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Nuts about Squares CAL Mouse Repair
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Two holes patched!
Two holes patched!
Last row to redo! Make a stitch, pull the loop through the stitch above, make another stitch... repeat.
Last row to redo! Make a stitch, pull the loop through the stitch above, make another stitch... repeat.
Placing stitch markers before frogging makes things easier.
Placing stitch markers before frogging makes things easier.
Colors don't match exactly, but mom is okay with that.
Colors don't match exactly, but mom is okay with that.
Getting worse before it gets better!
Getting worse before it gets better!
Holes everywhere, after being cleaned of the worst fuzz.
Holes everywhere, after being cleaned of the worst fuzz.
Biggest hole, right now I think I have to redo 11-12 rows here.
Biggest hole, right now I think I have to redo 11-12 rows here.
Looks like almost nothing, but there's at least 3 damaged rows here, maybe more
Looks like almost nothing, but there's at least 3 damaged rows here, maybe more
6 rows worth of damage
6 rows worth of damage
Okay this should be a relatively easy fix, hopefully I can just sew these back together.
Okay this should be a relatively easy fix, hopefully I can just sew these back together.
This is what the mouse left behind. A bunch of fuzzy, chewed up yarn. (It looked even worse before washing).
This is what the mouse left behind. A bunch of fuzzy, chewed up yarn. (It looked even worse before washing).
Blanket in better days.
Blanket in better days.
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Finished
February 3, 2020
September 2, 2025

Nuts about Squares CAL Mouse Repair

Project info
Nuts about Squares CAL by Esther Dijkstra
Fall Blossom
Crochet
Blanket → Throw
Hooks & yarn
3.5 mm (E)
Notes

What happens when you leave a blanket like this outside? Mice will find it :(

Holes were eaten, and will be repaired. Had to re-order the yarn though.

The fall blossom square took most of the damage, there’s also a tiny bit of damage on one of the Le Vesinet squares, and I’ll need to redo a tiny bit of the last row in another place (not in pictures, 2 slightly damaged stitches)

April 19, 2020

Finally made a start on repairing this. I got the first three rows done today, the green edge of the flower + the two white rows in the pictures. The colors and fluffiness of the yarn don’t exactly match, but since it’s my mother’s blanket and she’s okay with that, I’ll keep working on it.

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February 3, 2020
September 2, 2025
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Nuts about Squares CAL
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  • Project created: February 3, 2020
  • Updated: September 15, 2025
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