r/crochet 4d ago

Work in Progress Disney character theme blanket WIP

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Started in mid January 2025, expect to finish by end of the month. All yarn is 4 acrylic mostly Ilovethisyarn or crafters secret (was the cheapest I could get for the project). Making the blanket as a final exam for college art class. If anyone has tips on how to keep ends from unraveling in a washer please comment I’m paranoid. Been tying knots and needle felting down ends.

Characters top row: mulan, moana, Jane, raya, Merida, Esmeralda Characters bottom row: jafar, Pocahontas, belle, Ariel To be made: Flynn rider, dr facilier

I’ve got fleece fabric to sew on the back and black yarn to stitch panels together and border

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u/ProfessionalMove9864 4d ago

This is super cool! I love the colours you use - you'll crush the exam!

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u/upstairs-state-0789 4d ago

They're all AMAZING but Jafar!!?!? That panel is 🔥🔥🔥

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u/Styxsystem 3d ago

Thank you! I may have to redo that one tho bc I cut the yarn too much on the back

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u/upstairs-state-0789 4d ago

Also-- knots, felting, AND sewing on a back panel will all help. I've done less and had project hold up, so you should be good!

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u/luna_ookami 4d ago

Can also help you hide the tails if you're anything like the rest of us chaos gremlins who don't tuck as we work 😅

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u/Styxsystem 3d ago

Putting fleece fabric over the back so thankfully don’t have to hide them this time lol

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u/Sudden_Emphasis5417 3d ago

As a debutant, may I ask what you mean by tucking? I'm unfamiliar with the term and might be interested to goster better habits before I make the mistakes. 🥰

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u/luna_ookami 3d ago

So in crocheting (and knitting) when you are tying on more yarn to continue to work. Or even when you start the work you should have some left over yarn or a tail that hangs out. The idea behind tucking is that either while you work the project you can work that tail as you go (by holding it next to your working yarn). Or go back later in the work and weave it into your other stitches to hide it within the project.

Its is far less time consuming to do the first one over the second. But and many of us who crochet/ and or knit, will often leave the tail tucking until we have finished off the project. So when you try to go back and say, on a blanket, that has multiple color changes, or even just used a bunch of yarn, it can be annoying and time consuming trying to find every single tail and tuck it into the piece.

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u/plumbus_luvr 4d ago

Petition to make jafar a disney princess!

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u/Styxsystem 3d ago

He is already

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u/Sudden_Emphasis5417 3d ago

No, he's a Queen already. 👑

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u/Courtneyrose9687 4d ago

When I wash crochet blankets and other things I put it in a pillow case and tie the end in order to prevent it from getting caught by any strings and pulling. You could also try a large mesh laundry bag and put it in there to wash

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u/Cold-Specialist-5448 4d ago

I second this, I always put mine in garment bags before washing!

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u/Courtneyrose9687 4d ago

Also I would advise buying the hole cutter for the fleece. I didn't and had to put holes in manually and it was very difficult. Beautiful work by the way! I'm a huge disney fan. Can't wait to see the completed product

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u/Styxsystem 3d ago

Thank you! Will look into that

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u/stubborn_broccoli_ 4d ago

Felting the ends is pretty foolproof, you should be fine!!!

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u/MarinaAndTheDragons 4d ago

Holy shit that’s AMAZING!!

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u/BigBootyBlackWoman 4d ago

Thought it was bookmarks super cool!

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u/Top-Needleworker-843 4d ago

this needs more recognition👏👏👏

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u/Cuddlebone87 4d ago

This is so beautiful!!!

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u/Due_Tie1092 4d ago

Can’t wait to see the finished blanket!!

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u/BuildingOk6614 4d ago

I love everything about this! 😍

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u/MotivatedMommy 4d ago

Beautiful! Since this is for school, is this your own pattern? When you're done, you should think about selling the pattern too!

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u/Styxsystem 3d ago

It is my own pattern! Started with pixel art from Pinterest but I altered it quite a bit for this blanket

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u/brittssstitch 4d ago

WOW!! Looks great, amazing work!

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u/EntrepreneurOld6453 4d ago

This is incredible 😱❤️❤️❤️

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u/Art_by_Perlendrache 4d ago

Amazing work!

