63 Squares Crochet Along

[pplcrochets]

Ilene, that's grand!

 

I hope I have grandbabies some day who love my work so much that they can't wait for me to finish it!

 

I had to stop after doing row #5 of my afghan. My daughter and granddaughter came in and Giana (the grandbaby) had to cuddle in my chair with it till bedtime.

[clocke]

Hey there cdgayer.

 

I like Red Heart Super Saver. The colors are usually the same no matter the skein, and once I wash the FO, it turns out relatively soft. And like JulieKay said, it's a hardy yarn. I like a yarn that has staying power.

 

Texapan, I haven't heard in the news, how's Amarillo doing? & I hope last night wasn't too painful.

[cdgayer]

Just an update friends:

 

I completed squares 1,3,4, and I'm finishing up #5 tonight. I'm using a notebook to write down the details of every square, just in case I decide to do this afghan again. If so, I won't have to guess at which hook to use, etc. Squares 1,3, and 4 took the I hook and they came out to be about 9 inches. My problem square so far is #5-front and back loop HDC. I started off with an I hook, but about halfway through, I decided a 7 inch square would be too small, so I switched to a J hook. This hook rendered the square about 9.5 inches before edging! So I went back to the I hook and put 2 extra rows of edging on it.

 

I actually do like this afghan. Every square is something different, so I don't get bored as easily. I decided to use 1 skein each of dark orchid, orchid and lavender, and the rest of the squares with whatever yarn I have around here. I'll trim it all in white. I really can't justify buying more yarn when I already have enough for my own yarn store, and husband just got laid off 2 weeks ago.

 

I hope to finish 4-5 more squares this week.

[Ilene]

Finally got my last row on this evening. I'll do the edging and take a few more pictures for the web page in the morning.

[Ilene]

Well the afghan is done! The final row of edging took hours!!!!!!!!! I think I'll take a few days, clean my neglected house and then see what other trouble I can get into.

[barbn77]

WTG on finishing your squares Ilene i still only have about 11 done working on 12th one right now:yay

[ttbookjunkie]

Way to go Ilene! I finished square #2 yesterday, who knows I might just finish it this year .

[unicorn37757]

Congratulations on finishing Ilene, great job!

[JulieKay]

Ilene,

 

Congrats on finishing your afghan ! It is beautiful, and your little granddaughter is a cutie-patootie ~~~

[Ilene]

Thank You ladies very much, I hope that me finishing will help give encouragement to those working on theirs. It ment a lot to me to finish the project because I usually don't finish a lot of what I start.

 

The afghan made the rounds of everyone in the family last night, from my husband who had a tooth pulled to my daughter who was working on a painting. Our cat, Milo even gave his seal of approval.

[clocke]

Wow Ilene! The afghan is a beaut! Congrats!!

[renegade]

Well the afghan is done! The final row of edging took hours!!!!!!!!! I think I'll take a few days, clean my neglected house and then see what other trouble I can get into.

-----------

Congrats, Ilene! I know the assembly part was my least favorite. Cute granddaughter, and who doesn't love a cute orange tabby?

[PBLKNP]

That is gorgeous! I'm humbly still only on the 18th square. Thankfully this one is easier than the earlier ones. I had the most horrible time getting square #17 to be in gauge. I finally had to add an extra row of sc just to get it to 7".

[barbn77]

How's everyone doing? i got a couple more done last night, i stopped going in order and am now randomly choosing squares to do I'm having problems with #7 Alternate Puff Stitch....after every row it's getting bigger:think looks like a triangle sort of, i'm going to come back to that one in a couple days when i have patients again LOL i ripped that thing out and started it over about 12 times last night

[Texapan]

I'm on my 15th square. Sounds like a lot until I subtract that from 63 .

It won't be long until my pay day and I can buy the other two colors of yarn and add a little variety into my life. I'm tired of crocheting with only the Country Blue - - going nutty I'm hangin' in there though

Joyce

[JulieKay]

Keep up the good work, Joyce ! Yea, you would get tired of the same color after awhile, hope payday comes soon !

[PBLKNP]

I'm on my 26th square! This is so exciting. The thing I'm really liking about this afghan is that I'm learning that I can follow just about any crochet directions. Before, I used to look at certain patterns and immediately dismiss them as being something I couldn't possibly ever follow...I'm getting such confidence being able to do each of these squares.

[Texapan]

hurrah for Friday, pay day and the rest of the yarn = = the two more colors for help stop boredom. I love this afghan. I've finished 15 squares but I've taken time out to buy a new bird. Yes, a bird, a Pearl Cockatfiel and cage. I get him on Friday when the cage comes in for him. He's just gorgeous! He's tame, hand-fed, too. A good deal because I go to church with the pet store owners! (I also bought my Min. Schnauzer there and they groomed my toy poodle, Peppi for 13 years until he died last August). That always helps. .

In the meantime, back to making squares . I'm off to bed

Hugs,

Joyce

[clocke]

Although slow, I'm still hooking along here. Just finished the "circle in a square," and have started work on the "simple shell" square.

[Texapan]

I began another square last night but ended up going to bed . I'm also working on my first pair of crocheted socks. .

 

BTW: Amarillo is on fire again! This time right in the city itself . This is so awful - - black smoke in the sky and red at night. Pray for .

Joyce

[funnyfran]

Hmmm, this looks interesting. I have never done squares before but This would be good practice, Ill have to look rfor this book at walmart today.

[JulieKay]

Hi Fran

I like your name ! Very cute !

 

Yep, you should be able to find this at walmart-- it's at all our walmarts around here !

 

Good luck !

[PBLKNP]

I found my copy at Michaels...

 

Well, I'm on the 27th square. I'm finding that I have better luck working on the squares in the morning with my coffee and the dozing kitty, when there are few distractions. When I try to work on it at night in front of the TV, my kitty becomes frisky and wants to play--that's usually a better time to work on a crocheting project that requires much less thought <g>.

[Texapan]

I'm at a stand still. I bought a new Cockatiel, cage and all the goodies for him. He's driving me NUTS! He's already learning to immitate sounds I make to him. He's a doll. I named him "Phillip" after my friend and pet store owner. Wish me luck.

[JulieKay]

Good morning, Ladies !

I thought it was time for a checkup with everyone in the CAL groups to see how things are going ?

Hope everyone has a great day and gets some time to crochet !