Crochet-Along Clue 7 (Week 8)

[Jeannine]

Sweet - can't wait to start seaming. I have totally enjoyed the CAL, just the right amount of challenge, creativity, help and support and great people to share with! There were some awesome posts on the Blanket Possibilities Page too. Keep up the beautiful work everyone

[crochetnut]

I have 4 individual rows seamed together. Taking a little break right now because seaming my incense color is a little difficult on the eyes due to it being so dark. I'm also prepping for a colonoscopy tomorrow so I have that stuff to deal with today also. I am finding one motif has more stitches in it then the little square so I'm having to fudge it together a little bit. Don't remember which motif clue it was but it is just one that I need to fudge. I double checked it with the pattern also and it does have more stitches then the others. Made one mistake on first row but think I will be okay with it. I would unseam it but I can't find my end to undo it. So will make do with it.

Hope I like the finished afghan as I didn't lay it out due to no place other then the bed. And If I lay it out on the bed I may just crawl back into bed and go to sleep. Didn't sleep last night, stuff on the mind all night.

[AlleyTalley]

Time to start stitching.....I am back in KY with my mother who has gone downhill fast with the cancer. I am hoping to have the afghan done so she can see it. My sister and I have decided to place this CAL afghan on her coffin when she passes in lieu of a flower spray, thanks to a suggestion from our aunt. If you look back with my posts, the colors are my non-Waverly yarn which are totally my mother's colors. I will post a picture of the afghan when I get it completed. Thank you to all of the Bernat Forum members who have sent me encouraging messages and letting me know you are praying for us. All ya'll are the BEST!!

[2canoes]

Hooray. I really liked that design. Thanks for all the other beautiful designs out there. Have so enjoyed this CAL.

[Mayvalley]

I LOVE the layout! It looks just like the antique porcelain set that inspired my color choices! I have been totally thrilled with this project from the start. I'm seaming things together today and can't wait for the border.
Thanks Bernat for putting this all together! It has been so much fun and I appreciate all the designs as it is obvious a lot of thought went into each clue/project.
I'm also doing the KAL and I think these two projects are my favorites to date!
Thanks everyone for such a fun distraction!!!!

[Shandeh]

Are we seaming the whole project together or just certain motif's?

Yes, we are seaming all the motifs together.

Thank you for the reply! It looked like in the chart that some motif's were only shaded and I thought those ones aren't to be seamed. Glad to know so I can start now!

The shaded motifs are showing the colors of the motifs for different color families.

[Shandeh]

Hello Everyone! I wanted to thank you all for your posts, tips, pictures and advice. It has kept me motivated and has encouraged me to keep going when I know I would have stopped at the 1st sign of difficulty. I am equally greatful for the week break. I only have 1 motif and a bit left for clue 6. I started a few weeks later than others and thanks to the positive and excited comments on this forum decided I wanted to be a part of this fun. I have learned many things about crocheting and it feels good! I have decided that I would learn how to post here and I am determined to get pics up too! Now, back to my last motifs!

So nice to hear from you! So, you've been a silent participant all along. I wonder how many other silent crocheters and knitters there are? Would love to hear from all of you.

[Shandeh]

What are we going to do with all this yarn left over? Surely this is not the whole afghan. I have almost entire skeins left of all of the colors with almost two left of the MC. I read about the using he main color for the border, but will we use the others too? Sande

You could always make a matching pillow! Some others are doing that.

Also, some forum members have been running out of yarn. So, be glad that didn't happen to you.

[Shandeh]

I have 4 individual rows seamed together. Taking a little break right now because seaming my incense color is a little difficult on the eyes due to it being so dark. I'm also prepping for a colonoscopy tomorrow so I have that stuff to deal with today also. .....Didn't sleep last night, stuff on the mind all night.

Oh dear! I will definitely be praying for you. I'm sure everything will go smoothly. I hope you get some rest today. The blanket can wait.

[Shandeh]

Time to start stitching.....I am back in KY with my mother who has gone downhill fast with the cancer. I am hoping to have the afghan done so she can see it. My sister and I have decided to place this CAL afghan on her coffin when she passes in lieu of a flower spray, thanks to a suggestion from our aunt. If you look back with my posts, the colors are my non-Waverly yarn which are totally my mother's colors. I will post a picture of the afghan when I get it completed. Thank you to all of the Bernat Forum members who have sent me encouraging messages and letting me know you are praying for us. All ya'll are the BEST!!

What a wonderful way to use the blanket! I hope your mother is able to rest, and be at ease during this....