"Stripey" Blanket crochet-along

[helenpeta]

i am just going to use every different colour i can think of, that i have. if no-one in my family wants it , then i also work for a charity and i know that some-one will LOVE it. BUT!!! i might have to do another one later using yellow/blue. i am stuck on these colours, even with my quilting. they go so nicely together. helen

[bobwilson123]

here is the yarn that i got for my aunty's blanket, yes her fav color is blue:cheer i am going to put white in between rows not sure if each one or not yet

the 3 lighter blues that are on the bottom row are really different in color it just doesnt how in the pic:think

ps i had to buy 4 balls to make up some of this project, naughty naught me, i have like 300 balls of yarn and i had to buy more

 

[wammytammy]

I have to figure out how to do the camera thing, I have one but need a cord. I want to post my stripey. I did a what the @#$% did I do. I was about half way through a row when I discovered I picked up the blanket and crocheted a row across the foundation chain. I had done the foundation chain and the last row I had worked in two slightly different oranges. I was almost done when I realized my error I marked the starting end of the blanket so I don't make the mistake again. I am at row 13.

[Aussie]

Those colors should look great Clare. My favorite color. I have started again with yellow as I had heaps of different shades but I just cant get it to stop bunching up.

[bobwilson123]

. I have started again with yellow as I had heaps of different shades but I just cant get it to stop bunching up.

 

i wonder y it is bunching, maybe the wool is too thick for the hook what are you using:think i am using 8 ply with a 4.5 mm hook, but i crochet loose

i am doing my blanket a little different to the pattern ....did my foundation chain, DC in 2nd ch from hook, DC across, ch 1, turn, DC in first DC and then DC across in each DC and keep going until you run out of or its big enough,easy:hook hope this helps:)

[Aussie]

Clare, I started again and it is now flat as a tack. You know what I did wrong. First I did the chains too tight and second I did the v stitch on the first row instead of the second. Im now finishing the second row and it looks great. Im still doing the yellows but I know that I wont have enough to finish. So I thought maybe once I run out of yellows I could put a row of white or black then start another color in different shades but I will worry about that when I get there.

[bobwilson123]

Clare, I started again and it is now flat as a tack.

 

:cheer

[Aussie]

Clare thanks for cheering... hehe Im glad I have finally worked this out. Although when I started the 3rd row it started to bunch again, so have worked out that the yarn I buy at Big W and the magnum yarn from Spotlight must be different. So now Im not doing a all yellow but an all magnum left over ghan.

If I keep it to the same brand I shouldnt have a problem, technically this shouldnt have made a difference but in my case it has.

 

Now I have a bag of wool and once I have finished a row I put that yarn aside and reach into the bag to see what color comes out next. It saves having to sit there and decide what color to do.

[wammytammy]

Everything sounds great so far. I may just use up my stash for this. I am saving certain colors for the middle of the bed so they can be seen. My eight year old saw pics of the stripey's in progress. Dylan said "Those are really nice mommy." I think if I survive this blanket I will make some throws for the boys beds. A wee bit smaller though.

[Aussie]

I am now on row 6 and it goes pretty quickly. You dont realise how big this is until you lay it out. It fits my queen size bed with a bit hanging over each side. Its looking really great.

 

countdown to 2007 3hrs 7 minutes.

[helenpeta]

aussie, the magnum is thicker than the spotlight 8ply. i am only going to use the spotlight yarn. i have changed the start of each row, by just starting with 3chn not doing the slip knot as the pattern says. looks better for me. also i was thinking of useing the starting and finishing strands as a fringe, but have now changed my mind. helen

 

20mins till the new year

[Aussie]

Hi Helen. Im not doing the slip knot either. Are you doing the 250 chains. I cant believe how big its going to be. I used a heap of magnum when I made my mums blanket so I have about 7 colors in that brand so I will use that. How far are you with yours.

I see your ahead of us by half hour.

 

43 minutes to 2007

[helenpeta]

aussie, i did the 250chn and have now done 13rows. must say i looks good already, but then i am a scrappy girl. lol will get my DD to take a pic and post it, i am digital camera illiterate. helen

 

12.21am now HAPPY NEW YEAR to all. this is going to be the best year.

[crocrazy]

Wow!

Everyone ghans look and sound wonderful. I must get started on mine. I still have to frog that one ghan so I can start....so I guess I will get started on that today. Also I don't think I will be doing 250 maybe 150 or 200 and I will use an I hook. Mine will mostly be pastels and white I may throw in a bright color or two every now and then.

Everyone have a happy and wonderful New Year!!

[minwifeof4boys]

For some reason I can't get photobucket to do what I want today so I posted the pic of my stripey over on my blog.... you can click and peek if you'd like... what ever was I thinking making an 8 ft blanket????????

[ChayaSar]

here is mine so far, doesn't look like much yet, but will soon I'm sure. The one pic is of it hanging in the archway from the entryway to the living room. I am using a k hook, and started with a chain of 300. This is gonna be big!

 

 

 

happy new year all!

[minwifeof4boys]

Gosh... your more crazy then I am!!! But it looks great.... have fun with it!

[Aussie]

Wow Ada, Im only doing 250 chains and I thought mine was big but yours is going to be huge.

[bobwilson123]

holy cow ! jadyn05 that is gona be one big blanket !!!! but it is going to look soooo awsome once you finish:yes

[crocrazy]

Very Pretty, Lea

[ChayaSar]

lea i couldnt load yours earlier, but i've seen it now, and it looks so great!!!

 

ooo, i completed 3 more rows on mine.... takes me 35 minutes to complete a row, woot! I'll finish this sometime in the next 5-10 years, hope this CAL keeps going for a while

[Aussie]

hehe Ada well done. Its going to look good when its finished. Just think you only have about another 280 rows to go.

[wammytammy]

Ada thats looking good. Are you doing a more manly colors? or is that at random, I like it. I did relize at 250 chains it takes quite a while to finish each row.

[crocrazy]

Wow Ada! That is going to be a BIG one! I can't to see more.

[minwifeof4boys]

lea i couldnt load yours earlier, but i've seen it now, and it looks so great!!!

 

ooo, i completed 3 more rows on mine.... takes me 35 minutes to complete a row, woot! I'll finish this sometime in the next 5-10 years, hope this CAL keeps going for a while

 

Thanks bunches.... I'm finished with that sequence and now I'll do perhaps 12 rows( if I have that mcuh yarn) in black, white and red before digging in the scrap pile again.....what a project!!!