Scrap-ghan CAL

[Ilene]

I can't wait to see what it looks like, I'm sure it will be very interesting!:)

[scc51055]

I have had one started for many years! i am making one large granny square with the leftover yarn i have. I stash the small balls of left over yarn in the basket with the blanket and then when i am bored of what i am working on at the time i work using the scraps! who knows when it will get done:think

[squish_52]

i found some flouresent orange woo, this ghan is gonna be strange!

[KnicKnac]

Ok, I have been scarce around these parts as of late. I was getting REALLY discouraged on not getting anything done on my scrapghan - and then I figured out why - it's TOO BLASTED HOT TO MAKE AN AFGHAN!!! What the heck was I thinking??? Making a afghan in the summer????

Oh well - I decided to get something done since I was the one that started this whole CAL and started whipping up something for someone that just had a baby in the neighborhood...I posted about it in another thread...

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showpost.php?p=412468&postcount=16

I hope you all will take me back...:sigh

[Krystal16]

I just did a square from a book I picked up from a garage sale. Here it is - it will take me FOREVER to finish this, but that's OK. I just have so many things to do!

http://www.synergy4results.com/images/scraphex.jpg

[cupcake]

Wow krystal that is a pretty cool hexigon square you have there! I love it.

[KnicKnac]

That is really pretty!!!

[squish_52]

that is so pretty!

[Krystal16]

It's from a REALLY old Women's Day pattern book, all 70's vintage stuff - some really wild things in there! It's called "She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not", but I can't find it online anywhere. :( I bought the book specifically for THIS pattern. You can mix and match any of those tiny little scraps for the flower and/or stripe.

I just don't like crocheting into a chain - drives me batty, and that's how you make the petals. UGH! scs, hdcs, and dcs - all into a floppy CHAIN! But, I like the pattern, so I'll suffer....

[Krystal16]

3 hexes done! Green/green purple/purple white/red...will post pics when I can.

Everyone else done with theirs already? :(

[Shadesome]

Ooo!!! I'm SO in!!!

[Shadesome]

Not to sound completely ignorant, but is there a due date?

[KnicKnac]

Nope, it's a Crochet Along - which means you join in when you want, and you finish it when you can. It's a scrap-ghan so it's probably going to take some people a really long time to get it done because they are waiting on scraps!

[squish_52]

mines not done yet, but getting close, although i am running out of ugly yarn!

[amyquilt]

AWH SHOOT!!! I'm a gluton (?sp) for punishment!!! Another CAL for my list of "to-do's".

I"m in...not sure exactly when I"ll get started...but definitely want to use up my scrap yarn...especially my luscious wools!

Amy

[squish_52]

too much stuff to do, not enough hours to hook

[cancrochet]

Krystal, I love your flower hexagon! I made this afghan years ago, but lost it to a flood. I started another one, but it sits in my scrap basket and I don't work on it much. Just seeing all the wonderful scrap-ghans in this thread makes me want to join this CAL so I have an excuse to finish it!

BTW - I started my first one in 1975 and finished in 1985! It was back when I was just in my last couple years of high school and early college years, and I didn't have much money for yarn at that time, so I could only work on it sporatically. Now I have more scraps than I know what to do with, so I think I can finish this one lots sooner than it took to finish the first one!

[TamiCrochets]

hey guys i'm in ... I have an idea of what im doing but it is from a book so ill post pictures either on here or on my blog with my updates :)

Cheers

[squish_52]

i really need to get hooking on this, i haven't touched it in like a week :( i hate having ufos laying around...

[Breger3]

I'm IN! I have MANY scrap blankets going at the moment, I have two rectangle granny's going, one small granny square one going (based of the one in the show Roseanne) and kitty and doggy blankets for shelters. HORRAY!!!:clap

[KellyA]

This would be my first CAL
I would love to join, I have quite a bit of stash, I was eyeballing the ghan done by Dot......ohh:manyheart
Just one more reson to watch the yarn sales...I mean a great way to reduce my scrap stash:devil

[squish_52]

i've got a picture of mine on my blog!

[Ilene]

Squish you where right, there are some very interesting colors in your giant granny. Wonderful job! My daugther and I enjoyed looking at the hats you've done, she really liked the light brown one especially. I really liked the afghan you had at the bottom of your blog, that is very pretty.

I hadn't done much on my second scrap ghan lately, got caught up in another project and am now at a point where I feel like I can safely work on a few others.

