Knit Your Square To Give Your Share - Part 3

nunnygirl

Hello everyone, newbie here.

I'm just finishing a baby blanket for someone and I have done it in patches. The only problem is now I've made all the patches I have absolutely NO idea how to stich them all together

Can anyone give me any advice or hints please?

Thanks in advance

chalky_75

Mattress stitch is easy and gives a lovely finish. Google it or I am sure You Tube will have a tutorial. Good Luck I am sure it will look lovely.

Just got back from the Christmas Fayre-- wonderful work for stray dogs and cats and now I am gooing to settle down and finish some things which need doing before I start something new

Love the snowmen Roamin -- As you say as addictive as the hedgies!

Seakay

Mattress stitch is good for squares, and there is a very good explanation here
http://itissunnyatebertshome.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-to-use-mattress-stitch-to-sew.html
which can be applied to stocking stitch or rib as well as garter stitch.

roamin_in_the_gloamin

Welcome Nunnygirl- I see I am too late with the matress stitch, perhaps you will post a photo when its done?
Chalky great to see you supporting the animals - I can send you some of mine if you like LOL
trying to be productive and failing abismally today, so will sit and contemplate my next project instead - or make some more snowmen - tough one that.
Back later
x

mioliere

Welcome, Nunnygirl - glad you've had some answers! We would love to see a photo of your finished blanket.

Jean - thanks for that. It'll be time for the next update soon; I was so late posting the latest one. Are you going to follow in Chalky's footsteps and name every snowman you make? (Just thought I throw that one in - don't want you not having enough to do!)

KathyXX from still raining France

nunnygirl

Thanks for the advice on the mattress stitch.

I haven't knitted in what seems like years and picked up some needles after I saw a pattern for a patch that a friend of mine will love. It's the Superman logo and one I've seen posted on MSE somewhere before. She and her fiance LOVE superhero things

I've knitted 9 up in 3 different colours and I'm just trying to stitch them up now, but will definitely post pics once it's done

chalky_75

They all have to begin with "s"

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Solomon and Stephanie!!

k2tog

My favourite snowman is top left in the black hat - he looks as cheeky as roamin' :rotfl:

Sven, Shakira, Sigmund......

Sorry Shez, I'm still working up to do faces on my little bears for you - I'm convinced I'm going to ruin them

roamin_in_the_gloamin

Thank you Mioliere, names on snowmen - I ask you - then right before my very eyes
Chalky and K2tog jump in with suggestions, good ones too. So I will add Stuart (my first boyfriend) Sorcha-(friend of the family who waited generations for a girl), Siobhan - cos I like it, perhaps I should go make even more snowpersons.
Bucketing down in Brittany
xx

mioliere

Samson, Samuel, Simon, Simeon, Samantha, Sandra, Sissy, Sindy, Sue, Suzy, Susannah, Stephen .... I'm sure you'll get other suggestions now!

KathyXX