welcome
Let’s turn your squares into a blanket by joining them together. We’re going to use slip stitch to create a stylish and minimal join which is only visible on one side.
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about grey
- Black + white
- Looks good with – everything with the right tones
Feelings and Emotions:
- Positive: comfort, safe, calm
- Negative: tiring, depressed, drained
layout your squares
Layout your squares, side by side, in the way you want to join them. You can do this using the order below, or to what looks best to you.
Arrange the squares with the same side up and so they’re facing the same way.
join the tops and bottoms first
Keeping your squares lying flat and side by side, use slip stitch to join the adjacent stitches:
- Make a slip knot.
- Sl-st through the top loop of adjacent sts – put the hook through the top loop (from front to back) of one stitch, and then put the hook through the top loop (from front to back) of the adjacent stitch. Yarn over and put the yarn back through all loops.
- Continue sl-st along the length of the join.
- Cut the yarn leaving about a 15cm (5.9in) tail, and secure by pulling it through the active loop.
join the sides next
Keeping your squares lying flat and side by side, use slip stitch to join the adjacent stitches – 1 slip stitch at the end of each row:
- Make a slip knot.
- Sl-st through a single loop at the end of adjacent rows (choose loops that are on the top of the square so the join can’t be seen on the other side) – put the hook through a loop (from front to back) at the end of a row, and then put the hook through a loop (from front to back) at the end of an adjacent row. Yarn over and pull the yarn back through both loops.
- Continue working sl-st along the length of the join.
- Cut the yarn leaving about a 15cm (5.9in) tail, and secure by pulling it through the active loop.
weave in the ends
- Using a darning needle, weave in the ends of each join.
tell me what you think
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