63 Squares Crochet Along

[MommaChelle]

Beautiful color combinations! I cant wait to see all of your finished ghans when youre done!!

[Tiffany]

I love everyone's color choices for this project. :jump I can't wait to start mine.

[3parrots]

Donna,

 

Pretty, pretty squares! I like the idea of using a little yarn to mark the right side of your piece.

 

Margaret

[Donna]

Thank you! Those little markers will make the task of assembling so much easier. I'm also going to mark each square with it's number.

[vhanna26]

Thanks for the nice comments on my first nine squares;) .

 

Donna, your afghan has some pretty colors. Actually, I like the Paton's Decor better than the Red Heart I'm using, but for me, this is a STAsh Reduction project--so far at least.

 

I'm able to tell if a piece is on the wrong side or right side by looking at the first row, but I think, I'm going to number the squares with a peice of tape.

 

I'll work on more squares this week. This is fun, and I've certainly seen some patterns I'd like to use in future projects.

 

--Vera

[lissylaine]

Beautiful squares and color choices! I'm getting to the point where I really should label mine also. I finished 4, 5, and 6 over the weekend. This is really a lot of fun. I can have a mini-Happy Dance with every one I finish!!:rollin

 

Melissa

[3parrots]

I can't wait to see these beatiful squares come together. You must be excited too.

 

Margaret

[gulfskye]

Hi!

 

While reading some blogs I across the link to the Yarn Tomato site and now I'm obsessing over the 63 Easy-To-Crochet Pattern Stitches afghan. I picked up the leaflet at Walmart last night. I found it at my Walmart for $4.58.

 

I hope you all don't mind if I join your crochet along. I'm hoping to decide on colors by the weekend and pick up my yarn then. I'm leaning toward blues.

 

Do you mind if I add your link to my blog? My blog can be found at: http://www.gulfskye.blogspot.com

 

Melissa

N.W. Florida

[shelbyro]

Well, I just fell into this crochetalong too. As if the pillowghan one wasn't enough (plus all my other stuff)!:b

 

I went into Walmart for vitamins last night, and came out with vitamins (thankfully), 3 skeins of simply soft raspberry yarn, the 63 squares book, and other misc. stuff. The craft section just sucked me in. I couldn't help it.:hat

 

I rationalized that I can also use these patterns for making patterned dishcloths, which I can use in the exchanges, as well as making the actual afghan.

 

:^i^

[3parrots]

I know what you mean!!! The body drifts toward the yarn section, or the feet swiftly race to the yarn isle. Why is that :b ?

 

Margaret

[Donna]

Hi, Melissa! Yes, yes, please do join us and add the link to your blog! :jump I will add you to the list. Welcome to Crochetville and the 63 Squares Crochet Along!! Blues sound lovely!

[Donna]

Hey, Michelle! Bwa ha ha! :hat Glad yo got sucked in to our crochet along! I'll add you to the list, too!

[Julie]

Must crochet... must get started on 63 Squares... agh!

 

I don't know what was worse. Not being able to find the book and knowing I had it, or not letting myself start the squares until I finish the baby afghan.

 

Pardon me while I go and pout now. <img border=0 src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/ohwell.gif" />

[Guest morici]

i received my book through ebay just the other day and i have done 3 squares, working on my 4th. i'm just doing them all in white. i have a lot of extra white yarn hanging around. i'm not even sure i'll piece it together, but figured it would be good practice. besides i'm one of those people who actually likes to swatch.

 

on the other hand...am i the only person doing this project who thinks the treble square is a b*tch and a half? i've had to redo it twice. and i may have to do it again with a smaller hook because it's too big. and it's ugly. i'm tempted to go looking for another stitch to replace it with.

 

:mad

[Julie]

I've done them several times before and I never have cared for them so much. The trebles look messy to me and I like my stuff to lay flat. It drives me nuts. What about doing alternating rows of dc and hdcs? I haven't looked at the pattern yet to see if that would work.

[Guest morici]

ooh that's an idea

 

i'm currently working on a striped throw that has an alternating sc 1ch pattern going. which is actually quite pretty. i'll have to see if this is one of the patterns for the other squares.

 

i've been distracted by the recent vogue knitting *gasp* mag....so i may be jumping ship for awhile

 

:nono

[Donna]

Great on the squares, morici!

 

Yes, yes, yes, I despise the treble crochet!! It has got to be the ugliest stitch ever. I went down a hook size on that one. I went ahead and completed the square, but when I actually assemble the afghan, if I think it's too ugly, I may make another one to replace it. Maybe just a repeat of another square or some other stitch pattern that tickles my fancy.

[Donna]

No gasping, lol! I'll let you in on a secret. *sshhhh* I taught myself to knit a few days ago. :hat

[Guest morici]

oooh

 

welcome to the dark side ....:evil

 

i actually enjoy both crafts for very different reasons. knitting an afghan is tedious at best, but i do prefer knitted sweaters to crocheted.

 

so there you go. :evil :hat

[Ambersafghans]

Donna,

is there anyway that we could see a picture of that afghan?

And Knitting!:nono Well, my sister knits, and, my Aunt.:\

Oh well. I prefer crochet!:woohoo

[Donna]

Amber, there is a pic here. (Just for the record, I have no affiliation with Maggie's Crochet, she's just got the best photo I've found of the booklet.)

 

I know, I know, I have been a bad girl. :nono I know I'm new to knitting and all, but I must say it takes up an excruciatingly enormous amount of time. If I tried to knit an afghan, I think I might be 90 by the time I finished.

[Donna]

Oh, and if you happen to go to Walmart, you can probably see it there. Most Walmarts seem to have the booklet.

[Guest morici]

knitting can be very slow in the beginning

 

you definitely get faster as you get better. i can make a sweater in about a week.

[Guest bmoorehooked]

Hi - I'd like to join the crochet along. I'm thinking of doing the 63 squares with red, white and blue. I already know that I will have to use a larger hook because I crochet too tight. Thanks for having me along!

 

Barbie :wave

 

P.S. I don't have a blog yet either

[Donna]

Hi, Barbie, glad you're joining us! :jump You don't have to have a blog to crochet along with us. Is your mom still going to crochet along, too?