I recently discovered a page with superhero logos already made into grids. I'm guessing it was really for cross stitch, but I saw an opportunity to make it into a afghan for my son using entirely sc stitches. The first one I decided to start on was my favorite: Batman!
Here is what the grid looked like (it's 50 x 50):
Since mine was a personal project, I didn't mind having to take extra time to weave every end in; I wanted it to be perfect no matter how long that took. It's just something you'll have to have tons of patience for. I would do about 10 rows and then weave in the ends of the first 5 rows, and stop every 5 rows after that to weave in the previous 5 rows. I did it that way so that my most recently worked rows would stay tight and not unravel.
This is what it looks like with even just a few rows of ends not weaved in, to give you an idea of what it would be like:
(One side:)
And, this is my finished block, which is about 12" x 12" and is close to 2,760 stitches with tons of ends to weave in:
I made a general pattern, so that I wouldn't have to keep up with the blocks on the picture. I will post below, but I do ask that if you use in any way you give me credit where it is due. I spent quite a bit of time mapping this out. Thank you!
Batman Block
I used size 4 worsted yarn in yellow and black, and a size H hook (use different hook for a smaller/bigger block size)
Chain 51 in black
Row 1: Starting at 2nd ch from hook, 50 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Rows 2-9: 50 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 10: 20 sc in black, 9 sc in yellow, 21 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 11: 17 sc in black, 17 sc in yellow, 16 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 12: 14 sc in black, 21 sc in yellow, 15 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 13: 13 sc in black, 25 sc in yellow, 12 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 14: 11 sc in black, 27 sc in yellow, 12 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 15: 11 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 3 sc in black, 10 sc in yellow, 1 sc in black, 10 sc in yellow, 3 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 10 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 16: 9 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 3 sc in black, 11 sc in yellow, 1 sc in black, 11 sc in yellow, 3 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 10 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 17: 9 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 3 sc in black, 11 sc in yellow, 3 sc in black, 11 sc in yellow, 3 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 8 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 18: 7 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 4 sc in black, 11 sc in yellow, 3 sc in black, 11 sc in yellow, 4 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 8 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 19: 7 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 4 sc in black, 6 sc in yellow, 1 sc in black, 4 sc in yellow, 5 sc in black, 4 sc in yellow, 1 sc in black, 6 sc in yellow, 4 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 6 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 20: 6 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 4 sc in black, 6 sc in yellow, 1 sc in black, 4 sc in yellow, 5 sc in black, 4 sc in yellow, 1 sc in black, 6 sc in yellow, 4 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 7 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 21: 6 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 6 sc in black, 4 sc in yellow, 3 sc in black, 2 sc in yellow, 7 sc in black, 2 sc in yellow, 3 sc in black, 4 sc in yellow, 6 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 5 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 22: 5 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 37 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 6 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 23: 5 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 39 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 4 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 24: 4 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 39 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 5 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 25: 5 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 39 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 4 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 26: 4 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 39 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 5 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 27: 5 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 39 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 4 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 28: 4 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 39 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 5 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 29: 5 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 39 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 4 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 30: 5 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 37 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 6 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 31: 6 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 37 sc I black, 1 sc in yellow, 5 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 32: 6 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 35 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 7 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 33: 7 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 8 sc in black, 6 sc in yellow, 7 sc in black, 6 sc in yellow, 8 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 6 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 34: 7 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 6 sc in black, 7 sc in yellow, 7 sc in black, 7 sc in yellow, 6 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 8 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 35: 9 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 5 sc in black, 7 sc in yellow, 7 sc in black, 7 ac in yellow, 5 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 8 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 36: 9 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 5 sc in black, 6 sc in yellow, 7 sc in black, 6 sc in yellow, 5 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 10 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 37: 11 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 4 sc in black, 6 sc in yellow, 7 sc in black, 6 sc in yellow, 4 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 10 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 38: 11 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 4 sc in black, 5 sc in yellow, 2 sc in black, 3 sc in yellow, 2 sc in black, 5 sc in yellow, 4 sc in black, 1 sc in yellow, 12 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 39: 13 sc in black, 2 sc in yellow, 3 sc in black, 4 sc in yellow, 1 sc in black, 5 sc in yellow, 1 sc in black, 4 sc in yellow, 3 sc in black, 2 sc in yellow, 12 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 40: 14 sc in black, 7 sc in yellow, 1 sc in black, 5 sc in yellow, 1 sc in black, 7 sc in yellow, 15 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 41: 17 sc in black, 17 sc in yellow, 16 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 42: 20 sc in black, 9 sc in yellow, 21 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Rows 43-49: 50 sc in black, chain 1, turn
Row 50: 50 sc in black, finish off & weave in all ends
And, I plan on doing a twin size afghan, so there will be more blocks to come (Superman is next!) and I will post when I get each one done. So, slowly, but surely!
