Snowflake Afghan CAL

[JulieKay]

Welcome, Heather ... to the world of never-ending crochet projects .

This place is like getting hooked on a drug--- once you start, it's pretty doggone hard to stop . :lol

[MyissaG]

Oh No!!!:D I just printed this pattern. I was looking through this CAL and saw the pretty snowflake afghans. :dance And well........ since we really don't get much in the way of snow here,:2snow IF we get any at all......... And I really do miss the snow....... :flake But I don't miss driving in it.:drive I loved to watch the snow coming down :snow when I lived in Michigan...... hmmmmmm I have to decide on a color. I know I want the snowflakes to be white. I am just not sure for the background color yet.,.........:wangel :wlol :wgrin

[EagleEye]

Hi BeagleLady!
I simply had to send you a note and tell you that your Noah's Ark afghan is absolutely stunning! Great work and thanks so much for sharing. Best wishes and happy crocheting!
EagleEye

[darski]

Melissa, there has been talk of making the snowflakes with the yarn that has a silver thread through it. This is the time of year to get that in the Christmas Yarn bins. Just a word to the wise :idea


I think it would be wonderful myself and I am so trying not to make this one... even though that yarn is out there... and it is at the end of the 2nd aisle...nope not doing it... :no :yay :lol

[Kiirs]

C'mon, Darski, you know you want to...you visit this thread so often...you just need that little push over the edge. Ignore that little voice that keeps saying "You already have too many projects!" I do. :)

Julie, I think I've settled on the Country Blue Simply Soft color...I think it's the same one you did. It's not quite the blue I wanted but the other was so bright. My son is already begging me to make another one (though only the snowflakes on this one are done so far) in the bright blue for him.

[cozyhomelife]

I'm making 2 .... one of them is delft blue with white SFs, both are Redheart SS. The other one is Jiffy white SFs and Shaded Blues TLC Essentials. Just beautiful I was worried that there would be too much difference in size between the yarns in #2, but I notice that those blocks actually lay flat, compared to the rumpliness of the one using the same yarn for both the flake and border.

[Kiirs]

Oh, they sound gorgeous!! Do you have any pictures???

[JulieKay]

Wow Melissa
I guess there would be quite a difference in weather between Michigan and NC ! Make one of these afghans and it'll always remind you of the winters up this way, no matter where you are .

Kiirs- I used RH country blue, but it is close to the ss in the same shade .

Darski
Just get the yarn and do it ! This is such an easy pattern and turns out really stunning. I goy lots of compliments on mine, from people who usually don't pay much attention to what I'm making .

Cozy- I'd love to see photos too ~

[cozyhomelife]

Oh, they sound gorgeous!! Do you have any pictures???

I think you are talking to me, if not, excuse me! There are some pics of the ones I've been working on, on my blog, under Nov 21 and Oct 18. For the tiny pics, you can click on them to see them larger.

[MyissaG]

I bought my yarn tonight.:yarn I picked up dark sage and white. I looked for the sparkly white, butdidn't find it.:eek Luckily Hobby Lobby had yarn on sale.:clap I think I will get started on this one tomorrow. I am finishing up a hat and scarf to match Kyra's new sweaer right now.

[JulieKay]

Melissa
Those colors will look really pretty !

[cozyhomelife]

Myissa - that reminds me of seeing snowflakes coming down in the forest :)

[Kiirs]

Cozy--yes, I was talking to you. Thanks for the pics, they look great! :)

[MyissaG]

I got started on it allready. I almost have my firstone done. The snowflake is done and I am working on the dark colored part now. I love it so far. It seems to be a pretty easy pattern too.

[crochetrae]

I have a simple question. In all my 30 years of crocheting, I've never successfully done a motifs afghan. Sooooo, I have several hexes done and want to sew tog before I go any further. When I sew the straight edges, how far over do I go? Essentially, I guess I'm wondering when the center sc of the corner 3 scs is stitched and to what. I have a history of little holes in the center where 4 come tog, which is why I never do motifs.
Can someone help, please?

[MyissaG]

I posted a few pics at my blog to show what my snowflake blocks (http://melissascrochet.blogspot.com/2006/12/crochet-gifts.html)look like. It isn't the best picture though. You can't really see the green around it.

[hseger]

Ok I've picked my colors and started. I'm using Red Heart pale plum and white. I've got 20 snowflakes done and 2 blocks finished.

http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/hseger/th_hex.jpg (http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/hseger/?action=view&current=hex.jpg)

[JulieKay]

Heather- very pretty, I love the lilac background .

Crochetrae - the way I put mine together, I laid out the first 2 rows of snowflakes, then went clear across the row, joining with sc done in the back loops on the wrong side ,so they were put together in kinda like a zigzag direction, due to the hex shapes -- you know, like up, down, up down ?
I did that going across each row , then repeated going down each row .
I hope this helps you in some way .

That's the way I like putting motif-type things together - it goes so quickly that way !

Good luck . :)

[crochetrae]

Heather- very pretty, I love the lilac background .

Crochetrae - the way I put mine together, I laid out the first 2 rows of snowflakes, then went clear across the row, joining with sc done in the back loops on the wrong side ,so they were put together in kinda like a zigzag direction, due to the hex shapes -- you know, like up, down, up down ?
I did that going across each row , then repeated going down each row .
I hope this helps you in some way .

That's the way I like putting motif-type things together - it goes so quickly that way !

Good luck . :)
Julie, this is after you had the straight edges already sewn together, right? And you were ready to join rows? So, you didn't whip stitch tog, you did sc? So, instead of holding two motifs right sides tog, they are laying flat on the table, wrong side up? Sorry, I'm trying to get a clear picture here.
Thanks for your help!

[Gardener]

Heather, your afghan is going to be really pretty. I like the lilac color a lot.

[hseger]

Thanks, I can't wait to see it finished. 30 more snowflakes and I can start to put the lilac on :cheer and then sew them together :)

[MyissaG]

Yeah!! I now have 5 of my flakes done with the border.... They work up pretty quick. And they look really nice. I have enjoyed seeing everyones pictures so far.

[redbird51]

i've just started. i have two hexagons finished and 5 snowflake parts done. i plan to join into rows as i go. i don't like joining so i hope this helps.

[MyissaG]

i've just started. i have two hexagons finished and 5 snowflake parts done. i plan to join into rows as i go. i don't like joining so i hope this helps.


I had just started mine last Friday. :) I was thinking as soon as I have enough done to put a row together, I would do that. Then I wan't have so many to put together at the end. I think it will make it go easier for me. I don't really want abig pile of hexagons to do in the end. And putting it together as I go will help motivate me to keep working on this project instead of picking up another one. :D Although I have been working on a few small things in between. I made my daughter some mittens to go with her hat. It has been pretty :wbrr here lately.

