joining knitted squares with blanket stitch

joining knitted squares with blanket stitch

Dear Kay, THANK YOU for such a wonderful belly ripping laugh on such a crappy slop-snowy day! Snack and blanket all at one. This step begins your mattress stitch pattern. You are a genius. The staple idea isn’t half bad – I was chuckling, but then you mentioned the quilt-like texture and I thought, hey! Article by Amazing Knitting. I’m still smirking to myself. and you DO know that there will be someone, somewhere that will DO this 😉 Mar 8, 2014 - Crochet is a great way to join together knitted strips or squares, as in this rainbow bedspread . (Here’s an overview of cool duct tapes, especially Japanese ones.) PS Kay’s ditto machine over at Ravelry is running overtime. Hilarious! http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/. Dude, ur crayzee…. AMAZING. Do these techniques also work for sweaters? Pick the sts back up and knit them back down, careful with your tension, to make the color change be at the edge. Great joke! What a hoot! so great! Have fun with it, I guess, is the golden rule with duct tape. But if you’re counting calories, that’s just the compromise you have to make. : ) I read your blog at work and all my co-workers think I’m crazy… LOTS of laughing today. Gosh, you had me for a bit…and if no one had said anything in the comments you would had me cramming down cream cheese in a container one day….but that’s a waste o’ expensive Cream Cheese in my mind. If you’re looking to get a copy of her fabby Mitered Crosses Blanket pattern for Japan, here you go and thank you! Thanks for the laugh. There’s no end of art to this once you start playing around with pleats and herringbones and alternating colors. You definitely give up something when you go with low-fat. happy April Fools. LURV it! Artistry, that’s what it is. And this stuff is the real deal–my contractor left it in the basement after fixing our insulation, and I kind of like that whole reduce/recycle/reuse vibe coming off this. Thread Th new color through the fold, and fold it back 3 o 4 inches. Personal preference is really what it’s all about. Crochet Heart Squares Border: Attach ivory yarn into the top right corner stitch (right side facing) of a heart square. Hey! This was hysterical! 7 Ways to Join Granny Squares Whip Stitch Join. Knitting Help Knitting Blogs Knitting For Beginners Knitting Stitches Knitting Patterns Free Knit Patterns Knitting Projects Easy Knitting Knitting Ideas. It’s basically the same technique as bathtub caulking or cake decorating. Didn’t cost a penny! Knit to the end of the color, break yarn, leaving. And I know that lots of you have been eagerly awaiting this list - the Moogly Afghan CAL for this year is winding down, and it's time to start thinking about how we're going to attach all of these blocks together to make one big blankie. (Or your cookie of choice. V. funny. What you do: Form a slip knot and tie it to the end of the crochet hook. 🙂. Tutorial Simple Joining Square Technique – it’s very easy and fun 😀 I love to make blankets, especially those with motifs and shapes. Better yet, put your blanket together while watching Coling Firth and eating a box of Thin Mints. I’ve used peanut butter for years, but ran out and needed to piece together a baby blanket. THANK YOU!!! Single Crochet Join. Why hasn’t anyone said this before??? I love you guys!!! Fold the yarn at the pinch. 92. Pick the sts back up and knit them back down, careful with your tension, to make the color change be at the edge. Thanks for the great April Fools Day laugh! The cream cheese is just too funny. I am so NOT disappointed. You seam from the bottom edge up. Duct Tape also some fancy and lacy stitches to join squares together Happy fools day! Constructing an item with squares does mean you will need to bind them together somehow in the end. Silly, gullible me – I was all like, “Oh yay, just in time for me!” Because I like joining squares as I go. I tried the cream cheese method, however its getting a bit crusty & yellowed like the bits left around the ring at the top of the tub. If you’ve left a tail of yarn at the cast-on edge, you can use it to get started. Thank you – been back a couple of times for the smile and just noticed what day it was posted – you gals are always up to something and don’t usually need a day to celebrate, but is nice when you do. — awwwwwwwwww…. Such a nuanced touch to put the scotch tape in the shape of a cross. I’ve got all my knitting done and the last bits of