Remember when my Octie blanket won second place at the CGOA Design Competition? Well, I had a few publishers ask about buying the pattern. I decided to go with Crochet! magazine, as they are the magazine that all CGOA members receive, and I liked the idea of this pattern being in actual print, not only online. I wanted to be able to hand my parents a copy of the magazine and say “Look what I did!!” 🙂
Today I received a package in the mail. This is what it contained:
That is the new blanket I made for the magazine, and 2 advance copies of the magazine. I’ll also get the copy I always get in the mail, plus I will most likely run over to the craft store to pick up a few more (The print edition goes on sale 7/8, but the digital edition is out already, and can be purchased here.)
I had to make a new blanket for the magazine for 2 main reasons. 1) I was not going to keep Kyla’s blanket from her for that long. 2) Many of the colors of the Lion Brand Cotton Ease yarn that I had used were discontinued, so I switched to Lion Brand Hartland yarn which has beautiful colors.
It is so fun to hold a magazine in my hands and see “Designed by Jessie Rayot” inside.
I really love the photo they used, as well. There is also a page with a close up across the top that is very cool!
OK, enough bragging for me, I need to get back to work. (and just to reaffirm what I told you at the very end of my post the other day, yes, I am entering the CGOA Design Competition at the end of July)
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Congratulations! Will def buy a copy when it comes out!
I would be over the moon! It’s absolutely gorgeous, Jessie. Congratulations! Can’t wait to see it and start on one.
Ooo…Celina, if you make one, then share PICTURES!!! 🙂
Congratulations! Your work is beautiful! Well deserved!
Jessie, I loved seeing your blanket last year at CGOA, I can’t wait to see what you came up with this year! Hope to see you there!
Thank you!! I will be there, and I tend to be hard to miss. 😉
It’s a beautiful blanket, Jessie. We are thrilled to have been able to include it in the issue. Have a great day,
Ellen
Thanks, Ellen!!
Beautiful blanket. Congrats!
Fantastic, so, so beautiful. Can’t wait for my magazine. Will definitely make one for myself
Linda esta manta, parabéns!
Thank you!
what lovely blanket the colours are nice to
Wow, this is such a gorgeous blanket. We recently bought a vintage VW bus which we are in the process of restoring, and I plan to make this lovely throw to put in there once it’s finished.
That sounds like fun! I love the old VW buses!