Yes, that says 2009….what can I say. Assembly is not my strength.
If you’d like the individual patterns, you will find them throughout my blog. I believe most of the tags are correct and they should all come up.
You can also find them on the Ravelry group for this CAL. BAMCAL
Apparently I sent this to the Hibernation Den with one round of dc to finish off at 12″ ??? Anyway, it is finished and will go nicely with the Christmas Throw. I am thinking about making a big 24″ granny square for the center of this afghan and placing the 12″ squares around that, then finishing with a 2-4″ border ending with some scallops or a wave.
I just checked out Crochet Edgings & Trims by Kate Haxell from the library. There are 150 stitches in this book….140 of them I would never do, but it is nice to have some inspiration. I can see other uses for some of these patterns other than borders, too.
Pattern: Wandith by Drew Emborsky
Yarn: ILTY
Hook: I, pattern calls for an H
Size 12″
SmoothFox has written patterns for 2 more 6″ squares and she’s asking for names. If she picks yours, then you, the lucky winner, can pick a pattern from her pattern store. Cool, don’t you think? I like picking names: baby names, puppy names, hermit crab names…..
pssst…..I tested these squares and they are a smart pair. I’ll post mine, after she posts them on her website….if I can wait!
Give ‘em a look and see what clever names pop into your head. There are only 2 days left!
Sun Daze is the pattern chosen for the alternate Ravelry Block-A-Month CAL. I love Dayna’s patterns and this one is no exception.
Happily crocheting along, I notice that the center pooks out too much for my liking, so I double check the pattern and my stitches. Aha, I am using an H hook says I and I should be using an I hook. So, I set this one aside and grab the I hook; begin again.
OK, less pooking, but its getting too big, too fast. Scrutinize pattern and my stitches again. Aha, what do you know — it was supposed to be an H hook after all. So I set aside the I hook block and finish the H hook block. All turns out well with that one and the pookiness is less noticeable with the weight of more rows.
Now, what to do with my I hook block? I abhor frogging. Pillows forms calling from my yarniverse in the corner. *heeey, what about us* Hey, I had a great idea: why don’t I make a matching Christmas pillow with one of those pillow forms I bought a year ago for some long forgotten project. So, side one of my Christmas pillow completed and still undecided about what to do for the back side.
And so you’ll know what a circular trip this really was….the pattern calls for an I hook. I try to do most of my squares w/an H hook because it is my favorite and just because.
Pattern – Sun Daze by Dayna Audirsch
Hook – I, H, I mean H…whatever
Yarn – ILTY – ivory, mid green, crabapple stripe
So it begins…..the Ravelry 2010 Block-A-Month Crochet-A-Long in my Christmasy colors. This year’s yarns are:
I Love This Yarn – aubergine, midgreen, and ivory.
I Love This Yarn – cranapple stripe (I fell in love with this yarn and had to have it….still lovin’ it)
I might even sneak in a bit of pink here and there, just for fun.
Not a very exciting square, but OK…especially in my beautiful cranapple yarn.
EZee-Vzee Granny Square by James Davis – this is an archived pattern, posted on Ravelry.
ILTY
H hook
Notes: Added a sc border to bring it up to 12″ and changed the joins so that they meet in the corner.
An easy & quick pattern to work.
Rounds of sc or hdc can be worked in to add heft, although surprisingly it’s not a terribly flimsy square.
This is a 6″ square that I crocheted just to be crocheting something and I grabbed the yarn closest to me…..go ahead, call me lazy. The shoe certainly fit that day! I like the square and colors, so I will probably keep making these 6″ squares in my patriotic colors and we’ll see where it goes.
Little Dahlia by Chris Simon – visit her website, YarnCrazy for the pattern
ILTY Ombre -Freedom
Vanna’s Choice – Colonial Blue
H Hook
Notes: Not the easiest or best written pattern for me. Not sure what my problem was because I generally find Chris Simon’s patterns some of the best.
No changes.
Oh yes…..that brings me to WIP progress. Let’s just say I’ll get back to ya on that, although I’m caught up on the BAMCAL and it’s only the 4th. teehee
GoodYarn News! I have a shipment on the way………… oops, laundry is beeping……
