I did it!!! I finally finished the Pixelated 1up Mushroom blanket that I started way back here in June (progress posts here and here)!!! It's a birthday present for my youngest boy's birthday on Wednesday, and I finished with 3 days to spare (phew!).
Three hundred and sixty-one squares people... 361! Then you've got to join those babies together, thread in the loose ends and do the border. A whole lotta love put in right there... and great memories spent watching the World Cup Rugby while finishing it!
It feels so good to finally finish this project. I've learned a few things along the way... things like "don't put off a crochet blanket project until right before your son's birthday", and also, "crochet can actually be rather cool". I've been amazed at the reports of how many guys have been drooling over this project and wanting a blanket like this for themselves. Haha!!
I feel proud that my son requested a crochet blanket for his birthday, and even asked if he can take it to school for 'show and tell' next term. I hope he likes it when he sees it on his birthday morning!
Anyway, here are the traditional crazy 'I've finally finished my blanket" photos.
Here's the 'how to' from the original genius, if you'd like to make your own.
Birthday boy post to come soon!!
To check out my other finished granny crochet blankets, go here.
76 comments
That turned out AWESOME! Your little guy will love it. Ha my husband wood like it just as much :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
This is insanely cool!
ReplyDeleteGo you!!! :)
AWESOME!!!! I love this blanket, and I am one of those droolers.. ;) I would absolutely love a blanket like this for my little boy. I am sure your little boy will LOVE it :)
ReplyDeleteThis is AMAZING!!! I'm so impressed!
ReplyDeleteWow, you are amazing! So is the blanket! What a cool mum!
ReplyDeleteJennifer in the US x
This is sooo amazing! I'm sure your son is going to love it!
ReplyDeleteLOL! Great, now I can't get the 'Super Mario' tune out of my head :-)
ReplyDeleteEsther.
Yay you did it! And it looks awesome :D I'm sure your son will be very, very pleased with this blanket! :)
ReplyDeletexo,
wink
That is the coolest Mario blanket ever! Well done superstar! I know my son would be super-pumped to receive a blanket like that so I'm sure your son will cherish it
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome!! Great job - definitely worthy of a few crazy "I've finished it!!" shots!
ReplyDeleteSo very very cool and obviously a lot of work! You should post it on Sprite Stitch too...
ReplyDeletehttp://spritestitch.com/forum/index.php if you haven't been there before it's all video game craft. x
wow amazing!!! He's going to be one lucky boy
ReplyDeleteWow, it's brilliant. Even my boyfriend loves it (and that for something that is crochet!)
ReplyDeleteLove,
Mriek
It's awesome!
ReplyDeleteThat looks fantastic! Well done - what an achievement! 361 squares is not something I have attempted yet - maybe at some point in the future. I just finished a baby blanket using teddy bear colours - I was so proud of it :)
ReplyDeleteOMG!!!! It is fantastic! Well done to you - especially on sewing in all of those ends for 361 squares!
ReplyDeletesuper awesome!
ReplyDeleteLove it!
ReplyDeleteI must confess that Super Mario Bros is still my fave game of all time.
This is really awesome! I love it! The green mushroom was always my favorite. :)
ReplyDeleteClever, clever lady. I love that your son requested this too - that means craft has some 'street cred'!
ReplyDeleteWow that is IMPRESSIVE!! Well done, he'll love it forever :)
ReplyDeleteabsolutely epic! You are amazing!!
ReplyDeleteyou are the coolest mom! what a treasure... he will keep forever!!
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing PJ!!
ReplyDeleteum so can I put an order in for 2?? Christmas would be awesome ;)
oh and by the way :) my son just went off to design his own! we will see if we come up with anything. I just can't imagine finishing. thanks for the inspiration kristy!
ReplyDeleteOMG it's done! Awesome work, well done x
ReplyDeleteit's sooo awesome! I've seen a couple people attempting this one! so cool to see it done!
ReplyDeletexo dana
thewonderforest.com
absolutely amazing !! well done !! there is a whole lot of love right there in that blanket !!
ReplyDeleteKristy! YOU ARE AMAZING!! this is SOOOOO cool... my son is standing here drooling as we speak..
ReplyDeleteI love this and know that he will too! So awesome!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!! What a huge WIP! The final result looks so awesome - has your son seen it yet?
ReplyDeleteWhat next? ;)
WOW, it's fantastic!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful piece of work, shows how much you love your son. :)
Hugs,
Aud
What a start you are! This looks A-MAZ-ING!!! Well done for putting all that work in, its really really paid off.
