CROCHET BABY AFGHAN SHOWER PROJECT signups NOW OPEN & On Going

[Scrambled Egg]

That is awesome Purple!!!! How cool is that?! Especially the crocheting w/out guilt part, lol!!! Grannie gets good company and you get to hook, lol! Works for me!!

 

[karanleaf]

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That's great! You are getting to spend time with a very invaluable source of information!! Take a tape recorder sometime and get her stories on tape. Your kids would totally appreciate it later.
PLUS! you also get to earn money that will pay for your crafts! AND! you get to do your squares without grumbling from the natives. hahaha
Does grandma crochet, or used to? Maybe she could help you somehow?

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Wow good news there Algo

Sk is right Great idea to take tape recorder or even Camcorder to do recording of some of her family stories,

or if ya go through some of the family photos make sure ya get those stories and make notes of who those folks are in the pictures.

We loose soo much when we don't get that info for the next generations.

It is a valuable gift to pass on.

Karan

 

[no chicks here]

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Boy, if that isn't the truth! I started genealogy (family history) about 9-10 years ago. Went through some old pictures, no name or didn't know who they were because of no name. So I sat down with my mom & dad & we did what we could naming them, even if we did know who they were. Just because we know them, doesn't mean the grandkids & so on will. I wished I had done this when my grandpaernts were still around. I have a older cousin, that helped alot though. She has a memory like a hawk!

My squares should be smoke free. Hubby quit 16 years ago & I never did smoke...well I take that back, I smoked for a week when I was 14!

As for pet hair, don't think so either. I use to have a couple cats, but that was about 5 years ago. I have a puppy now, but she is short hair & even though she likes to think she is a cat, I try not to let her get to my yarn...she unravels it.

Occasionaly my hair gets crocheted in, but I do try & pull it out. I am real carefull if it is going to someone else. Actually, its not the pet hair that causes the allergy, but the dander.

Whoo hoo, skands squares are in!!

 

[skand]

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Yeah, my hair too.. and let me tell ya, having long hair, crocheted into the square, five rows back, tends to hurt us tenderheads a lil.
I just end up freeing the hair from my head, then going back and retrieving it from the yarn. lol

 

[algopurple]

Skand, my grandmother never learned to crochet but loves to watch me do it. Last night when I was over there and was crocheting, I would stop to concentrate on having a conversation with my aunt and she would nudge me and tell me to get back to work cuz she wanted to see me making the little squares. lol In her day she would make quilts and sew alot of stuff but never got around to learning crochet or knitting.
As far as the family tree stuff goes, I did that with here years ago befor her mind started to slip a little from the strokes.

 

[skand]

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That is soo cool! Wish my gramma was that cool. She's a little harsh.

 

[karanleaf]

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That is soo cool! Wish my gramma was that cool. She's a little harsh.

Wish I just still had my Grandma and Grammy here to talk to, hug would be Great to

Miss them both alot

So glad you are getting to spend that time with your Grandma and Aunt that is very sweet memories to make

Karan

 

[no chicks here]

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Maybe with all that watching, she could learn from you.

 

[Scrambled Egg]

WHOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Rocket is having a little squirrel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[karanleaf]

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Fellow Crocheters to theGHAN SEND OFF SHOWER
we are starting a new thread and hopefully a new trend.


Our Sister Crochet hooker and BYCer Okiemommy is eggspecting.

When we recieved Okiemommy's news the idea was brought up to do a Granny square Baby Afghan for her. From that it has grown into an open community project. Lutheran Chick has gracefully volunteered to put all the squares together and do the the finished edging for this our first Babyghan.
She already has a set of twins.

So we may be making 1 Babyghan for this BYCer.

So if you wish to join in the fun please be sure to signup. Sign up is open for how ever long we add new Momma's eggspecting to the list. If you wish to have an eggspecting Momma added to the list Please PM me with details. All New Comers are Welcome

Any and all that crochet or wish to learn are more than welcome.



Someone mentioned that one of our BYC Moderators Carrie is also eggspecting. So more are already coming at us.