[hseger]

I'm doing the same thing. I'm doing all my snowflakes then when I go back to put the color edging on I'll sew it on to the row. It helps to break up the monotony. :)

[cozyhomelife]

I do a big batch of snowflakes, then do all the borders. Have only sewn a few together. It seems to go faster for me if I do the factory line method of just keep going on the same step, like I build up my speed in the repetition. I will mention that when I first started making them I had trouble with my first arch of the 6 that make the snowflake looking lopsided. It was because I was not going thru BOTH of the stitches here: When you join the ring and do a slip stitch, that sl st goes thru a back stitch and the one on the hook. The you chain 5 and dbl cr. That dbl cr need to go thru the st at the bottom of the chain 5 and the back joining ring st - both the stitches that were involved in the joining slip stitch. Then I'm putting right sides together and whip stitching shut. Someone else said they were afraid they would get holes in the corners. In this case there are only 3 corners, but in any afghan when you add the last corner in, if there's a hole, just go around the other corners and draw it in as you sew the last one in place.

[MyissaG]

Well I am making progress on my :flake Afghan. I have one strip completed and working on the second strip now. I did all the :flake :flake for that row. I have the border done on two of the :flake ... And almost done with the border on the 3rd one. This afghan seems to come along pretty good. Not a hard patter at all.:yay
Here is a picture of my progress
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q131/MyissaG/Crochet/100_0467.jpg

[Kiirs]

That looks great! I kind of let mine slide this week as I worked on some other things, like scarves and mittens. So many projects I want to do for Christmas, so little time left! :)

[MyissaG]

That looks great! I kind of let mine slide this week as I worked on some other things, like scarves and mittens. So many projects I want to do for Christmas, so little time left! :)


I understand that. LOL! I worked on my daughters Skater hat, and some mittens... So that slowed me up some. I still need to make 2 more Skater hats for my boys. There are pictures of Kyra's hat on my here (http://melissascrochet.blogspot.com/2006/12/snowflakes-and-trees.html).There is also another picture of all of my snowflakes for this afghan so far.

[Tampa Doll]

Your snowflake afghan looks great. I made this a while ago and I will tell you this. It is the warmest afghan I have. It is a really neat one to put together.

Can't wait to see it done.:hook

[asanie01]

The afghan is nice.... still have not finished mine..... hope to finish it soon....:)

[hseger]

Woohoo I got all my snowflakes finished now I have to start working on the outer edges of the blocks. :)

[emwilds]

Here's a pic of my snowflake afghan. Sorry it took me awhile to post it. I've been so busy making christmas gifts for my girls and my niece. :) http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/emwilds/MVC-235S.jpg

[msmusic]

well, I love seeing these white snowflakes on solid color, but I think the snowflake pattern itself has intrigued me enough that I'm inspried to try it with scrap colors surrounding the white .... since it'd be for me, it's be fun!

[redbird51]

i've got six hexagons finished and have started on the seventh. i plan to put together a row of seven tomorrow. i know that i'll work more on this after Christmas.

[hseger]

emwilds, yours came out real nice I like the color.:)

[darski]

That really is pretty emwilds

[crochetrae]

emwilds, your blanket looks great. I think the neatest part is that the snowflakes just look suspended on a solid background. With the dark color, you can't see the seams to see the actual hexagon. Very pretty.
I just started my last row. I tried to stop at different points and not make the full size, but it just didn't seem big enough with the jagged edges. So I ended up making it the full size.
I only have one week to finish in order to get it to my dad on time. Wish me luck!

[MyissaG]

Emwilds, your afghan is pretty.

[Gardener]

Emwilds, your afghan is really beautiful! I'm still working on mine. i am only about half way done.

[MyissaG]

How is everyone doing on there snowflake afghans ?? I now have 2 rows completed. And starting on the 3rd.

[crochetrae]

I'm done! I love this pattern!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/Crochetrae/th_100_FUJI-DSCF1073_DSCF1073.jpg (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/Crochetrae/100_FUJI-DSCF1073_DSCF1073.jpg)
I used the Wool-Ease white multi so the flakes sparkle. Really looks nice. The blue is Pound of Love denim. It's a gift for my dad. Sure hope he likes it. I've never done a blanket just for him.

[darski]

That is just beautiful. The light blue is really quite pretty.

You did a great job and your dad will just have to be proud and happy.

[hseger]

That's really pretty! I'm sure your Dad will like it. I've about got my first row done. I've been sidetracked with some other projects this week so haven't gotten much more done.

[Gardener]

Crochetrae, that turned out really well. Your Dad will love it!

[MyissaG]

I'm done! I love this pattern!

I used the Wool-Ease white multi so the flakes sparkle. Really looks nice. The blue is Pound of Love denim. It's a gift for my dad. Sure hope he likes it. I've never done a blanket just for him.

It turned out beautiful. I am sure your dad will love it.

[asanie01]

It is beautiful.....:cheer

[hseger]

I finished the 2nd row this morning, :) slowly but surely lol.

[crochetluvknot]

i love all your afghans i have this pattern but have yet to try it i have so much to catch up on first before i start anything else but they all look so pretty to see them in the different colors.

[MyissaG]

I finished the 2nd row this morning, :) slowly but surely lol.



Very pretty!

[MyissaG]

Here are a couple of photos of my progress.
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q131/MyissaG/Crochet/100_0515.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q131/MyissaG/Crochet/100_0516.jpg

[darski]

Melissa, you are having a major get it going day! This is great. (I just answered in the bedspread cal too)

[MyissaG]

Melissa, you are having a major get it going day! This is great. (I just answered in the bedspread cal too)

Thank you! I knew that I needed tp get some more work done on these.:hook

[redbird51]

these are beautiful. i love seeing the different color choices. thanks for sharing.

[KellieD]

So, I already have 36 of the motifs done. Can I still CAL?? loved this afghan the first time I saw it!

Oooops. I didn't notice that this was posted in July.

[Lady_of_Roses]

Kellie, a CAL goes for as long as their is interest. :) So feel free to join on in! :clap

[hseger]

WOO HOO Row 3 done :blush

[cozyhomelife]

Anyone here still at it? I've nearly got mine done. I've got a pic of how big it is right now, 7 rows, but going on 9, on my blog. In the same post I have a surprising turn of events that may or may not be interesting to you other snowflake lovers! Ah well, I like it, see what you think!

[MyissaG]

Anyone here still at it? I've nearly got mine done. I've got a pic of how big it is right now, 7 rows, but going on 9, on my blog. In the same post I have a surprising turn of events that may or may not be interesting to you other snowflake lovers! Ah well, I like it, see what you think!


Loved the story about the kitty. :eek Your snowflake afghan is beautiful. What color is that blue?? It is really pretty.

I am still working on my Snowflake afghan. I have 4 rows complete so far.
You can see a picture here (http://melissascrochet.blogspot.com/2006/12/crochet-purse-dhs-sweater-snowflake.html) . I am almost to the halfway point.:yay

[Butterfly04]

I am slowly moving on mine, I had to stop for a while due to MIL troubles. I have started back working on mine. I love the work everyone is doing the colors are beautiful. you all are doing a awesome job.

[cozyhomelife]

Thanks :) The white is Jiffy and the blue is TLC Essentials in Shaded Blues. Melissa, yours is looking great. Do you think the cut-outs on the side are too big and need something done about them? I'm considering making a half block or something.

[q8_crochet]

Melissa

congratulation
need short time to be done

can you tell me what is the size of each motif??

