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[blossom hen]

Karan, my squares got put on the back burner, kinda. Had out of town guests and then my mom fell (bruised badly but not broken), and I'm back home now. Have 15 berrylicious, a few bluebell and various combos, and about five sweetpea green done. Will concentrate on sweetpea and ducky tomorrow and get all I have ready out priority mail on Friday.

 

[no chicks here]

Karan, pm me your address & I will get the ones I made( for other projects I didn't finish) out to you. I hope they will work.

I could post a picture of them first & then you can let me know?

 

[karanleaf]

Thanks Blossom and Nochicks that's Great..

I also have been working on doing a few more Green and Yellow squares and I have some other colors of Baby yarn for square too.

I as well had other things going on.

Algo I will be getting a package out to ASAP..

Hopefully by the week end.

Anyone else doing baby booties ? I know Queen Scoot was going to do hats, but life kinda throws us curve balls once in a while. Keep her and her family in your thoughts going through a rough time with her DD.

I was trying a pattern on booties but keep getting sleepy doing that pattern.

Mom tried it and redid it 7 times.

The pattern must have some typo's cause just doesn't look right. Mom is searching her books for 1 like it.

Any way thanks Gang For pulling together.

Karan

 

[Scrambled Egg]

AWESOME Blossom & nochicks!!!!

 

[ozark hen]

S.E. could you please send me your directions for those awesome crocheted booties? I will see if I can do them? If I can I will try to make several pair to send in? thanks so much

 

[skand]

Ozark, here's the pattern she used..

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/bevsbooties2.html

Size H hook
1 oz of soft 4 ply worsted weight yarn (Simply Soft works great!)
Bottom of bootie foot -- Ch 26
ROW 1: HDC in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. (25 hdc) Ch 2 (counts as a DC on next row), turn
ROW 2 - 3: HDC in each dc across row (25 hdc). ch 2, turn.
ROW 4: (you can change colors here if desired) DC in each hdc across row (25 dc) - do not chain 3 at the end, just turn
ROW 5 (top of bootie): sl st in the first 5 dcs, ch 3 - in that 5th st- (counts as one dc) dc in the same st and then in each dc across leaving 4 unworked at the end.. (17 dcs) Chain 3, turn
ROWS 6 and 7 : (change colors back) DC in each dc across the 17 sts being sure to DC into the very last stitch, ch 3 and turn (17 dcs)
ROW 8: Girls top: Sc into 1st st near hook, ch 3, sc in next st, repeat across to make a ruffle on the top.
ROW 8: Boys top: Alternate making a *FPDC and *BPDC across row, working the stiches in the front or back of the sts in the row below.
Finish off. ~Fold piece in half and whip-stitch up using yarn and big eyed needle - this is the wrong side of the bootie. Flip booties right side out and shape them with your hands to make them more puffy and rounded. FOLD TOP DOWN.
~ * ~ IMPORTANT: Weave a length of ribbon in and out of the row above the heel to tie booties. Or crochet a contrasting colored chain of about 60 chains. ~ * ~
* FPDC = Front Post Double Crochet. Meaning you go down into the stitch below, in the front and make a dc in that stitch
* BPDC = Back Post Double Crochet. Meaning you go down into the stitch below, in the back of the stitch and make a dc in that stitch

 

[ozark hen]

to you skand. I will have to print that off and give it a try. I am not good at joining colors so these will be solids right?

I tie my yarn together when I change colors and I was afraid, well, I knew there would be too many knots in those little squares for the afghan so I stick to solids. I haven't the patience to keep changing every couple minutes either...

 

[karanleaf]

Quote:

to both of ya's

You all are great

I could'nt ask for a better group of hens and an old rooster to hook around with

Karan

 

[skand]

Glad I could be of use! lol Not feeling to perky this morning (cramps..yay) So long as I can find it without having to move more then my eyeballs and a finger or two, I'm happy to oblige...lol

 

[ozark hen]

I really do appreciate it. Now to study the pattern and refresh my memory on the stitches. ha ha My dh and I have been down all week ourselves with sinus or cold stuff?