Try my other posts about these Superhero Blocks:
Superhero Afghan: Superman (Block 2)
Captain America (Block 3)........COMING SOON!!!
Green Lantern (Block 4)........COMING SOON!!!
Flash (Block 5)........COMING SOON!!!
Fantastic 4 (Block 6)........COMING SOON!!!
Wonder Woman (Block 7)........COMING SOON!!!
DC Comics Logo (Block 8)........COMING SOON!!!
Marvel Comics Logo (Block 9)........COMING SOON!!!
Hulk (Block 10)........COMING SOON!!!
Spiderman (Block 11)........COMING SOON!!!
Avengers (Block 12)........COMING SOON!!!
Doctor Who (Block 13)........COMING SOON!!!
Transformers (Block 14)........COMING SOON!!!
If I made a mistake in the pattern, or you need help figuring something out then comment below and I will try to help. Enjoy!
***** If you use this pattern please link back to Butterfly’s Creations, please do not claim patterns as your own that are not yours. I also ask that you do not repost my pattern, it takes quite a bit of time to count everything out and type these up so please give credit where due. *****
Love this!! Can't wait to see the rest! :)
ReplyDeletesame here thanks and love it and cant wait for the rest of them!!!
ReplyDeleteI spent hours trying to make this, but I just couldn't get it right. Somehow, I was adding stitches, so my pattern was off. I pulled it out and counted stitches over and over but just couldn't get it right. I was sad because I was so looking forward to giving this as a gift.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry it didn't turn out right for you. I've done it twice now (one in SC & one in Tunisian) and haven't had any issues. Just make sure you chain 51 in the beginning and starting your first SC in the 2nd chain from hook. Also, it could be the way your changing colors. The way I do it is: insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull up loop of the color you are WORKING ON (this makes the last SC of that color), then yarn over with the color you are CHANGING TO and pull through both loops on hook. Then start your fist SC of that new color in the next stitch. Hope that helps you! If not..you might want to try Tunisian, just reverse the order on the even numbered rows to do Tunisian.
DeleteHow large is this pattern
ReplyDeleteI was just wondering if you ever finished the other blocks? I would love to make an afghan with all the superheros for my grandson. Thank you Duan Marie Byrd
ReplyDeleteSorry, I'm still in the process. I have hit a few hitches and am finally on track now. I'm going to make a post explaining this and edit these two posts that I have done to explain it sometime soon.
DeleteTo make this in to a twin size did you have to make multiple blocks? If so how many did it take? Also how did you weave in the rows so it looks the same on both sides? I didn't completely understand that.
ReplyDeleteYes, I am still in the process of making them, but you will have to make one of each block or multiples of certain blocks (whatever type of design you want for your afghan). Each block turns out about 12 inches by 12 inches when using the SC version, and about 12 inches by 15 inches when using the Tunisian/Afghan version. I have actually added blocks to my list to make (which I'll add to my list on here soon). It will take around 15-20 blocks for a Twin size. As far as weaving in the rows, I gave up on that and decided to switch to doing Tunisian stitch because it was taking WAY too long....the Tunisian version will have yarn carried over so it won't looked great on the backside.
DeleteHey, I really like this idea and am planning on making something similar for my nephew. While researching, I found out about a technique called tapestry crochet. It might help you make it so you dont have all those ends. This blog explains it really well http://happyhooker.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/how-to-follow-a-chart-for-tapestry-crochet/
ReplyDeleteI thought it might help you out
You're probably referring to the Tunisian/Afghan Stitch, which I have been testing and trying to perfect. The reason they are taking so long to put up is because I'm trying to get each chart written out in both the SC version (which I had only wanted to do so that I could have the backside look finished too) and in the Tunisian version. It is taking awhile because I couldn't get the Tunisian to look right, then I realized that you have to flip the chart and work the chart side to side instead of bottom to top. So, that is what I've been working on trying to get out, it's just taking awhile because I've had quite a few things com up in our family.
DeleteThanks for the thought! And, I do recommend the Tunisian for the charts instead of the SC version because it's so much easier! Just flip the chart where the right side of the chart becomes the bottom instead, otherwise it will distort your logo and it will look vertical instead of horizontal.
Is this an Afghan or is it just a square?
ReplyDeleteThis was just a block, it came out about 12 inches by 12 inches in SC stitches and about 15 inches by 12 inches in Tunisian stitches. I'm sure you could turn it into an Afghan with a bigger hook size and more rows of black background, though.
Deletei redid this 3 times are you sure you pattern is right?
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