I got this kit, just to try out a granny square blanket (8x9 squares).
This is a never again pattern, and never again yarn. This is never again for sure, not going back in 6-10 years like cross-stitch. :)
I think granny squares with a single color sounds like a fun and relaxing crochet. And if you like this kinda patterns my total respect for you!
I'm happy, now I am done with the squares. This will be a very small but nice blanket at the end.
12 Comments
matelt@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 8d
It looks amazing, well done for powering through. I agree single-colour squares are much less faff. I'll leave an idea here for you: granny squares as pixels. Let it brew in your head!
(I'm turning a Super Mario 3 sprite into a blanket for my husband with solid colour squares. The Mario itself isn't too painful, it's the background squares to make it blanket-shaped that's painful. I need about 850 of them)
dharmacurious@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 8d
Oh my God, I love that idea. My mom was an amazing crocheter, but I'm much less talented. I'm a cross stitched at heart, though, and love pixel art. She made several items from tiny granny squares (2 inches to a side) and taught me to make those. I could totally make teeny granny squares and use them like pixels/cross stitch. That's so freaking cool!
SavarosaCraft@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 8d
That's not a bad idea. I just finished a tatted creeper - so many split rings - using the same method. I only posted it on craftree tho...
850 square is a lot. Like a lot lot! How is the process going? Will you shar e wip pics?
matelt@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 6d
Ok I will not make any comments on my progress :D (let's just say I stalled).
I got that wrong, 868 is the total number of squares, I only need 449 for the background. Anyway here's my spreadsheet
It's just a simple countif to tally the squares, and I timed myself so I can work out the time needed to make the squares. Joining them together is going to be another battle that I'm not looking forward to :D
SavarosaCraft@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 6d
Wow, just wow!
Have you thought about using different blues? A tiny bit of hue difference maybe help with the task mentaly.
Like only 34 of the lightlight bule, and only 34 of datkerlightblue and so on?
I hope your husband loves you to the Moon and back ... Abot 868 times :D
matelt@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 6d
Dammit this is such a good idea, it would have made it cuter and less boring! I've already bought all the yarn though, and I started attaching some blue squares to the sprite. I'll definitely take the idea on board for the next project!
dharmacurious@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 8d
My mom did several granny squares in that exact color and pattern! I'm not sure if she ordered a kit or just had the yarn for it (there's always yarn!), but seeing this really helped me out on a night that I've been missing her strongly. Thank you for the unintentional gift.
ETA: I believe somewhere, possibly hanging on the wall in my brother's house, is the blanket she made from them. I'll have to check when I get back there.
SavarosaCraft@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 6d
I'm so glad that I helped you a tiny bit! :)
trijste@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 8d
Looking beauty!
SavarosaCraft@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 8d
Thank you! :)
jqubed@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 8d
Wait, are you my child? They’re doing something extremely similar
SavarosaCraft@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 8d
Nope. But if I can do this, they will finish it up also! They can do it!
It was a kit from Amazon - and I do not recommend it: I really hate the yarn it come with. Snags, it randomly ends - frays when I'm trying to sew the squares together.
The pattern itself is fine tho.