[hseger]

I know what you mean about the big open spaces. I'm starting my 4th row but went back to try to make some half hexes. I couldn't stand the open spots :blush:) I hope the edging will hide some of the uneveness of the half hexes I made but at any rate I like it better.:D Here's what they look like.

[MyissaG]

Thanks :) The white is Jiffy and the blue is TLC Essentials in Shaded Blues. Melissa, yours is looking great. Do you think the cut-outs on the side are too big and need something done about them? I'm considering making a half block or something.



Thanks! Yes they are kind of big... I hadn't thought about the half motif idea. I bet that would be really neat.

[MyissaG]

Melissa

congratulation
need short time to be done

can you tell me what is the size of each motif??

Thank you! Each motif is about 8 inches. They work up so quick and easy.

[q8_crochet]

thanks
i`ll put it on list to do it sometime :)

[cozyhomelife]

I know what you mean about the big open spaces. I'm starting my 4th row but went back to try to make some half hexes. I couldn't stand the open spots :blush:) I hope the edging will hide some of the uneveness of the half hexes I made but at any rate I like it better.:D Here's what they look like.

http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/hseger/th_Kailasshots078.jpg

I knew I couldn't be the only one wondering if the sides looked to holey or if they were wasted because no one wants to be half covered on their back, should 2 be trying to get under it. Another thing I've thought of was just doing a blank insert, with holes that radiate from the center, you see them made that way a lot. I still have 1 S.F. to border and one to make from scratch. I'm getting so tired, I'm tempted to not even hide the threads and just send it off with a ball of yarn and crochet hook included and telling them to 'go for it', ha, ha, snort!

[keschut]

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[hseger]

hahaha. I thought about a blank half hex too then took a second stab at the half s.f and thought it would work even though it is a little short. I'll just have to see when I finish it and get the edging on it since there is only 8 of them I think it will be ok.:)

[redbird51]

cozyhomelife your colors look great. i like the shading in the blue. i'm only just picking work after the Christmas holiday and from my week looking after mom and dad. i've got a row of 7 together and 6 flakes done. i'm starting on the blue part now.

[cozyhomelife]

I'm leaving a tail of about 15" on finishing the blue, which I use to sew the SF's together with. One less tail to weave in, as it's already attached. Thanks -They are even better looking in person, the camera doesn't do it justice!

[SuzyQT1968]

Okay after reading through this entire thread I am hooked hooked hooked! And will probably be hooking hooking hooking for a longgggg time to get it finished!!! I have never done an afghan before so this is probably a big undertaking, but since its small pieces put together maybe I can handle it. I just think its beautiful in all of the colors y'all have posted. I happen to have an abundance of white and forest green so I think I will try it like that. This will be my first CAL, so hopefully I can contribute something to thread :-). Love all of the pics. I am going to start my first snowflake tonight...wish me luck!

[yarndiva]

I have been wanting to make this afghan for years but never just got around to it because of other projects.

Maybe I can squeeze this in between making my Christmas Tree afghan that's been sitting in my closet these past 3 years...yikes!

I have LB Wool-Ease Sport in White. I may have to double that and use a sport weight yarn for contrast...dunno though, I need to use up my stash before buying new yarn...:lol

[SuzyQT1968]

Yeahhhhhhhh! 3 snowflakes made! At that rate I could have the snowflakes done by the end of January and the rest of the year to get the background done. Not that I can only use this in the winter, but it's just the goal that I set for myself...to be finished with it by the end of next year. I did also start on the background on one of them just so I could convince myself that I had made the right thing! The snowflakes look different when they are just sitting there by themselves. Hubby started turning lights off at midnight though so I figured it was time to wrap it up. I will finish that one then continue with the snowflakes. By the way the green looks really nice.

[cozyhomelife]

I left a long tail on my border to use to sew 2 snowflake blocks to each other. I found that I could make several, easily at night, while listening to my TV programs. But I do better if I don't go back and forth, but make all S.F.s one day and all borders the next.

[hseger]

I did the snowflakes first and am going back now and adding the edges and sewing them together as I finish each block. I just finished 4 1/2 rows and as you can see hubby can't wait for me to finish it lol. :D
http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/hseger/th_snowflakeafghan.jpg

[SuzyQT1968]

Here is the first block! 4 snowflakes done...many more to go! You can't really tell but its hunter green, not black as it appears.

http://render2.snapfish.com/render2/is=Yup6aQQ%7C%3Dup6%3DzqH%3AxxqUD7qRUrKxzX7BHpUUKx gXP0P%3F87KR6xqpxQQPnxGPoxeGexv8uOc5xQQQ0PPooJQJeQ qpfVtB%3F*KUp7BHSHqqy7XH6gXP0P%7CRup6Gnn%7C/of=50,590,441

[moonspinners]

Very pretty, Suzy! :cheer

[cozyhomelife]

I did the snowflakes first and am going back now and adding the edges and sewing them together as I finish each block. I just finished 4 1/2 rows and as you can see hubby can't wait for me to finish it lol. :D
http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/hseger/th_snowflakeafghan.jpg

Is he real tall or is it just the perspective of the picture? I know it's not done, that there will be more afghan added. I just wonder if it will be long enough when all the rows are done because I had to add another 2 rows to mine, because I realized that while it was just wonderful when I laid under it, I'm 5'6" and my son is 6'1"! grrrrrr.....
I have a pic kind of like that of my hubby, where I have 3 strips, not even sewn and they are laid on him to try to judge how it will look. He looks like he is looking to escape in my pic!

[cozyhomelife]

Suzy, I'm glad you mentioned the green again, because since I was looking for it, I was able to see that it was green. Great job!

[redbird51]

the green is beautiful. i've been through this whole thread looking at the different color choices. they're all really pretty. i may have to increase my number of rows too, my dh is 6'5".

[SuzyQT1968]

Thanks everybody. I'm really enjoying this project. I have nine snowflakes done and two finished blocks which I've sewn together. That really got me excited..seeing it together! Two whole blocks, but I have them draped over the couch to give me a preview of what it will look like when its finished. The couch is a green leather and I think it will be a good match. I have to go to Wal-Mart today to look for more yarn. Wish me luck. I have had this green for YEARS! So doubtful that I will get a match. But I figure if I do half in one color and half in the off color it won't be as bad. I had thought of doing an alternating color..maybe a burgandy, but not really sure how that would look. Anybody every seen an example like that?

[cozyhomelife]

Suzy, I've seen one pattern that was either a snowflake or tree ornament of some kind. They alternated the background from dark red to dark green, every other block in each row. This snowflake one might be nice, if you had to alternate colors, to place the rows of color diagonally. Well, you can have fun playing with it!

[hseger]

Is he real tall or is it just the perspective of the picture? I know it's not done, that there will be more afghan added. I just wonder if it will be long enough when all the rows are done because I had to add another 2 rows to mine, because I realized that while it was just wonderful when I laid under it, I'm 5'6" and my son is 6'1"! grrrrrr.....
I have a pic kind of like that of my hubby, where I have 3 strips, not even sewn and they are laid on him to try to judge how it will look. He looks like he is looking to escape in my pic!


It's just the perspective of the picture, he's only 5,3" like me we are height challanged :lol It is running side ways on him in this picture so adding my 4 1/2 more rows it should be well long and wide enough for him.