[squish_52]

Thanks for the comments! I love doing hats, they are my absolute favorite! once i have the crown done i can pretty much do what ever i want...the brown one was double crossed crochet...i think that's right...and i'm kinda waiting on scraps for the scrapghan...i'm hoping to have it done by Christmas

[calliope1779]

I'll join in on this one since I've already got a scrapghan WIP. I'm doing a pattern from a little Leisure Arts book -- Scrap Wraps. The one I'm doing is called "Cheerful Checks" (it's not the one on the cover). This is a great book for scrapghans, it's got five really gorgeous patterns. I picked the book up for a couple bucks at Michael's. :cheer

Link: http://www.leisurearts.com/customer_care/search/item_detail.asp?item_num=75028&page=1&rec_num=1&startRec=0&skill=KC&search=scrap%20wraps

[jadyn05]

ok, i just saw this cal tonight, and it seems like a nice, no pressure, "add to it ghan" whenever i finish up another project....so, in the spirit of "it takes me 3 years to finish a blanket anyway" I"m joining this CAL, and will probably be a part of this CAL for the rest of my crocehting career...and eventually, I should have a really nice, yo-yo ghan!

Hope ya'll will have me!

[Ithinkican]

I have already started one. I thought it would look terrible, but now I'm beginning to think it may turn out well! It's just Granny's Daughters squares.

[TamiCrochets]

i have 3 scrap ghans started allready :) read my blog to see them

[LadyintheMoon]

This afghan may well lead to my final breaking point into insanity! I sit and look at it like it's going to bite me! I swear! I absolutely hate making things with loads of color changes. I'm one of those people who live in fear that someday, something I make will unravel the first time it's used... by someone I love dearly. And the more yarn changes, the worse my odds are for that!! Not to mention, the time it takes to change yarn drives me crazy!

I have had no time to crochet since buying the house and moving... and I admit, I'm not forcing myself to get to the afghan. I'll let anything come first. But this blanket was asked for specifically by someone I'm really trying to... I don't know, impress I guess. And I really do need to get used to scrap patterns because I keep so much scrap yarn lying around! But coming back here and looking at everyone's beautiful projects has inspired me... thank you!

I really need to get through this one blanket... before I'm too old to remember WHY I was making it in the first place!! ugh!!!

Thanks again for the inspiration! Everyone is doing such a great job!

[Melibean223]

I came across the yo-yo's shortly before I came across this cal, I'm dying to make one of those ghans but since i'm so new to crocheting I have hardly any scrap to use, I would have to go out and actually buy yarn to make a scrap gahn. I might rummage my aunts stuff and see what she has that I can use wish me luck if I find anything cool I might be joining you Yo-Yo makers *does a Yo Yo dance*

[KnicKnac]

Just to let you know Melissa, most Goodwills and thrift stores always have bags of leftover yarn, usually for only 3 or 4 dollars!

Looking forward to seeing your progress!

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Ladyinthemoon - I so know what your talking about the unraveling thing. It scared me, until I started making things with lots of colors and washing them and then being ultra surprised that they were NOT coming apart! Don't let that fear overwhelm you and make you not finish your afghan!

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Ada! Welcome to the club of the never ending scrap-ghan project!

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Oh well, I have stayed away from this thread long enough! I am so sorry folks, I kind of let the yarn-ball drop on this. Haven't been doing my job of Scrap-ghan coordinator very well, but I intend on changing this!

I had originally decided to do a yo yo ghan, and dumped that, sent all the yo yo's I made to a fellow 'Viller and have now gone on to another project.

http://delusionalcrochet.blogspot.com/2006/07/cute-afghan-square-scappy-style.html

That is the one I started on, and I already have about 12 of them made. So we shall see.

I didn't completely fall off the earth, I did do a baby scrap-ghan but neglected to take a picture of it before I gave it away, silly me.

Anyhoo, I am back!

[unicorn37757]

This sounds like a great idea!:clap

[Melibean223]

KnickKnack, those squares are just double crochets? to make the bigger circles? If Im not making sense just let me know cause I haven't slept yet and have really bad baby brain lol.

[Melibean223]

well i've given in...im going to ac moore tomorrow, I'm just gonna look for a few different shades of blue and a blue varragated and get one skein of each (hopefully no more than 4 and hopefully they will be clearance) I'm going to make this for my bed. My bed spread is blue and white but I don't really like using a lot of white so i was thinking of using blue and black and using this as my bed spread type deal for a while.

My only question si how many yo yo's do you think I would need to make something that fits on a queen size bed but also hangs over both sides of the bed and a little off the end?

