FINALLY! Super Mario Bros. obsession

[MarciMarie]

that is just the most awesome afghan EVER!!!! Wow, I just could go on and on. it's amazing, be proud of yourself for all that great hard work.

[grannyzkraftz]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is amazing

[woomba]

This is just a fabulous work of art. You must have a great amount of patience to do something like this. Your talent is amazing! Cheers

[CrochetinMama]

INCREDIBLE!!!!!!..My daughter and I are in AWE of the detail..That captures the game soooo precisely..AWESOME JOB!!!!!!!!!

[ratdog]

My boys love your blanket! My younger son has offered to buy it!

 

He says you have got every last detail DOWN!

 

(And, now they want me to make them one just like it! Thanks a Lot!!!)

[dulcet_ambrosia]

That is quite possibly the most awesome thing I've ever seen! You are so amazing to get it made! Good job.

[Startigerlily]

Wowwwwwwww!!! That is absolutely incredible.

[heart]

I have never seen anything like this. It is amazing, and as someone who grew up playing mario endlessly, there aren't words. Wow! Absolutely amazing.

[Ashley_R_CPST]

Wow! I feel like amazing just doing a simply medium sized graph. I can't imagine how on earth you ever to design this sucker let alone work the graph. You are simply awesome!

[ShilohsNamma]

Oh my! Absolutely unbelievable. I am not sure there is word to describe this. This is amazing, awesome, fantastic, a lot of hard work; these words are not worthy for your work. Thanks for sharing!

[Elle]

THAT is absolutely AWESOME!!!!! The individual panels look EXACTLY like screen shots of the game! I bow down to you, seriously, that is nothing short of a work of art! Even though I will be 52 years old next month, I LOVE video games, and the Super Mario Brothers ones are some of my favorites! Beautiful, beautiful, BEAUTIFUL!! :clap:clap:clap:clap

[sheryl*]

I am so speachless on how great it looks! I kept looking at how long it must have taken. I thought I was a pretty good crocher, lol, I am once again prooven not. Awesome afghan!!!!!!!!

[misssmaggie]

Oh...my...goodness...that is awesome !!! WOW !!! Thanks for sharing !!!

[yarnjeannie]

Fantastic - I'm sure your birthday boy loves it!

[idagammy]

Wow!!

[Angora]

:eek :cheer :faint oh my goodness!! that is a fabulous piece of work! i have no words to describe it! where is that jaw dropping smily when you need it the most!

congratulations!!!!!!!!! all that hard work sure paid off! simply wonderful!

[teakaycee]

Holey Afghan's Batman.............. That is outstanding!

 

 

[tigermom]

truely amazing!!!!!!! I can't even begin to imagine weaving in all the ends. and the designing for such a graph. You should definitely send a picture to them. Wonderful job...

[tralee]

Wow, that is just incredible! I bet he loves it!

[Waif]

Absolutely amazing! What incredible detail and such patience! I am in awe!

[amyelise]

I think your afghan is really cool. I showed the picture to my DH and he LOVED it!! Great Job!!!

[JoBug]

You go girl!!!!! I cant even get a SQUARE done lately..that is AMAZING!!

[tcandlgmom]

You are so incredibly talented and patient! LOOOOVE IT

[Gege]

Thank you guys soooo much for the amazing positive feedback on my work!! I think I'll indeed submit it to Nintendo- my hubby thinks it's a good idea, too.

 

To answer a few questions:

 

There is no pattern that I followed. I searched the internet for screen shots of SMB and then used them for the map I had in my head. There is no "master graph" for any of the panels, much less for the entire project. I have absolutely no intention of creating a graph of my entire work; however, there may be a time when I decide to make a graph of a panel or two.....dunno when/if that will happen, though..... I seriously need a break from this.

 

The back is not even close to being finished.... I'm definitely NOT weaving in all the ends....I'm going to tie them into square knots and trimming them and then sew a king sized sheet (if it's large enough...) as a backing. My hubby has offered to help me with all the tying....he knows how lucky he is!!!! Especially after reading some of your hilarious responses!! Men seem to really appreciate this work. Wow- a crochet blanket a man actually wants made for him! I think that's one of the things I'm most proud of- to show so many people that crochet isn't just some granny's way of passing time for just making doilies. It can be, and is indeed, ART (including those awesome doilies!!!)

 

As for the yarn I used- it's mainly RHSS....some Vanna's Choice and the skin is a peach Caron Simply Soft....but mainly RHSS. They had the best colors!!! And, considering the amount of yarn that went into this baby, it was the most economically prudent yarn to use.

 

I am so amazed at the response this has gotten- it was just an obsession of mine...I seriously felt like Isaac from "Heroes" (or any other "future painters") when he got an artistic impulse....my eyes glazed over and I worked and worked on it until it was done. There was no "patience" involved- just a lot of impatience until I finally finished it.

 

Thank you all again!!!!

[Startigerlily]

I was chatting with my boyfriend online last night, and I showed him your pics. I wish now I had thought that through a little. My sweetie is game obsessed as well, and of course, he has all kinds of ideas for my next crochet project. *Rolls eyes.* I told him that a huge amount of time and effort went into that, and that it'd be a bit of a nightmare. His response is that he's worth the effort (which IS true). Guess there's no getting out of this one! lol