He closed his eyes like he wouldn't show up in the picture. :devil I had brought it out to show him and he wouldn't give it back :lol so that's what he gets.:lol

[cozyhomelife]

Heather, so it will fit you both SO GOOD. You could probably do 2 rows SHORTER and still have it fit good!

[vigilant20]

I started this one this weekend! Already have 14 motifs done :) I'm using pounder yarn, with Cape Cod Blue for the background. This yarn makes my gauge larger than normal, so they are coming out to 8.5" across.

Do we have a button for this CAL? I was thinking of making one. I'm a button fiend.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/341650330_d223e62034_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnszwalkiewicz/341650330/)

[vigilant20]

I made a button if anyone is interested :)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y190/vigilant20/site/snowflakeafghancal.gif (http://photobucket.com/)

[SuzyQT1968]

Well that is so cool vigilant :-) I've never had a button before and such a pretty one at that! Well I am still a newbie..not even a junior member yet, so I wonder if I can attach it? I will try.

I had a little bit of a scare today with the yarn and thought I might have to start over with another green. I don't think they even make the Super Saver Hunter anymore. But Ebay to the rescue! I ordered two 8 oz skeins. I hope it ends up being enough. I have about 32 ozs in all. If not I did see other people had single skeins for sale, so I will just have to bide my time if none is availabe when I get towards the ends. The price wasn't too bad. 16 oz for $9.50 including shipping. So for a "rare" yarn *hehe* I feel like I got a deal.

[SuzyQT1968]

Well darn it. I don't think I get to put pictures in my signature yet. But I will pretend..

http://candyleague.freewebspace.com/Suzy/snowflakeafghancal.gif

[vigilant20]

The buttons are usually used by people who have craft blogs or webpages :)

Well darn it. I don't think I get to put pictures in my signature yet. But I will pretend..

http://candyleague.freewebspace.com/Suzy/snowflakeafghancal.gif

[hseger]

Heather, so it will fit you both SO GOOD. You could probably do 2 rows SHORTER and still have it fit good!

I thought about shortening it but :think Oh well lol I don't have but 3 rows to go might as well go all the way. :D

[asanie01]

I have already made 20 blocks...but i don't know how to join the blocks...:) The instruction says whipstich...i don't know what it is.... is it the same as slip stich....

[vigilant20]

Whip Stitching would be sewing it together.

I'll give a quick progress update too!

So far I have made 21 hexagons and 2 super cute kitty pictures. lol

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/144/343240408_8dfc0c4ede_t.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnszwalkiewicz/343240408/)http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/344857916_3b66266184_t.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnszwalkiewicz/344857916/)

[cozyhomelife]

Heather, I think you're being able to figure out the 1/2 block was just brilliant. I didn't have anymore steam left to struggle with this and so didn't work as hard as you did on fixing the problem. What I wanted to change about it, was the obvious, the huge cut-out chunk that looks to me like a piece fell out! I changed the first border, enough to remove the sharp corners and 'missing block' look, and turn the area into a soft curve. You can see the pic of how it looks with the bobble on that area on my blog on today (Jan 4) and if anyone is interested, my instructions for adjusting row 1 are on Jan 2. Almost done! :)

[vigilant20]

Half-hexes are a good idea! I was just wondering how to handle those...it would bother me to leave the edges like that. It's too bad the picture on the pattern doesn't show that at all...I'm not sure I would have started this if it had! It's good to know the half-hexes can be done...but I'm leaning towards doing some short rows or something in there while I'm doing the edging.

[cozyhomelife]

Lynn, I can't tell from your response which note you are responding to, nor if you noticed that at the end of my post I mentioned that I left instructions for what I did to soften the cut-out to a curve on my blog, on Jan 2. Just checking. I wish this board listed which message someone was replying to. Anyway, it may not be what you are wanting to do to yours, just wanted to make sure you did see what I did with it.

I had thought they had finished this without thinking hard enough, but was surprised on checking my many afghan books, that the majority of afghans with this kind of shape finish this way, instead of providing the 1/2 block. You can spot them easy - they always have the edges wrapped around something so you can't see them! When you check the pattern, it confirms it. Sometimes I like the way it looks hanging down a bed, but it depends on the size of the blocks.

[vigilant20]

Cozy, thanks for the info. I went and looked at yours and it looks much more "finished" than the original does. You did a great job on it :)

I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet. I plan on trying to make the snowflake half-hex, and a simple dark color half-hex and see how those look. I have always done plain old rectangular afghans before and I think that's the way I'd like it to stay...hehe.

[cozyhomelife]

Another thing I did was look thru lots of pattenrs and find 1/2 hexes that had a radiating hole pattern, but they were not the same amount of stitches, so one would still have to work it out and my brain was way done on this project. But, if you look at lots of patterns, I'm sure you'll see some like I'm talking about.

[hseger]

Lynn I too figure that's why it doesn't show the edges which is kind of cheating lol. I've only done one other hex afghan and they had a half hex in the pattern so I was surprised this one didn't.

Cozy I think that does soften it and will look real good. I'm hoping my border edge will hide mine. It will still have a little dip where my half hex is but not as severe without it.

[hseger]

Woo Hoo 6 rows down 3 to go!!!!

[cozyhomelife]

Heather, I doubt it will show a dip at all with the half hex in there, really! But if it does, it doesn't matter. I didn't mind that mine still has the curve, because the other end does have the in out ripple, so it's ok with me :)

[hseger]

That's what I was thinking too it would kind of match the ends with a little wave in it lol.

[redbird51]

thanks for all of the ways to make up those open spaces in the edges. i'm starting on row 3!

[cozyhomelife]

:yay Woo HooOOOOooooO!!!! Son's SF afghan is done!!! Check my blog!

[JulieKay]

Cozy
That is very pretty. I love the variegated background !

[darski]

Cozy that is neat. the varigated did work then. Great!

BTW, I did notice that Cathedral Window quilt pillow on the bed too. I loved that technique.

[hseger]

That is so pretty cozy.

[MyissaG]

Cozy
It is beautiful.

I havn't worked on mine this week. Have been working on my BS and a ripple afghan for my sister.

[cozyhomelife]

Melissa, what is a BS that you are working on?

[MyissaG]

Melissa, what is a BS that you are working on?


I am making the Floral Overlay square. I am making them up for a bedspread. :)

[SuzyQT1968]

The finished product is really great Cozy. The variegated background makes it look like snow falling on a very dark midnight blue sky. I have one strip finished and 6 other snowflakes complete. I think I will do snowflakes tonight to get a jump on another row then do my background on row 2 tomorrow. I am trying to mix it up so I won't get bored!

[SuzyQT1968]

Hey I just realized...I have graduated to Junior Villager. Wahooooo! :-)

[redbird51]

cozy, your afghan is beautiful! i love the look of the variegated blues. thanks again for the help with the border.

[cozyhomelife]

I have already made 20 blocks...but i don't know how to join the blocks...:) The instruction says whipstich...i don't know what it is.... is it the same as slip stich....

