63 Squares Crochet Along

[renegade]

Thanks gram for your response. I understand the colours line up on the diagonal. What I cant figure is if the textures/patterns on the blocks are placed in a particular way seeing as they are all different.

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Cupcake, I think you can arrange them however you want. That's what I did when I made this one. I'm also "working" (as in, I'm really, really thinking about working) on the 2nd 63 square book. That shows as all 1 color, but I'm doing it in 3 different colors (I'm using SS Brites Blue Mint, Papaya, and Grape, edging in black), so I'm doing 21 squares of each. I decided to make numbered pieces of paper 1-63, and I randomly draw them out of a baggie when I finish a square. I did all 21 in blue mint already, and am working on the grape. Then I'll just randomly pick squares to make them in the nice diagonal pattern when I eventually assemble them.

[Crochet_Gram]

Is being made. I have the first 6 rows completed, and expect to complete and attach row 7 tonight. I am really excited with how this is turning out.

[Breger3]

Is being made. I have the first 6 rows completed, and expect to complete and attach row 7 tonight. I am really excited with how this is turning out.

 

WTG!!! Having only 5 squares done, where you are at seems like a long way away.

[cupcake]

woops I think I messed up on my threads...

 

I have now done 54 and am on the final countdown with the last nine.

 

 

 

My colours are a bit over the place cos I changed the plan so my ordering will be a bit different.

 

I am now at the lay it all over the floor and drive the boys nutty stage!

 

Re the crossed puff I am absolutely positive I did this one but am blowed if I can find it. I am thinking I may have lost it on the train so I have to now do another one. What a dope!

 

Is there a second 63 square book out there??

[Crochet_Gram]

yes there is another book, there is even another CAL. and about being positive you have already done a square, I did that about 5 times. A couple because I would start them and get frustrated and move on to another square , but a few because the patterns are very very similar on some of the squares,

 

woops I think I messed up on my threads...

 

I have now done 54 and am on the final countdown with the last nine.

 

 

 

My colours are a bit over the place cos I changed the plan so my ordering will be a bit different.

 

I am now at the lay it all over the floor and drive the boys nutty stage!

 

Re the crossed puff I am absolutely positive I did this one but am blowed if I can find it. I am thinking I may have lost it on the train so I have to now do another one. What a dope!

 

Is there a second 63 square book out there??

[Butterfly04]

Hi everyone just to give you a update on my 63 squares I have 5 done.

I have not seen the 2nd 63 square book can someone tell me where to get that book.

[cupcake]

I only realised last night there was another cal and another book! I have been accidently posting on that thread as well as this one. I now understand why my posts were disappearing (lol)

 

Oh well, I have now done 56 squares..... 7 to go and then join the little suckers together!

[Sluggo]

Hi girls!

 

I just started this afghan and unfortunately only have the first 2 done! UGH! A friend who belongs here and finished one, told me about this thread!

 

I'm from AZ and just joined on here. I have a 21 yr old currently serving in IRAQ, I'm going nuts with staying focused so this crocheting has given me some comfort to keep my mind off things!

 

Happy crocheting!

[Butterfly04]

Welcome Sluggo!!! Glad you join this CAL it is a lot of fun I am still under 10 squares myself. I can't wait to finish.

[cupcake]

wohoo I have done 62.

 

The last one will drive me nuts as I have had a go at it before and couldnt work it out.

 

Also joined up 2 1/2 rows. I can see an end in sight..

[Crochet_Gram]

Cupcake, which square is it.

[cupcake]

It was 37 and I have just finished it tonight. The popcorns were on the opposite side to the fpdc. The pattern didnt say to push the popcorns through, but that is what I ended up doing. Drove me quite nutty really. the number of times I started on that one , pulled it out and moved to another..

[Crochet_Gram]

SO is it time to assemble? Congratulations on finishing the squares. I felt great when I got the last one done.

[clocke]

Congrats on finishing up the squares, cupcake!

[planetjune]

Hi all! I am so excited to find Crochetville, and this thread in particular! I have been crocheting the 63 squares afghan, on and off, for over 2 years now, and I lost momentum somewhere along the way. I have 26 completed squares sitting in a box, waiting for the other 37 to join them!

 

I'm so pleased to know I'm not the only one working on this project... I feel inspired to make my 27th square tonight

[Kat7914]

June,

 

Your work is no nice a neat. My knitting and crocheting seems to be not as neat as yours. Nice job.

 

that's a nice blog or web site. Does everyone or anyone has a web site like this to show your creative work, chat, etc? I have been looking for one that is easy to set up.

 

thanks,

Kat

[Crochet_Gram]

Well, I should have it finished tonight. It is completely assembled, the first round of edging is done and one side of the second round is complete. I did change the second round though, I did one side of the afghan in the pattern stitch and hated it so I frogged it and just did a double ch skip 1 stitch. Pics as soon as the edge is done and the ends are woven.

[Tiga]

Quick question - should I post pictures of my finished squares here, or just wait until I'm all done with the afghan (If I ever live that long....sigh)?

[Crochet_Gram]

Hi Tiga, you can do it however you like, and if you are having trouble with a square posting a pic may be a good idea. I waited to post pics until I started to assemble the rows, but it really is however you decide to do it.

 

And hang in there it took me literally all summer, but I will finish the edging on mine tonight.

 

Quick question - should I post pictures of my finished squares here, or just wait until I'm all done with the afghan (If I ever live that long....sigh)?

[KateCrochets]

OMG! I finished!! I can't believe it!!! I have some pictures taken, and hope to get them up this weekend.

 

Woo! Woo! I'm just so excited.

 

It was double tough to finish, since I had a deadline (fair entry, long story and not really my choice) and a crocheting restriction (only in the narrow window of my daughter sleeping and my husband working).

 

Just had to share with people who realize what a feeling of accomlishment this brings!

[cupcake]

Congratulations Kate! I cant wait to see it..

[cupcake]

gggrr just need to vent. I am up to joining the last row and feeling mighty proud so I laid the rug on the floor. Realised I had mixed up the sqaures in row 5 so have had to pull that section out. Somehow managed to join it in upside down while watching TV. Of course hub cant notice it, but I can. Gosh I am annoyed at myself right now. I so hate joining those rotten little suckers together, let alone pull out a section and re do it.

 

oh well tomorrow is another day.

[KateCrochets]

ahh, that stinks, Cupcake.

 

Joining my afghan was the most "painful" part of the whole afghan for me - I love crocheting but joining is the bain of my existance - so I really feel your pain But yay for being so close to done!!!

[planetjune]

Aaargh I need to vent here too...

 

I crocheted my 27th square (and half the 28th) after a long break from crocheting this afghan, and I think something in my crocheting style has changed during that time. I must crochet a lot more loosely now, because the new squares are MUCH larger than the old ones!

 

Not quite sure what I should do now - I'm going to try a swatch with a smaller hook and see if I can match the old size, but if that doesn't work, I don't know what else to try

[KateCrochets]

Here it is! And there's more on my blog (direct entry link).

 

Thanks for all of the encouragement, y'all!