Video Games Geek-Along
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Video Games Geek-Along

Project info
2016 GAL: Mario Kart by Megan-Anne Llama
Knitting
Afghan block
My Son Philip
Each square: Size: 8.5'' & Weight: 40g = 128 yards
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
122 yards = 0.38 skeins
Stylecraft Special Double Knit
222 yards in stash
0.19 skeins = 61.2 yards (55.9 meters), 19 grams
Wool Warehouse
Stylecraft Special Double Knit
293 yards in stash
0.19 skeins = 61.2 yards (55.9 meters), 19 grams
Wool Warehouse
Notes

Geek-along forum
They are using Louet yarn but I’m stash diving!

I’m knooking my project with a 3.5mm khook.

I’ve crochet cast-on.
I held both yarns together and kept the colours in sequence. I replaced the needle with my knooking hook.

Eventually I learnt to long-tail cast-on.

In this German video she’s K1P1. For DKnooking, knit in one colour and purl in the other colour.

A double-knit video for my DKnooking.

Here’s a video on no-twist-edge.

Binding off.

WoollyWoof uses Excel to chart her ExtremeDK diagram.

Some alternate squares from 2014 Blanket.

To join the squares I might follow the LLJ instructions or I might crochet a join-as-go with sc stitches.
Hogwarts Study Hall is handy this time!

Direct link to all charts on LL website.

Completed Blankets Hall of Fame

Here’s a cheerful video to get you in the mood!
Kaizo Trap.

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Week 1: Mario Kart
Jan 4th-10th
Woolcraft N6 green

Posted in HHS

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Week 2: Tetris
Jan 11th-17th
KingCole neon 1318

I love the Neon colour but the yarn is very fluffy!

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Week 3: Kirby
Jan 17th-20th
Stylecraft Fondant 1241

Cute feet :)

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Week 4: Sonic The Hedgehog
Jan 25th-29th
Stylecraft Turquoise 1068

The front is strictly with black background but Sonic looks so much better without the black eyes!
Posted in HHS

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Week 5: Psychonauts
February 1st-5th
Woolcraft N6 green. Stylecraft 1422, 1019, 1432.

I’ve knooked the question marks in ExtremeDK. I’ve also given each badges their own colour.
Posted in Myrtle

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Week 6: Aperture Science
February 7th-11th
Stylecraft 1001

Instead of Katamari Damacy I’m knooking Aperture from Portal game.
Posted in Chamber of Secret

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Week 7: Rayman
February 15th-21st
Stylecraft 1005, 1709

I didn’t want black-eyes like Sonic, so I knooked that part in cream. The redundant yarn is carried between the two working yarns until needed! This was different from Psychonaut and quite an adventure double-knitting with 3 yarns! ^_^
Posted in HHS

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Week 8: Golden-Eye 007
Feb 22nd- Mar 2nd
Stylecraft 1420

Knooked it all in ExtremeDK :)
Posted in HHS

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Week 9: Half Life
March 9th- 24th
Hayfield Bonus DK 981

EDK the middle symbol.
Posted in HHS & Bingo sq1

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Week 10: Resident Evil
March 13th- 24th
Stylecraft 1010, 1001

I’ve added a third colour on one side only.
Posted in HHS

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Week 11: Minecraft
March 20th-24th
KingCole Neon 1318

Posted in HHS & yarnbombed

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Week 12: Duck Hunt
March 24th- 30th
Hayfield Bonus DK 825

Muggle T1D & Bingo sq3

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Week 13: Metroid
April 3rd- 21st
Stylecraft 1010

I EDKed this chart but it was a nightmare to keep track of where the colours intersected!!
Posted in Muggle Studies

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Week 14: Game Over
May 30th- June 4th
Hayfield Bonus yellow, orange, red.

Instead of Silent Hill I’m knooking Game Over in EDK because Phil said this game is too horror!

Posted in HHS 453

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Week 15: Assassins Creed
April 15th - 17th
Stylecraft 1001

Wow! I knooked this one in 3 days!!!
My hook’s on fire and my fingers are screaming!!
Posted in Quidditch

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Week 16: The Last of Us
April 21st - 24th
Stylecraft 1001

Another easy and straightforward chart :)
Posted in Muggle Studies

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Week 17: Portal
April 28th - May 5th
Stylecraft 1003

Portal Gun vs Apparition? …Harry Potter win! No bulky accessories ^_^
Posted in HHS

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Week 18: Plants vs Zombies
May 7th-16th
Woolcraft N6 green

Posted in HHS 64
Also Yarnbombed & BadgerBingo 5

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Week 19: Dragon Age
May 14th-20th
Unknown Light Blue

Posted in HHS 353 & BadgerBingo 1

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Week 20: Starcraft
May 22nd- 29th
Stylecraft 1422

Protoss symbol is an Eagle

Posted in HHS 454

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Week 21: Pacman
June 12th - 19th

Phil didn’t want Harvest Moon the Cow :(
But I love the chart! ….it’s his blanket!!

