Snowflake Afghan CAL

[KellieD]

Hey, Sassy!
How did your half hexes turn out? I haven't tried making them yet.

I think I'll give this to my youngest sister. I can start a new tradition of making each of my sisters a Christmas afghan. This way I almost have this year's done!:hook

[SassyCMA06]

Hey, Sassy!
How did your half hexes turn out? I haven't tried making them yet.

I think I'll give this to my youngest sister. I can start a new tradition of making each of my sisters a Christmas afghan. This way I almost have this year's done!:hook


KellieD,

The half hexes turned out good- they work up super fast. I made a few minor changes to the pattern (can't remember as I don't have one in front of me right now). I haven't attached the coloroed border yet, but that will be done sson.

[KellieD]

You mean to tell me that you have finished the whole afghan already? That was fast and I bow to your greatness!

I did get some of the strips joined last night and I am about 24 motifs short. If I do two a day.................

[SassyCMA06]

You mean to tell me that you have finished the whole afghan already? That was fast and I bow to your greatness!

I did get some of the strips joined last night and I am about 24 motifs short. If I do two a day.................


LOL, oh no no, I'm no where near that fast. I meant I hadn't put the colored border on the half-hexes yet.

You have dedication to do 2 a day! Between life and sleep, I haven't had much time to work on any lately. I will probably break it out tonight, though, and work on a few more.

[amyquilt]

I did get some of the strips joined last night and I am about 24 motifs short. If I do two a day.................

Wow! Thanks for the idea. I'm about 1/3 completely done with mine. So, maybe I can get in 1 complete hex a day and before I know it, it will be done.

[KellieD]

i think that if I make this again, I will join and tuck ends as each motif is completed. What a whole lot less tedious work at the end and I'll feel like I'm making some real progress.

I'm a very early riser (4am) and DH doesn't wake up until about 7am. It isn't like I can do any heavy housework or anything before he gets up so it gives me three full hours to work on a project.:crocheting

Ahem. I mean if a book doesn't capture my interest first.:book

[vigilant20]

Wow, I hadn't realized it had been so long since I came to the boards! I just wanted to check in since I had started this CAL. Here's the finished afghan:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/356049131_df31aae67e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnszwalkiewicz/356049131/)

[KellieD]

Vigilant20, thanks for posting a picture of what (someday) my afghan will look like finished. Hope springs eternal!!

After joining, my motifs were still wavy so I used a damp press cloth and my steam iron. It did the trick!

[_Stacy_]

Very pretty afghan! I hope to finish mine someday, before winter is over. LoL Maybe if I can talk myself into 1 or 2 hexes a day...

[hoppinhooks]

It is gorgeous.

[KellieD]

I am on the homeward stretch!! All the motifs that I have made have been joined together and as I finish more I am joining them and tucking the ends.

I have had to use little mind tricks to get the motifs made. Doing something else between the making of the snowflake and the border breaks it up into manageable time, counting to ten while doing stitches and stopping for a sip of wine or tea in between, even reading a few pages of a book if my hands get cramped or it is starting to feel more like a chore than a pleasure. Hey, whatever it takes to get it done. Heaven knows I'm going to need all of the tricks when I start on the border!

[Hildy48]

Thanks vigilant20 for the picture. It is inspiring. I had to take a break and make something I could finish quickly, so I made baby hats. Now I'm ready to get working on this afghan and get it done! This one is promised, but it will be so hard to part with it, but there are two more I want to do after this one. I have so many afghans and I keep making more - isn't crocheting a great addiction!!

[Gardener]

Vigilant20, your afghan is just beautiful. Its supposed to snow here today...maybe that will motivate me to sew the rest of my motifs together and start the border.

I am ashamed to say that my motifs have been sitting around waiting for me to assemble them for over a year........sigh...........I hate sewing things together!!!

[Everyday Crochet]

Hi! I just got the yarn needed to join this CAL today. I have already make one block. I am using colors like the pattern picture. White and a dark blue, although I think I might do a block with some burgandy I have and see which I like best.

[SassyCMA06]

I am on the homeward stretch!! All the motifs that I have made have been joined together and as I finish more I am joining them and tucking the ends.


