I'm wondering if this blanket even needs a border and if so, will the white look weird? Should I try and find a grey that matches?

(Hobbii Twister in Ice Sculpture colorway)

I'm making this baby blanket as a gift for a friend of mine from primary school I recently reconnected with.

I'm about a week away from finishing it completely. This happened because I forgot my needles while away on a family weekend, I got back home then... TADAAA!

Basically, since it's a lot of hours of work I'm wondering if I should frog or just try and fix it with a YouTube video or something.

It really broke my hard and I have to admit that my initial reaction was to ''quit'' the project because of frustration and pure sadness. But I don't want this to go to waste and my friend and children will absolutely adore this blanket as she's already so hipped, gratefuk and thankful for this handmade gift.

What should I do guys? 😭

Hey,

I've stumbled across these on Pinterest/tiktok. Does this type of crochet have a specific name or technique?

this drives me crazy because i have been trying to be careful about counting my stitches every row so idk how this happened!!! i reallyyyy don’t want to unwind more then i have to, but if it’s not easily spotted i understand 😔

Hello, I'm not sure if this is the correct sub for this, but I'm looking to start a project. I want to make a tapestry blanket based off the album cover OK Computer by Radiohead. I'm looking at stitch fiddle, which I've used before for a more simple design, but this one is much more detailed. I feel like the minimum number of colors I would need to make it look coherent is around 12 with a 300x300 grid. I'm not sure if that size is reasonable or not, I know it depends on the gauge as well. I'm also unsure about yarn size/brand. I was looking into the lilthings world milk cotton yarn, but I don't think they have enough variations of blue to cover all that I need, and I would really prefer it being all the same brand, unless people here think it does not matter as much so long as the material of the yarn is the same(all cotton, all wool, etc.)

I guess the main questions I have would be for yarn recommendations, if my grid seems too big, and really whether or not this project seems doable... I don't really have a time limit or anything, just something I'd really like to work toward. I'm more used to doing amigurumi, but I'd like to have something I can do that's slightly less thinking(don't need to worry about shape or stuffing, just when to swap colors).

I'll include the image I'm using of the album color so people don't need to look it up if they are unfamiliar with it.

Any and all help/recommendations/advice is greatly appreciated!

This is my first attempt at filet and because I don't like keeping things simple, I tried a bunch of different stitches in a modified version of Kathryn Clark's filet crochet notes. I did trebels instead of doubles because my first swatch way very squat. My tention was a mess at the begining but I think I got in my groove by the end. I also didn't I didn't properly block it because I don't have mats but I did order some. So filet crochet veterans, I would love your feed back. What am I getting right and what should work on to make it better.

Hi all! (FYI I’m not a native English speaker)

TDLR: difficult yarn, hard to see stitches. I don’t know how to do this. CAN I even to this? Tips? Ideas? I’d love to hear it all. Or maybe just return the yarn… want to make a big stuffed dragon.

I don’t consider myself a newbie anymore regarding crochet. But I’ve mostly worked with cotton and “straight to the point” yarn. Never with chenille or fluffy yarn. It had also been awhile since I worked in a project. But here I was in a random shop.. and I saw this amazing soft chunky chenille and I HAD to have it for a dragon pattern I still wanted to make. Bought a tonne of churchy yarn for (for my budget) a lot of money.

And then I started… and again. I could NOT find my stitches. Oh nooo…

I just bought a simple 12mm hook and I do can see the stitches a little bit with this hook. Recommended hook size is 10mm and I’m used to use smaller hooks than recommended because with stuffed animals the filling just comes through.

Dear crochet veterans… do you guys have tips on how to do this? Because it feels impossible and I’m thinking of bringing back the unopened yarn. The dragon project is a BIG project. And the yarn was “expensive” (for my budget). But I’m also a commitment person… I really want to make the dragon with this yarn.

But HOW?!

Hi guys! This is my first post on this subreddit.. if I missed any rule or something please let me know and I will fix the post :)

I’m going to make my first ever crochet sweater and deciding between drops lima and drops Karisma yarn.

I’ve already looked online and found that Karisma should hold its shape better which is very nice for the sweater I want to make however limo should be warmer and softer to the touch. I plan to wear sweater over T-shirts so I’m ok with Karisma as well but Lima has other pluses (+ it could be also way more comfortable and warm) and that I don’t really want to ignore. On the other hand I don’t want my sweater to end up totally misshaped after just a few wears.. so let me just make a quick “scheme” of pluses and minuses and if someone has any recommendations and/ or experience I would be very happy to know :)

GENERAL
•Shape and comfort are the most important for me
•I plan to hand wash only regardless of yarn I use
•I would prefer to have some nice shape definition ideally same or similar as on my reference - https://youtu.be/bO035-31DIc (unfortunately there is no yarn advice in the video so here I am)
•I am quite (very) sensitive to itchy yarn

