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snbunch
July 19th, 2005, 11:17 PM
Edit: If I did this piece in wool & felted it, would the design still be proportioned correctly?

Hi all. I decided to use up some of my scrap yarn today trying out graph crochet, and made a valknut.. thing. Unfortunately, I ran out of black 2.5 rows from the end, and will have to buy a new skein of black therefore ending with more yarn than I started with. :think A valknut is a symbol held in high regard by believers of the old Norse lore & ways and especially in followers of Odin. To view an image of it that isn't crocheted, go here (http://www.whitedragon.org.uk/northern/images/valknut.jpg)

Anyhow, here's mine:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/atla/Crochet/valknut.jpg

Remember, I've got to add 2.5 rows in black to the top. I know it is far from perfect, but I've figured out how to fix some of the mistakes I've made. I may use it as a table placemat, or make one that is fully black in the same size for a decorative pillow.

AidanM
July 19th, 2005, 11:20 PM
That is so nifty! I think it's very nice.

Brie
July 20th, 2005, 12:33 AM
Great job! I haven't had the guts to try graphs yet. Maybe one day....

MarvieN
July 20th, 2005, 07:15 AM
very nice!

kariholtz
July 20th, 2005, 07:18 AM
Great work!

hudelei
July 20th, 2005, 08:48 AM
That is cool! I did something similar a few months ago -- grabbed some spare yarn and decided to see what I could do with a graphed design. Yours is great (the less said about mine, the better!).

Terri/LadySorce
July 20th, 2005, 09:55 AM
Great Job :cheer

lovecrochet
July 20th, 2005, 10:02 AM
great job

faithpa76
July 20th, 2005, 10:56 AM
Nice!

Chiscrochetcrazy
July 20th, 2005, 11:51 AM
Great job :cheer

froggy
July 20th, 2005, 12:07 PM
Nice job!:clap You are one up on me! I have yet to try and tackle a graph. They really intimidate me for some reason.:eek

Linda
July 20th, 2005, 12:11 PM
Great Job!!:clap You guys are inspiring me to do something other than thread crochet and baby blankets:D :D

sleevelessinsu
July 20th, 2005, 12:16 PM
Cool! It looks great.

yarncat
July 20th, 2005, 02:15 PM
That's neat,Stephanie!

AshEgypt
July 20th, 2005, 08:45 PM
It turned out great! :cheer

:frog

snbunch
July 20th, 2005, 11:43 PM
Thanks everyone! :D

Kimberly
July 21st, 2005, 09:38 AM
Looks lovely! Is that not always the case when you try to get rid of something and find out that you need to purchase more of that or another to finish what you are doing? :lol

rebeccav
July 21st, 2005, 03:54 PM
you did a beautiful job! graphs look like so much fun :yay

MiCountess
July 21st, 2005, 08:10 PM
Looks Great - I think it would look wonderful felted, you shouldn't loose any of the design it will just blend the edges together
Michelle

sem464
July 22nd, 2005, 10:45 AM
That looks really nice!

Brandywyne13
July 25th, 2005, 09:55 AM
What an unusual design. Might be interesting to do a reverse of color and make it into a pillow? No matter what you do with it.....great job.:woo