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Fantastic, thank you so much.
I look forward to trying the update. The gif file is much better, but it still isn't quite enough for what I want. I appreciate your offer of the option to state the number of rows, but it would look too distorted, but thank you.
Nicky
Melanie,
I'd love to do this once the headache has subsided enough that I can function again.
I'll look for a simple graph with some fairly easy stitches and work up a little tutorial. Probably won't get to this for at least a week or so, depending, but I'm actually looking forward to doing this.
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Fantastic, thank you so much.
I look forward to trying the update. The gif file is much better, but it still isn't quite enough for what I want. I appreciate your offer of the option to state the number of rows, but it would look too distorted, but thank you.
Nicky
FallenShadows,
Welcome! 
You're correct,
the blocks in the pattern each represent one stitch.
With an afghan, the best thing to do first is to figure
out your gauge by making a swatch (sigh, almost no one likes doing
that, but it's essential to get an idea of how many stitches and
rows you'll need for your finished piece, otherwise you could end
up with something that's about 30k stitches 
). Your swatch will tell you how
many stitches per inch you'll produce with your chosen
fiber/crochet hook or knitting needles. This will vary from person
to person, so unfortunately there's no other way to get the numbers
you need.
). Your swatch will tell you how
many stitches per inch you'll produce with your chosen
fiber/crochet hook or knitting needles. This will vary from person
to person, so unfortunately there's no other way to get the numbers
you need.From there you can figure out how
many stitches you'll need across for your finished desired afghan
size. It's then recommended that you give the freePatternWizard an
image with the dimensions of the size you want; for example, if you
want an afghan that's 50 stitches across by 50 rows, you'd give it
an image that's 50 pixels x 50 pixels and note in option #6 that
the number of stitches are 50 across. (This won't guarantee it will
be 50 rows vertically, only because the freePatternWizard currently
will figure out the vertical size for you. While that will change
at some point in the future, for now that can only be figured by
the freePatternWizard.)
This is why it's
important to figure out your gauge beforehand, so your afghan will
be the size you want.
Petite Flower,
Welcome!
No, the number
you're referring to is the number of stitches; for instance, in my
test pattern I have a 53, for 53 stitches. We've been discussing
perhaps having the program calculate yardage, but at this point I'm
sorry to say it's not something the program does.
Tammie,
Welcome!
Feel free to
post pictures of your work anytime...we love to drool! 
Melanie,
I'd love to do this once the headache has subsided enough that I can function again.
I'll look for a simple graph with some fairly easy stitches and work up a little tutorial. Probably won't get to this for at least a week or so, depending, but I'm actually looking forward to doing this.
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