joining everthing up have been staring me in the face for days… Duct tape may be the perfect solution. The best April Fools Day laugh ever! Thanks for the chuckle :o). Knitting Tutorial. Arrrrrr! Funniest thing in a long time! If you'd like, pin the edges of the two knitted squares, right sides together. A finished square is so nice, with half as many ends done! Can’t stop laughing. Will have to look into cream cheese though the next time my hem gives out while grocery shopping. Of course, I thought you might go with my favorite way of dealing with yarn ends: just letting them dangle. Hilarious! Let dry away from direct sunlight. The blanket stitch makes an attractive finish for a knitted garment or afghan. Then, I remembered the date. I also at first thougth the staples were real, instead of pins for while you sew. Personally, I’m fond of the office supply solutions. Thanks for the giggle. BEST joke of the day! The most important thing is to keep a steady hand, and to make sure you’re getting cream cheese down into that first row of stitches. Mattress stitch is a great seaming technique to use for sewing seams in knitting. Oh my gosh! I thought the staples were an “innovative” way to hold the pieces together while you stitched them together. OMG! Blanket stitching is an alternative to crocheted edging on a cardigan, shawl or knitted blanket. Rubber cement is nice for garter stitch becuauz yu kinpush enz riges Ha Ha, very funny. I look forward to more “tips”. Loved the photos for show and tell. How to Join Crochet Squares Using the “Zipper” Method. Dec 11, 2020 - Explore Catherine Rifkin's board "Crochet Joining Techniques", followed by 1274 people on Pinterest. why NOT the flavored cream cheese ? Joining Blanket Squares. I was just about to break out the cream cheese. Because I am a cheesitarian at heart. I went with silver because it looks so cool. You seam from the bottom edge up. I wonder if you can used whipped? Seeing cream cheese on those beautiful Noro squares is just so wrong it’s hilarious! Work your way across until you have joined every square in the row. You should always have two stitches on the right needle. Also, the peanuts probably wouldn’t be good for baby. If you are working with crochet squares, hexagons, octagons or other geometrical motifs, you need to know a couple joining techniques. You’ve given me some ideas on how to finish off some UFOs. Pick up the first two adjacent squares and seam them together using one of the methods described -- mattress stitch or invisible vertical seam. Thank you for FINALLY giving duct tape its due. I’ve got several methods, so I’ll show you each one. I never would have thought of cream cheese, but I will keep that in my arsenal of tricks, hee hee! But when I got to the duct tape I knew you were pulling our leg(s). Advertisements. This was HILARIOUS!!!!! I use a Swingline 500-capacity office stapler, mostly because a heavy-duty staple gun is too powerful. Mother Natures’ idea of April Fools Day…(she’s not funny). But the cream cheese, any true Meador would not waste the likes of that. This was a good one….read through the whole thing,knew it was funny…but totally forgot April’s Fools…..have one to add…the glue gun …..thank you for the LOL…on a SNOWY day in Boston! 12 Ways to Join Granny Squares include simple slip stitch, flat lay and traditional method with a crochet hook or sewing with a yarn needle. Take care you all! Via Knit Purl Hook. Forgive me,but I’m still rather bitter about the whole cookie thing.). I think you have cornered a new market in knitting advice. Remember to always join the taller stitches … How to join a crocheted granny squares in zigzag slip stitch method. I might try that sewing in ends method on my niece’s BW 63 squares blanket. Happy Fool’s Day, Sissy! I have located 20 Unique Ways to Join Afghan Squares.Video tutorials are available for some of these joining methods and you can find them at the bottom of this post! After all, you've spent hours, days, weeks and maybe even months knitting up something wonderful and it can be ruined so easily if it isn't sewn up properly. Square 2 will be attached to the left edge of square 1. Less air in there. Cream cheese — I’ve got some in the fridge right now! Hope y’all had a good one…. Simple Way to Join Knitted Squares and Panels to Make Blankets and Other Reversible Projects Read More » #Reversible When we need to seam knitted panels or squares to make a blanket, a poncho, a cowl or any other reversible project, the basic mattress stitch