Blue Star Afghan CAL

[judianne]

Peni, I woke up with another thought: I've worked with thread and have caught myself not drawing the loop of the stitch down on the hook toward my fingers - which, from what I've read, is what gives you the gauge.

I hope this makes sense...I had a broken night's sleep with a G.shepherd who has chronic "GI" issues.

 

And I'm also sure the weight of the afghan will flatten out everything!

[BlondieeAggiee]

I bought yarn yesterday in greens to make this, but I'm still feeling the urge for pink. I'm gonna hit up hobby lobby during lunch and see if I find pink yarn that wants to become my afghan. I can always return the greens. :-)

[Ladykats]

Okay, Just wondering if this has happened to anyone else. I ended up going to sleep early last night. I finished the 1st row of the second color on the star, before going to bed. All night I dreamt I was crocheting this afghan. The last thing I remember is finishing the whole ghan and looking at it. In stead of the pinks and purples I am working with, the ghan was done in autumn colors of reds, oranges, yellows, variagated orange/yellow and cream It was really weird. I would have never choosen colors like that. It looked pretty, but that is what woke me up this morning. I wish I could crochet the whole afghan in one night.

[MiztrezzLyn]

LOL Tracey maybe your dream is trying to tell you something =)

[dilyca2006]

Tracey. I have dream of crocheting while I am sleeping, but I have never dreamed of using a different color for something.

OK.. NO more waffleing on colors.

I have decided on Red Heart. Soft White, Courntry Rose, Rose Pink, Windsor Blue and Wedgewood Multi color.

I ordered this last night, should be here first of the week next week. If they don't go the I will run into Hobby Lobby and get a replacement for something.

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[judianne]

Diane, those colors sound like they will definitely work beautifully together:clap

[penitho]

Peni, I woke up with another thought: I've worked with thread and have caught myself not drawing the loop of the stitch down on the hook toward my fingers - which, from what I've read, is what gives you the gauge.

I hope this makes sense...I had a broken night's sleep with a G.shepherd who has chronic "GI" issues.

 

And I'm also sure the weight of the afghan will flatten out everything!

Good morning Judi and everyone,

I forgot I have to go with hubby to the heart dr (first visit) so I will take a picture of star this afternoon and post.

Judi I understand what you are saying, and I know sometimes I catch my stitch being up by the hook............so I bet I am just too tight on my stitches. I also was wondering if maybe my blocks are too tight, and my star I finally loosened up on and when I crocheted them together that is what made them pucker???? Just a thought..... I will look closer this afternoon.

Have a great day everyone, talk to you this evening.

peni

[penitho]

Okay, Just wondering if this has happened to anyone else. I ended up going to sleep early last night. I finished the 1st row of the second color on the star, before going to bed. All night I dreamt I was crocheting this afghan. The last thing I remember is finishing the whole ghan and looking at it. In stead of the pinks and purples I am working with, the ghan was done in autumn colors of reds, oranges, yellows, variagated orange/yellow and cream It was really weird. I would have never choosen colors like that. It looked pretty, but that is what woke me up this morning. I wish I could crochet the whole afghan in one night.

Ok Tracey, I want some of what you ate before you went to bed last night!! :rofl I would love to get this ghan done in one night!!

peni

[dilyca2006]

Diane, those colors sound like they will definitely work beautifully together:clap

 

Thank you. I think they should as well. I guess we will see when I get it and start to put it together!!!!!LOL:lol

[Ladykats]

Peni, I had a very late lunch of tempura shrimp with eel sauce, and then a little bailey's irish cream. Yesterday wasn't an easy day for me, and I don't normally drink those types of beverages. I think that is the part that gave me that type of dream.

[Krystal16]

Tracey - ANY time I have fried food from a restaurant (chinese, chicken fingers, etc..) I get HORRIBLE HORRIBLE nightmares... Never had tempura shrimp NOR eel sauce, might have to try those if it gives me crochet dreams ! There was a study in the UK about different cheeses giving you different types of dreams as well. Pretty neat!

