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It wasn't necessarily the making of 252 squares that was so painful (although certainly monotonous); it was all the sewing that killed me, with about 2-3 loose stands per square! Eventually, I developed a process of crocheting a small mountain of squares in each color, storing them in ziploc bags, and then sewing together a few rows until I ran out of squares. Rinse and repeat. Or in my case, not.
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However, in light of a potential move if K gets a job out of state, I went into full production mode last week to finally get this thing out the door. K was so impressed by the final result that he asked for a Metroid version. Hah! Sorry, honey, don't love you that much... (j/k)
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If for some reason you wish to replicate this, check out my Ravelry page for pattern details. Personally, I'd stick with quilting for this kind of job. >_<
Update: picture of the 2-month-old recipient and his sleepy older brother
2 comments:
Wow. I don't know if I could do all that work to give it away. Looks great!
I actually just started following your blog last week after following links to it from Ravelry from that very project. Awesome job! I just started making the squares for my own Mario blanket (I am a gamer's girlfriend and it's intended for a Christmas gift). I am very afraid for what might happen when it comes time to join the squares.
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