Momma in waiting List

Babyghans will be going out acording to Due Dates
1. swtangel Aiden Ryan arrived @ 3:40 AM Tuesday Jan20th

Babyghan completed , put in the mail Should arrive to them soon

2. Carrie Blake arrived on the third of Feb

3. PamsPride baby girl born Jan 24th she was 5 weeks early

4. Asher eggspecting a boy in May
5. Okiemommy eggpecting a Boy in July

6. risurocket eggspecting in October
( brings a total of 6 Babyghans) so far


Here is the pattern Okie had chosen http://www.allfreecrafts.com/crochet/baby-blanket.shtml

note ( in this pattern there is 2 type O's as you do 2 chain between clusters on 1st round, 2nd & 3rd round 2 ch only between clusters at corners then 1 ch between the corner and side clusters. and in the 3rd round it states you will have 16 clusters you will have 12 clusters)
I feel the colors should Sweet pea green, Duckie Yellow and Berrylicious with Lamb for the sc for joining the squares of Vannas Choice Baby Yarn. Here is a sample of a square I did to find the size as it was not in the pattern I used a size J hook some have used an F and some G. 3 1/2 inches is the square with a total of 72 squares for the entire afghan.
That means there will be
16 combo colored squares with Berrylicious , Sweet pea Green then Duckie Yellow.
24 squares solid of the Sweet pea Green
32 of the Duckie Yellow.
It doesn't take long to hook one out. This is for the pattern to be assembled in variation 1 of the pattern combo. Then we will subsitute Blue Bell for the Berrylicious for the second batch of 72 squares. I hope this is not too confusing. The square here is the colors I had on hand but this will give you an idea of what is planned for the combo square.

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But WE don't need to do that round..LC (or the Assembler) will do that round AS the joining. For the joining You lay two squares together back to back and do a row of sc and then flatten out the squares..the ridge/joining is done that way.That wont work if we add a round of sc to our own squares. Ours should be 3 1/2" with NO sc on it at all. Poor LC (or the Assembler) would be ripping alotout This Made I hope pattern more clear. Thanks Scrambled for the help

The next couple will be mix and match of your choice of Baby brand Yarn and colors. So any left from these will be added to the next afghans. No square will go to waste.

So start searching through your yarn stash or jump on that sale of baby soft yarns. I am sure there will be other Babyghans in the future that will be needed after this one is done. Any Squares made with colors of your choice will be used to assemble for these other BYCer's and any left will be held for future Babyghans that may come.
Please if you can include a small note or your tag with each group of 10 or 12 squares so these maybe enclosed with a shower card for the Momma's to place in Baby books for keepsakes. I will PM you all with my address so I can get them packaged to the Assembler be assembled and then sent to the Parents to be. Isn't it eggciting to become New Aunts and Uncles?? I find BYC is One Big wonderful Family.

Our intended signup list will begin as follows:
Whom Title / Descripition of Job # Solids/combos recieved
1 Karanleaf - Karan Organizer combo w/blue and solids
2. Lutheran Chick - Kay Assembler
3. Scrambled Egg - Darlene Crocheter squares & 1 pair of booties
6. Mangled - Emily Crocheter/Next Assembler out of commission due to injury
7. WildSky Crocheter squares of combo & solids & 1 adorable hat
6. FrChuckW Crocheter
7. Skand Crocheter/ Assembler
8. Queen Scoot Crocheter
9. AmyQuilt Crocheter
10. OzarkHen Crocheter solids
11. Coffeelady3 Crocheter combo & solids
12. Blossomhen Crocheter combo & solids
13. TB1 - Teri Crocheter
14. arabookworm Crocheter
15. Algopurple Crocheter / Assembler
16. NoChicksHere Crocheter Pretty mix & Match
17. chickenlover50010 Crocheter

If I missed getting anyone on the list please PM me, I don't mean to over look anyone.

thanks Karan
packages received

While waiting you may want to visit all of us crocheters Chat and on the Spring Swap thread. Plenty of chatting, laughing and always loads of help with crocheting questions. And great friends to make. Stop by and see us.