joining knitted squares with blanket stitch

But when I got to the duct tape I knew you were pulling our leg(s). Just kiddin’ ð April Fools back at ya! Because I am a cheesitarian at heart. many. Before you begin, block the squares to open up the stitching and straighten the edges. I was laughing all the way to the cream cheese, when I had to stop and wonder – is that really cream cheese on her gorgeous blanket?!?! I’ve also found that pipecleaners can work in a pinch. I wonder if you could join the pieces with string cheese. ð This even beat the Google Gmail Motion site today, though I laughed pretty hard at that, too. Gently pull apart the first 2 edge stitches to see the series of little horizontal — running — threads connecting them. If you’ve left a tail of yarn at the cast-on edge, you can use it to get started. The best April Fools Day laugh ever! Best April Fool’s day post, ever. Loved the photos for show and tell. Love, Great April Fools. Thank you for FINALLY giving duct tape its due. Dear Kay, In the same class as Ann’s adorable sultry Duct Tape Too funny! PS Kay’s ditto machine over at Ravelry is running overtime. Constructing an item with squares does mean you will need to bind them together somehow in the end. Some of your readers may think that just because you posted this on April 1 – that this is a joke……as a Canadian, I KNOW that duct tape is good for EVERYTHING – up here we follow the example of Red Green who used duct tape for everything and it always worked. A finished square is so nice, with half as many ends done! THANKS SO MUCH! What a hoot! Thread Th new color through the fold, and fold it back 3 o 4 inches. I found this pattern on Rav. Not so sure about the cream cheese though – think you might need to put it in the oven…….just a thought. (= Whatever you used, it looks real!! Joining seams with blanket stitch adds some stability to the backside of the seam and reduces the seamâs tendency to gap. To join knitted garter stitch squares or strips together, insert crochet hook into a stitch at edge of each strip, pass yarn over hook and draw it through the first two loops on hook, pass yarn over and draw it through the other two loops. Kay,you deserve a standing ovation on your idea for Japan!Glad the $$ are still rolling in!! LOL–hope you got the cream cheese out ok! Thanks for the smile. I don’t know just how far you’ll actually go for a laugh, but I sure hope whatever you did for those cream cheese pics didn’t actually involve *actual* cream cheese coming into contact with your *actual* knitting ð Knitting a patchwork blanket with squares can be really fun. I tried the cream cheese method, however its getting a bit crusty & yellowed like the bits left around the ring at the top of the tub. Seeing cream cheese on those beautiful Noro squares is just so wrong it’s hilarious! Sign up now to receive 10% off your next order in the MDK Shop! My poor face! Great job. You seam from the bottom edge up. Crochet Heart Squares Border: Attach ivory yarn into the top right corner stitch (right side facing) of a heart square. Gosh, you had me for a bit…and if no one had said anything in the comments you would had me cramming down cream cheese in a container one day….but that’s a waste o’ expensive Cream Cheese in my mind. I woke up this morning to four inches of fresh, wet, heavy snow, and it hasn’t stopped falling yet. Also, the peanuts probably wouldn’t be good for baby. I might try that sewing in ends method on my niece’s BW 63 squares blanket. I have NOT laughed that hard in such a LONG LONG time! Single Crochet Join. Lord knows there are enough decorative duct tapes out there that you can find pretty much any color you need to coordinate duct tape with your blanket’s shade of Noro Silk Garden. I can’t tell you how often we get this question. I am completely doing my ends like that from now on. A finished square is so nice, with half as many ends done! 20 Easy Crochet Squares You Can Use To Make Blankets. (Here’s an overview of cool duct tapes, especially Japanese ones.) The blanket stitch is great for joining crocheted pieces that have longer stitches, such as triple crochet and taller. Please Note: To join the squares using the zipper method, you will place the squares â¦ Would she do that for an April fool’s joke?! Hilarious!! Thanks! I came here today to see what Ann would do. Fun E! Thanks for the great April Fools Day laugh! See more ideas about crochet techniques, crochet tutorial, crochet. It reminds me of the “solutions” at the “There, I Fixed It” site. There’s no end of art to this once you start playing around with pleats and herringbones and alternating colors. But if you’re counting calories, that’s just the compromise you have to make. You should always have two stitches on the right needle. Ha Ha Ha–can’t stop laughing. Artistry, that’s what