Square Swap (For Crochet/Knitting)

amiyesiam · 12-26-2009, 12:09 PM

what colors did you go with Bit?

I finally got my yarn in the mail

and i should have been

but i was

cause the colors are

but they didn't make my

so we went shopping and I got new yarn

and now I have been

Bit · 12-26-2009, 02:03 PM

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.

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.

amiyesiam · 12-26-2009, 02:25 PM

i looked up your colors, they are wonderful!

i posted a pic in my gallery! (of my first square)

amiyesiam · 12-26-2009, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amiyesiam

i looked up your colors, they are wonderful!

i posted a pic in my gallery! (of my first square)

of my crocheted square!

Arwen · 12-26-2009, 10:23 PM

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?

amiyesiam · 12-26-2009, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arwen

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?

a solution?
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?

Arwen · 12-26-2009, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amiyesiam

a solution?
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?

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

Arwen · 12-27-2009, 11:49 PM

I finished my second square. Pretty happy about that. Also we need to decide who wants to piece the pink and green squares together

amiyesiam · 01-02-2010, 11:11 AM

Hi everyone!!!!!!!
It is the new year!!!!

My squares are coming alone great!

Bit · 01-02-2010, 02:59 PM

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*

Arwen · 01-13-2010, 11:22 AM

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.

Bit · 01-13-2010, 03:47 PM

Oh.

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.

Arwen · 01-13-2010, 08:01 PM

Darlin', don't sweat it. We have until the end of March to finish!

Who is doing a pink/green square? Do we have enough of those?

View Poll Results: What color would you like the first swapghan to be? (Please vote ONLY if you are participating)
Purple (any shade of including variegated)	2	6.45%
Neutral	5	16.13%
Autumn Jewel (Gold, Rust, Red, Purple, Yellow, Brown, etc)	13	41.94%
Blue (any shade of including variegated)	9	29.03%
Rainbow Squares	2	6.45%
Voters: 31. You may not vote on this poll

12-26-2009, 12:09 PM	#1
amiyesiam Senior Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she/they Relationship Status: single Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: pa Posts: 2,703 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 17,488 Thanked 10,135 Times in 2,161 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	what colors did you go with Bit? I finally got my yarn in the mail and i should have been but i was cause the colors are but they didn't make my so we went shopping and I got new yarn and now I have been __________________ A year from now you will wish that you started today~Karen Lamb

12-26-2009, 02:25 PM	#3
amiyesiam Senior Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she/they Relationship Status: single Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: pa Posts: 2,703 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 17,488 Thanked 10,135 Times in 2,161 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	i looked up your colors, they are wonderful! i posted a pic in my gallery! (of my first square) __________________ A year from now you will wish that you started today~Karen Lamb

12-26-2009, 10:23 PM	#5
Arwen Joy Seeker How Do You Identify?: Smartly-Flavored Preferred Pronoun?: Goddess Relationship Status: Mrs. Syzygy 1/9/14 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Joyville, NM (aka Land of Enchantment) Posts: 10,140 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,636 Thanked 28,108 Times in 6,412 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	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? __________________ I wrote a book, y'all! *FREE* Tarotscopes Seek Joy, y'all. Eschew hate. 9Words: A Poetry Challenge \| Do you like me?

12-27-2009, 11:49 PM	#8
Arwen Joy Seeker How Do You Identify?: Smartly-Flavored Preferred Pronoun?: Goddess Relationship Status: Mrs. Syzygy 1/9/14 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Joyville, NM (aka Land of Enchantment) Posts: 10,140 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,636 Thanked 28,108 Times in 6,412 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	I finished my second square. Pretty happy about that. Also we need to decide who wants to piece the pink and green squares together __________________ I wrote a book, y'all! *FREE* Tarotscopes Seek Joy, y'all. Eschew hate. 9Words: A Poetry Challenge \| Do you like me?

12-26-2009, 02:03 PM	#2
Bit Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonefemme Relationship Status: married to Gryph Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,177 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,126 Thanked 3,770 Times in 1,264 Posts Rep Power: 10778870	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. 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.

01-02-2010, 11:11 AM	#9
amiyesiam Senior Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she/they Relationship Status: single Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: pa Posts: 2,703 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 17,488 Thanked 10,135 Times in 2,161 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Hi everyone!!!!!!! It is the new year!!!! My squares are coming alone great! __________________ A year from now you will wish that you started today~Karen Lamb

01-02-2010, 02:59 PM	#10
Bit Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonefemme Relationship Status: married to Gryph Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,177 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,126 Thanked 3,770 Times in 1,264 Posts Rep Power: 10778870	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

01-13-2010, 11:22 AM	#11
Arwen Joy Seeker How Do You Identify?: Smartly-Flavored Preferred Pronoun?: Goddess Relationship Status: Mrs. Syzygy 1/9/14 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Joyville, NM (aka Land of Enchantment) Posts: 10,140 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,636 Thanked 28,108 Times in 6,412 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	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. __________________ I wrote a book, y'all! *FREE* Tarotscopes Seek Joy, y'all. Eschew hate. 9Words: A Poetry Challenge \| Do you like me?

01-13-2010, 03:47 PM	#12
Bit Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonefemme Relationship Status: married to Gryph Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,177 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,126 Thanked 3,770 Times in 1,264 Posts Rep Power: 10778870	Oh. 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.

01-13-2010, 08:01 PM	#13
Arwen Joy Seeker How Do You Identify?: Smartly-Flavored Preferred Pronoun?: Goddess Relationship Status: Mrs. Syzygy 1/9/14 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Joyville, NM (aka Land of Enchantment) Posts: 10,140 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,636 Thanked 28,108 Times in 6,412 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	Darlin', don't sweat it. We have until the end of March to finish! Who is doing a pink/green square? Do we have enough of those? __________________ I wrote a book, y'all! *FREE* Tarotscopes Seek Joy, y'all. Eschew hate. 9Words: A Poetry Challenge \| Do you like me?