Crochet Graph Pattern-making Tutorial
Very useful reference for making a crochet pattern! Using it for a surprise project I’ve started work on.
Bonus post!
A few years ago, a friend asked me to crochet him a blanket with the Penn State logo on it. I’m ALWAYS a sucker for a challenge and I set out to find a way to do it. After a lot of trial and error with some graph paper, I came up with a suitable graph pattern.
Once I figured out HOW, I used the same concept to create the pattern for my love afghan. That pattern is available here as a ravelry download if you’d rather cut right to the chase.
I used the same technique to make a custom blanket for a boat.
And initial baby blankets.
And a wedding gift for my sister.
And a personalized afghan for an etsy customer.
Yeah. I’ve made a few, so…how the heck do you do it?
1. What are you making?
The first thing you need to do is visualize…
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Fort Knox and Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory
So on Tuesday the 9th, I ended up going to Fort Knox and the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory. I picked a select few photos out of my collection to share, since 100+ photos is a lot more than a simple post like this needs :D
Reading Recommendation: Granny Squares and Other Carry-Along Crochet
I’m going to recommend this book for anyone that wants to crochet. While it focuses on Granny Squares (a very popular building block), it also has instructions for basic crochet stitches. It’s also relevant to this blog, as I’ll be making granny squares in my next video.
The Woman’s Day Book of Granny Squares and Other Carry-Along Crochet is a book that I nabbed from either my mother or my grandmother (or even my great-grandmother’s collection), and I love it. While the styles within have no real place in modern fashion (you won’t find many people wearing a granny square hat or sweater), it’s still a very relevant resource for any crocheter.
The book was published in 1975, but it remains a favorite in my collection. It has ideas for blankets, bags, afghans, totes and over twenty more designs to get inspiration from, or just to practice with. It also has forty pages of instruction, so you can work on your crocheting, play with color combinations, and expanding beyond the square to make stars and other unique shapes.
It’s a little hard to find because of its age and how many new books come out every year, but I recommend picking up a copy if you can find one. I’ve found a few websites that may be able to help you.
‘sup?
You’re probably never heard of me. In fact, I’ll guarantee you haven’t as this is a new username. You might know me by one of my other names, but those aren’t important here. I’ll get to the point in this pre-introduction post. I like comics (by Marvel and DC), I love their animated series (especially Justice League. What can I say? I like superheroes and men in tights!), and I love their movies (X-Men? Ohgodyes).
I also love outdoorsy things. Hiking, geocaching, horseback riding. I love taking my camera out with me :D I’m planning on getting a new setup for when I ride, so that I don’t have to worry about dropping my camera and breaking it.
I’ll be back later with a real intro post. For now, you get this.
Allarecho 