:cheer Go, KellieD, Go!!! :cheer

[SassyCMA06]

Hi! I just got the yarn needed to join this CAL today. I have already make one block. I am using colors like the pattern picture. White and a dark blue, although I think I might do a block with some burgandy I have and see which I like best.

Welcome Theresa! The burgundy sounds pretty-post pics and we'll help you decide. :)

[Everyday Crochet]

I'll try to get some soon.

[Everyday Crochet]

Alrighty I worked up two of them. I think I prefer the blue but the burgandy (which looks really red in the picture) is pretty too.

http://i439.photobucket.com/albums/qq118/Everyday_Crochet/Crochet/th_DSC02734.jpg (http://s439.photobucket.com/albums/qq118/Everyday_Crochet/Crochet/?action=view&current=DSC02734.jpg)

[SuzyQT1968]

Don't forget to post a picture of your finished product Kellie :clap You are such a sweet sis! But I already knew that!!! Way to go on picking it up again. I am looking for a winter project myself. We are headed to Louisiana for Christmas and I wanted to make some kind of stocking stuffers. Purses maybe! At least for the girls.

Missed you at Lisa's trade!

Susan

[KellieD]

Three years later, I'm finally going to finish it!!

:clap

Suzy, I'll do my best to post a pic, but you know I know plants so much better than I will ever know electronics!

[_Stacy_]

Theresa, they are both pretty! I think I like the blue better, though. Although on my screen it looks sort of purple-ish and now I'm thinking if I ever get mine done maybe, just maybe, I'll make one in purple! LoL
Bad news- I have not worked on this afghan in a few weeks. Good news- I found some motifs I worked one night while watching Jay Leno that I had completely forgotten about! There were 6, so I now have enough to add 2 more rows. :clap

[SassyCMA06]

Alrighty I worked up two of them. I think I prefer the blue but the burgandy (which looks really red in the picture) is pretty too.

http://i439.photobucket.com/albums/qq118/Everyday_Crochet/Crochet/th_DSC02734.jpg (http://s439.photobucket.com/albums/qq118/Everyday_Crochet/Crochet/?action=view&current=DSC02734.jpg)

Great work Theresa- those are awesome!On the screen, the blue looks best. But if the burgundy is a deep burgundy, not red like it looks on the screen, I think it would be a better choice.

[hoppinhooks]

Love your snowflakes.

[Everyday Crochet]

I like them both but I'm going with the blue for this one. I've got 6 white motifs done and plan to border them tonight and then work on more while my kids are at art class for 2.5 hours.

[KellieD]

Mine is done in the deep blue as well with winter white for the snowflakes. I wanted it to look like snow in the midnight sky.

I'm making mine 13 motifs shy of what the pattern calls for. I'm only three motifs away from starting the border!:hook

[Everyday Crochet]

Good for you Kellie!

Are you making it smaller for a particular reason? I used a size bigger hook for I was wondering if that will affect my size much or not.

[KellieD]

There are a couple of reasons I made it smaller.

One, I'm tired of it!!
Two, that size is still a really good sized cuddle quilt.

I'm on the last motif so as soon as I attach it, I'll let you know the overall measurements before the border.

I used a G hook, but if I do it again I will use an I hook. A larger hook does make it a bit larger, but I think that a bit looser would lay better. I'm having to steam every motif......

[Everyday Crochet]

I am using a H hook. I bet your glad to see the end in sight. Good job though. :yay

[Everyday Crochet]

I have the first strip of 7 flakes stitched together. I hope to work on putting the border on the rest of the white flakes I've got finished tonight and then stitch them together as well.

[KellieD]

I was congratulating myself on being done, held it up and realized that I have one more strip of seven to make! Either that or cut off a row of six.
Either one makes me cringe. I'm going to take the rest of the day off and start fresh tomorrow.

Doesn't it look so much cooler sewn together than it did as strips?
Congratulations on your first of many!:yay

[KellieD]

I've done so many things to avoid starting back on those snowflakes including frogging a whole sweater!

