The time has once again come when a beautiful project we have been working on for quite some time has reached its completion. With happy feelings I look back om making my Demelza blanket using Scheepjes Stone Washed yarn.
The Demelza blanket is designed by Catherine Bligh and is accompanied by a photo tutorial in English and Dutch. There is also an update available with UK terms. 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
- All video tutorials in one YouTube playlist
- Color Chart for Demelza in Scheepjes Stone Washed
- Scheepjes Stone Washed yarn
Video tutorials
You can find all the videos for making each of the squares, the join and the border for the Demelza series on my YouTube channel.
Each part of the Demelza series is also available individually:
- Part 1 – Small squares
- Part 2 – Flat Flower squares #1
- Part 3 – Flat Flower squares #2
- Part 4 – 3D Flower Square
- Part 5 – Rectangular panels
- Part 6 – Central Square
- Part 7 – Joining and layout Demelza components
- Part 8 – Border
Colorway and Yarn amounts
I used 13 colors of Scheepjes Stone Washed yarn with a 3.5mm hook to make my Demelza blanket. All details for when I used which color for the squares as well as the join and border are given in my color chart.
I used 28 balls of Stone Washed in the following colors:
- 3 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),
- 3 x Amazonite (813),
- 2 x Green Agate (815),
- 2 x Coral (816),
- 2 x Citrine (817),
- 2 x Lilac Quartz (818), and
- 2 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.
My Demelza
If you would like to look back on the road we have traveled to make Demelza; we started with 16 small corner squares, flowed by 8 flat flower squares in first one and then a second design, after which we then made 4 3D flower corner squares, the rectangular panels and finally the center square. Joining all the pieces was a lot of work and the cherry on the cake was the border.
This brings us to the end of another beautiful project. For the short term I have no new CAL’s planned, but I am working on several projects for the new year. When the time is right I will tell more.
With love,
Esther
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Your Demelza is absolutely beautiful, Esther.
Thank you 🙂
Your blanket looks beautiful lovely colours
Thank you ?
This has been my first foray in joining a CAL. I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I would never have completed it without your immensely helpful instructional videos. Thank you
You are most welcome ?
Esther, I just wanted to say thanks, you’ve taught me so much these last few months! Also and please forgive but I’m not keen on the stonewashed is there something equivalent that could work? Thanks, don’t worry if you can’t!
Happy to help.
You can make demelza in any yarn you like, so everything will work. There is a wide color selection in the Scheepjes Color Crafter range (acrylic) and Scheepjes Catona (cotton) yarns
Thank you Esther! Could not have done those lovely 3D flowers without your wonderful tutorials.
Wonderful to hear that I could help you ?
Thanks for taking the time to answer! I think I will use Catona, but after Christmas and the finished Mandala madness!!! Blessings for you and your friends and family at Christmas and I hope 2017 is very good for you all xx
I am going to attempt this after viewing your comprehensive tutorial
oops!!! I meant to add thanks very much for your hard work!
Demelza is a beautiful blanket. Enjoy making it 🙂
What is the finished size of this blanket?
With the my yarn, hook size and tension my blanket is about 120cm square.
First I want to thank you for all the video’s you have created. The Mandala Madness videos helped me termendiously.
I do have a question about the central square on Demelza. Line 18 on the written pattern I printed it says to bpdc in the four dc But in your video (I think) you’re using bphdc. Which should I do?
You can best Follow the written pattern, this was a mistake on my part.
What are the measurements of the finished blanket
My blanket is about 120cm square
Hello Esther ! Thank you for all your tutorials. I learn so much with yours videos !
I have a question: today the YouTube videos of the demelza blanket are not available . Is that normal ? I am in the middle of this blanket and i am a little lost without the videos. Can you tell me if the tutorials Will be available again ? Thank you very much.
I am having some technical difficulites. I am working on them.
Thank you for your answer and for your Channel. I imagine this is a great work to do it.
Your site is just gorgeous!
Hi love your work,is there an English pattern of the Ross Poldark blanket,Tricia
Tthe written English pattern for Ross is on Ravelry. You will be able to find it there if you search for it. Designer is Catherine Bligh.
Mijn nicht maakte mij attent op de Ross deken , even verder zoeken kom ik de Demelza tegen!Ik ben verkocht !!Ben nog druk met de lopende Nutshell , maar ik heb maar een stuk of 4 lopende projecten , dus er kan nog wat bij…….;)
Dat ken ik, ik heb ook altijd meerdere projecten lopen ?
Your tutorials are amazing. I could not have made my first Sophie without them. I am finishing my Charlotte blanket(s) in Stonewashed and am looking forward to start Demelza in this yarn. I absolutley love it. I find it hard to consider something else! LOL! I can’t wait to start this one.
The yarns on the list include the border?
yes, the yarn amounts I give is for the complete blanket as I made it.
Thank you so much
Please keep me posted with all of your project s
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I finally finished this blanket – after 3 years! I was beginning to think it would never happen! I could not have done it without your videos. Thank you!!!
Good to hear that you succeeded. Enjoy your blanket 🙂