Yoshi crochet blanket (Finished!)

[Lijnloos]

FreenatureArts, If you do granny's you get the same idea, but less "filled"... I used it to make an 1-UP. (*viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2461*)
Ellentje, you have an update for us, or were you to busy with the swap to get any crocheting done?

[Ellentje]

Thanks for the nice comments FreeNatureArts. I got the idea from Bamiyan, who makes rugs like this. She actually did a chocobo for the March craft swap, you can see it here: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1734&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=180.

Thanks for the tip about the fleece. I'm using a basic double crochet here, but with a no.7 hook which makes it go faster. Up to know I've used about 6 100 grams skeins of acrylic wool.
Granny squares will look great, just like Lijnloos did, but knitting the squares in stockinette stitch will look great too I think! Please post WIP's if you decide to start your own

Lijnloos: I did actually get some crocheting done, I finished his arm and am working on the blue right now. I will post a picture tomorrow

[FreeNatureArts]

Lijnloos> I was wondering how it would look with colors, I've only done black and orange granny squares. Cool idea of a 1up though xD I loled but you did it so perfectly. My brother would love you xD

Ellentje> Your welcome, and I was wondering who started such a inspirational piece. That Chocobo is from the game boy one ain't it? XD aww... If only I still had that 6 foot painting of a chocobo I'd ask for the pattern of that cutie.

Double crochet? wow that really is a big blanket O_O;. But double crochet is sooooo warm too. I sure will. If I try a yoshie related to your creation I will give credit.. Mine may be Purple or pink though, with blue shoes lol. They where my favorite levels in yoshies island.
And that is a TON of yarn. Over here the polyester yarn is $2.30 a skein. But that acrylic can get expensive. $7-12 bucks Depending on the store. However with how nice the results are. I can't blame you for using it, Yoshi looks like he came right off the game!

* Will now sit on the edge of my seat and stalk you * hahah.

[Ellentje]

Here's another update.

As you can see Yoshi's left arm is now done and I am working my way through the blue. I want to do his feet last to keep me motivated.
At it's lowest point it just needs 4 more pixels to reach the bottom.. I'm getting so close to finishing! I'm really looking forward to getting under this on a cold winter night with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate

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[FreeNatureArts]

Aww he looks so cool!

And that is a lot of blue O_o;
I really like how clean and neat you stitched the squares together, Not a bulge to be seen =D.

And I bet! That's going to be a wonderful blanket to snuggle in, And considering the pen you have in the picture. It's a huge blanket too!

[Lijnloos]

Nice work Ellentje! You're really making good progress... And the last bit for me was just motivation to getting it finished... Good luck on the last rows!

[Ellentje]

I'm almost done!
It's really frustrating because I'm in the middle of exams right now, so I have been at the point of only needing to do 6 more squares for several days now. I'm going to buy the fleece for the back tonight and hopefully I will be able to post a picture of the completely finished blanket somewhere this weekend
Eeeh I'm so excited

[Lijnloos]

Oh wow, nearly finished!!! Can't wait to see it done.... You can be proud of yourself!
(oh, and good luck on your exams!)

[Ellentje]

It's finished!
It turned out to be a lot of work to hand sew the fleece to the back, but I'm glad I did it because it made it look even better.

So, here it is:

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The black all around it is the fleece from the back that I folded and stitched together again to make a nice border.
And this is me holding it so you can get an idea of how big it is.

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It has been three months of hard work, but it was totally worth it!
I hope you guys like it.

[YeahYeahYouWere]

Wow! Looks great. And it turned out much larger than I thought it would, good thing you put that last picture in for comparison