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Digits of Pi Border 1
Time to get started on the border panels! This first one is the digits of pi that probably everyone can recite. I remember learning a rhyme or limerick to learn the first few digits of pi. I can even hear the cadence in my head: “Three point one four one five nine!” which ended the rhyme, but I cannot remember the beginning lines. It’s killing me! But, I guess the rhyme at least did it’s job. I still remember those digits of pi!
Just for fun I did a Google search for pi limericks and found some fun ones at mathstory.com.
One of my favorites is #32, the last one on the list. Here it is:
I don’t wanna’ cause a big scene,
But way back in 2015,
Pi’s calendar date,
Was mathematically great,
5 digits of pi you could glean…
(Pi Day was 3/14/15 = 3.1415)
Got to love that 2015 is said to be “way back!” Ha!
If you know other great pi limericks, please share them with us in the Comments section. I love clever math puns and rhymes!
Don’t forget to check out the full Fruit Pi C2C Crochet Afghan PDF pattern available in my Etsy shop. It includes 8 fruit pi blocks—apple, lemon, strawberry, pumpkin, peach, pear, plum, and cherry—as well as 8 alternate pi blocks. Each block has a printable chart and printable line-by-line instructions. That’s 16 Fruit Pi blocks and 4 Digits of Pi border panels for one low price!
If you are just getting started on this blanket, go to Fruit Pi C2C Crochet Afghan. Then, you can find the other blocks and their printable charts here:
Digits of Pi Border Panel Instructions
This first Digits of Pi C2C crochet border panel extends across the top of the afghan. It is a long one so let’s get crocheting! You’ll just need two colors for the border strips. For ease in reading it, the chart is 3 pages, with 3 rows of overlap between them.
Materials
~ Digits of Pi Border Panel 1 Pixel Graph
~ Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice Yarn 3.5 oz skeins in the following colors:
- Beige [915 squares + SC edging] — 9.5 oz
- Chocolate [151]—1.8 oz
~ Size H Crochet Hook or hook needed to achieve gauge (see Gauge for C2C Afghans)
~ Tapestry Needle
~ Scissors
Crochet the panel starting from the bottom right corner of the chart. Row-by-row written instructions are below.
After you finish crocheting the block, crochet one row of single crochet in BEIGE around the entire panel. See Adding a Single Crochet Edge around a Finished C2C Block for how I crochet around the edge.
Enjoy! And see you next week for the Digits of Pi Border 2.
~Lucinda
Row-by-Row Instructions
[RS] = Right Side
[WS] = Wrong Side
CH: Chocolate
B: Beige
Crochet from bottom right corner.
→ Row 1 [WS]: B1
← Row 2 [RS]: B2
