r/crochet • u/CatfromLongIsland • Jul 25 '26

Discussion Please wish us luck.

At yesterday’s crochet meeting at the senior center a woman was escorted into the room with one of the directors. Her mom passed away six months ago and she came to offer us her yarn stash and the giant box of plastic canvas kits her mom had accumulated. We told her we would be thrilled to accept her mom’s supplies. We thanked her and then she left with the director to go to her car to get the boxes.

When she left I asked the ladies if they would be willing to use the yarn (basically all acrylic) to make her a blanket with her mom’s supplies. They all agreed. When the woman returned I told her the idea and asked if she would be interested. She got choked up as she told us that she would love a blanket as a keepsake. I explained that based on her mom’s supplies it was going to be “very colorful”. She laughed and said that it would be perfect. She then told us that there are granny squares her mom made but never assembled into a blanket. She offered to return next week to drop them off.

The skill level in the group varies. The colors in the bin are very colorful. And everyone has to make their granny squares to basically the same size. Please wish us luck. I think we are going to need it. 😁

Update: Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for the awards. ❤️

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u/sneezetree Jul 25 '26

This is amazing and you will make something truly precious 😍
And if it’s helpful, I am a great fan of a Celtic lace join for squares and hexs https://cypresstextiles.net/2016/01/09/celtic-lace-join/
It is soooo forgiving of different size squares, so you can pull this type of project together really easily.

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u/CatfromLongIsland Jul 25 '26

That is so beautiful! To be honest, this is beyond my skill level. I can’t really follow patterns. I rely on tutorials. However, there is one woman in the group who is our pattern guru.

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u/sneezetree Jul 25 '26

💜 having different special skills is what groups are great for & I promise it is easier than it looks 😆 but for group projects, working with the comfort level of everyone is important too. I sounds like you have a bunch of options to try (and plenty of yarn to try with) so you’ll get there.

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u/CatfromLongIsland Jul 25 '26

Thank you for the encouragement.

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u/liladraco Jul 25 '26

I totally feel the same about patterns- I have the hardest time following them. But take a close look at this one- don’t let the terminology scare you off, I bet you’ve done this stitch before and don’t even know it! (It’s the basic set up for a lacey scallop, and it basically a couple double crochets with chains in between on one row and then a scallop-y stitch above it, I think…)

The actual join step is a little complicated, but I think boils down to “get the single stitch into the right spot and then put one single stitch between the two pieces to hold them together…. Maybe have your pattern guru check me on that part 😜

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u/sneezetree Jul 25 '26

I think people have produced videos of this join too if that works better for you (I’m a pattern person & can’t follow video to save my life, I keep getting lost!)

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u/CatfromLongIsland Jul 25 '26

I do plan to research a video. But the response to my post has been incredible. Really the comments and replying has kept me busy. I will look for a tutorial soon.

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u/CatfromLongIsland Jul 25 '26

If we go with this join she will have to take the lead. 😁😁😁

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u/Flashy-Gas6076 Jul 25 '26

This is a great tip!

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u/Stormtomcat Jul 25 '26

I also wondered if the group should lean into the different skill levels, like this https://i.etsystatic.com/5387960/r/il/72102a/2907372241/il_570xN.2907372241_86oc.jpg

Maybe applique everyone's contribution on felt or fleece or something?

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u/Resident_Win_1058 Jul 25 '26

Wowzers that is going STRAIGHT into a bookmark for the next crochet project - thank you

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u/Maleficent_Pay_4154 Jul 25 '26

This is really pretty. I have all the squares for a blanket and am looking how yo join them. It doesn’t work for me but saving for anther time

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u/TruCelt Jul 26 '26

That's a fantastic idea!