Shepherd Puppy Graph by Morgan Pierce

Shepherd Puppy Graph

Crochet
July 2017
US
English

This has no written instructions! The purchase will include 2 graphed images (small and large) that you can open on a laptop/tablet/phone and work off of, or you can adjust your printer preferences and print it in the size that works best for you.

I created this graph from a photo using a program called paint.net and www.stitchboard.com. I tend to go back and forth between the two programs until I achieve the look I want.

The small is 80 stitches wide by 97 rows tall and I completed it using a 6.5mm hook and #4 yarn. This gave me a finished measurement of 20” x 22”. I used approximately 1 skein for the background, and less than a skein of all other colors and had a maximum of 22 bobbins. If you carry yarn more or less, you will have a different number of bobbins, but I think 22 gives a good idea of the color changes across at the most intricate part. Also, I do tend to make small changes on the fly as I’m working so your finished piece may not look exactly like the finished image pictured.

I have not done the large, but it is 150 stitches wide and 185 rows tall. The larger image is less pixelated and has a very smooth, finished look.

Your choice of yarn and hook size will change your finished dimensions.