Designing charted crochet

[AbigailsMommy]

Hello all, it has been many years since I have been on the board but I haven't stopped crocheting.

 

I come to you seeking help. We attended our last ValleyCats (Houston Astros minor league single A team) game last night. We are season ticket holders and my 7 year old daughter is in love with the game. I have a team logo that I would like to use to make an afghan to give a player of her choosing next season. How do I go about designing this afghan with the logo and making it big enough? Can you please help?

[Tampa Doll]

I have not used it for a long while, but this is a site I use to use for charts.  One thing to make sure is that you use one stitch per block.

 

I am sure there will be others who have a better idea.  I have not used or made a chart in a long time.

[Granny Square]

If you use the link above, don't choose the knitting graph type ( knitting stitches are not square, you need a square graph)

 

There are several choices for grid dimensions.  To figure out what is best, do a test swatch and figure out how many stitches per inch you'd like for your blanket, then figure out how big you want your motif.  

 

Example, let's say your gauge is 4 stitches per inch, and you want your logo to be in the center 2' of your blanket.  4x24=96 stitches just for your motif.

 

If you have a drawing program, you can adjust the number of stitches in your motif by re-sizing the file that you upload (put more or less white space around the logo).