Lace & Bobbles Crochetalong

[JulieKay]

Oh My Gosh, Stacy -

Cherish every minute that you can with your grandma. What a wonderful picture that makes, seeing you crocheting together with her . I only wish I would have had that opportunity . My grandma did all types of handiwork, crochet and quilting were the main ones I knew of. I don't know if she could knit too . She passed away when I was newly married with small kids and I really didn't take the time to learn from her . I already had taught myself the basics but it would have been wonderful to have her helping me out !

Time is SO short, ladies...especially with senior members of your family. Cherish every moment with them . Someday you'll be glad you did !

That is my TIP FOR THE DAY .

I LOVE GIVING TIPS . My grown kids run for their life when they hear me start on one of them .. they say OH NO............MOM IS WINDING UP FOR ANOTHER PEP TALK !!!!!!

[mscrocheter]

I"m up to the bobbles stitches. at first i was having a little bit of a problem. I solved that problem. where it said to drop yarn and to pick up color c.and join with slip st to first sc, do not finish off. i just finish off row 38 and join colot c with the wrong side facing to work row 39 that way. and its much easy to work. I love this pattern and all the different stitches it has.

 

Crystal,

 

Just to clarify - you worked row 39 on the wrong side?

 

Madelyn

[JulieKay]

My bobbles came out on the right side when I did that round , but if they don't for some of you that have problems, you can just "pop" the bobbles out onto the right side when done with that row !

[crochetnut75]

Crystal,

 

Just to clarify - you worked row 39 on the wrong side?

 

Madelyn

 

right , it was just easyer to do for me thanthe way it said. it still work out just right. the bobble push out to the right side for me .

[mscrocheter]

Okay I got through the bobble row with no problem. I did have to do less loops though due to the thickness of the suede yarn. I have just about depleted my stash of suede. I'm hoping Rag Shop will have it on sale again so I can restock. Meanwhile I think I will get started on another one, this one with only two colors, purple and lilac.

 

Madelyn

[JulieKay]

Madelyn

 

Those colors would be really pretty in this pattern !

[mscrocheter]

Madelyn

 

Those colors would be really pretty in this pattern !

 

Yes Julie, I think so. And I have the yarn already as I've been wanting to make granny square afghan with it. This L&B afghan seems to be fast moving so I'll make better progress plus use up some more of the stash.

 

Madelyn

[Patty in MI]

. Meanwhile I think I will get started on another one, this one with only two colors, purple and lilac.

 

Madelyn

 

Madelyn,

Purple and lilac sound so pretty together. I can picture it in my mind how it would look. Can hardly wait to see. hurry...lol

Patty in MI:yay

[NancyCA]

Okay I got through the bobble row with no problem. I did have to do less loops though due to the thickness of the suede yarn. I have just about depleted my stash of suede. I'm hoping Rag Shop will have it on sale again so I can restock. Meanwhile I think I will get started on another one, this one with only two colors, purple and lilac.

 

Madelyn

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I think those colors would be lovely too! Can't wait to see!

[JulieKay]

How's everyone coming ? I'm on row 46 . As soon as I finish this one up, I will post a photo, then I need to head over to the Flower Garden -along. I started that and have been severely neglecting it, so as soon as this one is done, I need to head over there and get my buns moving before they string me up !

 

You all have a good time in here, keep on working and keep on posting . I'll check in as time permits , and if anyone needs me, I'm a PM or EM away !

[mscrocheter]

How's everyone coming ? I'm on row 46

 

I'm on round 42 of the suede, round 4 of the purple/lilac.

 

My grandson has been here this weekend so crocheting time has been limited, especially with all the counting in this project. I did however get two quick hats whipped up for him.

 

Madelyn

[Shaylen]

Doing good here,up to row 59,i will get a photo posted later tonight.My grandson was here for the weekend to so not alot done here either,but i sure love that little guy and it was worth every missed stitch.

[mscrocheter]

Doing good here,up to row 59,i will get a photo posted later tonight.My grandson was here for the weekend to so not alot done here either,but i sure love that little guy and it was worth every missed stitch.

 

Alright Shaylen you are way up there, you go!!!!

 

Aren't grandchildren wonderful? Until you catch one playing in your flower plant with one of your crocheting hooks :hook like I did today. Jeez, can't even put the project down for a hot second around here.

