Crocheters?

[BarbaraJean]

Oh, I see. Have you heard from Celticflower? I was wondering how her wedding gift is going?

 

[GodFlute2]

Yeah, I was wondering about that too, but no I havn't heard from her.

 

[~crystalclear~]

BarbaraJean, I love your flag afghan! Very nice!

 

[~crystalclear~]

Ann M, great job on the poncho! I like it!

 

[~crystalclear~]

I guess I should introduce myself. I've been a crocheter for about 30 years. A friend taught me to make a granny square when I was a kid, and that got me started.

My latest project was a bookmark. I made five of them, actually. I should probably work next on completing an afghan I made that still needs to have a zillion ends woven in which I left for last instead of weaving them in as I completed each square. What a mistake that was. Having all those ends staring at me is pretty intimidating, so it has been sitting in the closet where I can't see it. Guess I should just get cracking and finish it up sometime.

 

[GodFlute2]

Lol. Welcome to the thread. And I have a blanket I've been working on for awhile. It's slowly making progress, but it seems to go on and on. Lol.

 

[Celticflower]

Oh, I see. Have you heard from Celticflower? I was wondering how her wedding gift is going?

IT IS FINISHED!!!!!! Just need to toss it in the washer to get the cat hair off it.

 

[GodFlute2]

Lol. YAY!

 

[BarbaraJean]

Hi Crystal! Welcome to the forum! I did that with one of my projects too. It was a prairie star afghan. Had to go back and tuck all those ends in.

Celticflower, congratulations! Do we get to see it? My cat plays with my yarn too.

 

[~crystalclear~]

IT IS FINISHED!!!!!! Just need to toss it in the washer to get the cat hair off it.

Celticflower, I'd love to see a picture of it too.

 

[GodFlute2]

Lol. Looks like you have few fans, Celticflower.

 

[Celticflower]

Oh dopey me--I got so excited about finishing the blasted thing that I wrapped it up without taking a picture! *Sorry*

 

[GodFlute2]

Lol. oops

 

[BarbaraJean]

Has anybody ever seen the Prairie Star afghan which looks like the Prairie Star quilt?

 

[GodFlute2]

I've seen a pic of it.

 

[BarbaraJean]

It was one of those free patterns you get in the yarn section. Each piece is a diamond shape. Instead of making a bunch of them and sewing them together you crochet each individual diamond to the previous one. Have you ever heard of doing that before?

 

[GodFlute2]

Not with yarn, but with other materials yes.

 

[BarbaraJean]

I was really surprised and not sure I would get the hang of it but it was so easy! I've always hated sewing and I even hate stitching together crochet pieces so have often avoided things which required it. Once I learned how to do it, I started using the method for other pieces which required stitching (such as my flag afghan). It works great!

 

[GodFlute2]

Lol. I've not done anything that requires sewing yet. Eventually I'll work my way there. Hopfully.

 

[hischildsindik]

It was one of those free patterns you get in the yarn section. Each piece is a diamond shape. Instead of making a bunch of them and sewing them together you crochet each individual diamond to the previous one. Have you ever heard of doing that before?

I have done it with octagons and granny squares, but not done triangles. It beats the pants of going back and sewing them together. Still not fun with all the strings hanging, although some patterns lean towards working them is as you go too.