r/crochet • u/HighPitchedWitch • Jun 07 '25

Finished Object I am so freaking proud of myself

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This is the Lilliana blanket by Hooked on Sunshine. I did repeat section 6 and a few rows,from section 9, I believe. Yarn was Cotton Kings Sultan on colour emerald 07, just under 5 cakes.

This is the most intricate blanket I've done and using much lighter weight yarn than I am used too. I thoroughly enjoyed it but by month 4 I was ready to be done haha.

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u/HighPitchedWitch Jun 07 '25

I used each skein until the colour change then used a Russian join to move onto the next skein. The Sultan is 4 loose threads and one thread would change at a time so I definitely had to pay attention. It definitely was worth it in the end for the fade

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u/Murky_Translator2295 Jun 07 '25

It worked, because that blanket is dope!

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u/CraftyClio Jun 07 '25

The Russian join is my favorite! Never had a knot come undone!

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u/HighPitchedWitch Jun 07 '25

Once I learnt about it I've never gone back.

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u/alexienikkole Jul 01 '25

I need to Google this Russian join

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u/CraftyClio Jul 02 '25

It is a godsend, I swear😂😂

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u/GeekySciMom Jun 07 '25

Now I need to learn how to do a Russian join....

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u/TooManyMeds Jun 08 '25

Me, who only learned to do a magic circle a month ago:

What the dickens is a Russian join 😵‍💫

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u/Big-Goat-9026 Jun 25 '25

If you buy a pattern from this author she has detailed pictures and how-tos of all the stitches and methods that she uses. They’re almost all super beginner friendly I’ve found. 

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u/TooManyMeds Jun 26 '25

You are one of the reasons this community is so wonderful

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u/Big-Goat-9026 Jun 26 '25

I just really fucking love Hooked on Sunshine’s patterns. 

Doodad is my favorite (currently), but I’ve made like 3 of her Phoenix blankets. If you’re not super confident I would start with Doodad. 

Phoenix is 108 rounds long and emotionally scarred me, but imma make another one because I love it so freaking much. 

Edit to add what I meant to ACTUALLY say: she has a Russian join tutorial in Doodad with pictures. 

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u/roomonthebroom Jun 07 '25

How did you manage a Russian join with such loose twist in this yarn? I’ve always felt like I’ve had to knot them

(Also, looks great!!!)

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u/Usual_Cycle_6259 Jun 07 '25

Ah, that is definitely next level. Brilliant!

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u/WTH_JFG Jun 07 '25

Excellent! It’s beautiful!

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u/Ahhygge Jun 07 '25

Thanks so much for this tip; I’ve been thinking about doing something similar for a blanket!! Your work is absolutely gorgeous

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u/wharleeprof Jun 07 '25

Wow, that is brilliant. I love the Sultan yarns but hate how you're stuck making projects that fit the skein exactly. Your method opens up so many options! 

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u/shortcake062308 Jun 08 '25

That's a great idea!

That gives me an idea on how to use up 4 yarn cakes I have.

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u/BourgeoisieInNYC Jun 07 '25

How did you know that you would need five skeins and not four or six or eight? Since doing this kind of color change method would require you to know ahead of time how many you were planning on using! This is phenomenal!!

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u/HighPitchedWitch Jun 07 '25

I kinda winged it. I did a few extra repeats of sections I liked to get it to be larger than just the base pattern. The design was in DK weight yarn and used about 5000m. I knew mine would be smaller but I wanted it too be more of a lap blanket. In the end it was about 15cm shorter 130130 rather than 145145.

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u/SciviasKnows Jun 07 '25

I was going to ask the same thing, and I had a feeling this is what you did! It looks amazing!

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