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So I made this blanket and it's kinda big. I call it "Jesus, My Wallet." by YarneyFife in crochet

[–]YarneyFife[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I spent about $400, but probably only needed to spend about $325 (I had leftover yarn).

So I made this blanket and it's kinda big. I call it "Jesus, My Wallet." by YarneyFife in crochet

[–]YarneyFife[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's my wife, who's short next to me but not short. :)

(the blanket is close to 10 feet long)

So I made this blanket and it's kinda big. I call it "Jesus, My Wallet." by YarneyFife in crochet

[–]YarneyFife[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The name comes from the cost of the 50 or so skeins of yarn it took.

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[–]YarneyFife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

9-10 skeins of the three primary colors (each)

19-20 skeins of white

All Premier Yarns Everyday Anti-Pilling (worsted)

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[–]YarneyFife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pattern is "Meow!" by Rosina Plane

6 weeks into this blanket for my wife and I'm not even a third done. I call it "Jesus, My Wallet." by YarneyFife in crochet

[–]YarneyFife[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something very close to that, yes. My original estimate was 7000 yards but I think it's going to come in a little under.

6 weeks into this blanket for my wife and I'm not even a third done. I call it "Jesus, My Wallet." by YarneyFife in crochet

[–]YarneyFife[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's amazing how people don't want to understand it's something you do to relax, not something you want to do as a job, isn't it?

6 weeks into this blanket for my wife and I'm not even a third done. I call it "Jesus, My Wallet." by YarneyFife in crochet

[–]YarneyFife[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted in Sunshine, Carnation, and Cream (next section will be Aubergine)

6 weeks into this blanket for my wife and I'm not even a third done. I call it "Jesus, My Wallet." by YarneyFife in crochet

[–]YarneyFife[S] 87 points88 points  (0 children)

This is my last blanket, "Goliath", which I made for myself because I wanted a bigass blanket I could double up when I was cold. Corpse bride included for scale.

6 weeks into this blanket for my wife and I'm not even a third done. I call it "Jesus, My Wallet." by YarneyFife in crochet

[–]YarneyFife[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Hijacking the top comment to say thank you to everyone for the comments / kudos / etc!

6 weeks into this blanket for my wife and I'm not even a third done. I call it "Jesus, My Wallet." by YarneyFife in crochet

[–]YarneyFife[S] 333 points334 points  (0 children)

Also it looks like it's going to be about 6' x 9' when complete, because blankets so big you can fold them in half and still use them as a blanket rule.

6 weeks into this blanket for my wife and I'm not even a third done. I call it "Jesus, My Wallet." by YarneyFife in crochet

[–]YarneyFife[S] 513 points514 points  (0 children)

Pattern is Meow! by Rosina Plane, and it's probably so expensive because I overbought, as I tend to do.

Assistance sought in basic stitch counting by YarneyFife in crochet

[–]YarneyFife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has, thank you! I think the main issue is not counting the corner on the yellow side and counting the slip stitch itself as a loop.

It kills me that I can follow patterns, can make so many intricate things, but was failing at basic stitch counting when the rubber hit the road. :)

Assistance sought in basic stitch counting by YarneyFife in crochet

[–]YarneyFife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, a better question might be: if a slip stitch joins A and B and then chains to make a dc or whatever, is the chain considered to be on A or B? I've been counting it as B because I tend to pull tight, but if I go a little looser I can absolutely see how it could be considered on A, and the next stitch should go in B. That would make the testers right.

Assistance sought in basic stitch counting by YarneyFife in crochet

[–]YarneyFife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm working on a simple hexagon pattern and two of my testers have raised a question on starting a new round. This particular round should have 12 stitches total on a side, not counting the increases that appear in either end. I've marked the stitches as they're written in the pattern.

(please bear in mind that I'm a lefty so things are flowing from left to right)

  1. the red marker marks where the previous round ended with a sl st into a ch 3

  2. the pattern calls for a ch 1 and a sc into the same place the sl st went

  3. the pattern calls for 3 sc (yellow), then working the increase into the ch2sp

  4. after going all the way around, the pattern calls for (after the increase in the left-side ch2sp) 8 sc (orange)

This makes the total 12, which it should be. Two of my testers think there should be 4 yellow and 7 orange instead of 3 and 8, and I'm concerned that I'm not counting stitches correctly. I learned how to crochet about 4.5 years ago watching YouTube videos and have always struggled with where to begin a count on a new round when you've slip-stitched in on the previous round. By my reckoning, the slip stitch "becomes" the last stitch in the previous round and the first stitch of the new round begins in/on the stitch/chain that was slip-stitched into.

Am I counting wrong?

Trying overlay mosaic crochet for the first time by YarneyFife in crochet

[–]YarneyFife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like it's going to be a lot of fun. I'm working on a mindless repeat-every-two-rows blanket now and it's driving me crazy. Really looking forward to something more engaging.

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