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Hi from Essex, England :-)

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Nicola08 message #1
Hi from Essex, England :-)
September 2, 2017 at 5:56:43 PM

First of all hi everyone ., it's good to be here, I'm 35 from Essex in England and a mummy to 4 beautiful children, I'm a very keen crocheter and have completed many tasks from baby clothes cardigans bonnets Afghan/ blankets etc but never have I ever tried graph crochet .... now my youngest sister has just gave birth to my niece ... was looking for a nice unusual gift to crochet for my sister in my free time ... accidentally but very gratefully came across this site... and I'm loving what I have seen so far! I've decided to attempt to do an affhan/blanket using my nieces photo. I've created a pattern with the magical tool here (oh my god it's amazing!!!) but now I'm stuck lol ... I'm unsure on what size hook & yarn to use to get a decent size afghan once finished ... any help would be very much appreciated ... Thankyou in advance ... nicola x

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Stitchboard Admin message #2
Re: Hi from Essex, England :-)
September 3, 2017 at 12:17:39 AM (in response to Nicola08 message #1)

Nicola,

Welcome!

LOL, I'm going to mention that dirty phrase here...gauge swatch. That will be key to figuring out what size yarn and hook you're going to use. My best suggestion is to start with worsted weight and a hook that will give you stitches that aren't too large or too small. Make a gauge swatch and then determine how many stitches and rows per inch; divide those numbers into the numbers of stitches and rows in your pattern, and that will determine approximate finished size. (I say approximate because, of course, gauge can be fickle, which is where blocking comes in.)

I know, most people (myself included) despise gauge swatches, but they're a necessary evil, bwahahahahaha!

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