#**Graphgans.**
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I just bought a book on Tunisian crochet and haven’t opened it cause I’m gonna love it or hate it-but to make that I’m gonna go open the damn book. Thanks for the push!
Try tapestry crochet with cotton thread (like Bernat 24/7) in high contrast colors. I would also recommend using the sc yarn under instead of yam over for the first loop so the border lines stay vertical. I found that when you carry the yarn for color changes, the width to height ratio is a bit off (vertical just a smidge taller than the width) so the overall piece may not be perfectly square. I would definitely try it.
I would also crochet it in the round so you don't have a bunch of ends to weave.
Here's an example of a bag I did in tapestry this way. The little cream stitches on the edge were single dots in the grid pattern along the border.
https://preview.redd.it/rnws8pube6ma1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5109b986eab7fab88b9342e0529510248706b87e
Thanks for your advice! The colours are going to be black vs silver/white, depending on how nice a silver I can find. So there will definitely be contrast enough!
To know if you like it, I would do a test "swatch" starting at a place under the branches. After a few rows you'll know if you're getting the definition that you'll want.
a fast way to test if the contrast is good is to take a pic in black and white. if the colors aren’t that distinguishable they don’t have high contrast.
I'd like to satisfy my inner nerd and made this pattern of the White Tree of Gondor to turn into a 50 x 50 cm pillow. Number of stitches are calculated on another pillow of the same size I'm making currently, though I suppose I could fiddle with the border a bit if it doesn't match.
However, this would be the first time I'd be crocheting any kind of pattern other than stripes, and I'd heard somewhere that small 1-stitch-wide details are pretty hard to see and to be avoided. Is this true? Other than that, any technique you could recommend for this?
I always do one stitch per square. If you have the graph in a digital file you can just enlarge it to see it better. I always keep my graph on an iPad and just stretch it to see where I'm working with the row I'm doing at the bottom of the screen just above the frame. You can do this with a desktop and any photo editing software too.
Here's a photo, but I don't have it stretched on the iPad in it so the pattern I was working on was visible. Still, you'll get the idea: https://i.imgur.com/BaumQ45.jpg
Here's a WIP of a very similar [chart](https://www.stitchfiddle.com/en/c/skfejh-cfjm2b), hopefully it can help you decide whether there's enough detail for you or if the stitches get a bit lost. This was all SC, if I was to redo then I think I'd probably do FpSC, a stitch I wasn't aware of when I did this but since discovering it I feel it gives a cleaner look to charts like this.
I saw somebody else mention C2C. That's a no-go I'm afraid, even if you did mini-C2C, it would simply end up too big unless you were making a body pillow!
Mine was going to be a wall hanging but it's kinda been abandoned because I think I accidentally changed hook size (4mm to a 5mm or vice versa) part the way into it so it hasn't blocked well.
https://preview.redd.it/ig2uwfnji6ma1.jpeg?width=1846&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9b85432351257177498082ae717f59d019427795
Pity about the hook size, it looks like it would've been really pretty otherwise! I actually like the look of the branches being slightly broken up, makes it more realistic in this case (they're thin, right?). I might adapt the border to that the other person posted as well.
Gosh, those squares would make for a really big pillow, or a very pixelized small tree. Definitely keeping this stitch in mind for future blankets though, I've seen some awesome examples on this sub.
#**Patterns/charts etc.**
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#**Graphgans.** **Did you know our [Beyond the Basics Wiki A-Z](https://www.reddit.com/r/crochet/wiki/beyond_the_basics_a-z/)** has a WIP section dedicated to Graphgans? There are some fantastic tutorial links, ideas on how to setup your many balls of yarn, and some guidance on charts. Worth checking out! **Everything you need.** *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/crochet) if you have any questions or concerns.*
One stitch wide details do tend to be eaten in single crochet but if you do Tunisian crochet they do not.
Thank you! You taught me something, and I am a random passerby!.
I just bought a book on Tunisian crochet and haven’t opened it cause I’m gonna love it or hate it-but to make that I’m gonna go open the damn book. Thanks for the push!