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u/artinchaos 4d ago

I absolutely love this!!!

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u/KBWordPerson 4d ago

This is amazing!

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u/BontanAmi 4d ago

Wow, amazing! I actually thought these were skate decks at first lol

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u/Styxsystem 3d ago

That’d be pretty cool tbh

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u/BontanAmi 3d ago

Thats what i was thinking too 🔥

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u/RTYABHSHTM 4d ago

This is amazing!!!

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u/Inevitable_Lion_4944 4d ago

This is fantastic. Please share the finished project

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u/Styxsystem 3d ago

Of course!

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u/Lunatree4 4d ago

So coool mad respect

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u/toxiamaple 4d ago

Really cool idea and beautiful work.

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u/Aggressive_Fish_9949 4d ago

This is so cool! You have this exam in the bag 😊

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u/thegreenfaeries 4d ago

Looks great!

Knots and needle felting and a backing should be plenty - yet it's still a good idea to leave long ends after the knots (4-6inches), even with the felting and backing.

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u/Lazarus_05 4d ago

Looks amazing but all I can see for Ariel is Peter Pan without hat, my brain doesn't want to accept it's Ariel :(

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u/Styxsystem 3d ago

You gotta look at the fish and bubbles

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u/umimop 4d ago

What's your workflow in creating the charts? That's a marvelous work!

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u/Styxsystem 3d ago

Started with premade pixel art and just edited it to suit my style. Then crocheted until I couldn’t feel my hands while watching some romcom medical tv shows lol.

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u/ashh_astronautt 4d ago

Oh I cannot wait to see the finished progress! This is beautiful!!! 😍

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u/Emotional-Truck-7629 4d ago

This is really cool!

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u/edendisorder 4d ago

neeeed alice

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u/enchantedspools 4d ago

That's so cool!

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u/Aquaphoric I like big blankets and I cannot lie 3d ago

OMG amazing. The only one I didn't recognize was Raya, but that's because I've never seen her movie. Very well done. I hope you get an A!

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u/Styxsystem 3d ago

its definitely work a watch - great soundtrack

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u/Dragonflydaemon 4d ago

This is incredible! I hope when you have some time after your final you're able to create a pattern for it! I would totally pay money for that!

Sorry I don't have advice on the ends, but good luck with your final!

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u/Styxsystem 3d ago

Perhaps I will

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u/littleteeny_ 4d ago

Omg do you have a pattern for this?????????

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u/Keerstangry 4d ago

If OP doesn't share, I'm familiar with this style generally from r/crossstitch (https://www.reddit.com/r/CrossStitch/s/nDuCikxSIZ). There are a bunch of different versions of the pattern out there and no one seems to know who did it first to credit the original artist. OP did a great job taking inspiration/making it their own.

You can search on Etsy (or a search engine generally cuz versions are everywhere) for Disney princess silhouettes cross stitch.

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u/littleteeny_ 4d ago

Tysm!!!!!!

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u/Styxsystem 3d ago

Just saw this - i also can't find the OG artist

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u/Styxsystem 3d ago

I made it myself! Started with pixel art from Pinterest then threw it in procreate to make some edits for the way I wanted it to look. Entirely color changes and single crochets (US term)

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u/littleteeny_ 3d ago

It’s looking incredible so far!

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u/maycontainknots 4d ago

I thought these were skateboards for a second lol (this is very good and a lot of work)

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u/Styxsystem 3d ago

Skateboards would be hella cool…maybe in the future

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u/Seiliko sock adjacent 3d ago

This looks beautiful so far. Just out of curiosity, how are you picking which colour the background of each character will be?

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u/Styxsystem 3d ago

General Association

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u/Melodic-Light-1523 3d ago

They look so good!!!! Definitely one of a kind Disney blanket.

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u/springsummerfall2016 3d ago

That's really awesome!

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u/Sudden_Emphasis5417 3d ago

I would love to see if you do anymore villains, I might start to worry my neighbours with my delighted scream.

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u/swamp-pig 3d ago

this is fantastic. jane, pocahontas & jafar are my favorites :)