 

Madelyn

[NancyCA]

You all are flying! I haven't been able to crochet OR cross stitch any this weekend. I was printing up invitations, envelopes and rsvp cards for my parent's 60th wedding anniversary. We kids are throwing it for them and I am organizing it all and just got these invites done!! It's pretty much smooth sailing except for waiting for rsvp's to come back and collect money from my other siblings. I am the youngest of 7 children and I cannot wait to see everyone there!!!

 

 

I'll be getting back to my afghan tomorrow night. Can't wait for that either as I love working on this afghan.

[shelain22]

Ok, I decided that I had lurked long enugh. I took the plunge and started mine tonight! I have made it through round 11 and I have read in previous post's that this is where some of you had trouble, so I am putting it down till the kid sare asleep. I was going to start the sampler stripes but I changed my mind. Maby soon I will have something picture worthy and I can talk dh into fixing my cable thingy so I can post a pic. Wish me luck!

[shelain22]

It is 3.27 am and I have just finished round 19. I didnt have to frog even once! am going to bed now.....

[JulieKay]

Welcome, Shelain ! Glad you decided to join us !

 

Nancy and Madelyn - I know what you mean about crocheting time when your grandkids are with you. It's very limited, but I would much rather spend some time with my grandson now , while he's small. I have watched him full time since he was newborn and he is 3 1/2 now, so I don't have much time during weekdays to do much but play . He's just starting to like games now, so we play a lot of Chutes and Ladders, Ants in the Pants and Don't Spill the Beans. His favorite is Hi Ho Cherry- O. I bet we have played that game 7000 times ! I also found him a youg kid's version of UNO with Curious George on it, so he loves that too .

I figure I'd better spend every spare second I can with him. He's growing so fast and all my other grandkids live out of state so I rarely see them .

There will be plenty of time for crochet when he goes off to school !

 

Shaylen - you're doing great ! I'm now on row 50 --- it's getting so big now that the rows go a LOT slower than they once did !

[cristin~FL]

I got a little time this weekend to sit down with this one. I'm on rnd 14 right now -- I put it down last night cuz my counts kept getting screwed up somehow. I counted VERY carefully while crocheting each round, so I'm not sure where the mishap is, but I'll figure it out during lunchtime today. Hopefully, I won't have to any!!

[NancyCA]

Nancy and Madelyn - I know what you mean about crocheting time when your grandkids are with you.

 

Are you meaning me here Julie? If so, I don't have grandchildren. My children are 8 and 12. Not old enough to give me grand kids yet. haha

 

Huggers and I got up to row 33 last night!

 

I'll take a pic later and post it. I am really liking the way it's turning out.

[gavinsmom]

I am being very careful with counting everything because I don't want to frog too much I'm hoping to get a good dent in this by next monday, that's when my surgery is. Hopefully I will only be out of commision for a day or 2 (I'm having laposcopic surgery), but it may be longer. I also have to whip up a couple of birthday presents this week, so who knows. I'm half way done with round 37.

[cristin~FL]

lunchtime is over and I just finished round 16. Now I have to go back and make sure I have enough stitches in each round..it went pretty smooth so I'm hoping it's all okay.

 

You go Shelain!! I can't afford to stay up that late anymore....getting too old. LOL

Danielle - you'll have no problems finishing this one before your surgery, I'm sure.

I was hoping to get to 19, but I spent a lot of tiem counting and recounting. I have a very bad habit of only reading the first line or two for each round/row on patterns and then I get to the last bit (beyond the *) and find out I did it wrong from the beginning so I'm trying to be very careful with this one.

[JulieKay]

WHOOPS !!!

Sorry, Nancy - I meant Madelyn and Shaylen about the grandkids. It gets a little confusing at times when I try to answer a whole bunch of people in one post .

Sorry about that !

Got my grandson here now, so I gotta go read him some new books I just got him !

Talk later tonight -

[crochetnut75]

just to let everyone know, I'm on rnd 48. It getting so big now. the next one I make. I'm going use a bigger hook so I can put this one on my bed.

[shelain22]

I just finished round 21, Man, this thing is adictive! Hopefully I will get to work on it some more tonight.

[faithpa76]

Woohoo my book arrived, now I can have some fun!!