Granny Square Mario

In January, I made an afghan for my good friend, Jeff.  He's a fan of Mario Brothers and asked me to make an 8-bit Mario blanket with the colours switched up a bit to resemble Luigi.  Of course I was happy to oblige.

This blanket took a very long time to make, but it was huge! It took 200 squares to make but was well worth the work.

You'll need to make:

42 -  Beige

109 - Blue

45 - green/red

54 - black/dark brown

2 - deep yellow

200 solid granny squares

I put this blanket together in much the same way as the minecraft afghan.  I made the squares needed using the solid granny square (pattern here) and then attached them using the technique described in a fantastic tutorial on the Attic24 website.  If you prefer a cleaner look on  the backside, you can assemble them using a tapestry needle.  Assemble them like the picture shown.

Luigi Afghan

The trim is a simple row of single crochet and then a row of crab edging, also known as a reverse single crochet.

Crab Edging/ Reverse Single Crochet Stitch:

With the right side of you work facing you, insert hook from front to back in the next stitch on the right, yo, draw through stitch, yo pull through 2 loops. 

Trim:

Row 1: Attach colour of choice (I used black) to any corner with a single crochet.  2sc in same corner stitch, *sc in each stich to next corner. 3 sc in corner*,  repeat from * to * all the way around, sl st into beginning sc. Do not turn.

Row 2: ch 1, without turning (right side facing you), reverse single crochet into each stitch all the way around.  sl st to first stitch.  Fasten off.

Huge Afghan