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Plan a joined-square cushion
Measure the assembled face against the cushion construction, including seams and any border.
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Measure the assembled face against the cushion construction, including seams and any border.
Before you start
Gather the measurements, counts or timing sample needed below. Record their units and whether they describe a sample, the whole project or one purchased package. Use a finished sample when dimensions or material use depend on fabric structure.
How to do it
- Measure a motif after blocking and joining — Use the distance between corresponding points of joined motifs. An 11.5 cm loose square with a join adding 0.5 cm per repeat has a 12 cm pitch in this example.
- How many granny squares do you need? — Turn a blocked, joined square measurement into rows, columns, and a separate spare count.
- Plan and join crochet motifs into a finished project — Measure the joined repeat, plan rows and columns, arrange colour, and test a seam before assembling many motifs.
- Secure crochet ends and joins — Route tails through compatible stitch paths without pulling the fabric tight. Test the fastening on the actual slippery, fuzzy or smooth yarn before trimming close.
Try this example
A joined motif advances 10 cm; a four-by-four layout gives a 40 cm field with 16 motifs per face. Confirm closure and seam allowances before assuming two faces need exactly 32 motifs.
Check your result
- Recheck the inputs against the actual sample or label, keep units consistent and round only the final count or purchase. Repeat a sample if a small measuring difference changes the decision.
- These arithmetic examples assume the measured structure stays comparable. Shaping, borders, dense textures and color changes require their own allowances or samples.
Sources
- www.craftyarncouncil.com: 020_CGauge3.pdf
- media.craftyarncouncil.com: CYC_CIP_Crochet_Program_2017.pdf
Motif layout planner
Turn a measured, joined motif repeat into rows, columns, and a make count for a rectangular project.
Before you use this tool
Join and finish several sample motifs before measuring the repeat pitch between matching points. Enter the motif field after subtracting borders.
Cover rounds up each axis; complete-only rounds down. Extra motifs are spares outside the layout.
Extra outer-edge allowance is added twice to each target dimension. Internal joins belong in the measured motif pitch.
Method and limits
Formula and assumptions
Required field = target width/height + twice the outer-edge allowance. Divide each axis by the finished joined motif pitch, swapping axes when rotated. Cover rounds up; complete-only rounds down. Multiply rows by columns, then add the rounded-up spare percentage. This model covers aligned rectangular layouts.
Worked example
Example: a 10 × 10 cm joined repeat covering 95 × 135 cm needs 10 columns × 14 rows = 140 motifs; 5% allowance means making 147.
Limits and rounding
Results are planning estimates from the values entered. Displayed decimals are rounded for craft use; whole materials and repeats round up where the method says so. Confirm gauge, material behavior, construction, and finished measurements before committing supplies.