Helping Hands for CAL

[Kathleen]

Hello all.

I'm the silly person who's never crocheted before and has decided that this is the way I will try to learn. This sight as been very good for video help, but I'm snagged up on Clue two.

I have finished round 3 and fastened off as instructed. And now its time to start round four, but i'm not sure the proper way to do a slip stitch with a new piece of yarn to a closed off part of the thread. So any help on how to do that would be very beneficial and I can't find any videos for it.

[heyheycrochet]

Hello all.

I'm the silly person who's never crocheted before and has decided that this is the way I will try to learn. This sight as been very good for video help, but I'm snagged up on Clue two.

I have finished round 3 and fastened off as instructed. And now its time to start round four, but i'm not sure the proper way to do a slip stitch with a new piece of yarn to a closed off part of the thread. So any help on how to do that would be very beneficial and I can't find any videos for it.

I used this video earlier. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KdwmyckUfQ

Good luck!

[Kathleen]

Thank you so much! I just cheated and got to the same place in 3 of them while I was waiting for replies I was having too much fun to stop so I just did what I could. But its midnight here now, so I'll have to try to do what you linked me to tomorrow.

[stitchychic]

Kathleen,
The other thing you can do is to just slip stitch right to the third dc instead of fastening off and reattaching. It may give the appearance of looking a little "thick" on that side, but in the whole scheme of the afghan, will anyone really notice? I think not, and it's way easier.

[Kathleen]

Thanks for the tip stitchychic. I've already cut 3 of them, but I may do that for the others.

[jujuquilt]

I have attempted round 3 twice and it is ruffled. Any one have any ideas what I am doing wrong? Thanks in advance

[Type1Mom]

I have attempted round 3 twice and it is ruffled. Any one have any ideas what I am doing wrong? Thanks in advance

It will be a bit "ruffled" and 3D until almost the last row. Even then, there will be a little bit of texture to it. I like the look of it this way.

[SharonB551]

Not only will it looked ruffled after round 3, but it will look downright pucked after row 4, but keep going as the square flattens out, leaving the flower with a little bit of texture as Stephanie said above.

[jujuquilt]

ok, I will trust you and keep going. thanks

[AlleyTalley]

Jujuquilt, definitely keep going!!! The flower flattens out when you block it.