Pattern Please

[Guest croe427]

My son wants me to crochet a Diver Down flag. The finished product would be about 4 X 6. The Diver Down flag is red with a white stripe that goes diagonally from the top corner to the bottom corner of the longest side. Can anyone help?

[Ambersafghans]

hm, I've never seen one like that. But someone else might know of one. Welcome to Crochetville!

Amber

[Tiffany]

I would recommend making a graph and working it in sc. If you work up a little gauge swatch of sc's (maybe 10 sc x 5 rows), you can get an idea of how many would make the size that you want. For example, you find out that you would need a row of 50 x 40 sc. If you mark graph paper accordingly, you can recreate the diver down flag on the graph and then start crocheting.

 

I hope this helps!

[bythehook]

I would suggest using the diagonal box stitch. It's worked from coner to corner and you can put the white stripe on it easily. Here's a picture of one I made. You could make it with any number of colors.

[Tiffany]

Very good idea, Dot! Much better than mine.

[Kathleen]

OMG Dot! That is so pretty.. You are a talent!

[clearwaters]

Now see, if I were doing it and it wasn't for something really important, I'd take the easy way out. I'd crochet a solid red flag to size. Then duplicate stitch the white stripe on.

[Guest SamplerLady]

I second that, Dot, what a good idea! I just finished one of those the other day. ) It's in my Charity Work folder. The last two pics. )

[Guest croe427]

That sounds good.I've never done a diagonal box stitch. How do I do that? Carol

[Guest SamplerLady]

Here is a tutorial for the Diagonal Box Stitch. It's really easy once you get going and it's so nice cuz you work on it till it's as wide as you want it. Then a quick change of how you work it. Then you keep going till it's as long as you want it. Another variation and you keep going till it's finished. No foundation chain, no trying to figure out if it'll fit your bed, over a specific chair, etc. It can be made for a California King size bed or for a preemie without any fear of it being the wrong size!

 

Gee, can you tell it's one of my favorites? )

[bythehook]

Thanks Bagpipes.

[bythehook]

That's a good idea, too, TeriNY. I don't know how to do the duplicate stitch. Is it hard to learn?

[bythehook]

Don't you just love doing that stitch, Sampler Lady? It's my absolutely favorite afghan stitch now. I looked at yours and I love it. Looks like you put your scraps to good use.

[Guest SamplerLady]

Yeah, everyone once and awhile I get really tired of the cat attacking my basket of "little balls" so I start some kind of an afghan I can put down until I have more "little balls".

 

I started another one last night using an N hook and two strands of yarn. A quickie birthday present for my son. )

[Guest croe427]

Thanks to all who gave me ideas. . I printed the pattern and will take it to AZ and try it out this winter. Thanks again.