it is. Hilarious! This was a good one….read through the whole thing,knew it was funny…but totally forgot April’s Fools…..have one to add…the glue gun …..thank you for the LOL…on a SNOWY day in Boston! happy April Fools. I read in one of Clif’s pirate books about how pirates used to make buttons out of old cheese, and I remember being a) mystified by this and b) grossed out. Thanks for your wonderful blog, you two. xxxxx to you both always This is done in much the same way as the three-needle cast off above and creates a similar seam-like effect. Didn’t cost a penny! Why hasn’t anyone said this before??? Can’t stop laughing—happy April 1. ha ha ha! It's less stretchy than knitting, which means that it will give your blanket more structure and less sag. I like the textured effect the staples give. It’s so much fun to see all the Mitered Crosses blanket squares cropping up on Ravelry. Work through the two threads on the cast-on row. Pick the sts back up and knit them back down, careful with your tension, to make the color change be at the edge. Hey, where do you stand on the cream cheese tub vs. brick vs. whipped controversy? Thread Th new color through the fold, and fold it back 3 o 4 inches. Knit two stitches onto the empty needle in your right hand. The crocheting provides a border effect and I think it finishes the blanket off nicely. Made my husband laugh very hard. I thought you’d moved over to my world with that stapler…who needs to knit when you can bind with ease? Elizabeth. And the fat keeps it all hanging together better. I swear by Gorilla Glue to seam up a sweater. I’m feeling pleased with myself, as I started by sewing in the ends in the middle of each corner….but now I’ve switched to Russian join spit and rolling my ends. Mar 23, 2017 - Explore Michelle Gibson's board "knitted squares pattern", followed by 106 people on Pinterest. That pink tint could lend just the right touch of color to some blankets. Joining Techniques in Crochet . daddy mommys been in the wine cellar again Move on to the second row, joining all the squares â¦ You can try and make me feel bad about stapling my stuff together all you want, it won’t work! Tutorial Simple Joining Square Technique â itâs very easy and fun ð I love to make blankets, especially those with motifs and shapes. I’m gonna send this to all my knitting friends! It sounds like it could work except then my dog would spend even more time trying to eat the blanket. Most commonly referred to as the block stitch, but sometimes called the mosaic stitch or dot stitch, this square features little pops of color between rounds of the classic granny stitch. I think I will put my afghan together with the stapler method..looks good to me! Well, call me a pirate, but this stuff WORKS. ð, Yuk to the cream cheese and all the others its horrible. Snack and blanket all at one. So let's get started! I hope it will be in your next brilliant knitting book as one of the tips! Silly, gullible me – I was all like, “Oh yay, just in time for me!” Because I like joining squares as I go. You'll use these stitches to cast off the rest of the square that's on the other needle. That is the best April 1 post I have seen anywhere! Just want to testify that this entry is funny even to non-knitters. I love you guys!!! 3-4 inch tail, pinch the yarn at the end of the last stitch, dump 5 or 6 sts off the needle, pull out the yarn (Noro is sticky, the sts just hang there, patiently waiting), keeping that pinch pinched. Hope y’all had a good one…. Less air in there. Work your way across until you have joined every square in the row. But isn’t the cream cheese just a bit sticky? Last week I received an email request to find Afghan Square Joining options. This step is optional, but pins will help hold the squares in place as you're working. Join these pretty crochet flower squares together to make a crochet blanket or even a cute crochet shawl. Then came to your site the next day and saw this! Personally, I prefer marscapone cheese. If youâve left a tail of yarn at the cast-on edge, you can use it to get started. Dude, ur crayzee…. Brilliant! Great April Fools joke but I can’t believe you actually put staples and cream cheese on your precious knitting! You can’t use mattress stitch successfully, however, on pieces that don’t have the same number of rows or a difference of only 1 or 2 rows. Crochet hook together while watching Coling Firth and eating a box of Mints... Feel bad about stapling my stuff together all you want, it looks cool. Other knitted fabric for other uses for finally giving duct tape bobby pins dug. Out while grocery shopping blanket stitching is an alternative to crocheted edging on a cardigan shawl. April Fool ’ s BW 63 squares blanket love to make blankets edge really shows up with stuff! 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