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Craft Corner

CheerBearSenior Contributor

Craft Corner

A place to chat and share all things crafty!

What's your favourite craft? Is there anything you're working on at the moment? What would you like to create/work on (I have heaps of "one day" project patterns and ideas that I know I will probably never get around to, but it's nice to imagine)? I'd love to hear!

I have absolutely no artistic side to me and stick figures are the extent of my drawing ability, but I really enjoy learning and trying out new crafts. I learnt crochet during a stay in a prevention and recovery centre and it's something I pick up often when I am feeling blue, I need a distraction or I'm just a little bored. I've tried paper crafts too, although I didn't really get far with anything. Sharpies are some of my best friends and when I find my hands need to move I have a collection of smooth rocks that I draw on (different coloured circles) which often relaxes me. Sometimes I dust off the sewing machine and sew as well. I walk around spotlight for a fun outing 😉

Looking forward to hearing from you all 🙂

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CheerBearSenior Contributor

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The biggest square I'm doing is 12 rows @outlander so I chose 12 colours (that's the pic above) and will use them in a bit of a random pick kind of way I think 🙂

I've saved the grid I'm using and can share it here if you don't find one you like.

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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i still cant see the pic @CheerBear hopefully itll pop up soon!

yes please share the grid, ive been looking but im not really finding anything online- probably looking in the wrong place!

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CheerBearSenior Contributor

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🤔 that's strange @outlander . I have nothing waiting for approval or showing as rejected but it has disappeared from my pics.

Try again

They're the colours I'm using

And this is the grid

I'm going to try using a "join as you go" method, so I'll make up a bunch of squares one round smaller than they need, then do the final round when I join them. Like I said, I don't really know what I'm doing but I'm going to learn 😁

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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yeah i still cant see it on my computer or on my phone. sometimes they appear on my phone faster but its still the dreaded triangle. hopefully ill be able to see it soon. itll give me a better idea of what youll be doing!

sounds like an interesting method! i dont know any joining methods at all lol so this will be interesting!

how big are you going to make your blanket?

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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@CheerBear

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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Can see the pics now. Your colours are very pretty. Ill have to have a look through mine and see what colours ive got laying around. Your colours almost match the grid

Are the pink lines the join as you go sections before then joining more where the black lines are?

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CheerBearSenior Contributor

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I'm getting strange notifications for this thread @outlander. Not tagging ones I think, but a replied to discussion one not via email. Hmmm 🤔

I have no idea how big this blanket will be haha! Lounge sized hopefully (whatever that is!) 😆 The lines are for a different join method from my understanding. Join as you go is where you slip stitch into the chain space of the square you're joining to as you work your final round of a square. (That sounds way more complicated than it looks!).

I'll find the video and send it across tomorrow.

It would be pretty cool to.have a together project if you want to start this one too! No pressure though 🙂

I'm going to head off for the night 👋❤ Hope you have a peaceful night

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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Going off the grid its a rather big one @CheerBear but you work fast so itll prob only take you a week or 2 lol.

Ill give it ago so we can work on something together hopefully itll work out 🤔🙂

Goodnight CB sleep well 😴

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CheerBearSenior Contributor

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Hey @outlander - my Babette Blanket has begun!

(It's about this point into a big project where I start feeling overwhelmed and questioning what I'm doing with my life haha!)

By my calculations I think I have about eleventy million and six squares left to make 😉 I really like the way it is working up so far and will push on. I love the colour mashness and think it will look really cool in our kind of plain looking lounge room if it gets finished.

From memory you have a busy day today. Hope it is going well enough for you ❤

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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they look great @CheerBear ive made 4 of the 3 rounds and 1 of the 5 rounds so far. i only made 2 of the smaller ones tonight but not up for much more. its suppose to be hot tomorrow and im getting everything done by 9am before another appointment and then ive got a free day so can do some more. ive picked the colours of pink, purple, white and blue for the moment as they are the ones ive got in the same ply but may add more colours if i find a nice colour.
im kinda worried about having the different sizes and trying to fit them all together somehow.
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