Out of excuses, gotta go do the last six. :hook:hook Oh, wait. Mom just brought me three bags of books. Book, snowflake, book, snowflake. Hmmm................Oh, okay. Christmas will be here before I know it so I guess the snowflakes win.

[hoppinhooks]

Well, I have picked up my hook on this one again and I have 14 centers done as of today and one complete mofit.

[Hildy48]

Well, I finally got all the white snowflakes done. In all, I have about 30 hexes completely finished and one strip sewn together. The dark borders are going quickly so I think I might actually get this afghan done.

[hoppinhooks]

Yes, the dark border is just three quick rows and goes real fast. If you are working on that now then you surely are close to completion.

[KellieD]

You ladies are cruising right along on this one! You go, girls!:cheer

I do love how it looks all put together and little by little mine is getting finished. My sister had darn well better appreciate this!

Four more to go.

[hoppinhooks]

I had no purpose for mine but now I think it will be for master bedroom.

[SassyCMA06]

I do love how it looks all put together and little by little mine is getting finished. My sister had darn well better appreciate this!

Four more to go.

She will, no doubt. You are doing so well! :clap

[KellieD]

I just finished sewing the last strip on. It looks great! I hadn't intended on making a full sized one but now I am glad that I did.

Eight half hexes and on to the border!:D

[hoppinhooks]

I have forty two centers done as of this writing. Can't wait to be where you are.

[KellieD]

Well, after three attempts at the half hexes, I still can't figure out where I went wrong. It has something to do with the DC not matching the number of DC that I'll be sewing to. I kept coming up short by two on each side which, of course, I did not discover until all the ends were tucked in. Frustration has won. If I were keeping this, I'd hash it out. Since it is going to my sister, she'll never know what I tried to do (and failed miserably at).
The good news is that I now get to start the border and it looks killer good!:woo:woo

[hoppinhooks]

this is scary. I am at 45 centers done. I think I will stop and do one half hex to see if I can.

[hoppinhooks]

There is a problem with the half hex pattern as written. You need to ad a ch 1 between the first and second set of shells in round 4 and in round five you need to add ch 3 between first and second set of shells. Just like in the reg snowflake pattern. Somehow these steps were omitted in the half hex pattern. This might help. Mine came out fine.

[dilyca2006]

someone wrote up a pattern for half hexes?? What post is it in? Not that I will do them, but, it is nice to know that there is a pattern for them if I would want to.
I may, someday, pick up my yarn for this one and work on it again. I may have to get more yarn for the border of the snowflake cause I think I used some of it for something else.

[hoppinhooks]

Okay, for those of you interested, Heather's directions for making a half hex to fill in the big dips on the edge is POST #495. Sorry, but I didn't think to get the page number! It is on page 50 of the snowflake afghan thread.

[dilyca2006]

Thanks.
This makes it easier to find.

Okay, for those of you interested, Heather's directions for making a half hex to fill in the big dips on the edge is POST #495. Sorry, but I didn't think to get the page number! It is on page 50 of the snowflake afghan thread.

[marikamum]

Hi, I am too lazy to read through the whole thread :sleep...

Would anyone be able to tell me the finished size of a snowflake hexagon?

Thanks!

[KellieD]

They were averaging about 8" across. Mine were more in the 7 1/2" range.

[KellieD]

Hoppinhooks, I tried that, but I think I just didn't put a couple dc in where they were supposed to be.

When I make one of these to keep, I'll master the half hex for sure.

[marikamum]

They were averaging about 8" across. Mine were more in the 7 1/2" range.

Thanks so much!

Regards,

[KellieD]

I am now on the last round of the border and the popcorn stitch really makes the afghan special!:jumpyay

[SassyCMA06]

I am now on the last round of the border and the popcorn stitch really makes the afghan special!:jumpyay

Great job KellieD! Can't wait to see the finished project.

My progress on this has come to a standstill. Just haven't had much gumption to do it, though it does work up so fast.

[Gardener]

I'm looking forward to seeing it too. Mine has been at a standstill for months. I started it over a year ago. I have sewed the motifs into strips, so I just need to sew the strips together and do the border.