[firstladycrochet]

I would love to join this if not to late. Does anyone know where I can find Grandmother's flowergarden pattern?

[Melibean223]

http://www.patchworkcrochet.com/garden.htm

i think this is what you are looking for no? there is also a cal in the archives specificly for this ghan

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18064

[sprtsbear]

Scrapghan made from leftover Homespun. The pattern came from Big Book of Scrapghans. Easy!http://www.crochetville.org/forum/http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i202/sprtsbear/th_HomespunScrapghan.jpg (http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i202/sprtsbear/HomespunScrapghan.jpg)

[sprtsbear]

I have finally finished my Scrapghan! http://www.crochetville.org/forum/http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i202/sprtsbear/th_Chapeaus.jpg (http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i202/sprtsbear/Chapeaus.jpg) It is the Chapeus Afghan from the the Big Book of Scrapghans. It didn't dent my stash of yarn!

[squish_52]

wow that is amazing!! it's sad though that it didn't affect the stash much :( maybe you should make a few more lol just kidding :) but really that looks so awesome...are the hats stuffed?

[Krystal16]

Now THAT scrapghan is TOTALLY cute!

[sprtsbear]

The hats are not stuffed. You just go around in sc and the puff up.

[kestrel5287]

I wanna join! this will be my first CAL! whoo hoo!!:cheer :clap

[busymomof7]

I have been so busy working on my teacosy for the swap and goodies for my Autumn Secret Pal, that I have totally neglected my scrapghan. Need to get working!!!:sheepjump

[busymomof7]

Here is a photo of what I am working on. I think I posted this a while ago...but I think it was on the UFO CAL thread...it is my scrapghan that is also my UFO!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/busyhsmom/DSCN03081Custom.jpg

The photo is a bit deceiving in that the stripes are actually horizontal, but for some reason I draped it over the chair in the opposite direction. I am doing every 4th row in black, otherwise, it is totally random...a very hard thing for me to do.

[LadyintheMoon]

It has only taken me forever, but my afghan is finally finished! I don't regret doing it even though I have always hated using so many colors in a project. I don't regret doing it, but don't think I'll be doing another one anytime soon! :)


http://static.flickr.com/97/240913343_29f9c82a91_m.jpg

[Breger3]

I've got 20 squares of my "Roseanne" Blanket done, only 130 more to go :cheer lol!!!

[darski]

It has only taken me forever, but my afghan is finally finished! I don't regret doing it even though I have always hated using so many colors in a project. I don't regret doing it, but don't think I'll be doing another one anytime soon! :)


http://static.flickr.com/97/240913343_29f9c82a91_m.jpg

This is a beautiful afghan. :hug:clap I love the 'Mondrian' bit you have going. Good stuff!

[sprtsbear]

Ladyinthe moon, did you use a pattern for this afghan or just wing it? Did you make it in strips?

[busymomof7]

Ditto what sprtsbear said. Come on! Tell us! We all want to know!!!:yes

[Yammy]

I guess I will join you all in this one, seeing as I already have one in progress.
I'm doing the Carosel Squares with scraps and I've got done 12 squares of 36 or 42, still not sure exactly how big it needs to be, I want it for on top of our queen size bed.

[LadyintheMoon]

I used a pattern that I found in Leisure Arts... A year of Afghans.... Book 4. The pattern is called "Stained Glass". It's a very simple pattern. You make it in strips and then join them together. The color changes and weaving ends are what will drive ya crazy. But then I guess that's just part of the scrap yarn process, huh. :) I do think it was worth it... now that I'm finished. But while I was making it, it almost drove me crazy!

[Breger3]

I used a pattern that I found in Leisure Arts... A year of Afghans.... Book 4. The pattern is called "Stained Glass". It's a very simple pattern. You make it in strips and then join them together. The color changes and weaving ends are what will drive ya crazy. But then I guess that's just part of the scrap yarn process, huh. :) I do think it was worth it... now that I'm finished. But while I was making it, it almost drove me crazy!

It's beautiful, While I didn't do the work, I would say it was worth it!

[susandoty48]

Can I join?

[Yammy]

I'm up to 28 squares now and I laid it out and measured it up some, I need a total of 56 so about halfway.

[Vickietoria]

Hi! I'm just joining, but I'm almost done with a scrap afghan, so I thought, it'd be almost like a free CAL, right? :) Well, I'm making a scrap afghan, and it's almost done, so I'll post a picture when I get it done. It's 3 rounds of a granny, and join as you go. I think I have enough scrap to make 2-3 more though!! :) I'm so excited!! :)
Victoria

[crochetluvknot]

i just finished a scrap ghan i did all varigated colors that i had floating around half ball of this and that its the ghan of many colors lol its a small baby size but all i did was a giant granny square and it worked up quickly.

