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Winter's Embrace CAL week 5 The final week
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Aug 3, 2025
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Hello friends and welcome to the final
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week of the Winter's Embraced Blanket
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Crochet Along. I can't believe we've
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made it to the end. This has been so
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much fun. Whether you've been stitching
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along each week or are just now catching
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up, I'm so glad you've been a part of
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this cozy Christmas in July project.
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Now, this week we're finishing strong
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with those gorgeous deeper green tones.
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These rich colors really tie the whole
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blanket together and give it a wintry
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woodland charm.
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Also, I want to talk borders. The
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blanket shown in all of my photos has a
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clean, modern look with no border, and
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that's a totally valid style choice. But
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if you want a more finished edge, I've
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got you covered with three simple border
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stitch options. I'll walk you through
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each one step by step so you can choose
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what fits your style best.
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Don't forget, be sure to post your
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finished blanket photos on Instagram,
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Facebook, or Tik Tok using the hashtag
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Winters embrace and tag me by September
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1st to enter to win a Premier Yarns gift
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card. I can't wait to see all of your
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beautiful creations.
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Now, let's get started with this week's
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two color blocks.
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Right, I'm ready to start row 190 or
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wherever you're at with your finishing
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this block if your stitch count is a
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little bit different. But for the
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pattern, you'll see you're at 190, which
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here. And I'm going to adjust
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how much of the bark color I use for
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this section. So I'm going to count in
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from
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uh by 15 stitches.
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Okay, 15. So I will march marsh mark
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stitch 16 and that is where I will bring
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up my leaf color.
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So I've cut the spearmint. My tail is
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back here
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and I have my leaf color ready. So, it's
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going to be your kind of your mid green
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tone.
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So, let's work my first 15 stitches.
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And then I'll bring my leaf up here
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to finish the 15th stitch.
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[Music]
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pulling my yarn forward
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and then go back into that stitch
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to continue
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on.
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We're getting in the home stretch here.
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We've just got two color sections left.
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This one and the final
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uh section.
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All right, I'm in the final color
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section. Now, we're going to be working
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the
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pine. So, pine is just straight across
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all pine. We're not having to change out
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colors during the row anymore. So, this
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is the final solid block.
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I'm going to insert my yarn
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and just finish out my final rows. So,
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you'll work
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from um let's see, row 216 to 244.
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And that will give you
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your finished section. And then if you
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of course run short on your yarn, you
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just stop when you're done.
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And a reminder, there is a coordinating
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pillow pattern. And I will have another
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item depending when you watch this. If
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you're not participating live in the
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crochet along, I will have other
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uh holiday home decor items as part of
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this collection.
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And then after I get this done, I'm
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going to show you if you want to do just
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a really simple border if I know some
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people they just cannot be without a
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border on their blanket. They have to
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have one. And I got you. Okay, we will
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talk about that.
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I will come back and uh we'll go over it
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together.
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So now that you finished,
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as I mentioned, this blanket is not
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designed to have a border. So what you
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can do if you feel like it needs a
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little u crisping up at the edge is you
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don't have to block the whole blanket.
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Block your edges. So and you can do it
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in sections. I know blankets are, you
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know, they're large, cumbersome. You're
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likely not going to have enough blocking
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foam to pin it out and let it dry
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overnight. And, you know, I find it
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especially difficult when you have
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curious pets walking around and they
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want to lay on it.
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So, what I do for blankets is if it even
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needs it. And this one again, if you
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want to, these are going to be your
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finishing options if you even want to do
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them. You might be fine with how your
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blanket looks as is right now. All
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right. So, moisten up I would say about
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12 inches or the or the size of your
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block. And you can do maybe uh put
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together three at a time. And
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uh you can pin it first. Pin it in
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place. Then take your spray bottle and
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wet it. If you use your steamer, do it
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that way. Whatever way you prefer. and
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do it in sections over the course of a
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week. Just uh depending how much you
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have. Don't go out and buy special
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blocks. We're just going to make work
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with what you have. I wanted this to be
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an affordable project for people. I
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don't want you to have to go out and buy
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more things. Now, you can go to the
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Dollar Tree if you have one and they
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have little foam pads like for your
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knees for gardening. They might still be
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out uh before summer's over. Those are a
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dollar or$125. you can use those as
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well.
