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.

  • matelt@feddit.uk
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    5 days ago

    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)

    • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.net
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      5 days ago

      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.worldOP
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      5 days ago

      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
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        4 days ago

        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.worldOP
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          4 days ago

          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
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            3 days ago

            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!