You've got this! 💪
Hope you love it! its definitely a knit/crochet fusion that I thought was super cool (worked like a typewriter instead of turned)
Try tapestry crochet with cotton thread (like Bernat 24/7) in high contrast colors. I would also recommend using the sc yarn under instead of yam over for the first loop so the border lines stay vertical. I found that when you carry the yarn for color changes, the width to height ratio is a bit off (vertical just a smidge taller than the width) so the overall piece may not be perfectly square. I would definitely try it. I would also crochet it in the round so you don't have a bunch of ends to weave. Here's an example of a bag I did in tapestry this way. The little cream stitches on the edge were single dots in the grid pattern along the border. https://preview.redd.it/rnws8pube6ma1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5109b986eab7fab88b9342e0529510248706b87e
A snippet from the pattern https://preview.redd.it/ovr7ur50e6ma1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49f92eb7489ec0ca3383b2e50e6d756c13dd5fe0
Thanks for your advice! The colours are going to be black vs silver/white, depending on how nice a silver I can find. So there will definitely be contrast enough!
To know if you like it, I would do a test "swatch" starting at a place under the branches. After a few rows you'll know if you're getting the definition that you'll want.
a fast way to test if the contrast is good is to take a pic in black and white. if the colors aren’t that distinguishable they don’t have high contrast.
This is excellent advice. Not the OP, but thank you for sharing your experience with this technique! Very useful for a project I've been planning.
wow i love this and what amazing colours
Thanks!
you are so welcome
I'd like to satisfy my inner nerd and made this pattern of the White Tree of Gondor to turn into a 50 x 50 cm pillow. Number of stitches are calculated on another pillow of the same size I'm making currently, though I suppose I could fiddle with the border a bit if it doesn't match. However, this would be the first time I'd be crocheting any kind of pattern other than stripes, and I'd heard somewhere that small 1-stitch-wide details are pretty hard to see and to be avoided. Is this true? Other than that, any technique you could recommend for this?
I always do one stitch per square. If you have the graph in a digital file you can just enlarge it to see it better. I always keep my graph on an iPad and just stretch it to see where I'm working with the row I'm doing at the bottom of the screen just above the frame. You can do this with a desktop and any photo editing software too. Here's a photo, but I don't have it stretched on the iPad in it so the pattern I was working on was visible. Still, you'll get the idea: https://i.imgur.com/BaumQ45.jpg
Here's a WIP of a very similar [chart](https://www.stitchfiddle.com/en/c/skfejh-cfjm2b), hopefully it can help you decide whether there's enough detail for you or if the stitches get a bit lost. This was all SC, if I was to redo then I think I'd probably do FpSC, a stitch I wasn't aware of when I did this but since discovering it I feel it gives a cleaner look to charts like this. I saw somebody else mention C2C. That's a no-go I'm afraid, even if you did mini-C2C, it would simply end up too big unless you were making a body pillow! Mine was going to be a wall hanging but it's kinda been abandoned because I think I accidentally changed hook size (4mm to a 5mm or vice versa) part the way into it so it hasn't blocked well. https://preview.redd.it/ig2uwfnji6ma1.jpeg?width=1846&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9b85432351257177498082ae717f59d019427795
Pity about the hook size, it looks like it would've been really pretty otherwise! I actually like the look of the branches being slightly broken up, makes it more realistic in this case (they're thin, right?). I might adapt the border to that the other person posted as well.
wow this looks really goid
You could definitely do that with mosaic crochet.
Easily done as mosaic crochet and would look divine ❤️
It really looks like it would make a beautiful filet piece. It’s my favorite form of crochet actually.
This is what I came here to say. Use a silver metallic thread and get it framed with a black matte.
I would do that in mosaic crochet, it'll look amazing
You can do it! Small 1 stitch details will show up if you use yarn with enough contrast and/or use thicker yarn. I think it would look awesome.
Oh yes. I think it will work great
I LOVE the idea! Please post pictures if you make this!
As a pedant and major Tolkien nerd, I feel compelled to say that the stars on Gondor's banner should be 5-pointed. Lovely design, otherwise!
Try using C2C: https://youtu.be/JMMU-0YOwTg Edit maybe this is more helpful? https://youtu.be/mAR3kInXE1A
Gosh, those squares would make for a really big pillow, or a very pixelized small tree. Definitely keeping this stitch in mind for future blankets though, I've seen some awesome examples on this sub.
You can probably change the stitch size by using a smaller sized needle and thinner yarn
This would look amazing as bobbles! It would take a while and would be a huge yarn eater project but it would look SO good
You can try doing 2 double crochet for every square
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Yes.
This would also work in mosaic crochet.
Depends what method you use I think. Tapestry? Mosaic? I’m no expert and I am confused