is not a good option. Okay, you got me going with the stapler–I thought, can you really do that???? : I love your books! (= Whatever you used, it looks real!! I woke up this morning to four inches of fresh, wet, heavy snow, and it hasn’t stopped falling yet. Happy April 1. I am still worried, however, about how you accomplished this photo shoot. I knew it would stick well; I just wasn’t sure how flexible it would be. You can try and make me feel bad about stapling my stuff together all you want, it won’t work! Continuing across the top of the square, ch 1, *skip next 2 st, work 2dc in next st, ch 1. Would she do that for an April fool’s joke?! Great April Fools joke but I can’t believe you actually put staples and cream cheese on your precious knitting! How to Join Knitted Pieces with the Mattress Stitch, Go-To Stitches: Garter, Stockinette, and Seed Stitches, How to Pick Up a Dropped Stitch in the Row…, How to Join Knitted Pieces by Sewing with Backstitch. I’ve been known to hem pants with both staples and scotch tape. I’m gonna send this to all my knitting friends! I came here today to see what Ann would do. The duct tape clued me in that something hinky was going on. It won’t be long before people start joining the squares together to make blankets, and O what a glorious day that shall be! That must have been fun to wash out afterwards! What you do: I can’t tell you how often we get this question. You should have been able to hear the giggling even from over here in England. Knitting Help Loom Knitting Knitting Stitches Knitting Patterns Free Knitting Kits Knitting Ideas Sewing Patterns Knitted Afghans Knitted Blankets More information ... People also love these ideas Spit and roll felt the doubled areas. Giada uses it all the time. Finally got the squares sewn up, but the ends are KILLING me! In the same space as joining, [ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), dc, ch 2, 2dc] 1st corner made. and of course there’s always super glue. Thank you! Is it true about the pirates and old cheese bottons? Sew the squares together to make a blanket or other knitted fabric for other uses. You made me laugh harder than Franklin did, and that’s saying something. Will this make it to the next book? The cream cheese in particular was genius. Few! That is so funny and really made my day! 1 Lay out your pieces next to each other, right sides facing up, bottom edges toward you. The whipstitch is a simple stitch that secures the squares together so they will not come apart even after washing the completed cloth. Happy April Fool’s Day to you too. . I’ve seen some really good April Fool’s Day posts today, but this is the best! Sign up now to receive 10% off your next order in the MDK Shop! Fold the yarn at the pinch. At Your Desktop Joining blanket square Cast on three stitches on dpn. That’s MY method for sewing in ends! I was laughing all the way to the cream cheese, when I had to stop and wonder – is that really cream cheese on her gorgeous blanket?!?! I was almost in until the duct tape and then the cream cheese confirmed it…very tricky, very funny! Mar 23, 2017 - Explore Michelle Gibson's board "knitted squares pattern", followed by 106 people on Pinterest. The secret here is that any old cream cheese will do, as long as it’s not flavored. You mean… it was all just a joke? It gives you a sense of accomplishment when each one is finished and allows for a lot of fun patterns. Position your squares with front sides facing, so that the staples will be hidden on the back of your blanket. Just kiddin’ 😉 April Fools back at ya! : ) Oh my God, that was hysterical! One of the simplest techniques for joining your knitting is to join two cast-off pieces with slip stitch or double crochet. Whip stitch is a method that can be used for sewing granny squares together but you can also use it... Slip Stitch Join. I wonder if you could join the pieces with string cheese. I thought you’d moved over to my world with that stapler…who needs to knit when you can bind with ease? Good one! to join crochet squares and afghan blocks! Tessa. In the pictures above you can see that the slip stitches form a flat cable on the front of the blanket and a running stitch on the back. Ha! It sounds like it could work except then my dog would spend even more time trying to eat the blanket. I think I will put my afghan together with the stapler method..looks good to me! daddy mommys been in the wine cellar again That pink tint could lend just the right touch of color to some blankets. THANKS