Corner to Corner (C2C) vs Other Stitches (Size Comparison)

I get a lot of people asking if they can request a portrait in corner to corner, or even do one of my pre existing patterns in corner to corner instead of the traditional SC or even HDC. The answer is no, unless you want an absolutely huge piece. I don’t recommend doing portraits smaller than about 140 stitches x 140 rows, simply because the image winds up to pixelated any smaller than that and it doesn’t meet my output standard of quality. For SC 140x140 turns out to about 36x36”, so a manageable wall hanging or baby blanket size. Corner to corner is at least 2.5 times the size of SC, so you’re now talking about something that will be about (if not larger) 90 inches x 90 inches. That’s just about King sized and unless you want something that large, corner to corner won’t work. This is the reason why I don’t offer portraits in C2C. For simplistic images, the largest I like to go for C2C is about 80 stitches x 80 rows, which would give you about throw size of 50x50” in C2C, which is usually a manageable size for most. Please take a look at the image below to give you a better visual.

Another example:
This is C2C and HDC (half double crochet)
Photo courtesy of Shelley L. Powell-Gutierrez

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How To Add Fabric To Your Plastic Canvas

How to add fabric to your Plastic Canvas

Tutorial Courtesy of Julie Painter

                                  

Stage one, cut your box and lid and all sides, remember to make the lid slightly larger than the base

Stage two, cover your sides and lid with the pattern you've chosen, then measure the material slightly larger than your lid top,
Don't cover the very edges yet, leave them clear

                                                         

Stage 3 sew the material to 3 of the lid top sides, tucking in all the sides to neaten off, try and get the stitches as close to the top of the canvas as possible, keep it taut.

 Stage 4 cut a piece of cardboard, slightly smaller than the top of the lid, and insert it inside like an envelope.

Then sew the last edge as neatly as possible, keeping it taut

            

Sew the lid sides to the lid with the same wool, try and cover the stitch cotton as you go.
Make sure that you have the correct sides facing

                                        

  

Finished lid,
Repeat all the above stages for the actual box.

                                                

                                               

How To Download Files To Android Devices

To open a zipped folder/file, you will need to download an app that will unzip that folder/file. I use 7Zipper 2.0. This tutorial will guide you through how to use that app.

When you receive your email with your pattern, you click on the link to download the pattern. It may be a little different for each device. There may also be an option that says download attachment, and you would choose that.

Once you have downloaded it to your device from the email, it will be place in the folder where all of your other internet downloads are located. Mine goes straight to the download folder. You open the download folder and choose the file you want to open. In this picture you will see that it says zip beside of it. Click on that folder.

Once you choose the file you want to open, a popup will appear. You choose the app that you want to use to unzip your file. I like the one that is highlighted in the picture below.

Next, you will choose where you want it stored when it is unzipped. Click on Adobe Reader and then click OK.

Since there are two files in the folder (both the written pattern and the grid), there will be two files that pop up to extract. Click on open.

Now that it is unzipped, you will see the folder on the screen. It is no longer zipped, but both files are still in a folder. Click that folder.

Now you can view whichever file you want to view by just clicking on the file.

How To Download Files Directly To Your Android From Dropbox

Go into the files and when it opens in Dropbox you click the top three dots.

Then select Open With

Choose internet

Then click on the file you want, only one at a time

Choose direct download

It then downloads to my download folder.