Any input appreciated

[soc_puppet]

So I've been looking at those way nifty Tetris blankets and have decided that I want to make one of my own. In a fit of what I am sure is poor judgement, I've also decided that it would be way cool to make a load of blankets featuring various game sprites and the like, but that's putting the cart before the horse.

Unfortunately, I have very little experience working with granny squares. Where "very little" actually equals "none" ^^; (What have I been working on? Well...)

How do you actually attach granny squares together? Do I just go in with a yarn needle and sew them together, or is there a crochet stitch/technique that does the job? Any granny square patterns y'all would like to suggest/recommend, or should I just resign myself to doing rows?

What are your thoughts on yaoi granny squares?

Comments

[soc_puppet]

Hmm; whip stitch would probably work pretty well for some of the stuff I'm considering. I'm not sure if it would give the impression of separating the squares I want for the Tetris blanket, but sounds like it'd be about perfect for something I want to blend more.

Thanks for the tutorial link :) Exactly what I was looking for. Though Ravelry won't let me look at the Mario Brothers blanket without signing up. *grouches*

[maco]

I'd whip stitch using a thick black thread, so it acts as the thin line of black pixels between squares.

[maco]

I mean thick black yarn, not thread.