Simple Yoyo Square Afghan Along

[TamiCrochets]

How many of you have tons of scraps laying around in a basket ! I know I do!!!! If you crochet as much as me you probably have tons of baskets of scraps!! ... so I am going to try this pattern Simple Yoyo Square I thought it was sooo pretty and easy anyone can do it!

so Speaking of Anyone! who is interested in Joining this Yoyo square along with me? This is my first attempt at starting a crochet along so I hope i'm doing this right!!!

the pattern i'm using is here -
http://www.geocities.com/cdjsimon/simple_yoyo_square.html

Hope you ladies join me! its going to be lots of fun!!!

[Lady_of_Roses]

That's a very cute pattern. I've seen it before, and it's the reason I save even my smallest scraps of yarn. One day I will make a yo-yo afghan like this! :)

I can't join the CAL right now though, as I really don't have enough scraps yet by a long shot. :( I only picked my crochet back up about a year ago after stopping for many years.

Good luck with your CAL! I'd imagine that you'll get lots of CAL'ers soon. Especially as Christmas projects get done and all those little scraps gotta go somewhere! :hook

[ChainOFools]

It's so funny because I was just looking at this square online this morning...I actually started something very similar to this in April, but it's over in the scrapghan CAL,

The pattern I'm doing is one solid piece though, you can check out the link here (http://hometown.aol.com/lffunt/scrapyo.html)

I stopped working on mine over the summer because it was just too hot, but am ready to take up working it again...have fun with it...it's tons of ends to weave but I'm in no hurry to finish it up :lol

[Fidgement]

Hi Tami,

I have been working on this project here and there and would love to join you on this. I am currently working on several projects (CAL's too) and do tend to suffer from a short attention span, so as long as you're ok with my here and there progress, I'll join you. I aim to put a bunch of yoyo's together to make a decent sized afghan out of this, much in the way she did with her bed sized one. I don't want to make individual blocks. I want mine to be very scrappy as well with no pattern involved. I do like her method for joining these!

:hook :yarn :manyheart

[Alosha]

Determined to get rid of all those little balls of yarn, I did this pattern over the summer. I did mine in strips instead of squares & loved the way it turned out. Now, when I have just a bit of yarn leftover from a project, I make a few of the yo yos & stash them away. Figure it will be a good hot weather project again next summer. Have fun!
:)Alosha

[andrea2006]

Alosha,
How did you do yours with strips?

[Fidgement]

Alosha,

Do you have a picture to share? I'd love to see it!
Cheers

[Alosha]

I followed her directions for joining, but instead doing 4 rows of 4, then edging, I did 2 rows of 20, edged then joined the strips. Also did one where I joined all yo yos before edging, like her bedspread. I do have a picture. but being a low tech kind of gal, have had trouble posting here.
Alosha

[Ashley's Mom]

I love the idea and you did a wonderful job on your Very Large yo-yoghan! It is beautiful! I might attempt this pattern when I get enough scraps stored up. Also right now I'm trying to ramble my brain on ideas for my first ever swap!

[Gretchen]

Well, I'm not sure I have enough scraps to do a whole afghan, but I can certainly start making some yoyos!

[Shell]

That is a REALLY nice pattern!! I don't have the patience for something like that!

[fiddleyarn]

I'm not sure my attention span would last for a huge afghan, but I think I'll start stockpiling yoyos. I just have to try out that joining method too. Looks pretty do-able.

Alice

[Fidgement]

I don't have tons of scraps, but each time I buy some, I work up a couple of yoyos. I actually started joining some yesterday and they work up really fast. This has to be the all time quickest joining method I've ever used. When the sun comes up later, I'll have to take a pic to share.

Have we lost our leader??? Tami, are you still with us????

Cheers!

[eyrthmother1]

I'm sort of doing this. I have 2 scrap-ghans going. One, of which, is a yo-yo like one.
I have a little over 100 of the yo-yo's done and only been working on them about 2 weeks between other projects. They work up fairly fast.

Sandy

[craftytoo]

I want to join. I have lots and lots of scrap yarn, that I didn't know what to do with. The yoyo square afghan is beautiful. :manyheart

[southerncrafter]

I would like to join. I like this afghan. I also have alot of scrap yarn and want to give this a try.

[Fidgement]

Welcome, Craftytoo and Southerncrafter!:D
Glad to have you. I know my afghan will be an ongoing work and I don't expect to have it done next week, but I really enjoy this joining method. I'll be anxious to hear what everyone else has to say about it:yes . I have been meaning to post pictures of what I have so far and have yet to follow through, so hopefully I'll get it done this weekend. I want a really scrappy afghan and lack enough variety of yarns to get that, so I'll be at this for awhile.