Muggle Studies T3c: Movie.
Let talk about Pixels the movie ♥
Pacman’s Ghosts were represented by four Minis.

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Week 22: Diablo
2017 January 24th- 26th
Hayfield yellow & red

Scariest square!! I love the effect on Karmic9’s square.

Posted in Weekly Challenge

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Week 23: Pokemon Charmander
2017 Feb 2nd- 5th

Finally something I’ve played! Pokemon DS was a fun experience.

Posted in Hogwarts

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Week 36: Skyrim
2017 June 25th- July 1st
White yarn

Alduin is a dragon who live in the province of Skyrim and is prophesied to destroy the world. Who will be brave enough to destroy it?

Posted in Triwizard Tournament Y4R3
Option 1: dragon

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Week 48: Space Invaders
2017 April 10th- 16th
Red yarn

Posted in Weekly Challenge - The Howler

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2018 Dumbledore’s Army
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Target 5 squares for next 3 rotations then joining in the 4th rotation.

Rotation 1: Sunday Dec 31st - March 17th

Rotation 2: Sunday April 1 - June 16th

Rotation 3: Sunday July 1 - Sept 15th

Rotation 4: Sunday Sept 30th- Dec 15th

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Turn Excel into a graph chart

Long tail cast-on

Knitted Bind Off

This year I’m actually going to complete my squares using a proper pair of knitting needles (circular knitting needles)!

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Week 24: World of Warcraft
Re-casted as knitted Jan 21st - 26th
January 7th - 13th, knooked

Red yarn

Got to remember to bind off with black!

Problem! Seem like the long break has loosen my grip and the square is too big :(

I knooked this square before I decided otherwise.

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Week 25: Triforce, The Legend of Zelda
January 14th- 17th
Yellow yarn

I’m Knooking Triforce because Phil doesn’t recognise Majora’s Mask

Ok I’m using a 3mm knitting needles here. All previous squares are knooked.
Wow! Knitting is faster and easier to purl!

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Pokémon
January 17th- 21st
Yarns red, black & white

I’m knitting this Pokéball square and the chart is here.
It’s hard to keep a tension while holding 3 strands of yarns!

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Week 31: Mortal Combat
January 26th- 31st

Orange 981- Hayfield Bonus DK

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Dota
February 1st- 9th
Red Woolcraft 160.

I’ve used this cross-stitch chart from Reddit.com

I’ve added a few rows to fit my square & modifications here and there :)

Above 5 squares are posted in Dumbledore Army R1
Also are posted in Charm

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Week 44: Donkey Kong
April 12th- 19th

Red Woolcraft 160

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Week 26: God of War
April 20th- 28th

Yellow Hayfield 978

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Week 34: Halo
April 29th- May 6th
Stylecraft 1019

Knitted symbol in edk

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Week 47: Street Fighter
May 6th- 15th
Stylecraft 1019

I’ve added a dash more red and a personal initial :)
Letterings are knitted in edk

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Week 39: Dragon Quest
May 19th- June 16th

Knitting my square while I’m watching the Royal Wedding of Harry & Megan :)

Unfortunately due to major pains in my hands, it took me forever to complete this square :(

Above, 5 squares for History of Magic
& Dumbledore’s Army R2

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Week 42: The Sims
July 14th- Aug 4th
Kingcole Neon 1318

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Week 45: Doom
Aug 4th- 15th
Stylecraft Batik 1904 cherry

Extreme double knitting.

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Fortnite Save The World
Aug 18th- Sept 18th 2018
Kirkton House glitter 991-150 & Stylecraft 1129 viola

Pyramid circle on top & flash below.
I converted this Storm Shield icon onto graph paper. :)

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Knitted with 3.75mm circular Addi

The Division - orange phoenix in a circle
Oct 3rd- 8th 2019
Kirkton House white150, KingCole value 144 orange

Thank goodness there was a cross-stitch chart provided!
To make the chart fit my knitted squares I’ve added 4 rows at the bottom and added 8 rows above.

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Portal
Nov 4th 2019…

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Knitted with my new Chiaogoo interchangeable set heart_eyes

PAJ
April 28th- May 7th 2020
Red & Black

Drew my chart and extreme knitted my square! Very please :)

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