ReplyDeleteNo questions about it, he's going to LOVE it!
361!!!!That's Impressive. Great job.
ReplyDeletePure awesomeness! Paisleyjade is legendary (and not just at crochet :-P
ReplyDeleteThat is amazing Kristy. What patience you must have, let alone SKILL! Super MUMMA!
ReplyDeleteWow - it's fab! Well done!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing job! That's a whole lotta squares to stitch together. I'm sure the look on your son's face will be worth the effort, you're such an awesome and very inspiring mum!
ReplyDeleteyup
ReplyDeleteyou rock!
love and light
Standing up straight with deep respect! What a great present!!
ReplyDeleteI applaud you.
Happy giving!
Blessings, Esther
Wohoo P.J. you are amazing, one young lad is going to be so proud of his blanket, can't wait to see it. x x
ReplyDeleteOh wow, what an amazing blanket!!! I totaly love it, well done!
ReplyDeleteYou are the rock star of crochetland!!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks fantastic! Well done for sticking with it. So I take it he hasn't seen the finished product but did he see it in the making? Awesome job!
ReplyDeleteKristy! It turned out amazing!!
ReplyDeleteOh, my gosh! That is just amazing! Well done!
ReplyDeleteIt is so so cool! He is going to love it!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's fantastic, you must have been crocheting in your sleep! I'm not sure I should show this to my son, he'd probably want me to make one too!:)Sam
ReplyDeleteWOW!
ReplyDeleteIt is INCREDIBLE!
You are one awesome Mom!
It looks great!! Your son is going to be so excited!
ReplyDeletethat is awesome, its took crochet to a whole new level ;)
ReplyDeleteWow it's awesome!
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting to see this finished and it's just as great as I imagined well done you must be so proud that he wants to take it to school. Your obviously one cool mama. I love it!! xx
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, it's amazing!! Love Posie
ReplyDeleteThat, my dear, is frikkin amazing.
ReplyDeleteWOw, congratulations! It was well worth the time and effort, it looks amazing. Surely your son will love it to bits. NAd maybe he'll want to learn to crochet too!
ReplyDeleteAmazing!
ReplyDeleteI am so behind in my blog reading, I can believe that I missed this post!
ReplyDeleteLove love love it!
That is so completely awesome. A granny Mario - who'd have thought!
ReplyDeleteWOW! that is gorgeous! well done on finishing it! your son will love it, im sure!! :):):)
ReplyDeleteYou deserve a glass of wine (or the entire bottle!) after finishing this!
ReplyDeleteEsther
Great blanket! I cant imagine how long it took you. It turned out very nice tho. :)
ReplyDeleteI love this!! Awesome!!
ReplyDeleteWOW --- amazing! You can see the love put into this ...
ReplyDeleteO_o Amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteHello from Denmark. Somebody told me about you blog and me interested to have a look. I read you profile and found you are a pastor like myself. I will retire though next year.
ReplyDeleteNice chrochet you are making.
With kind regards, Karen
I'm working on this now for my son! I cannot wait to make some progress, but how did you join your squares? It looks like you whipstitched but I was worried about the color changes.
ReplyDeleteHi! All the best with your project. I used this technique to join my squares: http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/joining-granny-sqaures.html
DeleteIt keeps everything tidy, but I did change wool colour to match the squares I was changing each time (which can be fiddly, but was so worth it). Feel free to email me if you have any more questions!
This is AWESOME! I LOVE it and I want it too! (I'm 26 years old...)
ReplyDeleteso...can you tell me which method did you use for joining the squares?
(The trickiest part for me :( )
Sorry for my lame english :)
Dimitra
OH! Sorry! I just read it!! (So idiot!)
Deletehttp://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/joining-granny-sqaures.html
Thank you! and keep crocheting :)
Dimitra
Hi I really love this and want to make it. I can crochet and looked at the link of the original pattern for the squares. I found it hard to understand... do you think I can get the same effect for the blanket crocheting simple granny squares?
ReplyDeleteHi! Yes, I just did the simple granny squares - three rounds. All the best!
DeleteHi! This is awesome work! Fantastic :) could I ask, how much yarn did you use and what kind? I'm planning on making this for my friend and I am going yarnshopping in the US (I live in Norway), and I'm trying to make a shopping list :) any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated :)
ReplyDeleteHi Line. I get asked this alot and I'm really sorry but can't remember! I would say about 4 balls at the most for the largest colour and less depending on usage of the others. Hope that helps.
DeleteEs Super Genial!!! Felicidades
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments... I love hearing from you!!!