What do y'all have planned?:? :? :?
I look forward to hearing from you both:hook

[craftytoo]

Thanks Fidgement. Since I have so much scrap yarn, I'm going to try to make the large yoyo afghan, using Chris Simon's pattern. I was looking at the pattern, and did you know that the pattern doesn't tell you to join before fastening off?

[Fidgement]

No, I didn't realize that. I too am working on the big one (30 yoyo's) and I'm using white for the joining. I am also following her rule of no black, white, grey, or brown, but if those colors appear in a varigated, I'm allowing that. I really like the look of the large one she did. The block she demonstrates is much too orderly for me, lol:laughroll !

Cheers!

[andrea2006]

It will be a long time before I am able to join this one but I have started taking the skeins that dont have much yarn on them and putting them into a ball and placing them in a bag so that part is done at least. Ill pry save this for the hot weather cuz i can just sit and make the yo yo's then when the weather gets cold again start putting together.

[Fidgement]

Thats ok Andrea, I'm sure I'll still be working on mine!:yes :hook

[TamiCrochets]

Fidgement - I'm still here in lala land getting yoyo's done but still here lol glad to have ya

Eyrthmother1 - Crafty too - southerncrafter, WElcome aboard glad to have you all here!

For those who cant join us at this current moment! just keep making them yo yos and put them away
they are so easy to do!

[Fidgement]

Tami, :yay our leader is still with us :clap !

[Melibean223]

[quote=For those who cant join us at this current moment! just keep making them yo yos and put them away
they are so easy to do![/quote]

i love this lol

[TamiCrochets]

Glad you enjoyed that meli

Progress - 2 squares done outa 12 pics coming soon i'm just doing the 12" square pattern!! much easier that way hehehehehe

[TamiCrochets]

everyone still here or have i lost ya'll over the holidays?

[Fidgement]

Good Morning Tami,

I'm still here, making yo-yo's with each new skein I acquire. I'm a long way from being done, lol, but I actually have started a row and her joining method is really easy! :yes :ctree
:wreath :ctree :wreath :ctree :wreath

[sewnsew]

I don't really have alot of scraps yet but I'd like to start making yoyo's as I go. I've eyeballed this afghan a few times. I'm not sure which joining method I should use. I'll probably use the one in the very first post. It looks pretty easy. Right now I'll just worry about getting yoyo's done. LOL

[YarnJunky]

I would love to join in this Afghan Along! I just inheritate a bunch of yarn from my gramma.....lots of odds and ends and I think this would be PERFECT!!!
:flake

[TamiCrochets]

Glad you are all still here Thought i lost ya :( With christmas coming here shortly you wouldn't believe my pile of scraps lol well maybe if you looked at my blog reciently lol welcome abord YArn Junky Glad to have you :) any progress picies yet ?

[StephanieD]

I plan on making this afghan b/c the pattern seems really simple. I do have a question about the pattern though. When making the yo-yos, do we join the last dc and the top of the chain 3 with a slip stitch or no? I was wondering b/c the pattern doesn't say to do that, but whenever I've had to make yo-yos, I've had to join the last dc and the chain 3 with a slip stitch.

So, those who are working on this, are you joining after the last dc?

[Fidgement]

You are correct, you join by a slip stitch in the third chain of the first chain three.:yes :yes :yes :yes

[TamiCrochets]

Ty for Clearing that up Fidgement I was away at church class :)

[darski]

The bad news is that I am getting enough bits of yarn now to join y'all. I can start making up some yoyos and just keep them at hand for when I can make something with them. I do love that pattern.

[Mandys76]

I would love to join this, but I've read the pattern and I'm all confused over how to join the yo-yo's. I've never made motifs and joined them any other way apart from sewing them together or single crocheting down a straight edge....

I want to try, but I'm terrified of stuffing it up!

[sallenlouise]

Well, I have printed the pattern, but, I still need to finish some afghans. I will keep an eye here. :)

[clare]

dab nabit ! i m gona join
ya twisted my arm hehe

[Fidgement]

No problem Tami, I'm always glad to help!:hook

Darski - I don't have tons of scraps; I just make some from every skein I bring in and throw them in a bag. I already have one row started as I intend to do mine totally scrappy and big like the one she has a photo of at the end of the directions. I really like scrap quilts and hence, thats why I'm drawn to it. So, go for it!:yes

Mandys76 - the joining part is really easy. Just take it one step at a time and if need be, post here and I'll be happy to walk you through it. :hook

Hi sallenlouise and clare! Welcome to both of you!:hi

:flake :wgrin :sman :santa :ctree :rud :wreath :2snowman

[clare]

i have making the yoyo's for a couple of hours (whilst i watch a dvd) and i have made 40!!! wow i carnt believe how quick they come along....
its great beacause you can see your work come alive and in quick time tooo !!! yippee!
hi figement

[Fidgement]

Hi Clare!:bounce

They do go quickly don't they. At the rate your going, you'll have a quilt/afghan in no time, just keep watching DVD's, LOL!:rofl Seriously, the joining goes even quicker.