Annie, when sewing the blocks to each other, you put the 2 good sides together and I whipeed thru both loops of the chains on each. People do it different, so others probably used just one loop or the other, they can tell you what they did. But when you got to join the strips to each other, you can no longer put the 2 right sides together because they are cut-outs of each other and don't match. You have to lay them down in front of you, like on a bed and sit beside it on a chair, I used something flat under the part I was working on to keep it from mixing with the bed linens, anyway, then with the pieces set together, I sewed them together like this, my left hand is actually holding onto an end that I'm sewing in as I go - the right hand would be sewing, but it's stuck taking the pic! You can see the needle catching the 2 loops on the top block and the bottom block, after about 3 stitches, I'll hold the thread I'm sewing in downward and tighten thel the working yarn over it, without scrunching up the block:
I tried to put a pick here from my photobucket account, but it wouldn't let me. So, I added the demo pic to the bottom of my blog post, if you're interested in looking at it :)

[cozyhomelife]

Cozy
That is very pretty. I love the variegated background !

Thanks JK, I'm wishing that was what I bought for mine, too!

[cozyhomelife]

Cozy that is neat. the varigated did work then. Great!

BTW, I did notice that Cathedral Window quilt pillow on the bed too. I loved that technique.

Thanks Darski, I hope to get back into quilting again this year!

[cozyhomelife]

That is so pretty cozy.

Thanks, Heather. can't wait to see yours done, too!

[cozyhomelife]

Cozy
It is beautiful.

I havn't worked on mine this week. Have been working on my BS and a ripple afghan for my sister.

Thanks Melissa. You sure sound busy with 2 other projects PLUS this one (probably more)! Thanks for explaining what a BS is!

[cozyhomelife]

The finished product is really great Cozy. The variegated background makes it look like snow falling on a very dark midnight blue sky. I have one strip finished and 6 other snowflakes complete. I think I will do snowflakes tonight to get a jump on another row then do my background on row 2 tomorrow. I am trying to mix it up so I won't get bored!

Thanks Suzy. The only thing I had to watch when I 'mixed it up' is that I left a 15" tail on the borders to sew them together with. But when I was doing a snowflake, just a few inches which I sewed in as I joined them. Sometimes when I switched from one to the other I'd leave a long tail on the white, wasting yarn, or worse, cut off the blue at only a few inches and have to attach a new yarn :(

[cozyhomelife]

I have a question for those of you who have sewn your strips together. I'm not talking about sewing one flake to another flake, but rather, the actual strip to another strip of snowflakes. I laid mine out and butted the pieces together to sew them. But someone else I know can't figure out why I couldn't just put the right sides together and sew them. It would seem awkward to me to try to maneuver the angles together and still get the hole in the corner set in perfectly. But, I have to admit, I'm not all that experience. So, I thought I'd ask.... how did you sew your strips to each other?

[hseger]

Cozy, I didn't sew them into a strip I'm doing them to the afghan one at a time I was getting aggrevated trying to sew a strip on plus then you would sew 3 sides at a time and have less strings everywhere I just found it easier that way.:hook

[cozyhomelife]

Cozy, I didn't sew them into a strip I'm doing them to the afghan one at a time I was getting aggrevated trying to sew a strip on plus then you would sew 3 sides at a time and have less strings everywhere I just found it easier that way.:hook

OK, but the technique is still at question. Are you flopping the block back and forth to put right sides together as you move around the 3 edges, or are you butting it into the cut out area and sewing it flat?

[vigilant20]

I've done it both ways before depending on how the item assembled most easily. I don't think there's a difference.

[hseger]

OH lol sorry, I do flop it to face right sides together as I go around the hex. I haven't ever tried putting it in place then trying to sew it in.

[cozyhomelife]

I don't understand how one can be sure that their holes will come out in the exact right place when using the flop right sides together technique. When I butted the edges and sewed from the top, there were plenty of times that I had to make adjustments and look for any hole that might try to come between the corners, which I could do because I was seeing how it looked as I did it. Maybe it's my lack of experience, but I only feel comfortable putting right sides together on squares! I did sew each snowflake to each other like that, for the strip, though.
It's worth mentioning that after I started doing mine this way, I was in a bookstore and saw an afghan book that they demo'd a joining technique for 6 sides blocks, and they were doing exactly what I was, so I felt relieved about it, that it was an excepted method :) I'm sure both ways work great and the flip way is probably used by most, I just didn't like having the pieces not match when flipped and having to move the edges together and then not being able to see how the hole was falling, it made me feel anxiety while trying to do it.

[dilyca2006]

This afghan is on my list or want to do's as well. I made one sort of like this for a gal for Christmas this past year. I have commited to a couple of other CAL. I think I am going to commit to this one as well. No I am never going to get anything else done!!!!!!!!LOL

[cozyhomelife]

Even though I finished the one for my son, I still have to do the one for me, I have 33 white flakes done :)

[craftytoo]

Hi all. Sorry that I haven't posted here in a while. I haven't had time to work on my snowflake afghan, but I'm going to get it out, and start back on it. Cozy, I love your afghan, I never thought about a variegated background, maybe on my next one.

[cozyhomelife]

Thanks Linda, I just boxed it up to go to my son, I have to admit, I miss the variagated colors when I look at the one I'm making for me, boo hooooooo!
PS - the variagated is much prettier in person, the camera doesn't do it justice!

[hseger]

I'm working hard to finish mine up this week. I'm SOOOOOO close I only need to add the outer edge to 7 more snowflakes and then sew on 20 of them and edge the whole thing and I'm done.

[redbird51]

i'm back at work on my afghan. i have 33 snowflakes done. only 26 more to do. it works up pretty quickly but i just don't have time to sit and stay with it. i wish i did. thanks everyone for showing your progress and all of the good ideas about finishing.

[q8_crochet]

wow ladeis nice afghans whish you best of luck and cant wait to see them when the are done

[dilyca2006]

Wow.. Some of you are almost done. I have not even thought about starting yet. Ok.. I have thought about it. But, if I pull out anymore yarn and start one more project my DH is going to freak!!!!!!!LOL I will start soon, Ihope!!!!!

[keschut]

Still working on my snowflake afghan. Have 26 hex done and sewed together.
Made a crochet bag to take back and foth to work with me out of one of the square patterns in the 200 squares book. Still looking for new patterns and ideas.Happy New Year to all

[hseger]

I see the end of the tunnel lol. I've got all the hexes done now I start to sew on the last 20 and then do the edging.

[cozyhomelife]

I love the bobble in the edging, it was fun to do.

[Gardener]

I'm still plugging away at my afghan. It is about half finished. I have a long list of unfinished projects and the afghan is the largest of them. I have been working at the smaller things in an attempt to get something done, so the snowflake afghan hasn't gotten much work done on it. I do intend to finish it though.

[dilyca2006]

I will get to this one in the next week or so. I really need to finish some things I have going now and then decide what color background I want. I made a similar one for a friend this past Christmas. I used a very dark blue background. I may do this one a bit different.
Some of you are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I have not even began to approach said tunnel yet!!!!!!!!LOL

[hseger]

Well I'm down to 4 hexes to sew in and now I'm wondering if I might not want to add 2 more rows. I think I'll hold off on edging for a bit and live with it for a time to see. It seems to almost be square lol. Anyway when I get the last 4 sewn in I'll post a pic of it.

