Blanket #1 by ThomcatDesigns
Style: Single famous screenshot, blown up
Technique: Made a solid background with single crochet (for the ground, sky, bricks) and then cross-stitched figures on top of the background.
Pros/Cons: Easier/faster to make, but cross stitching may not look as solid up close
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXzQts06-p1W-JQUarKWzxLEmHTY-0HxGq3RW5ssedbGGoB0EOdOIdDgLFA03m7f7PQ74EwyZ-OJmh6N62YiR-ta9pgVOI_cnmpX-XiwUJFPDynyrpPfh5EhyNpWD1ymz1SmsZvIC6BQ/s400/Mario+Bros+Afghan+1.jpg)
Blanket #2 by Gege Crochet
Style: Multiple mini-scenes all patched together
Technique: Each square was made with Tunisian single crochet and all color changes are made inline (not on top of the background).
Pros/Cons: Very clean and solid-looking pixels, but every color change means tons of yarn ends to tie up
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYXdxbtYPTsJ9om-XC3NCgeR7VAqFSqYYCUH_nHQzcC2YSGoXslaJ_KEc-z_Hv7napj9FGOSHATa7fcZrGiiJcMrBI2SEsvsIMxu8JvTEbdicit8tp4yDUCpGf7f6h-SJdw_BLi5GkOE/s400/Mario+Bros+Afghan+2.jpg)
Gege has promised to put up a video that shows her color-changing process, but I'm a little leery, given my propensity for short-term projects that produce immediate results. Perhaps I could do a mix of both: use the cross-stitch method for making several mini-scenes. What do you think?
2 comments:
I would buy one. you should make some and put them on ebay.
I don't think I could ever make afghans for sale because they take so much time! The only thing that drives me is love for my friends and family. ^_~
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