I'm glad you decided to go for it and that you're enjoying it so much. Have a good night!

:2snowman :ctree :rud :stocking :santa :wreath :grinch :sheepxmas :smiling :hbulb

[clare]

hi all
here is my stash. how may have you got???:P
that is just today's effort!!!:clap yes i was bored :lol

and dont remind me, i have all those ends to sew in, ill just do that when i get bored with making the yoyo's:D
i just love this CAL:manyheart

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c303/bobwilson123/IMG_0700.jpg

[sewnsew]

I just got a huge stash from my Grandma. Right now I'm working on Christmas presents that have to get done. Then I'll work on making some yoyos. I don't think I'm going to make a specific amount of any color. I'm just going to put them together sort of wily nily.

[heart]

You know, I'd like to join now if it's not to late. This looks like fun. It would be my first cal. ;)

[heart]

Ok, I got a few made today, I also put it in my siggy, hope that's ok. I am going to use earthy-woodsy colors. I will use either a sandy color or a green shade to go around them. I'm going to do a lapghan size. I think. ;) Here's a photo of what I made so far!

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/sarahsheart/yoyos00000.jpg

[Fidgement]

Hi Heart:hi

:welcome Tami is the hostess here but welcome anyway! You're already under way with good progress. I anticipate this taking me awhile since I'm acquiring yo-yo's as I go. I don't have a huge (ok, its getting to be big, but not by any means huge) stash, so each time I start a new project, I make some from the new colors. The moral of my story is I expect to be around her for awhile, coupled with the fact that I want a queen size afghan. I try to post pics of my progress so far over the weekend.:flake :snow :wangel :wreath :rud :hbulb :gift :santa :ctree

[heart]

Thanks! My stash is in a 9" x 12" basket, hehe so i will make them as I go too. :)

[clare]

Ok, I got a few made today, I also put it in my siggy, hope that's ok. I am going to use earthy-woodsy colors. I will use either a sandy color or a green shade to go around them. I'm going to do a lapghan size. I think. ;) Here's a photo of what I made so far!

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/sarahsheart/yoyos00000.jpg

hi heart!
i only joined a few days ago, they work up soooo quick, i like the colours you are using. carnt wait to see the finished product:hook

[heart]

Thanks! Glad to be here! ;)

[TamiCrochets]

Hello Heart and Clare glad to have you both on board there is no real time limit just enjoy and share lol

[clare]

hi tami:D
yes thats the best part about a CAL you get to share your photo's and if you get stuck on something, you can just ask one of the others in the CAL:clap

[heart]

Hello Heart and Clare glad to have you both on board there is no real time limit just enjoy and share lol

Thanks!:manyheart I really love making yo-yo's. This will be fun!

[clare]

heart
i just love those, i dont no why but they reminded me of chocolate biscuits:manyheart

[heart]

Thanks, I thought it was a neat looking yarn to. I only bought the 1 skein, and made a hanging toilet paper cover, I wasn't sure what else to use it for until now! hehe, :D

[jadyn05]

Hey ya'll..... is it too late to join this CAL??? I have a blanket I'd like to make for my neice, who doesn't like girly colors, and I thought that this would be something great to give her.... a little bit of everything I've ever made! so, if ya'll don't mind, i'd like to join in on this, and hopefully finish in time for her birthday!

[MyissaG]

I havn't participated in this CAL, I am actully doing a granny daughter afghan. Is that close enough to the YoYo??? Here are a couple of pics
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q131/MyissaG/Crochet/100_0237.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q131/MyissaG/Crochet/100_0359.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q131/MyissaG/Crochet/100_0238.jpg


I plan to work on this more after Christmas

[clare]

Hey ya'll..... is it too late to join this CAL??? I have a blanket I'd like to make for my neice, who doesn't like girly colors, and I thought that this would be something great to give her.... a little bit of everything I've ever made! so, if ya'll don't mind, i'd like to join in on this, and hopefully finish in time for her birthday!

hop on in the waters fine ! :yay

[clare]

MyissaG i like that ! it looks really cool!

