Knit-Along Clue 5 (Week 6)

[Shandeh]

Should all the remaining loose ends be woven in or will we need them for the border?

I would leave them loose for now.

[K1P1quebec]

of you mentioned that you would like to see some alternate ideas for seaming.

This page I'm referring you to is a crochet website, and has several options for seaming squares together:
http://www.crochetcabana.com/tutorials/ ... quares.htm

Thanks! Will check that out first thing in the morning. Just finished NEXT TO LAST (ta da da da!) of the squares!
Only ONE MORE to go! I am gonna get that Clue 3 badge tomorrow night for sure!

[Shandeh]

of you mentioned that you would like to see some alternate ideas for seaming.

This page I'm referring you to is a crochet website, and has several options for seaming squares together:
http://www.crochetcabana.com/tutorials/ ... quares.htm

Thanks! Will check that out first thing in the morning. Just finished NEXT TO LAST (ta da da da!) of the squares!
Only ONE MORE to go! I am gonna get that Clue 3 badge tomorrow night for sure!

Congratulations!

[Kaleigh]

When putting the squares together, is there a suggestion on which direction to lay the squares from Clue 2 (the shaker rib? Looking at clue 5(week 6), do you let the stripes go lengthwise? That is how I am doing it, but didn't know if anyone had expertise on which would look better. I hope I am clear on what I am asking.

What a good point! We laid them out is vertically, so in the image below those brown lines are supposed to be the columns of shaker rib.

But the beauty of this is that you can lay them out any way you want!

[hondacivic]

Question ! I feel like not all of my squares need to be blocked, if I have blocked some should I block all ? Will blocking only some of the squares change the look of the blanket ?
Thank You

[K1P1quebec]

When putting the squares together, is there a suggestion on which direction to lay the squares from Clue 2 (the shaker rib? Looking at clue 5(week 6), do you let the stripes go lengthwise? That is how I am doing it, but didn't know if anyone had expertise on which would look better. I hope I am clear on what I am asking.

What a good point! We laid them out is vertically, so in the image below those brown lines are supposed to be the columns of shaker rib.

But the beauty of this is that you can lay them out any way you want!

The advantage of laying them vertically is that they won't get extra stretchy in the rib with time (think of a skirt cut on the bias whose hem gets uneven with time because of the weight of the skirt pulling differently at different areas of the garment), because the afghan is usally draped lengthwise in order to see the design. If they are turned to go horizontally, then they will stretch more in the rib with the weight of the afghan. I think they could be used well horizontally if you plan to put them in the four corners, as those are edges and will have less weight pulling on them. If you need a bit more stretch though because some of your blocks came out a little bigger, it could be advantageous to place them horizontally.[/color][/b]

[K1P1quebec]

When putting the squares together, is there a suggestion on which direction to lay the squares from Clue 2 (the shaker rib? Looking at clue 5(week 6), do you let the stripes go lengthwise? That is how I am doing it, but didn't know if anyone had expertise on which would look better. I hope I am clear on what I am asking.

What a good point! We laid them out is vertically, so in the image below those brown lines are supposed to be the columns of shaker rib.

But the beauty of this is that you can lay them out any way you want!

The advantage of laying them vertically is that they won't get extra stretchy in the rib with time (think of a skirt cut on the bias whose hem gets uneven with time because of the weight of the skirt pulling differently at different areas of the garment), because the afghan is usally draped lengthwise in order to see the design. If they are turned to go horizontally, then they will stretch more in the rib with the weight of the afghan. I think they could be used well horizontally if you plan to put them in the four corners, as those are edges and will have less weight pulling on them. If you need a bit more stretch though because some of your blocks came out a little bigger, it could be advantageous to place them horizontally.

[Cheryllynna]

I still have 8 more squares left to do, but this clue is one of my least favorite. I do NOT like to sew anything. I hope I don't mess it up.

[K1P1quebec]

Getting ready for upcoming borders....
since this topic is being discussed a bit, I thought I'd mention something. I've been chatting with a couple of people and we realized that we will need a circular needle in the same size as we used for the blocks. If you go back to the main page on the website to the materials needed list, for the KAL the last item is:
Size 5 mm (U.S. 8) circular knitting needle 29" [73.5 cm] long for edging
The size suggested is the same as for the rest of the afghan. I had to go down a size to 4.5 mm, and am planning to do the same for the circular needle. Kaleigh, can you confirm this with the designers? If I don't have a circular needle in that size, then I'd like to get one in advance to be ready for upcoming clues. Thanks!

[lkwcross]

When putting the squares together, is there a suggestion on which direction to lay the squares from Clue 2 (the shaker rib? Looking at clue 5(week 6), do you let the stripes go lengthwise? That is how I am doing it, but didn't know if anyone had expertise on which would look better. I hope I am clear on what I am asking.

What a good point! We laid them out is vertically, so in the image below those brown lines are supposed to be the columns of shaker rib.

But the beauty of this is that you can lay them out any way you want!

Yeah! That is the way I did it. I am still sewing and attaching. Off from work tomorrow, so I might be finished with Clue 5 (week 6) soon.