SO MUCH! Although, I often use bobby pins as stitch markers, but they’re not real good for joining. Rather eat CC than caulk with it anyday. I love the cream cheese… adds a nice touch. With the right side of square 1 facing you, knit the 2 stitches remaining on the needle of square 1 using your new sock yarn colour. You don’t want the staples to blast through the yarn, and you don’t want those heavy staples that affect the drape of the fabric. Inky, I do think that old-school Philadelphia Brand, brick form, makes the strongest bond. Knitting a patchwork blanket with squares can be really fun. A granny square is a piece of square fabric that is produced in crochet by working from the center to outwards. Esp. Don’t hate on the strawberry. but I might try the duct tape, all the same. i’ve considered paper clips for seaming. I think I will have a smile on my face all day today. This step is optional, but pins will help hold the squares in place as you're working. This year, the closest we came was my kids thinking that “get up and get dressed” was an April Fool’s day joke…. First the Bronte Sisters Power Dolls (my face still hurts from laughing) and now how to duct tape or cream cheese your squares together. Isn’t the cream cheese just a bit sticky? Then came to your site the next day and saw this! A finished square is so nice, with half as many ends done! Needed laughter much! I’ve got tape holding together more than one pant hem as we speak. Yes, funny! And this is the first knitting-related April Fools Day gag I’ve seen.. Ha ha…April Fool’s!!! Make sure your tapestry needle is blunt to avoid piercing the yarn. My poor face! Hilarious!! Yeah, but being able to staple the squares during work hours will cut into my MDK and Facebook browsing during work hours…such a dilemma! I love you. . You'll use these stitches to cast off the rest of the square that's on the other needle. Types of Knit Blankets How to Knit a Blanket with Squares. ... Block Stitch Square. Great job. The stitching provides a smooth edge. Knit two stitches onto the empty needle in your right hand. Hrm. the cream cheese! Ann WHIPS STITCH JOIN METHOD (sewing) I laughed. Easy Peasy Flower Squares. Fill up a plastic bag with cream cheese, moosh it up so that it’s nice and soft, clip a corner, and off you go. This is done in much the same way as the three-needle cast off above and creates a similar seam-like effect. And what about spit splicing squares together? It was starting to look kind of dismal with bills and all to pay…..but that last tip pretty much put me over the edge hysterical! Hey, where do you stand on the cream cheese tub vs. brick vs. whipped controversy? Check the tension by pulling laterally on the seam from time to time. Does cream cheese frosting work as well as regular cream cheese? Please Note: To join the squares using the zipper method, you will place the squares … Lord knows there are enough decorative duct tapes out there that you can find pretty much any color you need to coordinate duct tape with your blanket’s shade of Noro Silk Garden. If you want the SC to be visible from the right side, you should 1) use a crochet hook with the same size of the needles you use for knitting | 2) place two of your strips with their wrong sides facing each other | 3) join them by making SC between each garter ridge (make sure that your crochet hook goes through BOTH strips). Loved MDKBTL, and the “rejected” samples – are we seeing a trend? I know a lot of people do this already, and there’s a reason why–this goes faster than a stack of Thin Mints on a Friday night watching a boxed set of Colin Firth movies! Best April Fool’s day post, ever. I passed out there for a bit from the fumes, but I think you get the idea. If you’ve left a tail of yarn at the cast-on edge, you can use it to get started. It’s so much fun to see all the Mitered Crosses blanket squares cropping up on Ravelry. Kind of like quilting. I would never have thought of cream cheese! They come in handy in projects such as tile blankets, or simply any projects that require nice joining of at least two elements. Move on to the second row, joining all the squares … Spit and roll felt the doubled areas. Love, Instead of joining the outer loops of the squares, this flat slip-stitch method is working from the front of the squares and slip stitch the inner loops of the square. 