[Fidgement]

Myissag, I like that too! It is really neat looking and I don't think I've seen it before. It works for me!!:hook

[MyissaG]

Myissag, I like that too! It is really neat looking and I don't think I've seen it before. It works for me!!:hook




Thank you everyone. I made up the joining part. Maybe I can write it down and post it here. It is realy simple and they go together quickly

[heart]

MyissaG, That is very pretty!! Jaydn05 and MyissaG, Welcome to you both! I just joined too! ;) (yesterday)

[clare]

Thank you everyone. I made up the joining part. Maybe I can write it down and post it here. It is realy simple and they go together quickly


ooo oo oo can you can you :cheer pwweeeeese:clap

[jadyn05]

yea, you said i can join!!! wednesdays i think are gonna be my yo-yo day, tomorrow i need to finish up a project for my nephew, and well, at least this week i wont yo-yo till wednesday, lol.

[MyissaG]

Thank you everyone. I will try and write up that pattern for the edging today or tomorrow.

[heart]

Ok, I now have 52 yo-yo's done, and enough brown for about 3-4 more. Then I'm out of the colors needed to stay in the color scheme. Guess I'll need to go shopping after Christmas!:yarn + :hook = :manyheart

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/sarahsheart/yoyoghan00000.jpg

[clare]

heart - great colours carnt wait to see what you make! shopping wooo hooo ! and its even better when it is for yarn....i think i have a addiction to just buying yarn ...hehe...any one else have the same problem??

[StephanieD]

You are correct, you join by a slip stitch in the third chain of the first chain three.:yes :yes :yes :yes

Thanks for your help! I was hoping that would be the answer considering I've made about 20 of them and they are all joined by slip stitch. :cheer

[clare]

hi
this is probably a silly question....but ill ask it any way
i was going to make a 3 x 3 yoyo square insted of 4 x 4. the joining method, is it the same???
thanks

[Fidgement]

Clare, No question is ever silly :lol ! The joining method is the same no matter how many you do. It is user defined!

Cheers:hook

[clare]

Clare, No question is ever silly :lol ! The joining method is the same no matter how many you do. It is user defined!

Cheers:hook
thanks :hug

[clare]

hi everyone :hi
well as you can see it doesnt look like it is supposed to :think
and there is a reason for that :lol i tried the pattern 3 times and i couldnt figure it out :think soooooo i made up my own way, but it is still made of yoyo's :D :D not sure what i am going to make with the squares yet...:shrug but i think maybe a bag to put all my crochet bits in when i leave the house :)


http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c303/bobwilson123/IMG_0715.jpg

[hooked2]

I like what you did (:clap)! And the blue and brown combo is very cool (:)). And what a great idea - to make a bag for your crochet stuff - that way other folks can see your creativity (:cheer)!

PS: How about adding one of the C'Ville buttons to the bag after it's done (:hook).

[heart]

Clare, That is adorable!!! You know I love those colors!! Great job!:clap I think it would make a great bag!!

[clare]

i just ordered 2 buttons, the ones that say im a hooker..:lol i love those :hook

[jadyn05]

Just wanted to show off my first batch of yoyo's

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/tomasko2002/th_yoyos1.jpg (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/tomasko2002/yoyos1.jpg)

many more to come :lol

[heart]

Love those colors! Great start! :)

[Fidgement]

Clare, as long as your happy with the method your doing, then life is good!
They look good to me and will make a very cozy afghan.

Cheers!

[clare]

jadyn i like those colors, the veragated yarns make up some good yoyo's

[jadyn05]

ok weaving in ends..... how many are getting rid of ends as they go? or are you leaving them all until the end? Are we supposed to leave the tails?? I made like 15 more today, and all the ends are gone, :lol I can't imagine weaving in 700 ends at the completion of this thing. Just seeing what ya'll are doin.....

[heart]

I weave them in as soon as I finish one, I use the same crochet hookand weave it in about 4-6 sts, instead of the yarn needle. Much less headache at the end, b/c it is all done already! ;)

[TamiCrochets]

like with everything else i crochet i weave in the ends as i go just force of habbit something my grandmother tought me i just find it annoying to have to go back then the back of the afghan looks horible i think it looks better as you go personaly...

[StephanieD]

I've been weaving the ends in as I go. I get impatient towards the end of projects and I would be so annoyed at those ends.

I'm hoping that Santa brings me a new digital camera this Christmas. If he does, I'll post pictures of the yo-yos I've made so far. You guys are really coming along and it looks great.

