r/Visiblemending • u/hopping_otter_ears • Dec 09 '24

Working on mending a 25 year old granny square blanket OTHER

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https://preview.redd.it/bick8b817u5e1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=06c761b93b9508cf87d635a01fb8f5438475a6d1

Since reddit is in no mood to let me upload multiple pictures, he's a picture of one of the squares that got a more visible mend

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u/hopping_otter_ears Dec 09 '24

https://preview.redd.it/avl2bmf57u5e1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7bd55ed2edc22c6b42a8259746a7b309279c2678

And the original damage

u/CrunchyTeatime Dec 11 '24

Nice crochet work.

This brings back memories. First thing I learned was a granny square, of course I have forgotten since! But it's a classic pattern.

Nice work neatly done and nice colors.

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u/hopping_otter_ears Dec 11 '24

Ridiculously ambitious project for a 14 year old who had only been crocheting for less than a year, in retrospect.

Looking back, I'm surprised it doesn't need even more repairs

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u/CrunchyTeatime Dec 11 '24

Oh even more impressive, then.

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u/hopping_otter_ears Dec 11 '24

Adult-me wouldn't have signed up for this. Teenager-me had no idea what she was getting herself into