Blue Star Afghan CAL

[1Buttercup]

Well I frogged yet again. If anyone has a good closeup of the corner border I'd appreciate it very much. I've tried to blow up a few pics posted in this thread but I either can't see the part I'm looking for or it gets garbled blowing it up enough to see.

 

I'm about to light the flipping thing on fire:fire

[Aussie]

Cindy hope these pictures help and let me know if you need different closeups.

 

 

 

As Krystal says there was a lot of fudging in this one to make it work but its worth it.

[rashidah]

Very lovely

[1Buttercup]

Thanks so much Wendy!!

[gradientcat]

I just started the blue star afghan this week. I'm working on putting together my first nine patch and the joining looks different from the photos. I know I'm following the instructions correctly, but in the photo, it looks like there are extra stitches joining the corners squares.

 

Ann

[dilyca2006]

It has been a while since I worked on mine. I believe I remember having to fudge on some of the stitching. I think, if I remember right, I looked ahead a bit to see what was going on. Like I said. I started mine when this thread first started. Have not finished it yet, still have a row of edging to do and I don't remember quite for sure what I did on that stitching that you are talking about.

 

 

I just started the blue star afghan this week. I'm working on putting together my first nine patch and the joining looks different from the photos. I know I'm following the instructions correctly, but in the photo, it looks like there are extra stitches joining the corners squares.

 

Ann

[Krystal16]

I don't remember this part of the pattern being wrong. maybe look at the pictures and see if their directions just aren't worded great and see how it goes.

[gradientcat]

I decided to just keep going with the 9 patches as is. I finished enough to go around the center star. I'll have to post a photo when I have them attached.

 

Ann

[Carla J]

I have loved reading your posts! I made this afghan about 3 yrs ago. I had to fudge alot. I originally was going to keep it for myself. But last year our choirs AC went out, and we really needed to get a new AC for them. As it is hard to have inspirational singing with the sun through the windows and it being 110*F outside. It was put on my heart to give it, so did so. We did raise enough to replace the AC so that is the important part. I will look for my pics of the Blue Star I did. I fell in love with it and its colors on the cover. I never thought of using different colors. I may do the center of it like that someday....

[crashcat07]

I have loved reading your posts! I made this afghan about 3 yrs ago. I had to fudge alot. I originally was going to keep it for myself. But last year our choirs AC went out, and we really needed to get a new AC for them. As it is hard to have inspirational singing with the sun through the windows and it being 110*F outside. It was put on my heart to give it, so did so. We did raise enough to replace the AC so that is the important part. I will look for my pics of the Blue Star I did. I fell in love with it and its colors on the cover. I never thought of using different colors. I may do the center of it like that someday....

 

 

Awesome!!!!!!

[kidge]

Beautiful!!

 

I am going to be attempting this afghan again and had some trouble putting the corners on I may ask for tips in a couple of weeks!!..

 

 

I have loved reading your posts! I made this afghan about 3 yrs ago. I had to fudge alot. I originally was going to keep it for myself. But last year our choirs AC went out, and we really needed to get a new AC for them. As it is hard to have inspirational singing with the sun through the windows and it being 110*F outside. It was put on my heart to give it, so did so. We did raise enough to replace the AC so that is the important part. I will look for my pics of the Blue Star I did. I fell in love with it and its colors on the cover. I never thought of using different colors. I may do the center of it like that someday....

[Carla J]

Beautiful!!

 

I am going to be attempting this afghan again and had some trouble putting the corners on I may ask for tips in a couple of weeks!!..

 

I had started and put it down for a couple of weeks. Then I overextended my knee and had to keep it elevated. I worked on it for something to do, cuz I was tired of the TV. I remember fudging to get it to come out. Of course I didn't have the lovely corrections provided toward the beginning of this thread. But I was happy with it. The photograph of it is on a full size bed. I've been toying with the idea of doing another to use up some yarn. But I have lots of WIM's.

[Monica Kennedy]

Beautiful - and so nice to know it went to a good cause. I have wanted to make this one for years and it is still just on my want list . . . but one day it will make my done list!

[Carla J]

Thank you Kidge and Monica!

[DivaKat]

Carla,

 

that is so incredibly beautiful!

[Aussie]

I have loved reading your posts! I made this afghan about 3 yrs ago. I had to fudge alot. I originally was going to keep it for myself. But last year our choirs AC went out, and we really needed to get a new AC for them. As it is hard to have inspirational singing with the sun through the windows and it being 110*F outside. It was put on my heart to give it, so did so. We did raise enough to replace the AC so that is the important part. I will look for my pics of the Blue Star I did. I fell in love with it and its colors on the cover. I never thought of using different colors. I may do the center of it like that someday....

 

Just beautiful.

 

I have done one as well, its a great project although you have to fudge a lot.

[frgsnlzrds]

Hi everyone! I just wanted to say thank you for posting all this wonderful information! I've been stuck on the corner border for a week, and the yarn is starting to fray from being ripped out and redone so many times. I figured out that I just have too many stitches on the round that borders the wedges. I hope to finish soon now, I'm so close I can taste it! Thanks!

[gradientcat]

I am about to start the corner border too, although I thought I would weave in some loose ends first. Will post pics soon.

 

Ann

[gradientcat]

Argh... I had too many stitches on the wedge row as well. But, I had gone to far to rip it out, instead I fudged it. I think the instructions must be wrong about the number of stitches to do around the 9-match square on that row.

[rashidah]

I love the blanket. I got that book from amazon to. Amazon is my best friend.

[Raccoon]

Carlaj, you did such a beautiful job on the blue one that you gave away, are you thinking about doing it again?

[Carla J]

Carlaj, you did such a beautiful job on the blue one that you gave away, are you thinking about doing it again?

It's on my long WIM list.

[dilyca2006]

You know. I still have not finished the afghan. All I need to do is finish a border and then tuck in a few untucked ends and it will be done.

Need to finish this.

[KellieD]

:cheerGo Diane, go!!:cheer

[dilyca2006]

It will have to wait till after the first of the year though!!!!!! LOL!!!