[dilyca2006]

I was looking at yarn today at Wal-mart. Could not remember how much I needed for this so I didn't get any. I am thinking I am going to do the background in brick red or maybe claret.

[hseger]

That sounds pretty Diane.

[cozyhomelife]

Heather, it looked square to me. It fit me, at 5'6, but I had to add 2 rows for my 6'1" son. So, just depends on who's going to use it.

[cozyhomelife]

Diane, it's: 32 oz. dark color, 28 oz. light color worsted-weight yarn. G hook
BUT, if anyone in the family using it is closer to 6', buy another skein of each, I always do anyway, to make sure I don't run out. You might even buy 2 more if you are going to make 2 extra rows like I had to because of my son being tall. It's a bear to try to match dyelots later, I'd rather get stuck with extra yarn!

[hseger]

I think DH is happy with it. He said of course I could add 2 more if I wanted to:dreaming lol. I don't know I'll wait a few days to edge it. Well here it is so far finally all put together :whew lol.

http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/hseger/th_crochet006.jpg

[kambicon]

That is so pretty!

[Shawnee/OR]

That lavendar is beautiful. I still haven't done anymore on mine in Celery TLC Amore ... must be back to it!

[hseger]

Thanks Kambicon and shawnee/or. I bet yours in TLC will be so nice. I want to some day make something with that.

[SuzyQT1968]

Heather I love the purple. I gave DH a choice of colors and he chose the forest green, but if it had been me I would have chosen a purple like yours. Maybe later I will make another :-). I am slow...I have two rows sewn together, with 11 snowflakes waiting to be edged in green. I have 3 days off, so hopefully I will make some headway. It might be dreaming but I would love to be halfway through by Monday evening. It's hard to stay away from other little projects that some how sneak in!!!

[q8_crochet]

Heather
great job
i love it

[darski]

Heather that is so pretty. Love it in the mauve.

[forines13]

Heather it looks great in mauve and white. Beautiful work.

[dilyca2006]

Heather. Your afghan is beautiful. I do love the color that you used.:clap

[cozyhomelife]

Heather, it looks really great! You'll love how easy it is to make the bobble border, it looks very impressive to be so easy! I'm thinking you said you and your husband were not tall, so the 2 extra rows wouldn't be needed? I could have used it for me at 5'6", but it was for my son at 6'1", so that's the only reason I had to add 2 more rows.

[cozyhomelife]

Suzy, I'm thinking you are the one that had to get more green off Ebay? If so, did it come yet and did it match?

[Beaglelady]

I had done this one in 2005, in RH Claret and white (see photobucket).
I think this is one that looks beautiful in any color!

[redbird51]

heather, your afghan is beautiful. they colors are very pretty together.

[redbird51]

beaglelady, i looked at yours, too. the claret and white are so nice. i agree with you , this would look good with almost any color choices.

[dilyca2006]

How do I get my Photobucket album on here???
Beaglelady. Beautiful!!!

[dilyca2006]

This is a different pattern then we are doing here. I hope that the picture will post.


http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f385/dilyca2006/crochet%20stuff/1127061550.jpg

[dilyca2006]

Well. Not a good picture. I took it with my camera. We got a degital camera for Christmas this year and pictures are much better with it.

[cozyhomelife]

I have collected quite a few different 'snowflake' afghans, as I went nuts over snowflakes of all kinds this year. I don't think I've seen that particular pattern, do you happen to still have the info on where it can be found? Even though the pic is wonky (looks like the flash didn't go off), you can tell it was beautiful :)

[MyissaG]

I think DH is happy with it. He said of course I could add 2 more if I wanted to:dreaming lol. I don't know I'll wait a few days to edge it. Well here it is so far finally all put together :whew lol.

http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/hseger/th_crochet006.jpg


Heather it is beautiful!

[hseger]

:ty everybody my dd helped pick out the color but purple is also my dh favorite color and I'm starting to lean towards it more too I find myself buying more and more in the purples. It will match the living room walls that are a very light lilac.

Cozy- I will try the bobble edging anything that goes fast I hate to edge I get so bored and it seems never ending. I think I will try to do it tomorrow. I think the length will be fine we are short and it covers from feet to chest on us. :lol

Beaglelady- That is pretty, I agree this can be done in any color and I might do another one in a different color I love the way the snowflake looks in the block. Maybe I'll do another one sometime this year.

[SuzyQT1968]

Suzy, I'm thinking you are the one that had to get more green off Ebay? If so, did it come yet and did it match?

Yes that was me! I have to say I was thrilled with the match. :clap There might be the slightest variation, but really hard to even say that. It will blend in superbly! I bought that yarn in about 1995, so to be able to find a match is incredible. The internet truly is an amazing thing. Makes the world a smaller place for good or for bad huh?

[cozyhomelife]

I'm SOOOOOO happy for you! :)

[darski]

Not to complete with this ghan but check this one...

http://www.canadianliving.com/CanadianLiving/client/en/Crafts/DetailNews.asp?idNews=236097&idSM=310

[vigilant20]

I spent part of last night and this morning sewing together the hexagons I have finished. 4 rows together now and I'm getting excited!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/356049131_df31aae67e_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnszwalkiewicz/356049131/)

[hseger]

Looks great Lynn I love the color.

[hseger]

Wow I like that one Darski, I might do that in a lapghan for next Christmas.

[cozyhomelife]

It looks great Lynn, what is your yarn and color name?

[cozyhomelife]

Not to complete with this ghan but check this one...

http://www.canadianliving.com/CanadianLiving/client/en/Crafts/DetailNews.asp?idNews=236097&idSM=310

-thanks, Darski. I didn't have this one saved yet :)

[darski]

You are welcome. It has red so it dazzled me :wlol

...We Canucks have to have our red and white eh?

[cozyhomelife]

If you say so! Do all Canucks like a lot of red & white all the time, then? I do like Red & White a lot myself, but I love all colors to pieces!

[darski]

That was a joke... Our flag is red and white. :wlol

[cozyhomelife]

Oh yes, I knew it was red and white, but plenty of Americans like anything red, white and blue, so there's no reason why Canadians might not feel the same way about red & white, no?

[darski]

Most Canadians really are not into 'flag waving'.
In fact I admit to flag envy since "Old Glory" is so easily represented in crochet, knit or quilting.

Red and white doesn't do it and the leaf is a challenge as you can't toss one off the way you can with a star and some stripes. People would never assume that red and white was patriotic the way that your red/white and blue is. It seems more like Christmas than July 1st.

I have toyed with trying a Patriotic CAL for Canucks but ...there yah go. See

[SuzyQT1968]

Well Darski if you do a Patriotic CAL for Canadians I might just have to join. I'm not a Canuck but my DH is and he would be thrilled if I did him something to remind him of home. He is a double Canuck, hehe or something like that. Being from B.C. he favors the Vancouver Canucks in hockey.

[darski]

I finally tried for my 3D snowflake but it didn't really lend itself to the technique that Krystal designed. :sigh

However, it is 3D; whether that serves any useful purpose is not in question just now.