[sprtsbear]

I have done one Scrapghan and now am working on my second. The first one didn't use many scraps. This one is using more scraps, but I think I will still have plenty left. It is amazing how fast you can accumalate litle balls of yarn.

[sprtsbear]

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i202/sprtsbear/th_Scrappy.jpg (http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i202/sprtsbear/Scrappy.jpg) This is my latest Scrapghan. I used all my little balls of yarn. The pattern is called Bricks of Color.

[busymomof7]

WOWEEEE! That looks awesome! Love the pattern. Where did you find it?

[andrea2006]

Oh WOW sprtsbear it is absolutely gorgeous I can never put colors together like that I would also like to know where you got the pattern.

[Melibean223]

that is definatly a georgous pattern and you did the colors so well. One day when my stash is big enough to do something like that I would love to make one like that

[irikel]

That turned out gorgeous.....you did a wonderful job!:hook

[sprtsbear]

The pattern is from a Leisure Arts pamphlet Scraps + Black = Afghans. I tweaked the pattern a bit. I really didn't plan out the colors. Whatever came to my hand was crocheted. The white is suppose to be black, but I didn't have enough in my stash, so I used white and off-white. Thanks for the compliments.

[andrea2006]

ohhhhhhhh I think I have that one lol. but I think it is in a book form I have two for scraps me and my senioritis I swear lol.

Okay I'm editing cuz I just went to annies free pattern of the day, it is called different but fairly close to the one that sprtbear did go look and see .

[jchllm]

Well, I've been making this for my daughter for Christmas so I guess I might as well join this CAL.......lol

Here it is so far....about half done......
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/jchllm/th_100_0303.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/jchllm/100_0303.jpg)

[andrea2006]

That looks great Lisa.

[busymomof7]

I agree! That looks really good! What pattern are you using, Lisa??

[jchllm]

Thanks guys............I'm just using a shell pattern. It's easy and relatively fast. Hopefully I'll be done with it in a week so I can start my son's snowflake afghan.

[Yammy]

I'm getting very close on finishing mine up, hopefully I can find my camera and post some pics soon :D

[crochetluvknot]

i am working on a scrap ghan right now doing a corner to corner afghan using up some of my odd balls its nothing fancy but its quick and easy just thought i would share another idea for scraps.

[busymomof7]

Pardon my ignorance. What is a "corner to corner afghan?" :think

[crochetluvknot]

corner to corner is also known as box stitch you start with a chain of say 6 and make 3 dc or what ever the pattern calls for then chain so many and the first box is your first row the second row will have 2 boxes and so on it grows a row at a time then you decide how big you want it then when you work a decrease row you form your other two corners and work down until its one square and finish it off.

[ChainOFools]

Okay, I haven't posted in this thread for soooooooo long :blush...I quit working on my yo-yo afghan over the summer because it was just way too hot to deal with, but now my fingers are itching to get back to it! :lol

I only have 3 rows done but have quite a few of the yo-yo's made up and ready for joining..

I've been following all your progress here and am looking forward to seeing everyone's finished scraptacular afghans :yay

[Yammy]

I posted pics my autumn carosel afgan. I need to finish up the border. BUT...I just bought 15lbs of yarn off ebay, so I likely will start another one.

[Krystal16]

OK, I'm going to double-dip with my CAL's on this project... It's flowers, so I posted it to the flower CAL, but thought you scrappers might want to see it, too....

I sorted all of my scrap yarns and balls by hue, came up with a bag of autumn colored yarns, so started this square that I just change up colors when I want to. I think it's turning out prety well - I also changed it to be join as you go, so I'll only have the pesky ends to deal with!

http://www.synergy4results.com/images/harvest.jpg

[busymomof7]

I posted pics my autumn carosel afgan. I need to finish up the border. BUT...I just bought 15lbs of yarn off ebay, so I likely will start another one.

Yammy, where did you post the pictures?? I want to see!

[busymomof7]

Krystal, those autumn colors are working up to be gorgeous!!!

