Oh Dear I think Im hooked

Binty · Oh Dear I think Im hooked

And I totally blame you lot!! Very Happy

I found this link and now well ........... Im hooked!

http://www.crochetcabana.com/tutorials/granny_square.htm

I needed somthing easy to do as the only other project I have on the needles at the moment is the lacy thing and Im finding that heavy going Rolling Eyes

cazzie

Looks good Very Happy

murdo

That is a good site and I totally agree...crochet is addictive

melody yarns

It's so quick - especially with big wool on a big hook Shocked

Fi

Looks good Binty, might try to find the time myself.

chrissy

Me too well and truly hooked, even on little wool on little hooks.

Binty that looks great before you know it you will have a huge collection of them
Chrissy

melody yarns

Blimey Chrissy - you're a crochet star!!

Oliver

That's great Binty Very Happy

Now you can try this:

and then this :

then the left hand side of this : ( for which you'll need 12mm crochet hook !! )

And then......................................

And then you can go down to beach in this !!

Send me a PM, with your address Binty, and I'll send you that Drops Catalogue which has 30 designs - all of which are CROCHET !!! Twisted Evil

Bruce
www.scandinavianknittingdesign.com

gilraen

Wow..............even more reasons to crochet! Smile

Binty

Oliver that throw is just amazing!! One day ...................

Aknita

Well done Ali!

pictish

Lovely things there - I really MUST learn to crochet - there is a gorgeous Drops granny square cardi I want to do Cool

murdo

Oliver, that Cardi is goorgeous...would be great for work in Summer. I will get a large coffee and go look!!

chrissy

Bruce,
some of those designs are stunning, I will aspire to make at least one of those cardigans.
Chrissy

murdo

You make it first Chrissy...and then I can pick your brains!!!

cazzie

murdo

I love this too
http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en...hp?d_nr=97&d_id=3&lang=en

chrissy

http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en...hp?d_nr=99&d_id=1&lang=en

this one I love, the granny squaare one is not quite big enough

murdo

Chrissy. If you try it I will follow!!!

chrissy

I have read the instructions and it is a whole new language, I may have to have a bash and see what happens, but I fear the worst

cazzie

murdo

Cazzie. I think that is beautiful!!!!! I would love to do it. What shade number is yours!!!

cazzie

Thanks you - It is the same as the one shown on the pattern no.4 Very Happy

It is really quick to do (even though I havent got round to finishing mine Embarassed

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chrissy

that is beautiful I knew I had seen it somewhere before. it is looking stunning.

cazzie

PS I like the Inka yarn - and its machine washable Very Happy

Binty

Did I mention I think Im hooked Rolling Eyes

Oliver

Wow ! there's a lot of enthusiasm here !!

That Crochet brochure ( DROPS 99 Designs ) that I offered to Binty ---
there are 31 separate designs in it - all crochet, - and .............

Idea

I have an idea Idea

wait for it ................................................ Rolling Eyes

it's coming !!! Twisted Evil

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The first ten replies I receive ( with mailing address ) either by PM or by e-mail will get the brochure posted to them on Monday .........
Time starts NOW !!! Twisted Evil

Bruce
e-mail to sales@scandinavianknittingdesign.com or PM through Forum.

www.scandinavianknittingdesign.com

murdo

Well...thatwoke me up after a nap on the couch Smile

Oliver

Just one more thing - and particularly aimed at Chrissy's posting, if anyone on here wants to start one or more of these patterns as a Crochetalong, ( perhaps it should be called a DROPSalong Very Happy

) Birgitte will join with you on the same pattern ( for those that don't know, Birgitte is the translator of DROPS patterns from the Norwegian original ) and help if required through those tricky bits ................!!

Bruce

murdo

That is exceptiona;lly kind Bruce. I'm in....anyone else???

cazzie

Count me in (whats one more WIP Laughing

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and I will finish my Inka jacket ...

melody yarns

Oooh Oooohhh me please!!

I'm sending a PM now, but I'm probably far too late, I usually am!

Jobo

I have sent a PM Bruce. Hope I get lucky Very Happy

Thank you for being so kind Very Happy

melody yarns

Bruce, thank you so much for offering the magazine for ten lucky members - it really is very kind of you and very much appreciated. We'll have to make sure that we pop over to your online store to buy yarn for our DROPS crochet projects Wink

murdo

Which pattern are we all going for ???!!

cazzie

Shall we have a poll - pick out a few maybe to chose from - think Chrissy mentioned 99-1.

I like loads of them 99-1, 2, 4, 11, 15, 21...

but also happy for non-clothing ...

murdo

I like them all Embarassed

cazzie

we could stick a blob of blutack on the screen and see where it lands Laughing

(didnt think a pin would stick Very Happy

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Binty

Oh there are so many lovely pattern - and so little time Rolling Eyes

I have gone from the knitter who never has wips to a complete random airhead who doesnt know which way to turn Shocked

What have you done to me Laughing

melody yarns

You've been assimilated by the Enablers Shocked

murdo

Let supersquirrel choose

Binty

Auntie Noo

Know how you feel Binty - I can't keep up!! Laughing

melody yarns

They do an amazing good job of assimilating don't they? You go along perfectly normally and then WHAM!! you're assimilated as if nothing happened, and the only tell-tale sign is that you start coveting yarn, needles, patterns, hooks, books, WIPs..... it's shocking, it really is.

And apparently there's no cure.

Binty

So should I just give into it now then or offer a token resistance?

