We have almost completed all the elements making up our beautiful Demelza blanket. Today is the second last element, the rectangular panels surrounding the center square.
If you want to catch up, we have made the small corner squares, flower squares #1, flower squares #2 and the 3D corner squares so far. I have a video tutorial for you showing how to do each part, but there is also a photo tutorial in the original pattern designed by Cathering Bligh. The design is inspired by the character Demelza from Poldark, a series of novels written by Winston Graham in the 20th century and adapted for television by the BBC.
Resources
- Free Pattern by Catherine Bligh on Ravelry
- General Information on Demelza blanket It’s all in a Nutshell
- All video tutorials in one YouTube playlist
- Color Chart for Demelza in Scheepjes Stone Washed
- Scheepjes Stone Washed yarn
Video tutorial
You can find the video link for the this week’s panel, along with all other parts of the Demelza video series on my YouTube channel.
Colorway
I am using 13 lovely colors of Scheepjes Stone Washed yarn with a 3.5mm hook to make my Demelza blanket. We are making 4 panels this week so I have made them all the same colorway. Here my colorway for this week.
| Round | Colorway |
| 1 & 2 | Canada Jade (806) |
| 3 & 4 | Boulder Opal (804) |
| 5 & 6 | Coral (816) |
| 7 & 8 | Citrine (817) |
| 9 & 10 | Green Agate (815) |
| 11 & 12 | Red Jasper (807) |
| 13 & 14 | Coral (816) |
| 15 & 16 | New Jade (819) |
| 17 & 18 | Lilac Quartz (818) |
| 19 & 20 | Corundum Ruby (808) |
| 21 & 22 | Deep Amethyst (811) |
| 23 & 24 | Amazonite (813) |
| 25 & 26 | Lemon Quartz (812) |
You can work your tails in as you go or leave them till the end. I did the latter and had a very stress-less evening working away all my tails. A tip, undo the knot from the standing stitch used to make a new row, this way it is easier to get a clean and straight edge.
Yarn amounts so far
At this point I have used varying amounts of the all my colors. Rounding up, I have used the following balls of yarn so far: 2 x Moonstone (801), 3 x Boulder Opal (804), 2 x Canada Jade (806), 2 x Red Jasper (807), 2 x Corundum Ruby (808), 2 x Deep Amethyst (811), 1 x Lemon Quartz (812), 2 x Amazonite (813), 2 x Green Agate (815), 2 x Coral (816), 2 x Citrine (817), 2 x Lilac Quartz (818), and 1 x New Jade (819).
You can buy Scheepjes Stone Washed from Wool Warehouse (UK), Jimmy Bean Wools (USA), Love Crafts (USA), The Knitting Network (UK), Caro’s Atelier (NL/EU), or your local Scheepjes Stockist.
Two weeks from now we are making the final element of our blanket before we can start assembly. Yes, you guessed it, the center square is up for next time.
With love,
Esther
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Hi Esther. I love your work. Have finished my Mandala (with your help) and now joining along with your Demelza.
Welcome back ?
Thank you so much for your videos. I used them for the Mandela and am now doing the Demelza. I am planning on doing the wrap that starts Feb 15th.