[KellieD]

Don't feel too badly about coming to a standstill on yours. I started mine in 2004, found this CAL in 2006 and here, years later, I'm finally finishing up!

I'm making myself do a little bit each time I sit down. Waiting for the coffeepot to finish, I crochet. Sitting down for a short break (with timer), I crochet. Called the husband for dinner but he hasn't made it to the kitchen yet, I crochet. A few stitches here and there really do add up over time.

[KellieD]

:jumpyay:woo:clap:bow:cheer:yay

I AM DONE!!!!

[dilyca2006]

Cool!! do you have a picture??

:jumpyay:woo:clap:bow:cheer:yay

I AM DONE!!!!

[Gardener]

Don't feel too badly about coming to a standstill on yours. I started mine in 2004, found this CAL in 2006 and here, years later, I'm finally finishing up!

I'm making myself do a little bit each time I sit down. Waiting for the coffeepot to finish, I crochet. Sitting down for a short break (with timer), I crochet. Called the husband for dinner but he hasn't made it to the kitchen yet, I crochet. A few stitches here and there really do add up over time.

I guess there's hope for me still!!!

:jumpyay:woo:clap:bow:cheer:yay

I AM DONE!!!!

Congratulations!!!!!:cheer:clap

[Hildy48]

:clap:clap:clap:clap

Way to go KellieD !!!

[Everyday Crochet]

I've got 4 strips sewn together so far.

http://i439.photobucket.com/albums/qq118/Everyday_Crochet/Crochet/th_DSC02779-1.jpg (http://s439.photobucket.com/albums/qq118/Everyday_Crochet/Crochet/?action=view&current=DSC02779-1.jpg)

The lighting is pretty bad. Sorry about that. It is actually a midnight blue color and not so black looking.

[SassyCMA06]

I AM DONE!!!!

Oh KellieD, thats wonderful, congratulations! I can't wait to see a pic!:hug

[SassyCMA06]

I've got 4 strips sewn together so far.



The lighting is pretty bad. Sorry about that. It is actually a midnight blue color and not so black looking.


Theresa, its looking great! Keep up the wonderful work! :cheer

[Everyday Crochet]

Thanks. I am pleased with how fast it is going together but am ready to be done and move on to a new project. My sister called today and would like me to make a poncho for my 1 year old neice and I'd love to start but I'd like to get a little further along with this first. I'm going to start looking for patterns though.

[Gardener]

Theresa, your afghan looks great!

[sOCKsgirl]

Hey everyone I just wanted to update my progress on the snowflake afghan, I have 37 centers done and 1 on the hook so almost 38!! That leaves me with what only 21 more to go? Oh yeah and then I have to do the blue part and sew them together and add the border! Yikes I am never going to have this done in time for Christmas as a gift for my sister.

Plus she really wanted pastel blue and white for the snowflakes because she likes that icy look and now I'm afraid the snowflakes aren't going to stand out at all.

I need to stop sitting in front of the computer so much and do more crochet!

[KellieD]

I have every confidence that you'll be able to finish it by Christmas!

One thing I wish I had done differently was to tuck the ends on each motif as I finished it, rather than tucking 40 or so one right after the other.

Teresa, I like how it turned out with the H hook better than with a G hook.

[KellieD]

Sorry, ladies, no pictures. My DH had the thing boxed and wrapped for Christmas before I could grab my camera!:blush

[SassyCMA06]

Sorry, ladies, no pictures. My DH had the thing boxed and wrapped for Christmas before I could grab my camera!:blush

Aw nuts. I'm sure it turned out gorgeous! :)

[Everyday Crochet]

O.kay I've got only 2 more strips to do. I like it alot but was thinking of making another flake to add to each row. I'd like it to a bit longer, however I am running out of time. Hopefully this week I'll be able to start on the edging.

[hoppinhooks]

I have all my centers done and 9 of them are bordered. But I know I am going to have to make the half hexes so I can put a side border all around because it is even on my bed top.

[KellieD]

The problem I ran into on the half hexes was entirely my fault. I missed a stitch or two somewhere on the DC row which caused me to have fewer on that than on the full motifs. Not really condusive to joining!!

