Crochet-Along Clue 2: Spoilers and Photos

[OhioAunt]

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I have a very bunched-up flower petal thing going on, not to mention my motifs are way too small!

Does anyone else have the flower petals looking 3-dimensional and kinda bunchie? Or am I crocheting too tightly?

I have heard they are supposed to look 3d, and it is a little stretchy, good luck!!

They ARE very bunchy, so I am using fewer stitches for them (3dc instead of 5), and that helps. In fact I even like a VERY minimal version, just sc + 3 dc + sc, and then a slip stitch into the sc below between petals. Willo try to post a picture eventually!

[WildKnitter]

Here is my first motif:



Hopefully the picture will come out right...

(Shandeh edited photo by changing "url" code to "img")

[naptural1]

My flower motif is kinda bunchy too. Finally figured out row 5 & 6 only to complete the whole clue and it only measures 8.5 inches..omg I guess it a do over I used a H8 5mm. Should I go up a size?

[dkcrocheter]

First one - finished! Yeah!

Wow, that looks fantastic. I love that color of yarn. What brand and color is that? Very nice.

[flyfish1111]

I used triple crochets for row 5 - 8

[Bimpnottin]

I actually like that it's "bunchy" in the middle. I think it's a pretty cool effect.

[JustBets]

I'm wondering if a lot of issues with bunching is tension. I really concentrated on keeping my yarn and hand 'loose' and even the flower lays out pretty well. My finished motif measures around 10 inches; BUT when I put it on the blocking template and stretch it (this pattern has a lot of give to it), it easily will block to the 11 inches. Blocking also opens up the pattern so you can see the lovely design.

[heyheycrochet]

My first Clue 2 motif done. Used MC first because I wanted to see what it was going to look like. Color A is Dark Orchid. I am going to do that one now.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this color!

[heyheycrochet]

I am feeling very afraid. Last night as I worked on Clue 2, on round 5, I got edgy and then to round 6, I gave up and put it down. Maybe I wasn't concentrating as I should have been. The final results all are beautiful. I enjoy the photes of everyones work.

I'm sorry you are frustrated.
It might be good if you copy and paste the pattern into a document on your computer. Then enlarge the size of the text, so it's easier to read. You could also arrange it in a row by row order, so you can check off each section as you do it. I sometimes have to do that to make it easier to work certain patterns.

Great tips Shandeh! These are taking me much longer, partly because I have two small children and trying to crochet while they are awake is virtually impossible. I am thinking these tips will help me put it down mid row and be able to pick right back up w/o trying to figure out where I left off...

[Shandeh]

I have a very bunched-up flower petal thing going on, not to mention my motifs are way too small!

Does anyone else have the flower petals looking 3-dimensional and kinda bunchie? Or am I crocheting too tightly?

(photo resized by Shandeh)

Diane by Shandeh, on Flickr

Hi Diane!

I had to resize your photo, so we could all see it in the forum.

You need to resize your future photos before posting them.

Here are two free photo resizing programs:
http://www.picresize.com/
or
http://www.photosize.com/