Square Swap (For Crochet/Knitting)

[Novelafemme]

oooooo....i love the autumn colors!! This is going to be so much fun

[Arwen]

Originally Posted by Bit

Um, Autumn colors... http://www.color-chart.org/blog/tag/...color-palette/ This is someone's blog entry with three separate Autumn color charts, maybe it will give us a starting point?

Also the Autumn blues are turquoise, teal, and dark periwinkle, in case anyone was mystified.

http://color-chart.org/autumn-color-...lor-chart3.jpg

Can we use that for the swapghan reference colors?

[Bit]

Originally Posted by Arwen

http://twitpic.com/sqsgl link to square pic in case the one I am posting is too big.

Did you use the Red Heart yarns you posted about? Are those what the colors should be?

Originally Posted by Arwen

http://color-chart.org/autumn-color-...lor-chart3.jpg

Can we use that for the swapghan reference colors?

Works for me honey---just no ice white, lol, it will clash terribly!

I tell you what, I will buy the same yarn you do if you will tell me what brand and colors.

[Linus]

Originally Posted by Arwen

I did this with an H hook. Turns out to be a total of eleven rows with RedHeart (forgot to write down which kind but it's the most common one. LOL)

The colors are not coming through. The green is MUCH more lime and the pink is much brighter.



http://twitpic.com/sqsgl link to square pic in case the one I am posting is too big.

Uh..I can tell you right now I ain't gonna be able to make anything that fancy. Is it ok if it's the same size but one solid colour, a single stitch type?

[Bit]

Works for me, !

[christie]

Originally Posted by Linus

Uh..I can tell you right now I ain't gonna be able to make anything that fancy. Is it ok if it's the same size but one solid colour, a single stitch type?

Linus -

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

[amiyesiam]

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

[Bit]

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?

[amiyesiam]

Originally Posted by Bit

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?

the colors washed out some, they were brighter/deeper
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

[Bit]

Let me see what I can do, Ami, k? LOL, twas toooo techiness!

Headed offline for now, good night!

[amiyesiam]

LOL
night Bit

[Arwen]

Originally Posted by Linus

Uh..I can tell you right now I ain't gonna be able to make anything that fancy. Is it ok if it's the same size but one solid colour, a single stitch type?

Honey, the pattern doesn't matter. The colors and size do. Granny squares are only ONE idea. Solid squares will be FANTABULOUS! I actually think Granny Squares are like the uber simple (gee can't she do anything else) of crochet. And no, lol, I have not branched out from Granny Squares. I can't read the darn patterns!

Originally Posted by amiyesiam

the colors washed out some, they were brighter/deeper
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

I really liked them. But we need to narrow them down.

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

[amiyesiam]

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

[amiyesiam]

just cause I needed one more project LOLhttp://www.butchfemmeplanet.com/foru...6&pictureid=32

[Arwen]

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!

[amiyesiam]

It is almost time to buy yarn!!!!!!!!

[amiyesiam]

if anyone wants to know
the yarn samples
came from annies attic. com

[Bit]

I have yarn. I am experimenting with patterns.

[Arwen]

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!

[Bit]

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....