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emmilyx3
Hello everyone!
This is my very first blanket and although it's not perfect I am quite proud of it! My nephew loves Minecraft and can always be seen cuddled up in a blanket, so what better way than to combine the two. I used a basic granny square of 5 rounds with one chain between 3dc and a ch of 3 in the corners. Most of the squares were the same size (6 inches) while some were a bit bigger, maybe by half an inch? I blocked them before joining and to join I started with a figure 8 and then went through both loops of each granny square side by side (I hope that makes sense?!) My blanket came out a bit wavy in some spots and the edging also doesn't seem to be straight. (I did one row of sc and then a row of crab stitch). Like I said, I'm still quite proud of it and all that matters is I know when given to my nephew he will LOVE it.
Next time I do a granny square blanket I plan to learn the join as you go method but with this blanket I didn't have all the colours at once so I just joined at the end. If I can remember correctly, I believe I read that threading through both loops can cause waviness, and perhaps maybe I was pulling the yarn too tightly since I was trying my best to not let the joining yarn show through. I don't suppose washing it and blocking it as a whole could help? But if I am ever unable to do the JAYG method, I would greatly appreciate any advice you lovely people can give me so next time I will have a flat, straight blanket.
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