Grave Digger Graphgan Help

[candiwv_]

Okay, I want to turn this picture into a graphgan. How many colors should I use? I do not want a huge amount of colors because this is my first time making a graphgan. When using knitpro to make the graph, how big should I make it to make it to fit a twin size bed?

[FrLopLady]

What a neat idea! It looks like something pretty complex though. # of colors? What I see is blue (or purple?) black, lime green, red and gray. White for that circle thing..what color were you going to use for background?

[candiwv_]

A cream color, which is going to be awful trying to keep clean with him dragging it around. LOL.

[DebraKay]

Maybe use the light gray color for the background as well as the rims nad other metal areas? I think it would look better and blend in better than the cream. Might still be hard to keep clean if he drags it around, but maybe a little easier than the cream.

[Granny Square]

You will have to figure out your gauge to figure out how many stitches you will need to make a twin blanket size. A twin mattress is 39" X 75" according to my google search, so you will need to decide how much you need to overhang the sides for a coverlet, or tuck in for a blanket.

 

The graph part will be somewhat smaller than the blanket and you will have to add (grey, cream) stitches top bottom left & right to bring it to size.

 

If it were me, I think I'd simplify the bottom of the truck by making it all black in the areas behind the green metal parts, that is really complicated as-is with all the 'see through' bits.