DROPS KARISMA (100% wool, Superwash)
+ Should hold the shape better
+ I already own one skein so I can see and feel it

•recommended hook is 4mm and after making few swatches I know I would use 5mm hook to make it more to my liking

- little itchy when I try my (blocked) swatch on my hands, back, face.. I’m afraid I will feel it more while wearing it even though I plan to wear on T-shirts
- not as soft and cozy as I would like it to be
- price
- colours

DROPS LIMA (65% wool, 35% alpaca)
+ should be softer and warmer
+ colours
+ price (is on sale right now)

- may not hold its shape ?
- I don’t have “test” skein to see

? Recommended hook size is 4mm.. if I used 3,5 would it help with definition? Will I need more yarn because of it ?

? For those who have experience with this specific yarn does it grow a lot during blocking? (I will of course make swatch before making sweater.. )

Thank you everyone who read it up until here and also for the potential advice !

Hello! I am an experience crocheter and I’m trying my hand at socks. My husband has very sensitive feet and is telling me the stitches (his word: knots) are uncomfortable to walk on. I have tried hdc so far. I feel like he may do worse with sc but I really don’t know. Any suggestions?

hello! Im making a gift for somebody and I rly wanna make em a rhino tapestry, but thats a very oddly specific pattern I just can’t find anywhere.

I’m not advanced enough to create my own pattern and im fairly new to tapestry crochet in general. so if anyone has any good websites, patterns, tips, etc, itd be much appreciated!

So, my friend just had a baby and I decided to crochet a blanket for her because I'm a semi beginner (probably 15 years since I learned and completed anything and it was all mostly simple things like scarves and hats) and found a simple blanket that has a shell pattern. I wanted to know, is this material okay to wash? It's Chenille and it's my first time working with it for a real project. I thought it would be cute because it's a soft warm feeling material and I thought it'd be good for the winter time coming up. But I live with cats and I don't want to not wash this before giving it to her even though she also has her own cat but still. If it can be washed can I get some instructions like is it delicate settings only, hand wash, etc? And can it be dried? I just want to know because I don't want to do something disastrous when it's finished because I see it's more of a loose fiber versus your traditional woven yarn.

I’m not sure if she had a shop in which she sells the pattern, but i want to make it. She said she used 3mm hook w 100% cotton. The pics are blurry but I’m hoping someone might know the pattern she called it a Halter top, but the sleeves are really big and i love it for that.

And one doesn’t simply move a cat sigh. I guess I wanted a break anyway

My Nana recently got home from Texas (and went to Mexico for her FILs funeral) and gave me all this beautiful yarn. I do need a smaller hook which she is trying to find her hook stash to give me one.

There's 2 of each color and I really want to make something for my kids or myself but I'm not liking any of the patterns.

I have freehanded blankets, scarves, ear warmers, and even a shirt for myself while I was pregnant with my third. I know how to follow patterns, adjust for a different yarn and hook size, and size up or down so it's not a pattern problem. It's finding something to do with 2 skeins of very thin yarn/thread (not sure what its classed as).

I've seen this stitch but I have no idea what it is. Anyone know?

Ok, so I’m making a teddy bear head. I’m supposed to have 54 sts for rounds 11-18 but I just counted it up and I only have 52. I know I must frog and fix it, but the problem is I don’t know where the mistake originated. Also I run the risk (unless I’m careful of losing where I started by moving the marker.

Hi I’m looking for help! I bought the subscription for this blanket a year ago then came across hard times so I had to cancel. They don’t just sell the pattern unfortunately but the subscription is now unavailable on their website so I’m trying to see if anyone has the leftover booklets and they could help me out!! Again if they were selling the pattern I would buy it. Please send this to anyone that you know that has made this blanket please 🥹🥹

Currently chaining 272 and I really don't have the patience to monitor my tension and make the chain even. Will that mess with my project? And will it even out once I've blocked it?

Not sure if it matters but I'm using lace weight cotton with a 2.5 mm hook.

Wondering if anyone knows the name of this stitch? I’m still fairly new to the crochet world, it looks like it would be a nice and easy repeat stitch for a personal blanket!

I was wondering if anyone has made a sweater for a dachshund and has a better pattern than what I've got? They are a bit disproportional. Best I've found is from heart hook home but it still doesn't fit right . My dachshund is still growing only 8 mo old but her neck is 7.5in to 8in and chest is 16.5 in plus her long back ... She's a monster to measure 😆

If I need to alter the pattern I need help with that .I'm also using chunky 5 yarn instead of the worsted weight 4. It's easier to work with , with my hands.

This is the link I used for the pattern. TIA https://hearthookhome.com/dog-sweater-crochet-pattern/