I think these choices have worked very well with this pattern and I cant wait to use whirls again especially where there is now the whirlettes that can go with them. The only problem I have is what to make now that I have finished this Mandala Madness and yet another circle has been squared.
