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HI my name is Mary

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mkizer message #1
HI my name is Mary
September 29, 2016 at 7:27:46 PM

Good evening!My name is Mary. I have just recently started to crochet blankets with Graphs. Its been a neat experience however, getting the graph right not been fun. I been look for a good graph for Elsa from frozen that I could do and I can not seem to get it right with the Graph maker is there anyone that would be willing to help me. I thank you for your time. Hope to get to know everyone.

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Stitchboard Admin message #2
Re: HI my name is Mary
September 30, 2016 at 2:37:29 AM (in response to mkizer message #1)

Mary,

Welcome!

I'm not sure what's going wrong for you, but one thing I've found when making graphs is to use an image that will work as closely as a 1:1 basis as possible, meaning 1 pixel = 1 stitch.

I also look for better quality file formats, if possible. JPG isn't a very good one; GIF or PNG are better. Which doesn't mean you can't have a decent file in JPG format, just that for the most part JPGs aren't as good quality as GIF or PNG.

If the colors are giving you a problem, try to remember that yarn colors are very limited. Unlike cotton floss or beads, which give hundreds of choices and many different shaded color palettes, yarn is limited to a certain number of colors per line and manufacturer. Unfortunately, the reason manufacturers don't offer more choices is likely because it wouldn't be cost effective to, for instance, market 10 different greens, as they very likely wouldn't sell many of certain green shades.

Hope that helps!

Melanie (cat slave and Official Feline Can Opener) =^.^=
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I'm a beading, knitting and crochet addict. If that means I'm admitting I have a problem, then I admit to nothing. Please refrain from helping me.

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mkizer message #3
Re: HI my name is Mary
September 30, 2016 at 7:26:03 PM (in response to Stitchboard Admin message #2)

Thank so much. Let me see if that helps. I was trying to do a Elsa from frozen graph so that I can do one for my daughter for christmas and just not working.

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Stitchboard Admin message #4
Re: HI my name is Mary
October 1, 2016 at 2:45:06 AM (in response to mkizer message #3)

Mary,

You're so welcome!

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