Hello!
This post is about the Kaleidoscope border…a simple border to go with the ZiG ZaG joining…
A ZiG ZaGy kind of edging 😉 … Here is the graphic chart…( I make the graphics with a software called Corel Draw)
Hope this was clear 🙂
Thank you so much for visiting today!
and thank you for all these lovely messages …I appreciate with all my heart every word you’re leaving here 😀
Have a very nice Sunday eve!
Sucrette
Well well well, it was such a pleasure reading all your sweet messages on my Kaleidoscope blanket! Thank you thank you ThAnK YoU 🙂
This is as promised, the ZIG ZaG Joining method…
Hope that my explanations will be as clear as possible for you to understand… I apologize for those of you who do not understand graphic patterns…this is my only way to explain crochet 🙁 sorryyyyyyyyy 🙁
So, let’s have a try, shall we?
To begin this is the graphic pattern of the small square:
and then lets take a look to the ZiG ZaG joining graphic:
The red graphic is for the joining …You have every time to make a double crochet in your first square, 2 chain and another double crochet in the second square in EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE YOU DID THE FIRST ONE IN YOUR FIRST SQUARE !
Once this simple thing is clear all will become very easy to follow… Always always make a dc in the first square, 2 chain followed by another dc in the second square in exactly the same place…
I suggest for you, as a trial, to begin joining 9 squares to make a small blanket of 3×3 squares as in this pic:
You have always to work as follow : Join all the squares of your blanket horizontally (A then B) and after you’ve made all your horizontal joining, you join all your squares vertically (C then D)
This method (joining horizontally everything then vertically) will make the joining very fast…I took some pics to make it clearer for you…
Pic 1: Arrange the colors of your squares as you want them to be in your blanket … I made here 3 rows of 10 squares each (because I have a total of 30 colors )
Pic2: Begin the horizontal joining of row1 with row 2 and then row2 with row3…etc
Pic3: Continue joining row by row horizontally…until all rows are joined horizontally like in Pic4 below
Pic4: After all the rows are joined together horizontally, begin the vertical joining (here in this pic above, one vertical joining is done)
Pic5: All the rows have been joined horizontally and vertically…time to begin the edging 🙂 (which will be explained in my next post 😉 )
Hope it was easy to understand…when you just read this post you’ll feel a little bit confused maybe, the best thing to do is to take a hook and some yarn, make 9 small squares and try joining them …
Thank you for visiting today!
Sending you lots of love through this post 🙂
Sucrette
Good morning!
This is as promised the “how to” for “summer time” ripple blanket.
To begin, you have to make a chain : multiple of 11 + 4… I suggest, just to try out the pattern, to make as in the graphic here a chain of 37 ! ((3×11) +4 = 37) and when you try out and you’re ready to start you’ll make a much bigger chain as big as you want your blanket to be…
For Christina’s blanket I started with a chain of 114 (that is (10×11) +4 = 114) which is large enough for a six years girl blanket 🙂
This is a close-up for the valley 😉 (leaving 2 stitches of the previous row and crochet in the 3d one)
and this is a close-up of the mountain 😉 (working 3 treble in the same stitch of the previous row)
It is very very easy to follow…you’ll see when you’ll try…
You have only to begin with the correct number of chain (always a multiple of 11 + 4) and follow the graphic chart…
Happy crocheting 🙂
Sucrette
Hello!
Thank you soooooo much for all your wonderful comments on my stripy blanket… I was so happy reading every single word 🙂 T H A N K Y O U !
Here is the graphic of the stripy’s edging:
For the symbols meanings click here!
Hope it’s easy to follow 😉
It is a very simple to crochet border… simple things are always the best 🙂
Many of you keep asking me about the software I use to draw my graphics, it is called “Corel Draw” it’s a graphic design software I used to work with at school 🙂
Can’t wait for next time to show you my giant granny and my new wip(s)
Stay tuned 😉
Sucrette
Hello hello hello 🙂
I was so happy reading every single word you left on my last post ! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
It really gives me a lot of pleasure reading all your comments! I wish I could thank you in each and every one’s blog 🙂
Until now we have participating in the Giant granny challenge:
Jacquie (maybe), Pauline (maybe), Jane (maybe), Rene, Lizzie, Ohangelina, and Sonieta.
Jacquie, Pauline and Jane you have to make your best to be with us:) We are counting on you!
Rene, Lizzie, Ohangelina and Sonieta: Welcome welcome welcome to the GIANT granny challenge! Waiting for your pics 😉
To all the others who did not join yet I tell them: we are waiting for youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!! 😀
To Ohangelina: I did not think about any link, I thought about sharing our progress in each one’s blog:( but it will be great to have a place a link or address where we can all put our pics and progress…do you have something in mind?
To Sonieta: I think 100 rounds will be too much! hehe:) If I can make something between 50 and 100 rounds it will be perfect 🙂
To Rakkie: Sorry but I don’t think that Nako yarn have an online shop:( Their website is: www.nako.com.tr and I did not find there any online shop…It is in Turkish and maybe I did not understand where to search…
To Esther: Thank you soo much for giving me the address of the Nako shop in Istanbul 🙂 It is PARADISE 🙂
To Pati from London: I wish you a very smooth delivery 🙂 Good luck and don’t stress 🙂
To Lizzie: I made for you a graphic pattern for the classic granny square…Here it is:
Sorry but graphic patterns is all I can make 🙁
You have always to add in every new round: “3treble,1chain, 3treble” in each of the 4 corners of every round…
Here is, before I go, a pic of what I did so far (16rounds)
Hope you can join us too in this GIANT challenge 😉 All you have to do is crochet and crochet and crochet a very big colorful granny square…as big as you can 🙂 Very simple and very addictive too 🙂 It will be fun!!
Have a great evening!
Sucrette