I am going to keep going until it is big enough for a pet crate for our SPCA

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/lenedar/snowflaked.jpg

I have not given up hope of a really 3D one but this is where it is for now :wlol :snow

[q8_crochet]

nice try darski
are you making more than one project in the same time??
i love your yarns :)

[dilyca2006]

Darski. That is a very nice snowflake.

[vigilant20]

I'm using Caron one-pounders in white and Cape Cod Blue
It looks great Lynn, what is your yarn and color name?

[dilyca2006]

I have never used Caron one pounders. I have used the softee yarn or something like that, for baby afghans. I still need to go and get yarn for this one. maybe this week!!!!!!!!

[MyissaG]

Yeah!!!! I have now completed my fifth row of this afghan. And, I have enough Snowflakes to do the next row. Here is a pic of it .
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q131/MyissaG/Crochet/100_0595.jpg

[redbird51]

melissa, your work is beautiful. my colors are similar. i have 10 more snowflakes to finish before i add the dark rounds to them. i have several rows joined. i plan to spend more time working on this. everyone's afghan looks so nice.

[hseger]

That looks great Melissa.:clap

Here is my finished afghan. I just went ahead and edged it I couldn't think of making more snowflakes right now :D It made my brain hurt.:think
http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/hseger/th_crochet.jpg

[darski]

Heather and Melissa, those are both lovely.

This is a great pattern and they all look good with whatever colour is chosen

[dilyca2006]

How is the gal doing that started this CAL. I see that she has only posted a couple of times. I hope she is ok and knowing that she inspired a lot of folks to make this afghan.
I still have not gotten my yarn for it. I need to concentrate on my ALS afghan for a while and then I will get into this one!!!!! I really want to do it and I think I want to use a Red Heart color that I just saw. I am sure it has been out there for a while, I just never noticed it before. Rodeo Red. Has anyone made anything with that color before???

[keetch]

ok I started this yesterday and will use it at the trailer on those cool nights snuggled up to hubby watching tv lol

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l232/keetch_2006/100-0016_IMG.jpg

[q8_crochet]

Heather and Melissa, those are both lovely

keetch
awsom

[darski]

Keetch, i love that one. I would never have thought of pink for this but it looks good.

BTW, can you resize your photo so it doesn't get re-linked?

[hseger]

That's going to be real pretty in pink keetch.

[dilyca2006]

Keetch. I love the pink as well. It is beautiful. I never would have thought of using pink either.

[SuzyQT1968]

I thought the light purple looked great (and it does) but pink...... Definitely makes my heart go pitter patter :bheart Very nice!!

[q8_crochet]

girls how many balls of yarn and how long is each ball?
i cant buy it by the oz. i feel something wrong without length

[dilyca2006]

I decided to get the Red Heart Rodeo Red and White to make this afghan. I have so many other things I need to do right now, but I am going to set and make a square now!!!

[dilyca2006]

Well. It calls for 32 oz dark and 28 oz light. Both my dark and light skeins of yarn are 7 oz's and it says that there are 364 yards/333m for the 7 oz skein I got 5 skeins of each.. I alway get at least one skein more on everything then it calls for. I can always use the extra to make squares for square exchanges.girls how many balls of yarn and how long is each ball?
i cant buy it by the oz. i feel something wrong without length

[q8_crochet]

thanks diane

[dilyca2006]

Your welcome.

[MyissaG]

Keetch
That looks great in the pink. I would never thought to use that color. After I finish this one, I am going to do another one in Claret and white.

[dilyca2006]

Well. I started on this last night, then felt guilty about the baby afghan sititng here and all of the ALS afghan squares sitting here so I put it down and worked on the baby afghan.

[dilyca2006]

Wow. Where is everyone with this Afghan. I have not gotten any further since the other day. How is everyone else doing. Are ya done????LOL

[keetch]

I am now on the third row, I have been completing every snowflake then assembling them, keeps me warm too while working lol
sue

[cozyhomelife]

Heather, I could have sworn I posted to your finishing your afghan, but it must have flown into a black hole somewhere (my post, not your afghan!) because I'm not seeing my reply. I'll try again... I'm so glad you have it finished and are enjoying it! Looks fantastic, you must be so proud! :)

[cozyhomelife]

Lynn & Melissa, your afghans are coming right along -great work!

Keetch, I see it's snowing at dawn where you live! I see the snowflakes against the pink sky of an early sunrise. Very pretty :)

[SuzyQT1968]

I know what you mean about the big open spaces. I'm starting my 4th row but went back to try to make some half hexes. I couldn't stand the open spots :blush:) I hope the edging will hide some of the uneveness of the half hexes I made but at any rate I like it better.:D Here's what they look like.

Heather would you happen to have a close up pic of one of your half hexes? Or maybe some words of wisdom on how to make them? I am on row 5 and thinking like you that I am not real crazy about the open hunks. Thanks :-)

[dilyca2006]

I finally got a "square" done tonight. I love the Rodeo Red that I got to go with the white.. Looks really cool.

[SuzyQT1968]

Way to go Diane. I'd love to see it in red. I have 5 rows done and working on snowflakes for row 6. The background is Hunter Green.

http://www.suzyqt1968.gardenbuddies.com/gallery/albums/CraftProjects/012107_G.sized.jpg

[dilyca2006]

Suzy. I love, love, love the hunter green. I am going to try to post a pic of the red one that I have started.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f385/dilyca2006/crochet%20stuff/Crochetwork2006.jpg

[dilyca2006]

OH That was very big. Sorry, Didn't mean for it to be so big.

[redbird51]

suzy and dilyca, your flakes are so pretty. both the green and the red look so nice. i'm still plugging along. i have all of the white parts of my flakes done and am now working on finishing with the blue as my dark color. i have three rows totally completed. thank you all for sharing your pictures. i have to learn to do that, too.

[hseger]

SuzyQ here is an up close shot of the snowflake. I have written out the pattern I did If it's not a problem with copyright (since they didn't have a pattern in it for a half) I'd be glad to post it.
http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/hseger/th_crochet017.jpg
This is kind of hard to see since I've put the edging on it.
The best I can say is to start with 4 sc in the ring and work from the middle of the 2 side parts of the flake turning work as you go from side to side. It's hard to describe. lol I'll try to answer any questions.

[dilyca2006]

Redbird. You are making all of the white flakes first. I have to do the whole thing and put them together as I go!LOL
Heather. For me I don't mind the holes where no flake, but, I would like to see your pattern for the half Hex as well.

[q8_crochet]

i hear a voice in my head saying ( crochrt this posttern ... crochet this pattern)
what do you think girls??

[keetch]

hseger, I too would be interested in your instructions to do this, I have been playing around with that gap all weekend and do not like it open either, I did a sc all through it but your idea is much better
sue

[dilyca2006]

i hear a voice in my head saying ( crochrt this posttern ... crochet this pattern)
what do you think girls??

I think you had better feed that voice in your head!!!!!LOL

[redbird51]

dilyca, i am using rh baby econo with the sparkly stuff in it and it feels rough to me, especially since i'm using caron simply soft for my dark blue color. i wanted to get the "rough" feeling snowflakes over with and then enjoy the soft blue. crazy i know, but that's just me.

q8, go for it. it's been fun looking at all the color choices and great work.

