Looking for Crochet Motif Pattern
By crochetkid
@crochetkid (351)
United States
February 26, 2009 1:23pm CST
I've looked through all my books, and online, but can't find "just " what I'm looking for. I am looking for a free crochet motif, that has a octagon center, then ends up being a square. Or in other words, a granny square with an octagon center. I'm wanting to use up my scraps for the octagon, and white for the rest that will make it square. I can never seem to find a beadspread that I like for very long in the stores, so I've decided to make my own of various colors with the same color border. Thank you for any suggestions. I know how to make an octagon, and a square, but for the life of me, I can't figure out how to combine the two.
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3 responses
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
26 Feb 09
I think the solution that you are looking for requires triangles. Lion Brand and the otehr yarn companies have a lot of information online for making blankets and items from odd shapes. You have to look at what you are doing similarly to forming a quilt. This way you can easily create your own pattern by filling in what shapes you need to give you the desired finish. Good luck!
@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
26 Feb 09
Have you tried Crochet Pattern central? They have a directory for patterns and for instructions so if you can't find anything on the patterns page maybe you can find a way to combine the two things you do know how to make which is an octagon and a square. Also there crochet.about.com, and crochetnmore.com. I've talked with the lady from the latter link and she is very nice! She's helpful and her newsletters are marvelous! lol! I hope you can find what you are looking for! Ofcourse don't forget lionbrand.com, and ravelry.com.