[unicorn37757]

Those are really pretty Krystal! :cheer

[Vickietoria]

Hi! I feel like a dork, but I finished mine, and gave it away already! I might be able to get the recipient to send a picture, but I have a picture of it almost done, so I guess that will work. I think it turned out really great, although there were a lot of ends to weave in lol, but that's the nature of scrap ghans I guess. I can't wait to work on my next one! After I finish Christmas presents, I want to make a scrap one, that is a giant granny, but that'll be a little while... :)
Here is a picture of it almost done. Each 4 square section is black, and all around it is different colors. It's 3 rounds of a granny, attached as you go. It is a little dark, so some of the colors like dark green, blue, and marroon look like black, but you get the idea. It was a lot of fun to make!
Victoria

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Vickietoriasmile/2003_0101sleepingJosh5half0002.jpg

[eyrthmother1]

I'm sort of doing this. I have 2 scrap-ghans going. One is a granny square and one is a yo-yo like one. I have only about 7 squares started and at different rows (the largest at the moment is 3 rows,the others are 2 rows).
I have a little over 100 of the yo-yo's done and only been working on them about 2 weeks between other projects.

Sandy

[jchllm]

Done, done, done!! Thank goodness!
This is one of my daughters Christmas gifts to my daughter. So glad to have it off of my list!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/jchllm/th_100_0509.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/jchllm/100_0509.jpg)

[Carousel]

Very pretty Lisa!
cheers
Pauline

[unicorn37757]

Very pretty Lisa! congratulations:cheer

[knikki]

I'll be jumping in on this eventually. I have 2 scarves to finish and a baby gift to make and then I think I will make a scrapghan with all of my leftover bits and pices of baby yarn. A rainbow of pastle colors in bayb boucle and baby homespun. I think I will do Yo-Yo and join with white. I figure they should work together pretty well as they are similar wieghts.

[ChainOFools]

Lisa, your afghan is really pretty! I love all the colours you used! :clap

[Stephanie]

Ladies, it has been AGES since I have posted. :blush I started another scrapghan when I first posted (way back near beginning of thread) and decided to give it up and have been giving away all my scrap yarn (and stopped buying it at garage sales). I made 3 scrapghans in a row prior to this thread and just decided I was burned out. Having developed some arthritis problems, I've decided to concentrate on afghans with newly purchased yarn, rather than trying to use up scraps. :eek

I just LOVE what you gals have been doing! I also forgot just how wonderful granny squares can be. Although I'm still crocheting (trying to finish Mom's Rose afghan this month), I'm mostly trying to do a lot of quilting just now. Keep up the great work!

Stephanie

[Breger3]

Well, I haven't gotten much farther on the squares for my hubby's scrapghan, But I've also started a bunch of granny's daughters to do a blanket with those too! nice thing about those is I can make them as I'm working on other projects with the left over yarn!:clap

[Breger3]

Ok, I went through my catch all and found out where I am on my one scrapghan. I have 21 squares (5 inch) so far, I'm making the blanket like the one on the back of the couch on the show Roseanne. I'm also making Grannies Daughters to make a blanket with those, but I forgot to count how many. I have another scrapblanket going too with Rectangles instead of squares, but none of the squares are full sized yet.

I'm hoping they will all be done by this time next year, I think that's reasonable!

[siminsc]

Hi. I'd like to join. I have a ripple going using scraps and also a little star so I'm not cheating but this morning I started making this with scraps:

http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=97&d_id=3&lang=en

I fell in love with this when I saw the pic. I'll add to it whenever I find some scrap that seems like the right color to go into it. Right now I'm putting a variegated to start that has white, pink and peach.

[darski]

I love that sweater pattern you linked to. That could be a challenge to add to my expanding list of WIM's :sigh

[Vickietoria]

Hi! I haven't posted in a while, but I finished a scrap ghan. Actually, many of the squares were given to me to make an afghan for a Native American Reservation in South Dakota, so that is where this one is going. I think it looks a lot like an afghan I saw in a Mile-A-Minute afghan book, that looks like stained glass windows. That is where I got the inspiration for this one. I just had tons of squares of different sizes, and I didn't want to add to them, and make each one the same size, that would take so long. Anyway, I just joined as I went, making each strip, then joining as you go for putting the strips together. Thanks for looking!
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Vickietoriasmile/2003_0101CraaazyBlanket0001.jpg
Victoria

[ChainOFools]

That's a beautiful afghan Victoria! I'm sure whoever receives it will just love it! :clap

[lhasaapsolady]

Lovely, the receiver will be very happy with it.

[Carousel]

I found this thread back along way and decided to resurrect it since I also found a few scrap projects buried at the back of craft cupboard that really need to be finished. Since I am a member of the "stash busting" and "Look up into the sky" CAL's I really should seriously finish these. Anyone else still working on scrap afghans.