Team Hooker - One pointy thing is better than two

[SoupDragon]

Quiche-tastic.

Did you not read the yarn bombing instructions in my post? The last one was Take a Photo!

Soupy! I've cracked it! I'm starting the foundation for a ripple blanket for dd2 tonight :o thanks for the tutorial links :)
No yarn bombing here, I've never seen any anywhere, might start it myself

Yay! It was, I thought, surprisingly easy in the end.

Help!

Does anyone know approx how many in a foundation chain for a 6" square, if working that way? I'm writing a very basic guide for the website. Tribpot has done a very detailed one for the knitty folk, but we need a Hookers guide too.

Also if anyone has a pattern for a crochet square that they use and like and would recombined I'd love to have a link. Again, we have lots of lovely patterns to link to on the website, but all knitting ones. Big fat zero for the Crocheteers right now

Any help gratefully received!

Dilly Loved the yarn bombing blog, have put a pic on my profile of my effort, now I keep looking at things and thinking of more ideas. Love the idea of words though.

I think mine are usually 30-36, depending on the pattern.

Pistey have a look on pinterest for squares. Am on my phone but will link tosome nice ones later :)

All mine have come from Ravelry.

I don't get on with ravelry :(

LOL. I don't really get on with Pinterest :o

Thanks Soupy, have sort of been overtaken by the new blanket forget but I will come back to this crochet guide.

Foundation chains are pretty representative of actual size, so "chain 6"+2 for turning" works pretty well. I'll count up how many rounds in a Granny when i finally hobble my way downstairs

I will track down the patterns I've used on Ravelry for you. But not the bear one, oh no.

I didn't write down the one I made up for the mouse.

Boat pic on profile, is it suitable?

No idea if it's suitable but it is a damn fine boat!

Yes! Pidjy, that's perfect

Its the Deutsch one, I'll pop the pattern up later (mw then lunch with mum)

Glad you like it, I'll experiment with the colour-changy ones if I have enough wool. Most of my scraps are only long anough for a few rows each!

Its the Deutsch one, I'll pop the pattern up later (mw then lunch with mum)

Glad you like it, I'll experiment with the colour-changy ones if I have enough wool. Most of my scraps are only long anough for a few rows each!

The Soupy Bears need to remain a secret I agree

its not hard, you just put bear square in a Ravelry pattern search

ooooh, a crochet thread. I have been hooking my way through a few projects recently. I am well into a flowers in the snow blanket, but my literally minded 6 yo DD is insisting it should be a flowers in the field blanket, as flowers don't grow in the snow. Green instead of white is going to look like complete crap, but the blanket is for her so I'm giving in.

Ravelry, damn, what a site.

Sailing boat

Ch 11.

Dc in 2nd ch from hook and across. 10sts

Ch1turn

2dc in first st. Dc in next 8 sts. Dc in last st. 12sts

Ch1turn

2dc in first st dc in next 10sts. 2dc in last st. 14sts

Ch1turn

Dc across. 14sts

Change colour.

Ch1turn

@Dc in next 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 sts. Dc final 2 sts or row together.@ Ch1turn

On final row, stop at @ sign. Change colour.

Ch6. Slst in 2nd ch from hook. Dc, htc, tc, xtc along. Finish off and use end to sew firmly to sail.

Embroider on mast and decoration.

I like crocheting and am very new to it... is it normal for the abbreviations to hurt my head so much?!!

Yes :) Wait til you have to mentally convert between UK and US terminology.

Although it does become second nature after a while :)

Oh yeah, that one's in English! American is just Minus One (double = single etc)

Anyone going to test my German translation skills???

I started a granny square to test two colours together and got completely a bit carried away so apparently I'm now making a blue and cream baby throw that is one huge granny square :)

Uk to Us terminology is a killer to start with. especially if you've abandoned a project for a while, you return to it and can't for the life of you remember it's Uk double crocheted or Us double crocheted (disclaimer - this could well just be me )