😀, Yuk to the cream cheese and all the others its horrible. And thanks for the reminder that we knitters are not a “Stick in the mud” we are funny people! Thanks for the smile. To join knitted garter stitch squares or strips together, insert crochet hook into a stitch at edge of each strip, pass yarn over hook and draw it through the first two loops on hook, pass yarn over and draw it through the other two loops. 🙂. Thanks for your wonderful blog, you two. many. PSS One other technique I forgot to mention: sewing in ENDS. I, for one, have never used cream cheese, but now I know. You’re the best. It’s like mattress stitch, only a heck of a lot faster. ways. April Fool yourself!!!!! The crocheting provides a border effect and I think it finishes the blanket off nicely. Most commonly referred to as the block stitch, but sometimes called the mosaic stitch or dot stitch, this square features little pops of color between rounds of the classic granny stitch. xxxxx to you both always Seriously. The only thing that I hate is to join them >.< I know…it won’t be a blanket if I don’t join all the squares or other shapes. You had me believing up to the cream cheese. Thanks for the chuckles. It gives a nice flat seam that blocks the squares nicely. Cream cheese! Too funny! Thanks. See more ideas about crochet techniques, crochet tutorial, crochet. Once you and your child have finished knitting blanket squares, it is time to start sewing or crocheting them together. Before you begin, block the squares to open up the stitching and straighten the edges. the alternatives to sewing in all those damn ends! That is the best April 1 post I have seen anywhere! And the fat keeps it all hanging together better. One of the most important things to learn with knitting is how to sew knit seams. I used this method in my Sunburst Granny Square Blanket. Noro felts pretty well – just get two adjacent edges nice & damp and then rub briskly together for an hour or so … I feel inspired! I love it! This stitch is also used in embroidery, most often on the edges of blankets, hence the name. Mattress stitch makes a practically invisible and nicely flexible seam for joining pieces side to side. Snippets is the Saturday newsletter full of MDK news, specials, and first look at new offerings. Even my 16 y/o son who could care less about knitting thought this was funny. In the same class as Ann’s adorable sultry LOL!!! I found this pattern on Rav. Usually, (unless I use a modular knitting technique) I crochet around each square in a single colour and then hand sew them together. I wanted to share a few ideas for joining the squares into a blanket. 3-4 inch tail, pinch the yarn at the end of the last stitch, dump 5 or 6 sts off the needle, pull out the yarn (Noro is sticky, the sts just hang there, patiently waiting), keeping that pinch pinched. Elizabeth. What you do: I like the textured effect the staples give. Do be tidy in your cuts–a wonky edge really shows up with this stuff. 00:30. This isn’t exactly rocket science if you’re all literal about it and just slap tape down. Some of your readers may think that just because you posted this on April 1 – that this is a joke……as a Canadian, I KNOW that duct tape is good for EVERYTHING – up here we follow the example of Red Green who used duct tape for everything and it always worked. Well, missy, you may think you’re so funny, but now I’m going to stay awake all night wondering how you photoshopped the cream cheese in those shots because no one in their right mind would actually pipe cream cheese in the seams of such a beautiful knitted object (MUCH LESS CAUKING!!!!). You can’t use mattress stitch successfully, however, on pieces that don’t have the same number of rows or a difference of only 1 or 2 rows. Thanks! I swear by Gorilla Glue to seam up a sweater. There are so. Join these pretty crochet flower squares together to make a crochet blanket or even a cute crochet shawl. ha ha ha! P.S. It's less stretchy than knitting, which means that it will give your blanket more structure and less sag. The amount of give should be the same as between 2 stitches. Joining Techniques in Crochet . Well, call me a pirate, but this stuff WORKS. Brilliant! I’ve also found that pipecleaners can work in a pinch. Just want to testify that this entry is funny even to non-knitters. Can’t stop laughing—happy April 1. and put it in my QUE. BTW, the stapler is amazing for quilting – for those recipients who wouldn’t know the difference… Just sayin’ it’s a multicraftual device. Rowan model photo. But first — I have a real urge to eat a bagel. Finally…. This brought a smile for a day that looms difficult. The blanket stitch is great