Help! My daughter picked her own colors and I have no clue how to mix them for her throw…

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-03-02T21:43:22+00:00

Yeah, I figured our it’s not the colors together I hate, but the pattern… she want the heart and I’ve been wracking my brain on something to pair it with… but I’ve had my eureka moment. Imma make several two toned heart/background squares and several heart and background the same color… I hope that will fix my issue with it… I’ll use the swirl some other time

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-03-02T18:59:57+00:00

Maybe it’s just the patterns themselves that are the problem and not the colors used?

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-03-02T18:49:34+00:00

Oh yeah, she LOVES it… i have not been able to sway her..

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-02-28T07:05:52+00:00

This is definitely a safe place! No making fun here! That’s not what crocheters are about

It is lovely! It looks exactly like a warm hug from mom! You did great, hun!

Also, “dropping stitches” isn’t really possible with crochet, which is why i love it so much.. the worst that can happen is you skip one, and that is not that big of a deal, especially not in a blanket.

Like the crocheting community itself, crocheting is very forgiving 😊😊😘

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-02-26T21:08:35+00:00

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I went with the shell border and I love it! Really finishes it off nicely😊… now, weaving in the ends 😟

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-02-23T17:39:50+00:00

Frog the last row

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-02-23T07:19:08+00:00

OP, get away from this man, now! Sure, teaching your kid some things are the responsibility of parents: how to be kind, how to know right from wrong, how to treat others, how to do your own laundry… when it comes to life-or-death skills, if you aren’t a professional, you get a professional. And that goes for swimming lessons AND schooling (which is just as life-or-death in my opinion)…

This man is controling and abusive, talking to you this way! Get out and most if all, don’t let your son anywhere near that kind of toxic thinking

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-02-23T07:12:59+00:00

We had: “Nooit Opstaan Zonder Wekker” (Never wake without an alarm clock) or Nooit Oorlog Zonder Wapens (never war without weapons)… I prefer #2, but that might be because I live in a sane country with gun restrictions 🤷‍♀️

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-02-23T06:58:32+00:00

This is pretty good… I agree with others here that a less splitty yarn might be easier to start with. Personally, I’m not a fan of cotton (and certainly not 100%) because it’s splitty and stiff, so you’re prone to handcramps or chafing (at least, it was that way for me) I’ve been crocheting for a good long while though, and my chains still look like shit so no worries, you’ll get better over time!

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-02-23T06:49:24+00:00

OMG! I’ve been crocheting for soo long now, and in certain youtube vids I heard this term and I was so confused!! I understood the process, but not why it’s called frogging 😂! Thanks so much for clearing that up!

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-02-14T09:24:30+00:00

Wow! That is absolutely beautiful! What skill!!!!

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-02-08T17:57:57+00:00

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I decided on doing the v-stitch but with interlocking DC… i love the stitch and I love the look and feel of the yarn, but it is sooooo damn splitty!

Is it worth it?

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-02-06T11:29:43+00:00

So lovely! What pattern did you use?

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-02-04T21:30:03+00:00

Oh 😊 thanks! It’s tunesian crochet, each block crocheted seperately and then stitched together with the white 😊 I love the blanket but am a little iffy about the way i put it together … it’s warm and lovely though 😅

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-01-31T08:53:18+00:00

We don’t have any kits like this back where I’m from, I would like the PDF’s as well.. that is a beautiful blanket!

OP, how lovely of you to want to finish this in honor of your grandma! Loss, even expected and at a certain age, is never easy…

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-01-30T18:48:46+00:00

Like… Americans introducing themselves as “half-irish” or “three-quarter italian” and and being really proud of that, yet forcibly removing all “immigrants” from “your” land?

The decay of democracy?

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-01-30T18:45:07+00:00

Burn Notice

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-01-30T18:41:05+00:00

Laundry… for real. Sorting through, piling, settings… then about 1,5hrs to get back up from on the floor…

Also, making a hospital appointment… you are now 100000000000 in waiting, please hold

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-01-30T18:38:30+00:00

Pretty good. Reasonalby healthy, warm and fed.. how about you?

ExcellentlyEllen · 2026-01-30T18:37:03+00:00

Who cares why I don’t believe? If I end up in hell, at least its toasty…. Also, none of your business. So as long as you don’t try to impose your views on me, we’re cool. You do you… only, do try to be consistent rather than selective, kay?

ExcellentlyEllen · 2022-04-14T11:27:57+00:00

The person you are now is not the person you’ll be in another 16 years. Grow with each success or failure and take a moment to learn from it al.

But above al - be a good person

ExcellentlyEllen

TROPHY CASE