[hoppinhooks]

Yes I made one and caught the error in the pattern right away so I had no problem.

[Everyday Crochet]

I am running out of computer time and need to get my little one to bed but if you click on my blog link (Everyday Crochet) you'll see the afghan. I'm still not finished, sigh, but its coming along.

[KellieD]

It is looking fantastic! just remember, you've got more behind you than ahead of you now!

I had a skein of the blue left over, but I think it is the soft navy. I'll check and let you know.

[Everyday Crochet]

Maybe I'm losing my mind but my white seems to be different too! It is Red Heart, same as the other but it seems to be a different color and weight. It seems so much thinner than the other white that I used. UGH! This is frustrating. :(

[KellieD]

Are you using a pure white or an off white? i have plenty of both. The blue skeins I have are RHSS Soft Navy and Windsor Blue, full skeins. Without going to look, I know I have a full skein of RHSS Off White left over. Will any of those help you?

[KellieD]

The white I have is soft white, not off white and I also have two full skeins of RHSS Aran.

Will any of these help you out?

[Everyday Crochet]

I've made up another strip and the blue seems to match. So the color Midnight Blue must be Soft Navy. It looks o.kay. The whites are definitely the same color but seem to have a different in thickness. It'll all look o.kay though. Thank you for your offer Kellie.

[KellieD]

Sounds like you are cruising right along on that!

I'll be your cheering section any time you need encouragement.:cheer

[dilyca2006]

I have noticed that with Red Heart that from time to time the yarn does feel different, the colors are not always the same. Even if it has the same dye lot. Even within the skein the yarn will feel different from time to time. I put up with it though cause it is a less expensive yarn and I can get more (stash always needs to be built up.. right....:lol). I can also make more for my money.

Maybe I'm losing my mind but my white seems to be different too! It is Red Heart, same as the other but it seems to be a different color and weight. It seems so much thinner than the other white that I used. UGH! This is frustrating. :(

[hoppinhooks]

I made it before Christmas. Did not think I would. Glad it is done, big project. Here is the picture.
Ghost


http://www.flickr.com/photos/18904021@N08/3118128037/

[dilyca2006]

Can't see the pic it is just a red x in a box

I made it before Christmas. Did not think I would. Glad it is done, big project. Here is the picture.
Ghost


http://www.flickr.com/photos/18904021@N08/3118128037/

[hoppinhooks]

I finished my Snowflake afghan. You can see a picture here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/18904021@N08/3118128037/
:flake
ghost
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[dilyca2006]

Very pretty!!!


I finished my Snowflake afghan. You can see a picture here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/18904021@N08/3118128037/
:flake
ghost
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My Blog Spot:
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[cdschlea]

I finally managed to finish this--

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr20/cdschlea/th_snowflakeafghan.jpg (http://s465.photobucket.com/albums/rr20/cdschlea/?action=view&current=snowflakeafghan.jpg)
http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr20/cdschlea/th_snowflakeedge.jpg (http://s465.photobucket.com/albums/rr20/cdschlea/?action=view&current=snowflakeedge.jpg)

I hope you can see the beads. I kind of wanted it to look like ice around the edged so I used faceted irridescent beads. It's making a heck of a racket inthe dryer right now!!:lol

Thanks for looking!

:hookColleen

[dilyca2006]

I clicked on the picture and when it became a little larger I was able to see the beads. That is really cool!!!

[cdschlea]

Thank you!

Colleen

[KellieD]

:heartOh, my gosh!! That is so beautiful.:heart

Congratulations on finishing your work of art. Are you keeping it or gifting it to someone special?

[cdschlea]

:heartOh, my gosh!! That is so beautiful.:heart

Congratulations on finishing your work of art. Are you keeping it or gifting it to someone special?


Thanks for the nice comment!:c9

I usually compete my blankets at the county and state fairs. I get a lot of request for charitable donations so depending on how they do at the fair, the winners often get donated to good causes for raffles or auctions. Generally the rest get given away at Christmas. But I've kept my state winners in the past. I can't quite stand to part with those ones! ;)

:hookColleen