Auntie Noo

melody yarns

gilraen

The only way out is to never go online again Rolling Eyes

Now do you really want to never see us again? Twisted Evil

cazzie

Binty

murdo

ok...so are we having a poll?

chrissy

I really hope I am not too late, things were manic yesterday. I dont mind which patten as long as it is one of the ones that go up to my size

cazzie

I have set up a poll Very Happy

murdo

A polling-squirrel....ah well, they say you have to be nuts to go into politics...

cazzie

Binty

Well here is my weekends efforts - the problem now is that it takes ages to go round once Rolling Eyes

and it doesnt look very "square" any more! Its using up loads of odds that I wouldn't know what to do with so thats really good.

I can really see the benefit of doing little squares and then sewing them together.

chrissy

Ali,
that is looking really lovely, I found it really hard to keep holding it when it got bigger, and I do prefer doing the little squares, and you can crochet them together rather than sewing, makes it even easier
Chrissy

cazzie

Looks really good - you've been busy Very Happy

Could always crochet smaller squares to go round the edge? - not sure?

Binty

Jobo

Its looking really good Binty Very Happy

I have made several blankets like this and look on them as a project you can just pick up and do a round or so when you have some minutes to spare. I didn't have them as on the go projects iyswim, but just something to keep handy for when you have a bit of time to fill.

Crochet projects like this relax you right down immediately because you haven't got to think too much about it and you don't need to know "where you are" - no counting or anything, just carry on going till you run out of yarn, or you can stop when your blankie looks big enough Laughing

Great way of using up odds and sods - you're right Laughing

pictish

It looks lovely Cool

And the colours you've chosen go together beautifully Wink

franney

Count me in for the Drops-along, what gorgeous designs!
Binty, the blanket looks lovely, i made one last year that is about five feet square, it took me an evening just to do one round! I really resented it, but i am so glad i carried on with it because it is now a beautiful blanket Smile

Binty

loobyj

In theory I always think it's possible - but when I went to try it the strain of working out scrambled me, so I went back to squares. Rolling Eyes

I think you need to do a base chain and work into both sides and ends of it to set the oblong shape and then you'd carry on as normal. Confused

In my head that's how it works. Very Happy

I might have to have another fiddle now. Wink

lj

Jobo

I reckon you could do a granny oblong Very Happy

Do a base chain as Looby said, then do a few rows of double crochet, working back and forth, then start to go round the outside using the shell pattern, remember to do 2 shells in each corner, otherwise you won't have a flat piece, but a handbag - hey could be an idea Laughing

loobyj

Yes - double crochet, that would be easier Laughing

Hmm, can see I'll be trying this when I get home!

lj

melody yarns

You could do two big squares and then join them together, that would make a rectangle Wink

franney

I'll try and explain it, bear with me!
If you were to do a square you would have an equal number of trebles (or whatever) per side, so to do a rectangle you would do an extra one (or however many to get the size you want) on two of the sides.
So, if a square has a start of ch3, 2tr, ch2, 3tr, ch2, 3tr, ch2, 3 tr, ch2, join as the centre block, a rectangle would have ch3, 2tr, ch2, 3tr, ch2, 3tr, ch2, 3tr, ch2, 3tr, ch2, 3tr, join as it's centre block
the next round would then be ch3, 2tr, ch2, 3tr, ch2, 3tr, ch2, (3tr, ch2, 3tr), ch2, 3tr, ch2, (3tr, ch2, 3tr) ch2, 3tr, ch2, 3tr, ch2, 3tr, ch2, join
(bearing in mind you either join a new colour in a ch2 space or slip stitch across to the next ch2 space)
I haven't tried this, but it should work, not sure if i've got the placement of the corners right though?

Binty

Thanks for that you lot - hook at the ready!!!!

Im off to have a try - Ill let you know how I get on Very Happy

Guest

Hello everybody, I'm Birgitte, the other half of SKD, and hoping to be doing this Dropsalong with you. I am about to vote for 99/2 cos thats what I have just started / but i want to do 99.1 and, as bruce has already said one of the throws / but that wont be until the summer.

It seems clear to me that everyone already knows what they are doing, and Binty, your pictures are really great !! But if anyone does have an issue with understanding the translations, or the Norwegian style / then Ill be happy to try to help. Sometimes I have to admit, they can be troublesome Embarassed

especially if you are not used to the way Drops puts its crochet patterns together.

Bruce has told me that all the 99 brochures have gone out today so you all should have them tomorrow /and also for any newcomers / the Magic 10 has not yet been reached / so just let us know the address and one will be in the post to you. Very Happy

This will be my first "anythingalong" / / gotto admit to being slightly apprehensive !!

Birgitte

murdo

Hi Birgitte,
don't be apprehensive...we are lively but harmless! Really nice to see you here and I for one am just grateful that you are even trying to help us all out Smile

Welcome again!
Jackie

Binty

Oh Birgitte, really nice to see you here and as murdo just said thank you so much for offering to help us out.

I for one have never read a crochet pattern before (english or otherwise!!) so this may make the throw experience interesting.

chrissy

Birgitte,
Lovely to have you here, It will be great crochet alonging with you
Chrissy

cazzie

Hello Birgette hello2

Lovely to see you here, I'm finishing off 97-3 then will join in with either the granny square cardigan or 99-1 or 99-21 Very Happy

franney

Hi Birgitte, it's great to have you here Smile

I'm really looking forward to the DropsAlong, my yarn is ordered and the magazine is on it's way so i am a happy bunny Smile