Crochet-Along Clue 7 (Week 8)

[Leejoyce62]

No need for the number of stitches to match. Just make sure they line up with the beginning and ends at the same place. I usually lay mine out and stick a little hair clip on the middle and the ends. These little hair clips are inexpensive, and work great for holding seams together while you work.

Thank you. Love the little hair clip idea! The little claws really grip the yarn. This forum is so great. Crochet has mostly been a solitary thing for me, but the tips and ideas shared here are just wonderful.

[terriermom]

Very glad we had last week off. I had no intention of blocking but seeing we had time off decided to black a couple of the motifs that weren't quite the right shape. They turned out so well I ended up blocking the whole thing.
Now I have two rows sewn together. I find it very tedious.
I will be lucky to have it done by Wednesday.

[AlleyTalley]

Thank you to all y'all for the notes of condolences. I greatly appreciate them. I will post a picture of the afghan after I get back home later this week.

[Sharmony]

Well this has been a fun and exciting adventure for me - way outside my comfort zone but it was good for me. I laid out all my pieces and decided that I needed to rearrange it a little and then I discovered that although I liked one color I picked, I did not like it when arranged with the others. Right now I am re-doing a few of the pieces in a new color to better get the look I want.

[Jen]

Quick update.....Mom passed away this morning peacefully and in her sleep. I am 3/4 of the way through seaming the afghan together, will have it done tomorrow and ready for the funeral on Monday. It will be borderless for the funeral but that is fine.

All good thoughts to you and your family, Alley.

[SDRVer]

I don't mind seaming when everything lines up, but several of the motifs have a different number of stitches, and that's what's killing me right now.

No need for the number of stitches to match. Just make sure they line up with the beginning and ends at the same place. I usually lay mine out and stick a little hair clip on the middle and the ends. These little hair clips are inexpensive, and work great for holding seams together while you work.

I LIKE the hair clip idea

[kegger]

is it wednesday yet?!?!?!?

[Jen]

is it wednesday yet?!?!?!?

Soon!

[kegger]

i always tell my kids on christmas that the earlier they go to bed, the sooner santa will come. so if i go to bed now...it's 530.

[crochetqueen]

crochetqueen
You might want to check out the edging in this pattern.
Looks like you should be making some decreases too.
http://megan.cc/RosesBlanket/pattern.html

I figured there would be decreases in the corners and had planned on doing that...thanks for the link though, I really appreciate it! I am also thinking about waiting to see what Bernat has planned on for the boarder and then do my own if I don't like it. I am trying to decide if I want to make it a rectangle boarder using long stitches (dc, tc or dtc) to make all the edges even. Again I am going to wait to make that decision until after I see what Bernat has up it's sleeves for us. I am not thrilled with the end result, but think it is beautiful all at the same time...I moved the popcorn motifs to around the edges to make it look more like a frame and to break up all the white that I used as my MC. In the end I am sure I will love it though. Wow, that was a lot of words to just say thanks!