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zombiecazz · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:33 pm Post subject: 2009 Afghan CAL

Yup it's started again.
Each month I'll post the squares from craftster and Ravelry
Craftster is doing one 12" square a month and Ravelry is doing one 12" and one 6".

January Squares

Ravlery 12"- Mandala

Ravelry 6" - Diana's Square

Craftser 12" - Esther's Square

February Squares:

Ravelry 12" - Two Tone Square

Ravelry 6" - One Heart Square

Craftster 12" - Centre Heart Square

March Squares:

ravelry 12" Winter Dream

Craftster 12"Irish Rose

Ravelry 6" March

April Squares:

ravelry 12"waldo's puzzle

Craftster 12"Arches

Ravelry 6" april

May Squares:

ravelry 12"whint of spring

Craftster 12"Victorian Dream

Ravelry 6" rainbow

June Squares:

ravelry 12"Frilly Flower

Craftster 12"bold square

Ravelry 6" eliot square

July Squares:

ravelry 12"Bright and cheery

Craftster 12"lovely in green

Ravelry 6" Kingfield Square

August Squares:

ravelry 12"August Aran Square

Craftster 12"popin square

Ravelry 6" Jupiter Granny square

September Squares:

ravelry 12"New Years eve

Craftster 12"Vera's Spike

Ravelry 6" Amazing Grace

October Squares:

ravelry 12"Birthday Flower

Craftster 12"Op Art Afghan Square

Ravelry 6" Carousel

November Squares:

ravelry 12"Octagon Medallion

Craftster 12"Hometown

Ravelry 6" Gem Star

Please join in. It's a fab way to improve your crochet and a great way to use up odds of yarn
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pictishpunkgirl · Neepster Joined: 08 Jul 2007 Posts: 758 Location: Turra

COOL! 3 squares to do. That should keep me occupied.
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Maria · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:44 pm Post subject:

Would love to join in.

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zombiecazz · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:49 pm Post subject:

Excellent
I've done 2 x 6", the Craftster square and I'm about half way through the ravelry 12".
I'll post pics once I've finished the ravelry 12"
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Maria · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:39 am Post subject:

Oh my - can't believe you've done one already.

I get the feeling I'll be the one trailing behind - although that's nothing new. I'm still really new to crotchet and am only just getting the hang of it...please bear with me...and any ditsy questions I might ask along the way....pleeeease.

The designs look a bit scary right now...but I've got a crotchet book to hand, so with a bit of luck I'll be able to catch up?!?

Talk about diving in the deep end.
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zombiecazz · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:29 pm Post subject:

if you're at the workshop tomorrow night I can give you some help.

I'm only that far ahead because I started the squares on the 1st and didn't go back to work until the 5th

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Maria · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:47 pm Post subject:

Somebody please HELP!

I know I'm hideously behind here - but I do want to do this. I've just started on the Ravelry/diana's square, and I've already made a mess of it. I've got 5 loops, not the needed 7!!!

I started with the chain - that's the easy bit

Then slip stitch to the first - think I did this ok?

I then tried to work 16 sc but it went all the way around the loop and a bit more. How does the darn thing work??? How do I get 16 sc in when I only had 6 chains. If I'm half way around again how do I get back to sl st to 1st st?? Oh heck.

On the brighter side, I have some lovely wonky loopy thingymibobs.

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zombiecazz · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:05 pm Post subject:

OK, to get the 16 sc into the 6ch circle. I tend to do about 6 sc then pull them (slide them together so they move closer to the slip stitch at the start) so they bunch together. Do another 6sc and pull them together and so on until you have the 16 in the circle.
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Maria · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:01 pm Post subject:

Thanks ZC.

I was being amazingly stupid. I wasn't doing the sc 'through' the loop. Instead I was pushing the needle through the chain stitches....doh.

After looking at what you said...i went back to the books. Getting on ok - ish now. Here's where I'm up to. Think they're looking like they're supposed to??

The most tricky thing is working out the pattern instructions. Like these for the mandela....

Rnd 1: Ch 5, join with sl st to form ring. Ch 3, dc in ring, (ch 2, 2 dc) in ring 7 times. Ch 2, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch 3. (8 ch 2 sps)

What does the last bit (8ch 2 sps) mean? I have other daft questions too....please may I keep asking?

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zombiecazz · Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:56 am Post subject:

feel free to keep asking.

(8 ch 2 sps) this means at the end of the round you should have 8 two chain spaces.
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