[kwoolls]

Diane those colors will be beautiful together...I have used them many times for different afghans and they really come out pretty!!

[dilyca2006]

Diane those colors will be beautiful together...I have used them many times for different afghans and they really come out pretty!!

Thank you.

The blue is my fav blue and I have used the two rose colors together before and I love them also. I have never used soft white or the varigated. I do think they will be fine. I can't wait to get started on it now!!LOL:hook

[LaurieE]

I'm so excited -- I already have the book. Now all I have to do is go buy the yarn.

[kwoolls]

GRRRRRRRRRR: I'm stuck hope someone can help me....

 

I'm on Row 13 of the Star ...what has me confused is the 2 hdc in next ch1 sp ch 1 (twice) Is that a total of 2 or 3 also at the end when you get to almost around that one says 3 times...

 

Hope i am making sense... And hope someone can help....Is that part suppose to look like a shell or am i doing something totally wrong...

 

 

Thank you to anyone that can help me .....Guess i am just having a blonde moment :yes

[Krystal16]

kwoolls,

 

Your first set of stitches is the "first" 2-hdc "cluster", then you do 2 more. After that, you will have 3 hdc "clusters" (of 2) down each side of the star point. Make sense now?

[kwoolls]

Thanks Krystal will try that ....So it looks almost like a shell in those spaces until you put the squares on...Is that right ???

 

I will do it that way and before i go any further i'll take a picture maybe then you can tell me if i am right or wrong....If that is ok?

 

Thanks again

Karen

[Ladykats]

Well, I got my star finished, and am back to working on my squares. I finally decided on the colors for the 9 patch around the star. SO I am working on those. I did the star center in white, then amethyst, and bordered in garnet. The squares bordering the star will be in white, pink and bilberry blue ( Dark Purple)

[dilyca2006]

Kwoolls. I have not started yet, but, I think that there are some corrections in the first post of this thread.

[Ladykats]

Morning Ladys, I hope everyone has a fine day. I got all eight centers done on the 9 patch, and 1 1/2 completely done last night for the ones that go around the star. Today is auction day, so I may get a chance to work on it again at work. Will talk to ya'll later.

[LaurieE]

I stopped off after work and found the most beautiful variegated yarn at Joanns. It's Red Heart "Woodsy". Now I can finally get started on this afghan.

[MiztrezzLyn]

kwoolls, are you still having trouble?

 

Tracey - glad to hear you'remaking progress!

 

Laurie - I really like that color =)

 

As for me, I had to go through and declutter my crochet area (part of my weekly thing, I declutter once a week) Man my crochet area can get messy after only a week. This time though I went through and seperated all my yarn by type of yarn (chunkies, baby, redheart, simply soft) and also went through my WIP's its embarrassing! LOL

 

Also, I was working at full speed on this afghan and then realized I had made a mistake on the round before the one I was working on so I had to frog it back to that point...I know its not that big of a deal since it was only about a full round's worth but...it sucked

 

Well, back to working on it some more, and here I thought I'd be done with the border round the other day

[kwoolls]

Miztrezzlyn.. i have to say i put it down for last night...i was getting more confused as i went along...I think i am doing it right but my Question is ...When you do the hdc x2 does it come out looking like a shell you know curved...Does that make sense...I have frogged this part at least 6 times... But i am determined to get it I will take a pic today and see what you think..

 

I really appreciate all the help...You gals are the best!

[Krystal16]

kwoolls - I'm hesitant to say "yes", it comes out like a shell, because it is SLIGHTLY shell-ish, but not completely. Your 2hdc clusters are ALL each in a different ch-1 stitch, so they're spread out down the side of the star. Are you able to post a pic of that area on your star (tip to inner corner, maybe?) so we can let you know if it's right?

[kwoolls]

Here it goes....

 

Here is the Center:

 

ANd here is the part i am having trouble with :

 

Sorry for the pictures being so big I don't know how to make them smaller...