looking for easier pattern........

[craftysis]

8o ....I am looking for a crochet stitch to do names on.....like a afghan or pillow....I know the cross stitch pattern....but would like a faster way to do it.....any ideas.....

[pfirsch]

You could use the technique from the <a href="http://www.crochetnmore.com/babysabcsafghan.htm" target="_new">Baby's ABC Afghan</a>. All you need to do is chart out what you want on <a href="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/davies234/wiz/stat/stat.htm" target="_new">graph paper</a> first.

[craftysis]

THANKS FOR THE INFO...REALLY APPRECIATE IT...

!

[sprtsbear]

Hi,

I've been making baby afghans and wedding afghans with names. I have been doing it for years. What I do is graph out the name. There is a computer program that makes it very easy. The program is for filet crochet, but works very well for this. The stitch that I use is the the popcorn. Four single crochets in one stitch, one single crochet in next stitch. This way I can use a different color for the name and maybe white for the backround. It really is very easy.

[craftysis]

thanks for the info.............but if the stitches are puff how do you do the letters?....that is what I dont understand and if you turn the work or not.....

DONT COMPREHEND VERY WELL....

THANKS

[Julie]

The puff stitches are only for the letters themselves. You can do all kinds of shapes that way, kind of like a grid. If you sc across to where you want the letter to begin, then work however many puff stitches you need to start the shape of the letter. I normally would do a row of sc for the next row after the start of the puff stitches, then the third row would be a continuation of whatever letter you are making in puff stitches. Maybe this will help.

 

- = sc

0 = puff stitch

 

 

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I hope that makes any kind of sense.

[sprtsbear]

Yarngirl, you have it right on:cheer2 The wrong side of the work is always single crochet across. I usually carry the yarn across the back from the beginning letter to the last letter, and then cut it. This way I am not using up so much yarn. As far as the letters go, I think you can pick up a book with all kind of letters. I have one from Leisure Arts. The book is really for needlepoint and cross-stitch. It can be used very easily for crochet.

[craftysis]

THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALL THE HELP.....

YOU ARE ALL VERY NICE....

THANKS AGAIN,