Self-indulgence - SQUARES

[amdm]

Whenever I see an interesting square, I have to make it, (and in technicolour) but I certainly don't want to make dozens of the same design - that would be boring. Now I have quite a bunch - these are some of them - and absolutely no idea what to do with them. I could use another blanket, but these are such disparate colours, I can't see how they could be put together.

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[Burgandy]

Those are lovely! They look like you could put them together with a cream or yellow, or even a soft green.

[Shell]

i was going to suggest sending them to people requesting squares for comfortghans, but since you need a new blanket i think i would just make any new squares in whatever combos of these same colours. once you have enough to make a ghan i am sure it would be wonderful

[lhasaapsolady]

Very pretty. You could put a matching border around them, and it would look great.

[slicer]

they look great! And they could all go together well.

[Auntie Kellie]

That would make a beautiful garden blanket.

[amdm]

Thanks so much for all your suggestions: joining them with a soft colour, making more with these same colours, making a matching border, these are all very good ideas. As for sending them to charity, I should love to, but our Postal Service is unreliable, and postage would far exceed the cost of the squares. I have to wait until some good friend who is going abroad agrees to post them for me, and takes the postage equivalent in my currency. (As I have done recently, with Krystal's daisy square.)

Here in India, blankets are not a popular charity item, the best I can do is donate it to a charitable raffle, but I don't think anyone will accept such a wildly colourful one.

[LaurieE]

You might want to look at the quilt pattern called Trip Around the World. You could join the squares with black. That would make the squares "pop".

[PoisonApple]

like the look of a wild colored afghan. LOL..but I love the flower squares.

[Riohnna]

They are very pretty!

[JoAnn]

I don't know how big they are, but can you do pillows or sachet bundles, or a scarf or purse? They are so pretty!!

[amdm]

With all the helpful suggestions I am getting, my self-indulgent squares may turn out to be quite useful, after all. I am so glad that so many of you liked them enough to take the time to think of ways of putting them to work.

[Lavenia]

I love those. I like the colors & agree with everyone who said to put them together. I like the flowered ones too. Where did you find the flower pattern? I'd like to try that too. Also I am starting to make up squares of all different colors so when someone wants squares I'll have a stash of all colors all ready made up. I just got started so I don't have too many yet, but it was an idea I had after the last comfortgahn was started. So I'm into squares too right now.

[Me&P]

Who says they have to match to make a blanket! I think it'd be fun!

[amdm]

Lavenia - which particular pattern do you want? They are all free patterns from the Net, so I can give you the link if you specify which one.

[Lavenia]

I like the green square with the white flower & the yellow square with the pink & green flower, actually I think it's a pink flower with green around it. I really would appreciate getting those patterns. That would be so neat. Thanks:hook

[Lavenia]

I'm sorry it has taken me so long to reply. I work 12 hour shifts, nights. I'm a hospice nurse so when I work it's work & sleep. I get to crochet but not get on the computer. I get here as much as possible though.

[amdm]

Lavenia - sorry about the long delay in replying. (I live on the opposite side of the globe from you.)

http://www.geocities.com/granniegroup/Blossom.html?1002301131010

The other link is inside a crochetville thread.

[amdm]

Lavenia -

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=45567&page=3

Found it! I hope the links work.

[bobwilson123]

love the colours and patterns you have there

[ginamaria73]

I love them-I think you should put them all together!It'll be beautiful.