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I am knitting a sweater for my DS, and would love to put a turtle on the front. I was wondering if anyone out there knew of any grid patterns online of animals, and specifically turtles? I could possibly draw one out, but I don't know how much it would actually look like a turtle....
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I haven't posted here before, but the main forum I hang out on didn't have anything going on and I LOVE to knit so I thought I'd come explore here!
I searched the web and couldn't find anything specifially. I usually always find what I want! hmf
But it did give me an idea if you're so inclined...
I would print graph paper from somewhere http://www.incompetech.com/graphpaper/
onto clear transparency available at most big box office supply stores.

I would search clip art sites such as microsoft office to find the image you want to use....
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx

Then I'd either print the image onto regular paper and use the transparency over the top of the image to create your own grid pattern w/markers OR print the image directly onto the transparency that has the grid on it.
Then each square on the grid becomes a stitch in your sweater pattern. So you'd need to make sure before you print that you stretch or shrink the image to the appropriate size.
I've never done this before, but this is how I would do it if I had too...
Hope that helps... Feel free to PM me if you have questions!
Cheers,
Chelsie
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I just saw one, hang on a sec...

Not the one I was looking for, but here are three others a quick Ravelry search turned up.

http://shutuppatterns.blogspot.com/2...tle-chart.html
http://smariek.blogspot.com/2007/02/...ed-turtle.html
http://www.knittingknonsense.com/turtlecloth.html
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OOOOhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank-You!!!! That first sea turtle is exactly what I was looking for!! I think I need to make it a tad bigger, but I absolutely adore it! A sea turtle was actually what I was just about to try to graph out!

I will definitely post a pic when it is all knit up!


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Originally Posted by cristeen View Post
I just saw one, hang on a sec...

Not the one I was looking for, but here are three others a quick Ravelry search turned up.

http://shutuppatterns.blogspot.com/2...tle-chart.html
http://smariek.blogspot.com/2007/02/...ed-turtle.html
http://www.knittingknonsense.com/turtlecloth.html
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