[q8_crochet]

i know in the end i`ll have factory of afghans
let me finish with the one in my hand right now and i`ll start it :)

[q8_crochet]

what is the size of the afghan??
so if its small i`ll make mor Hex. to make it larger :)

[dilyca2006]

Redbird. That baby econo is scratchy to me as well. I understand wanting to get the flakes done because of that.
I have 3 hexes done and joined!!! woo Hoo.

[q8_crochet]

ok ok ok you voice in my head ok i`ll do it stop screaming <<< talking to the voice that say`s work on the afghan lol :)
i give up
after what all you`ve shown i`m in

[dilyca2006]

q8 It really is not difficult. I made a snowflake afghan for a gal for Christmas that was much more difficult then this one. I can finish one hex in an hour if I pay attention to what I am doing and not do other things. I am sure that I am much slower then some that are doing this though.

[q8_crochet]

Diane
thanks for the incourgeing
i`m not afraid of the defficulty
i was just hasetated

[dilyca2006]

Diane
thanks for the incourgeing
i`m not afraid of the defficulty
i was just hasetated
welcome!!!
I should have been a bit more hesitant with this one also!LOL My sig does not show all of what I have got going!!!!!LOL

[redbird51]

you guys have so many things going. i'm only working on the snowflake afghan, a baby blanket in the basketweave pattern and i said i would do the thread snowflake cal. i've got to get moving.

[q8_crochet]

i`ll start it while watching martha steawart show at 5:20 am on dubai one tv

[SuzyQT1968]

Thanks Heather for the close up. I will have to give it a try. 3 more rows of snowflakes to go!!! Woohoo!

[Gardener]

I finally got back to my afghan after at least a month of looking at it sitting in the corner of the living room. I couldn't sleep last night so I got up at 5 AM and finished 2 hexagons before anyone else got up. I still have a long ways to go though.

[q8_crochet]

suzy keep working :) don`t stop

gardener
me and you are in the same situation hahaha

[dilyca2006]

I have not gotten anymore then the three that I had done, done.
I will hopefully get more done in a day or two.

[q8_crochet]

dianne i made 3 snowflakes without completing the hexagons in very short time
i`ll continue working in that way making all the snow flakes then completing the hexagons

[hseger]

Athba- Thats what I did and it seemed pretty easy. I just made all the snowflakes first then added the edging and sewed them together as I finished them.
I haven't forgotten to put the pattern up for the half hex I was waiting to make sure it wasn't an infringement on the original pattern or anything with copyright. I haven't gotten an answer yet but will try to write it out so I can post it. I'm not good at writing patterns so I hope it will be readable lol.

[q8_crochet]

heather
what is the size of the afghan you made?

[dilyca2006]

I just need to find time to work on it. I have promised myself way to thin. I can't wait to see your afghan.
I do the make the center first with some things I have done in the past. It does make them seem to go faster some times. I love this afghan.

[hseger]

Athba- Mine is about 50 inches by 47 inches

[dilyca2006]

Well. I now have 6 Hexes put together for this. I have already started to think about who I am going to give it to also!LOL

[redbird51]

i'm glad to see folks are working on this. i've hit a lazy streak and haven't worked on my afghan any since the first of the week. we have a lot going on right now, dh on vacation, daughter moving into her own apartment. these are my excuses for not crocheting. i'll try to do better next week.
you guys keep on working.

[dilyca2006]

I am putting mine down for a bit. There are other things that I need to work on as well.

[teacat]

I noticed this CAL was started last year but after seeing the pattern, I just had to start this beautiful afgan. I have 2 snowflakes hexagons completed. I have a LOOOONG way to go!

[hseger]

Teacat- Welcome there are still lots of people doing it so jump on in.

[q8_crochet]

Teacat
your welcome
i`ll post a picture at friday of my project work hard:)

[teacat]

Thanks for welcoming me! I'm glad there are still people doing this CAL.

Wooo! It takes be about an hour and a half to make one complete hexagon! Is that normal? Well, then again, I am new so maybe not. By the time I get home from work, cook, and settle down to crochet, that's about all the time I have. At this rate I will be lucky to get it completed by 2 months. Maybe I can double up on the weekends! I am determined!

BTW, my hexagons are wavy. Will they straighten out once I join them? I didn't see a gauge test; maybe I'm crocheting to tightly?

[hseger]

Teacat - Mine were a little wavy but after they laid flat they smoothed out they'll work out fine.

[redbird51]

teacat, welcome. there are several people on here still working on their projects. i'm one of them. i'm just not able to concentrate on this right now but i'll get back into it soon. don't worry about how fast you go - just have a good time.

[keetch]

do we have a written pattern for the half of a snowflake yet? I have played and played and cant get it right
sue

[hseger]

I guess since I haven't heard anything back yet I'll just post it and hope it's ok to do.
This is not tested and my first pattern I've written so let me know if there is any problems or you find a better way to do it.

Ch 2
R1) 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook
R2) ch3 turn (Dc, ch 2, Dc) in next 2 sc, Dc in last st
R3) Ch 3 turn, Dc in same st, (2Dc, ch 3, 2Dc) in next 2 ch 3 sps, 2Dc in last st
R4) Ch 3 turn, 2 Dc in same st, (3 DC, ch 3, 3 DC, ch 1) in next 2 ch 3 sps, 3 DC in last st
R5) Ch 3 turn, 3 DC in same st, (4 DC, ch 2, 4 DC, ch 3) in next 2 ch 3 sps, 4 Dc in last st fasten off
R6) Join new color in the last st, ch 2, hdc, dc in dc's, (2 dc, trc in ch 1 on prev round, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc, hdc, hdc in next 3 sts (sc, ch 1, sc) in corner, * hdc, hdc, dc to ch 2 sp, (2 DC, Trc, 2 Dc) in ch sp, Dc, hdc, hdc to corner, (sc, ch 1, sc) in corner* repeat from * to * 1 more time.
R7) ch 3 turn, dc in each dc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in corner around
R8) Ch1 turn, sc in each dc, 3 sc in corner around fasten off.

This is my addaption of the snowflake hex block to make it a half block to fill in the gaps in the sides since the original pattern didn't have one.

[q8_crochet]

thanks heather you are wonderful super helper lady :)

[KellieD]

So, I think I have 37 snowflakes done. too bad that only 34 are useable. Two are such tight tension that they are a great deal smaller than the others and one of them has seven sides, not six!!

One of these days................:no

[Gardener]

I'm still working on this one, and I think it will be a while before I finish, since I have so many projects going, (and a short attention span!) I am a little over half done with the hexagons, and have sewn together the ones I have finished. I am thinking about making a smaller throw, so I don't have to make so many blocks, but I haven't decided for sure yet.

[SuzyQT1968]

Thank you thank you thank you Heather. I will give it a try this weekend. I have 6 1/2 rows done and hope to have a full 7 done after my lunch hour knitting/crochet group is over. Need to get more white yarn though because I am pretty sure I don't have enough to even finish the snowflakes much less edge. There is light at the end of the tunnel and I am way ahead of my end of February deadline I set for myself! Woohoo! Almost there.

[redbird51]

way to go everyone for keeping on working! i'm back at it, too.