Groove-Along

[Debbi-a1]

Sorry to butt in here on your crochet a long, but I saw this and just thought I'd add my two cents! I have the uncoiled safety pins and place an alphabet bead on the pin (move it past the bent part) along with a few other beads just to be pretty. These pins are letters A-S and I have a few sets of them. As soon as I finish my beginning chain of a project, I place the corresponding letter pin to the hook that I'm using. It sure has helped when I end up leaving the project in a bag for MONTHS and then want to get back to work on it! I have no more problems with remembering what hook I used last!

LOVE that idea! Thanks for sharing.

And yes I would have to remember to put it on right away. Sometimes the hook isn't in my crochet bag (little make up bag with hooks, pins, etc)., so I would have to remember early on:blush

Debbi

PS: I would love to see this CAL get going agin. These afghans would make great gifts (have all ready). I love the lapgahn ones that have been done too. Although I think I'll keep mine as a heirloom treasure... maybe...

[Debbi-a1]

Worked on my Babette a little this weekend (what else are you going to do when you're snowed in). I think I might be finished soon. I have panel 6 and 8 to finish up (yes somehow I ended up odd like that). I measured what I had and going up to the panel 8 will make it long enough for me. So I won't do 9 or 10.

 

I'm hoping I'm right because I changed some. For the 12 round square on panel 7, I decided to do a 6 round one because I have all ready made a TON of 4 round ones and can fit them in easily. This way I can use them up. Then I took 4 squares with the same boarder and used that as one of the 8 round squares on panel 8. I figured it would make it look interesting at any rate (still sewing that one together).

 

So I'm hoping to be done with this soon!

Debbi

[Debbi-a1]

well my "babette inspired afghan" is sewn together. I have one boarder on it. And about 100 ends to weave in:eek... okay maybe not that many, several squares were weaved in before. But I do have a lot. I would like to do 2 more boarders, one round of 2 colors.

 

I didn't do all the panels, as stated above. It's big enough for me though.

Debbi

[LadiBug329]

I went through my stash on Sunday...and I found all my babette squares...think i'll just do some more to make a small blanket...have a friend who has a baby, and she'll need a toddler sized blankie next fall...

would love to see a pic of what you've done!!

[Debbi-a1]

Oh I've saw the smaller Babettes and they look nice.

I have some 4 round squares left (about 20) so I'm doing those for an afghan with a black boarder. I do have yarn left over for some reason:think

[wendyRN]

i know i'm way late but i started a babette last week. for those that have finished theirs...did you block your squares?

 

TIA!

[Debbi-a1]

I never block my afghan squares, but others might. Maybe because I used Red Heart and that start out a little stiff (until washed) although I don't have a problem crocheting with it too much. Anyway with RH I have never needed to block the squares. Maybe another yarn, like SS would be better off blocked... .

 

Here's a poll on what people block

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=95649&highlight=blocking+afghan+squares

 

Here's another one, where you can make them fit if you need to, but it sounds a bit hard to me...

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=93679&highlight=blocking+afghan+squares

 

Those might help or give you ideas until someone else who has done the Babette can help.

Debbi

[wendyRN]

thanks for the reply. i'm using SS yarn so i probably will have to block. i've never blocked before so it's going to be new for me. wish me luck, lol.

[Poochie]

I'm still working on this "lovely" afghan! Boy oh boy.........anyone else still around??????

 

I've updated my blog with my progress...........

[Debbi-a1]

The Babbette? Mine's a wip with maybe 2 rounds of boarder left (if I still have the yarn and want to do that, I have one round of boarder). And lots of ends to weave in...