for joining crocheted pieces that have longer stitches, such as triple crochet and taller. Sign up for our weekly newsletter full of MDK fun, and you'll save 10% on your next order. Bobby pins (dug out of the junk drawer) could also work in some way – I know you will work on this. Joining seams with blanket stitch adds some stability to the backside of the seam and reduces the seam’s tendency to gap. Happy April Fools, ladies. Who said the Internets aren’t full of valuable information? Cream Cheese What’s great here is that you can do a bunch of this during break at work. Always a treat to visit. I’m feeling pleased with myself, as I started by sewing in the ends in the middle of each corner….but now I’ve switched to Russian join spit and rolling my ends. I hope it will be in your next brilliant knitting book as one of the tips! Thread Th new color through the fold, and fold it back 3 o 4 inches. Should I just gnaw it off and start over? Sewing knitted squares together is a simple project that requires a blunt needle with an eye large enough to thread. But isn’t the cream cheese just a bit sticky? Personally, I prefer marscapone cheese. (Except for that insulation job, I mean.) Ha! 20 Easy Crochet Squares You Can Use To Make Blankets. Kay,you deserve a standing ovation on your idea for Japan!Glad the $$ are still rolling in!! Made my husband laugh very hard. Last week I received an email request to find Afghan Square Joining options. Gently pull apart the first 2 edge stitches to see the series of little horizontal — running — threads connecting them. Keep the needle that has your knitted square in your left hand. It reminds me of the “solutions” at the “There, I Fixed It” site. Slip last stitch to rh needle, pick up edge stick, pass slip stitch back to left needle, knit 2tog, knit middle stitch, rot for pop edge... Full Post: Joining Blanket Squares ~ Free, Knitting, Pattern LOL–hope you got the cream cheese out ok! You will be surprised at how pliable the cream cheese is once it dries. But I can’t BELIEVE you put cream cheese on your knitting, even as a joke. The joy of knitting the mitred square blanket is that the squares are joined together as you go, so no sewing together of squares and minimal finishing. My only concern is whether any cream cheese was wasted in the production of this video. And incidentally, SUCK IT, gauge swatches! Ha Ha Ha–can’t stop laughing. Bring on the blankets. I don’t know just how far you’ll actually go for a laugh, but I sure hope whatever you did for those cream cheese pics didn’t actually involve *actual* cream cheese coming into contact with your *actual* knitting 😀 🙂 This even beat the Google Gmail Motion site today, though I laughed pretty hard at that, too. I read in one of Clif’s pirate books about how pirates used to make buttons out of old cheese, and I remember being a) mystified by this and b) grossed out. You two are so wonderful. Not so sure about the cream cheese though – think you might need to put it in the oven…….just a thought. If you love sheep or know someone who has a fondness for this fuzzy animal, then this free crochet granny square pattern cannot be beat. Thanks for the laugh. I thought it was plausible to use the staples to baste the squares and you were then going to show us your seaming method with yarn. Work through the two threads on the cast-on row. You are brilliant! Crochet Bobble Stitch Sheep Square. Great April Fools. See more ideas about knitting stiches, knit stitch patterns, knitting instructions. Also receive daily new post notifications, Best Ways to Join Blanket Squares Together, Mitered Crosses blanket squares cropping up on. I am completely doing my ends like that from now on. Here’s probably the best way you can cut your finishing time down to pretty much zero point zero: Nice, thank you. None of these is hard. I have NOT laughed that hard in such a LONG LONG time! Funny. You forgot the butterfly bandaids, and also the velcro (hooks, not fuzzies) – in either case applied to the WS, of course. So let's get started! do not forget to bring your hose in. Love the squares (already purchased pattern) and can’t wait to see it all “put” together 😉. The slip stitch join is a simple crocheted join. People ask me all the time about what techniques work best. You can make blankets, pillow covers, purses, or decoration pieces out of granny squares by stitching multiple granny squares together. best april fools day blog post ever. OMG! Fun E!

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