Alternative ggplot2 use: Crochet Patterns

Data Art ggplot2

Making crochet pattern design decisions with ggplot2

Ryan McShane https://ryanmcshane.com , Amy Nussbaum https://datascience.uchicago.edu/people/amy-nussbaum
2024-06-12

Just a lazy Monday afternoon

Sometimes, you and your significant other are attending a virtual statistics conference (eCOTS) and she decides to continue crocheting a Chicago flag-inspired baby blanket for her cousin’s baby shower (Ravelry “field of daisies” pattern linked here). Clearly, this is a common occurrence.

Figure 1: Chicago flag

She’s made 27 granny squares, all with a red circle. She wants to make a six square by nine square blanket, so needs 54 squares and isn’t confident on how to proceed, design-wise. Here are two exemplar squares: