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oooooo....i love the autumn colors!! This is going to be so much fun :D
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Can we use that for the swapghan reference colors? |
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I tell you what, I will buy the same yarn you do if you will tell me what brand and colors. |
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Uh..I can tell you right now I ain't gonna be able to make anything that fancy. :knit: Is it ok if it's the same size but one solid colour, a single stitch type? |
Works for me, :linus:!
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I didnt know how to make a granny square either... until I happened upon this link: http://www.purlbee.com/granny-square-project/ After a couple of tries, it made perfect sense. It had always bothered me that I could do some of the more difficult stitches, but not the granny square. I don't care what patterns, how simple or intricate. I think that the love that goes into each square is what will make the finished product beautiful... Christie - who is looking forward to getting started :D |
ok, I went to annies attic.com
put some yarn colors on a post it cut it pasted it in pages (like word) saved it as a pdf in documents up loaded it to acrobat and sent it to Corkey it worked I am going to try to send it to Bit (your email) to see if it works again Bit these are what I think of with autumn colors only more deep orange and golds. Let me know what you think |
Thank you, Ami! I am totally in awe of your techiness, darlin, that was really cool!
They're very beautiful but more subdued than I had in mind... maybe the deeper golds and oranges would make the colors pop more? It does have purple for Arwen, lol! Can you send it to the yahoo group? Can we send attachments? |
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and I just could not seem to find the pumpkins and golds I wanted to post it but don't know how you are the only one I had an full email for I had to type out entire emails for acrobat and the yahoo group masks the end of our emails dear that was not techiness that was a crap shot in the dark that happened to work |
Let me see what I can do, Ami, k? LOL, twas toooo techiness! ;)
Headed offline for now, good night! |
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night Bit |
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FIRST, we need all y'all on the loop. If you aren't there, please get there. If you didn't get an invite or you deleted it or whatever, send an email to BFP_swapghan-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Hurry up! We want to start buying yarn! lol |
As a note:
there are web sites that have a much larger selection of yarn colors than most stores here have. we have 2 knitting stores here, but they are more high end specialty stores. (as in they don't sell stuff walmart would carry) we have two national craft stores here (which is why we no longer have basic yarn stores) so I will probably order on line!!!!! so I really want to decide, so I can order |
just cause I needed one more project LOLhttp://www.butchfemmeplanet.com/foru...6&pictureid=32
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We seem to be decided on the color as Autumn Jewel Tones.
If you are NOT on the Yahoogroups list, please join ASAP. We are almost settled on the exact colors. If you did not get an invitation, please send an email to BFP_swapghan-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to join that list. KThnxBAI! |
It is almost time to buy yarn!!!!!!!!
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if anyone wants to know
the yarn samples came from annies attic. com |
I have yarn. I am experimenting with patterns. :cheesy:
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We are still at last count missing two folks on the Yahoo list. :) If you are not getting email from the bfp_swapghan list, you are not on the list. Let me know by PM and I will send out another invitation.
We've posted pictures of the yarn. And some squares are also showing up. I've finished one square (well I haven't truly finished it because there are threads hanging off) and started the second one. Having so much fun doing this, y'all! Thanks to everyone who is playing/knitting/crocheting along! |
I finished one granny square (including ends) but I find myself wishing for a different pattern, so I'm experimenting with a bedspread motif, hoping the difference in fiber will up the final measurement to 12". I may or may not go back to granny squares, lol....
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Oh! No Arwen, tis the other way, tis likely to be way too big, rather than too small... the yarn is twice as thick as bedspread cotton, yanno?... er, maybe more than that, even.... :knit: I may be crocheting but frog-it-back girl is still utterly appropriate!
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what colors did you go with Bit?
I finally got my yarn in the mail:cheesy: and i should have been :happyjump: but i was :sigh: cause the colors are :thumbsup: but they didn't make my:stillheart::danceparty: so we went shopping and I got new yarn and now I have been :knitgirl: |
Well, I got two different brands, so my color names don't match... in Vanna's Choice I got Mustard and Autumn Red, which I think translate to Gold and Deep Claret. In Caron Simply Soft I got Deep Teal Heather, which I think translates to Greenhouse.
And then, yanno, I did a granny square and realized I was working with red green and gold... holiday colors. :blink: lol.... but Autumnish, oh so very Autumnish! What did you end up with, Ami? It sure is hard matching colors to computer screens, but then, it can be hard matching colors to themselves too; my first green was a lighter jade green to match that first one we picked, and the yarn skeins held together seemed wonderful! But then when I started the granny square it was actually boring and needed a different green, and I had to go get the teal to make the colors pop again. |
i looked up your colors, they are wonderful!
i posted a pic in my gallery! (of my first square) |
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Love your square. I am going to try my variegated on the outer row. Love how yours looks!
HELP HELP HELP y'all! I love to cart my crochet around with me. This means I have several balls at a time in my purse (do not go there). The darn things get all tangled up all the time. There has to be a simple solution to this. I've thought about getting 1 gal zip lock bags to stick them in. Any other ideas? |
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why yes I do! 1. I do mine by color, so i have my 1st test one done and i have 11 more gold centers done. I will now carry those and my green yarn that way only one yarn carried at a time. 2. you can buy yarn caddies and you can make them. any container the size of the yarn can be used. You cut a hole for the strand of yarn to come out. http://www.stitchwhimsy.com/2007/11/...ve-yarn-caddy/ 3. you can also roll yarn into balls that don't use all the yarn (like the size of tennis balls and actually use a tennis ball holder to keep them in when you are out and about. also can you carry a tote and your purse? |
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You rock! I do mine all different so it never occurred to me to do all the same patterns. BUG EYES. lol I have a tote that I throw my purse (which is actually a pnecil case) into. LOL |
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iffin you don't laugh at me.. you can put each yarn-ball in nylons. As in the kind that only cover to knees or feets depending on your ball size. My grandma used to stuff her purse with the free ones you can find at shoe stores. |
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Yesterday at work, I used my breaks to work on finishing the hanging threads on the first square. :) |
I finished my second square. Pretty happy about that. Also we need to decide who wants to piece the pink and green squares together
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Hi everyone!!!!!!!
It is the new year!!!! My squares are coming alone great! |
I can piece the pink and green afghan, Arwen, unless someone else wants to. If anyone wants to make more than one square for it, I can also make enough extra to make sure we have another full row.
I carry my yarn in the bag they sacked it in at the craft store, but I only take it to the laundromat. When I was taking thread crochet everywhere, I did use zipper bags to keep the thread and project together and clean in my bag. Progress: Four squares done, fifth halfway. Mine are all standard granny squares but I change the color emphasis from square to square, since I started running out of gold already. *eeep* |
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I have two done and one almost done. Halfway through the next-to-last row. We still have two folks who have not joined the Yahoo list. Adele, who I know has been crazy busy, and Novela. I haven't heard from her. Oh Novela! Are you out there? Are you still in? |
I just posted two pictures in my gallery of squares. One is the third one finished. The other is the fourth one started.
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Hi everyone!
Arwen those look great! Mine are done except for weaving in the ends and trimming. Mine are done in a grand (and so far successful) attempt to avoid sewing my sweater together. I finished knitting the sweater weeks ago. It is sitting here right next to me. I take it to work incase I have time to work on it. But it seems I don't have time. I do however have time to do granny squares! (and read, start the pen pal project, play on face book , read here etc) I think I may be procrastinating a bit with this. |
Square four finished and square five started. If you haven't put your address on the Yahoolist database, please do. I am going to get some manila envelopes today so I can start shipping these out.
Um, is anyone here violently allergic to cats? You are going to want to launder mine. :) |
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I, um, cleaned up the dining room and put the yarn away. Ooops. Four are done, the rest will be done... um, soon. Yes indeed. Soon. :fallenangel: |
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