→ Row 3 [WS]: B3
← Row 4 [RS]: B4
→ Row 5 [WS]: B5
← Row 6 [RS]: B6
→ Row 7 [WS]: B7
← Row 8 [RS]: B8
→ Row 9 [WS]: B9
← Row 10 [RS]: B10
→ Row 11 [WS]: B11
← Row 12 [RS]: B12
→ Row 13 [WS]: B13
Corner
← Row 14 [RS]: B13
→ Row 15 [WS]: B13
← Row 16 [RS]: B13
→ Row 17 [WS]: B13
← Row 18 [RS]: B13
→ Row 19 [WS]: B13
← Row 20 [RS]: B10, CH1, B2
→ Row 21 [WS]: B2, CH1, B10
← Row 22 [RS]: B10, CH1, B2
→ Row 23 [WS]: B2, CH1, B10
← Row 24 [RS]: B6, CH5, B2
→ Row 25 [WS]: B2, CH6, B5
← Row 26 [RS]: B4, CH1, B8
→ Row 27 [WS]: B2, CH1, B6, CH1, B3
← Row 28 [RS]: B3, CH1, B5, CH1, B3
→ Row 29 [WS]: B4, CH1, B5, CH1, B2
← Row 30 [RS]: B2, CH1, B4, CH1, B5
→ Row 31 [WS]: B6, CH1, B1, CH3, B2
← Row 32 [RS]: B2, CH2, B1, CH2, B6
→ Row 33 [WS]: B6, CH1, B1, CH1, B4
← Row 34 [RS]: B3, CH1, B2, CH1, B6
→ Row 35 [WS]: B2, CH2, B2, CH1, B3, CH1, B2
← Row 36 [RS]: B2, CH1, B2, CH1, B2, CH3, B2
→ Row 37 [WS]: B2, CH1, B2, CH1, B1, CH1, B2, CH1, B2
← Row 38 [RS]: B2, CH3, B1, CH1, B3, CH1, B2
→ Row 39 [WS]: B3, CH1, B2, CH1, B2, CH2, B2
← Row 40 [RS]: B5, CH1, B3, CH1, B3
→ Row 41 [WS]: B2, CH1, B1, CH1, B2, CH1, B5
← Row 42 [RS]: B2, CH1, B2, CH1, B4, CH1, B2
→ Row 43 [WS]: B2, CH1, B4, CH1, B2, CH1, B2
← Row 44 [RS]: B2, CH1, B2, CH1, B3, CH2, B2
→ Row 45 [WS]: B2, CH1, B1, CH1, B3, CH1, B1, CH1, B2
← Row 46 [RS]: B2, CH2, B3, CH1, B5
→ Row 47 [WS]: B2, CH1, B3, CH1, B3, CH1, B2
← Row 48 [RS]: B5, CH1, B3, CH1, B3
→ Row 49 [WS]: B4, CH1, B3, CH1, B4
← Row 50 [RS]: B3, CH1, B3, CH1, B5
→ Row 51 [WS]: B6, CH1, B2, CH2, B2
← Row 52 [RS]: B2, CH2, B1, CH2, B6
→ Row 53 [WS]: B6, CH1, B1, CH1, B4
← Row 54 [RS]: B3, CH1, B2, CH1, B3, CH1, B2
→ Row 55 [WS]: B2, CH1, B3, CH1, B3, CH1, B2
← Row 56 [RS]: B6, CH1, B3, CH1, B2
→ Row 57 [WS]: B2, CH2, B3, CH1, B5
← Row 58 [RS]: B4, CH1, B3, CH1, B1, CH1, B2
→ Row 59 [WS]: B5, CH1, B3, CH1, B3
← Row 60 [RS]: B2, CH1, B3, CH1, B3, CH1, B2
→ Row 61 [WS]: B7, CH1, B5
← Row 62 [RS]: B4, CH1, B8
→ Row 63 [WS]: B2, CH2, B5, CH1, B3
← Row 64 [RS]: B2, CH2, B4, CH3, B2
→ Row 65 [WS]: B2, CH1, B2, CH1, B3, CH2, B2
← Row 66 [RS]: B7, CH1, B2, CH1, B2
→ Row 67 [WS]: B3, CH1, B2, CH2, B5
← Row 68 [RS]: B4, CH3, B2, CH1, B3
→ Row 69 [WS]: B4, CH1, B1, CH1, B2, CH1, B3
← Row 70 [RS]: B3, CH1, B9
→ Row 71 [WS]: B10, CH1, B2
← Row 72 [RS]: B2, CH1, B10
→ Row 73 [WS]: B8, CH3, B2
← Row 74 [RS]: B2, CH2, B9
→ Row 75 [WS]: B13
← Row 76 [RS]: B13
→ Row 77 [WS]: B13
← Row 78 [RS]: B13
→ Row 79 [WS]: B13
← Row 80 [RS]: B13
→ Row 81 [WS]: B13
← Row 82 [RS]: B13
Corner
→ Row 83 [WS]: B12
← Row 84 [RS]: B11
→ Row 85 [WS]: B10
← Row 86 [RS]: B9
→ Row 87 [WS]: B8
← Row 88 [RS]: B7
→ Row 89 [WS]: B6
← Row 90 [RS]: B5
→ Row 91 [WS]: B4
← Row 92 [RS]: B3
→ Row 93 [WS]: B2
← Row 94 [RS]: B1
