Prayer Afghan Ministry - Squares Needed

[Super Granny]

croshay... I would love to help... I will be making teal/ white square in honor of my niece who passed in July of 06 from cervical cancer ... and pink for my Mom who is 1 year cancer free from breast cancer... I just PM'd you... it may take me a little bit as I have a few things that need to be done this next week...

[Croshay]

CandEsMom, thanks for the email. I just sent you one back!

 

Part of the mission of the cancer resource center - where these items will be going - is to provide a soothing and healing sanctuary to the cancer patients who come there...so we will be praying for healing and comfort for the recipients of the afghans. I am also praying for the recipient - and the ministry itself - every time I sit down to work on an afghan.

[Croshay]

Lora3814, I just sent you a PM with all the info. If you have any questions, I'm just a few clicks away!

 

so much for offering to help!

[Croshay]

Deborah, They'll be the first squares we receive in the mail! I'm anxious to get to church on Sunday and see how many squares have come in already!

[Croshay]

Shelly, I just sent you a message. I'm sorry about your niece, but I'm thrilled that your Mom has been cancer free for a year!

 

for offering to help!

[Croshay]

ScoobyDoo, I emailed you back!

[sunseeker2424]

that is a very good ideal how do you want the squares please let me know

[ScoobyDoo0811]

ScoobyDoo, I emailed you back!

 

 

Thank you so much!!! I received the email.

[Croshay]

Hi, Chris

 

so much for the yellow and gold squares you sent! They're great!

 

:cheer:cheer

[Croshay]

Hi, alibra

 

so much for the beautiful light blue square (prostate cancer) you sent! It's just great!

 

This was the first square I received in the mail, and it made my day!

[ScoobyDoo0811]

Will be starting some squares for you today!! Printed the color list etc.. that you sent to me Croshay. Thanks again!!:manyheart

[Croshay]

ScoobyDoo, thank YOU!

[ScoobyDoo0811]

You are quite welcome. Had a dr's appt today and got one done while I was there. I was just away while I was waiting. Made the wait to see the doc much more pleasant.:cheer:clap:hook

[alibra]

Can you post the colors for which each square will represent? Am I saying this correctly?! You know which color for which cancer...geeze some days I can even make a coherent request..

[Croshay]

ScoobyDoo, that's great! I wish I could crochet that fast!

[Croshay]

Alibra, I kept trying to do that yesterday, but my computer kept freezing up when I tried to save the edited message at the beginning of the thread. I'll try again when I have time.

[alibra]

Computers can't live with or without them...no worries, I'll check back...be well friend!!

[Croshay]

Alibra, I never could get it to take the list of colors, so I added a link for everyone to click on to look up the colors. Sorry for any inconvenience.

[Croshay]

A huge goes out to Deborah for 4 squares that I picked up at church this morning! They're GREAT!

:cheer:cheer

 

I was looking at the squares with another lady from church, and I loved the green one with the round design in the middle, and the other lady loved the basket weave one. Would you mind directing me to the patterns for those?

[StarStrong]

The basketweave pattern is the standard "corner to corner" afghan pattern just done as a 12" square

 

I'll see if I can figure out the other one......

 

Thanks, Deborah

[StarStrong]

Okay, I've looked and I have to admit that I can't remember which pattern I used to make the "circle inside a square" square

 

However, here's a great site for finding patterns:

http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/12in_squares.php

 

Most likely it's one of these but........

 

Happy hunting, Deborah

[Croshay]

Okay, I've looked and I have to admit that I can't remember which pattern I used to make the "circle inside a square" square

 

However, here's a great site for finding patterns:

http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/12in_squares.php

 

Most likely it's one of these but........

 

Happy hunting, Deborah

 

Deborah, for the link. There are TONS of options here...even the many, many smaller patterns could be used and enlarged to make 12" squares!

 

I'm going to print out a bunch of these and take them to our first official "meeting" at church this coming weekend. Some of the ladies don't have internet access, so I'm sure they'll be glad to get the printouts.

[StarStrong]

Don't forget to think "warmth" when you look at the patterns

Some of them seemed too "holey" for my liking......

Have fun, Deborah

[Croshay]

Don't forget to think "warmth" when you look at the patterns

Some of them seemed too "holey" for my liking......

Have fun, Deborah

 

Deborah, that's what I liked about that green basketweave square you sent...very solid & warm (i.e. no toes poking through when you snuggle under it). My mother said she'd like to have a whole afghan like that. Ya think maybe she was hinting?

[StarStrong]

Deborah, that's what I liked about that green basketweave square you sent...very solid & warm (i.e. no toes poking through when you snuggle under it). My mother said she'd like to have a whole afghan like that. Ya think maybe she was hinting?

 

That sounds like a downright request..... maybe for Christmas?? It actually works up really, really fast. Especially if when you are making a whole "adult" afghan you use a larger hook (or maybe even two strands ww at once). Plus all you do is change colors at the beginning of a row and you have diagonial stripes........

 

It's good to remember when making the squares that "fast is nice but warm is better".

 

Enjoy the links