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Your other option is your border. So, if
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you set aside your yarn or you have more
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because you're making the pillows, get
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that out now.
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And I'll show you the three different
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types of very subtle edge stitches you
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can do. So, the first one, we'll start
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with the smallest, the one that uses the
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least yarn, and then to the one that
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uses the most. And then of course this
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is going to be this and the uh pine
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green will be the smallest section. And
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then I would just do these on the sides.
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I think the top and the bottom look just
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fine,
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but it's again it's up to you. So I'm
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going to bring in my yarn.
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I'm not going to make an actual slip
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knot because it it looks a little I
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think it looks a little lumpy. Come in.
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And your first option is a slip stitch.
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And it's not it's my least favorite of
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all the options because a slip stitch
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will only look good on one side of the
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blanket. And we do have one side that's
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a little, you know, a little prettier,
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but generally I think both sides look
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just fine. So you go in and slip the
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stitch.
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Go in, pull up,
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slip your stitch
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as such. The slip stitch is a very snug
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stitch. There's no room because there's
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no space in there. It's kind of a half a
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stitch. Let me see where I'm going to
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put this.
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And
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and slip the stitch.
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And you see on this side it looks fine,
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but on the back side it looks I don't
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know if you can tell. I might need to do
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a few more. It looks a little bit
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different.
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The side, you can see how when you're
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working, it's leaning forward this way.
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And then this side comes up a little
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bit, you know, short, so to speak.
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Come up. Slip this stitch. See how it's
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in the front of the work and not back
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here. So, it's going to look a little
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bit different on both sides. And see,
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it's just laying flat up here. And then
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on the back, it's, you know, nothing is
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there
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or nothing much. Then your other option
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of course will be the
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classic just a single crochet. And this
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uh the V's will sit on top of the row so
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that both sides are visible the same
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amount of stitching.
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do a few.
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This will use slightly more yarn because
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it's a fuller stitch than the slip
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stitch.
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And then see now when we look up,
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it's up here. You can see it on both
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sides.
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That's a better option.
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And then
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the other option, this one I'm actually
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going to make a loop for because I need
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it.
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And this will look more like a twisted
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rope. So I'm going to go in,
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pull up just to attach it. Then yarn
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over and do a yarn over, slip stitch.
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Pull up
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and slip through.
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Yarn over.
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Find where you're going to go in.
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Pull through.
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Now, this is going to have a little bit
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more of a pronounced look. And it's up
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to you if you think this competes with
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the stitch that the blanket is using.
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And this one's a uh you have to go a
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little slow with this because of the
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movement of your wrist. It can tire out
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your wrist a little bit.
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You see how it looks kind of ropey
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almost like the crab stitch where you
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work reverse but not quite as ropey. I
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think that would be too much for this
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blanket in my opinion. However, it is
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your blanket and your opinion is what
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matters. But that would not have been,
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you know, as the one who designed this,
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that would not be what my choice would
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have been. Okay. My choice is no border,
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but I want to make sure that if you
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insist on a border that you have some
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options that you can play around with
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until it looks how you like it. See,
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that looks pretty nice.
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So play with your stitches. See what you
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like. Work in one section. You might
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even want to play in the lighter section
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because you can really see those better
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than with the dark at first. You know,
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stand back if you got your pink. You
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have a lot of space to work with in this
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particular color section and just see
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what appeals to you or use it for a bit.
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See if you change your mind after you
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have it out for a little while.
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Okay. And don't forget to post pictures
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so that you can win some yarn.
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Uh se you have till September 1st. So
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even if you're a little behind making
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enough to where you want to post
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something, you have time. It's just
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we're just coming into August. So,
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you've got a few weeks still uh before I
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do the drawing and tag correctly so that
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I can see your post and I uh I have the
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alert so that I can count you when I do
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the drawing September 1st. Okay. Thank
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you again for joining me for this cozy
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crochet adventure Christmas in July. I
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hope this blanket brings you warmth,
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joy, and a sense of accomplishment every
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time you snuggle up with it. this and
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all the holiday seasons after. Until
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next time, stay creative, keep stitching
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calm into your life, and I'll see you
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again very soon.
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