crocheting the viral 6 day star blanket! (how long does it take?)

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This week I'm crocheting the viral 6 day star blanket from Betty McKnit.
I'm putting the pattern to the test and telling you all my thoughts along the way. I'll time everything so you will know exactly how many days and hours this crochet blanket takes to make. Come along for the ride with me. It's gonna be fun, and I've got some helpful tips and tricks as well :)

follow @bettymcknit for her amazing patterns and tutorials!

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
02:25 Day 1
04:54 Day 2
05:51 Day 3
06:46 Day 4
08:55 Day 5
10:22 Rest Day
13:22 Day 6
14:41 Day 7
16:58 Day 8
18:59 Grand Reveal
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I made one of these blankets, but I didn't like the idea of repeating the same color pattern over the entire thing. So I thought it would be fun to use dice to decide what color the next row would be. I got 7 colors of yarn and used an 8 sided die, so each color was assigned a number and 8 was a free choice. I allowed myself to re-roll though if i really didn't like it, and I also didn't want the same color to repeat for more than 2 rows. But I love how it turned out and really want to make another one the same way

enchantedmind
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3:39 "so if you've ever made a granny square...." *Me watching this as im making the famous hexagon cardigan*

shiro
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sizing up hooks as you go is a really smart idea

Tenareful
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I used Caron Cakes and didn't worry about being "matchy matchy" - just let the colours fall as they came out of the cake, regardless of where in the round I was - using the 12-Point Ripple. Five cakes per blanket. 3 days per blanket, 5 blankets, while sitting at the lake. Any star blanket is beautiful. Now I want to try this one.

grammasscotsgirl
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i love patterns that use different stitches for most the rows it makes me feel like i’m working faster🙌

Sy-zmdh
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I started making one of these a few months back when the weather was chilly here. I think I got through like 20 hours of audiobooks while working on it. It was very nice and cozy to have it in my lap when it was cold but as the weather got warmer I put it on hold because I was sweating buckets by the time I'd finished a round. I'll definitely pick it back up again when it gets colder, it's definitely a fun project to do.

TheVoidIsBees
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As someone who can crochet for maximum an hour a day (chronic pain) this will take me to long.... But it looks so good!! Man, I don't need new wips.... But it looks so

cranberry
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The way you feel about the stitches is exactly how I feel

CrochetTime
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I love this! I'm going to use this as a stash buster / scrap user and make the colors really chaotic and not care too much with how they fall. I think it would be really fun and super colorful!

Hhavynn
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12:05 It is so refreshing discovering fellow Aussie crafters online when the youtube space is so saturated by American creators. Hearing your mention spotlight instead of Joannes snapped me to attention and I love that I don't feel like I live in a alternate crafting community. 💚💛

gmy_
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I’m working on this same project now and I have the same favorite rows lol. Mine is almost done, and it’s also kinda witchy! Great minds!

WistyFish
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I have no life lol, mine will be finished by tomorrow and just started it last night. I have some very pretty Mandala yarn I was using to make and actual Mandal blanket, but lost my pattern so took it apart to make this. The color way is really bright colors called Gnome. Thanks for sharing! Love the colors you picked!

SynfullyWkd
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I've made a number of Betty's original 6-day blankets. I'm a slow crocheter as well as the blankets where the first patterns I made after a 30 year time off from crocheting. However the 5 blankets I did make for toddlers and newborns came out amazing and the parents loved them. I love how in the original blanket you could change where you changed colors so the pattern looked completly different.

I'm so glad I found your channel. I've subscribed and look forward to watching more.

JDiamondW
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This color palette is absolutely gorgeous!

SyrenDeeVOA
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I’m thinking that this might be a good blanket to do for a temperature blanket

draconicgremlin
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Excellent colour choice! Both varied and coordinated ♥ Your editing is engaging but not distracting, and your narration is very pleasant :) Keep up the good work!

ScrawnyTreeDemon
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The colours you chose are so pretty! They compliment each other so well!

dawnsaurora
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They call it a 6 day blanket but I got carpal tunnel 2 weeks in 😢😂

abagailbilledeaux
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Your color choices were gorgeous! I love how this turned out!! I did a star blanket last year, and I am super happy with it. It covers my entire California King size bed. I did it in a flat black, sparkly black and favorite stripe. All red heart. I want to do it again in cream or Aran and a sparkly white and the retro stripe color way by red heart!!! I may want to try Betty's pattern so it will be different from the first one!!

angieelliott
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i don'tknow why i haven't thought of joining while using a slip knot, but that's genius

alyngriff