Crochet-Along Clue 4

[lambdamuepsilon]

I agree with karenarp, making that stitch that joins the dcs of the bobble just a little looser. I know I have a tendency to really tighten it to make the bobble look better, but you have to work in that stitch in the next rounds.

Also, I started with my much beloved magic circle. I think it would be difficult to get 20 stitches in a ch4 loop otherwise.

I am not using Bernat yarn for this color but think it close to the same gauge, I made the last row extended double crochets and it worked to exactly 4 1/2 inches, thank goodness.

These bobbles are turning out a little better for me than my other ones, I think that extra yo before pulling through all the loops helps but they still look like knots to me. I don't know, I usually try to put a lot of them on baby blankets because they are so tactile and little kid's charity hats for fun, but have never liked mine.

I keep seeing people mentioning "extended double crochet". What is it and how do you do it?

from a previous post of mine:


An extended double crochet is a way to add height to a double crochet. It is taller than a double crochet, but not as tall as a treble crochet. You are basically adding a chain at the bottom of the dc.

This is how you do an extended double crochet (edc)

Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 1 loop, (yarn over and draw through 2 loops) 2 times—1 edc completed.

I see! So it's a bit like a half treble crochet?

[lambdamuepsilon]

Love this new clue! I'm working on another afghan which has multiple stitches and the popcorn is one of them. Anyway, it works up fast.

I was apprehensive because it was a little larger than clue one and that it should be the same 4" as clue 1. Thought maybe I crocheted to loose, but when I checked the blocking diagrqm it was just right. 4 1/2 ". Yay!!!

To challenge myself, because I want to learn diagram crocheting, I did clue 4 by looking at the diagram only and I feel such a sense of accomplishment. I think for the rest of the clues, I may try to continue this way.

Have fun!

Laina

I also tried using the diagram only but I messed up somewhere, I really want to learn diagram crochet also. I have found a lot of gorgeous patterns out there that use diagrams only... I think I can only deal with one challange at a time and this popcorn stitch is one I have never done in my many years of crocheting.

I actually got more confused reading the written instructions because I kept ending up with too many popcorns. When I resorted to the diagram, I found it much easier to follow.

[karenarp]

I have a small request for the official photo page, could you include the colour codes used for that clue? (MC, A, B, C, D or the knit options) This would make it easier to see at a glance what colours we should have used

For now, you can see what colors you used on the first page of each clue. Jen always mentions the colors with that first post.

Oh I know they are there on the clues, I just thought as a one stop reference it would be a good addition to the Official Photo Spoiler page
I can be lazy sometimes!

[crochetqueen]

Funny Story: I have been working on a blanket for my 6 1/2 year old niece because she is very jealous that I am making one for a baby that isn't here yet but not for her. In that blanket the pattern says "dc 5 in next dc, drop working loop, insert hook from front to back in first of 5 dc's, draw through working loop." I have seriously avoided patterns that use the "popcorn stitch" because even after crochetting for 10 years it still sounded so super intimidating. Before even opening the pattern I was reading the blogs and noted that this week was using a popcorn stitch. I was scared! So I watched the video...and low and behold I have been doing the same stitch for the last 3 weeks! I'm such a silly girl to let a single word intimidate me like that!
Lesson Learned: Never let the name of a stitch stop you from trying it!

[Mist8012]

That's SO true! Congratulations on your success!
It also shows no matter how long you've been working on a craft you can always improve your skill!


Kelly

[Mist8012]

Yay! I'm no longer a newbie!!! Lol

[Jen]

Yay! I'm no longer a newbie!!! Lol

woohoo!

[Teeyay]

I had to re-read 1st rnd a couple of times then look at the chart. The instructions say "*5dc. Drop loop..." They don't say WHERE to put the 5dc. Easy to see that they go in the ring once you look at the chart but if you're going from just the text directions, it may be really confusing.

It does say on the text directions 1st rnd: Working into ring:.... and then goes on to describe the popcorn stitch.

Right. But for 'new crocheters', that might be interpreted as the first stitch/popcorn being worked into the ring. And then where does the 5dc go? I was just trying to head off any confusion.

This is my problem. I've only been crocheting a few months and I am so confused. I think I've got it now (maybe).

[marym]

Well Clue 4 is here and I am still behind due to health problems. I have not been able to crochet very much since i was diagnosed with kidney stones ( very painfull ). Thank you Shandeh for the videos you did for clue 2 and clue 3 . I am glad to see that with clue 4 it is the popcorn stitch , which I am familiar with. So my game plan is to knock out clue 4, then go back and work on clue 3 and 2 since I have the videos to watch . I will be catching up since I have to have outpatient surgery next Tuesday for my kidney stones, and i will be on bedrest for about a week. I will use that time to do Clue 5 and any clues that i need to catch up on. My husband already knows that while i am down all crocheting comes first and i will have the laptop to read the posts on the forum.

[crochetnut]

I have two done so far and don't like the popcorn stitch. Only good thing about this block is that I don't have to block it after it is done. It comes right out to the 4.5 inches. Only 10 more to go!