[StephanieD]

I got a camera for Christmas! :) Here is a picture of the yo-yos I've made thus far. I'm doing one color at a time so, they are all turquoise. I'm doing the ziz-zag yo-yo pattern. I'll have to find the link.

http://honeybearshaven.com/crochet/yo-yos.JPG

[jadyn05]

stephanie your yo yo's look great!! happy for you that you were blessed with a Digital Camera for Christmas!

I want to make 20-30 yo-yo's today, unless I start one of the patterns from the magazines I got today. :hook

[StephanieD]

i'm expecting a gift this year, b/c i handed my husband the money budgeted for my gift and sent him to the store, :lol

stephanie your yo yo's look great!! happy for you that you were blessed with a Digital Camera for Christmas!

I want to make 20-30 yo-yo's today, unless I start one of the patterns from the magazines I got today. :hook

Thank you! I've only been working on my yo-yos at work. I'm a customer service rep in a call center and I can do this in between calls b/c it's not too involved. I promised my husband that I would only work on his afghan at home. I've put his afghan off long enough. So, I won't be doing any yo-yos today. I'll work on them some more tomorrow at work.

Good luck with your goal of 20-30 yo-yos! :cheer

[craftygirl2]

I deleted the Question... I am soooo sorry if it offened anyone.... it was a Q: in general not directed at anyone....

[jadyn05]

well i was watching a movie with the kids, and I did in fact make 35 yo-yo's during the movie, so that is exciting, I'll post pics tomorrow sometime. And it isnn't yo-yo's but I started a doily for my mom's 50th birthday, and I made a scarf from the happy hooker book for my daughter.

woot, i was productive today, and cheerful, which is always good! hope everyone had a great day!

[dinah]

I've been working on a yo-yo afghan since last year...but I kinda forgot about it until I realized I had a ton of leftover wool.:blush

Anyways...I'd like to join in on the crochet along.:cheer

I have some questions though:

Years ago I remember seeing an afghan like the yo yo blanket, except the joining was done with different colors not one single color. Is anybody else trying this?

Some one was saying something about not using black, white or beige? Any reason why?

& finally

who's going to finish first?:think :D

[darski]

& finally

who's going to finish first?:think :D

Good one Dinah! I like how you think :wlol

[sewnsew]

I made 11 of them yesterday. I have a long way to go though. But it used up two small balls of yarn. So that part made me happy.

[gavinsmom]

i was thinking about doing this .....It would be a good stash buster for the new year :) I just don't know who I would give it to :lol

[jadyn05]

well Danielle I think youy should jump in!

and here is an updated pic of my yo-yo stash:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/tomasko2002/th_yoyobonanza.jpg (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/tomasko2002/yoyobonanza.jpg)

this is the ones I made Christmas day, plus yesterday, plus the few I'd already had done. wahooo! I store them in this beautiful glass vase, and when the vase gets full I'll start connecting them, then fill the vase again, and connect some more.

[gavinsmom]

I'm in :) I was digging thru my stash looking for brown green and white novelty yarn of all kinds to make a scarf for my mom and i found a bunch of scraps of yarn in bright colors. So I think I'm going to make it in bright colors and join with white or black and give it to my little sister for her birthday or christmas next year :)

[astridz55]

Count me in. I do think that I am going to do rows though instead of squares. And I might try to offset the odd number rows so that there is less open spaces.
I love the idea of putting the yo-yos in a vase. I have several that are never used and this will be a great way to use them.:clap

[heart]

Hey, have some funny and disappointing news! Yep, I intended to make several yo-yo's among other things while we traveled ( 17 on road hours! we were stuck in terrible traffic which extended our travel time by a few hours) over Christmas, I only finished 5 yo-yo's out of my personal goal of hoping to come home with a gallon size baggie full.:eek :think , I did start a bearevement blanket for the charity blitz though. Hoping to get some yoyo's made now that I'm finally back home! :hook

[TamiCrochets]

Nice heart howed you manage that holiday excitement get to ya hehehe

[jadyn05]

cool danielle, I'm sure she'll love it..

heart, sorry to hear about such a long travel time, that's just crazy.

well, I think today is going to be another yo-yo day. I need to finish this one by March 18th so that I can have it mailed out in time for my neices birthday. She doesn't know she is getting it so that is exciting. Anyway, I'll come back on tonight and post a pic of the days progress.

Have a good day all!

[jadyn05]

well, I made 52 yo-yo's this morning, bringing my total up to 135/540 :clap

here are a few pics, the 2nd one is the vase I'm holding them all in, it holds quite a few, it still isn't full. I have 10 weeks left to finish this thing, and I am confident I can get it done :cheer

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/tomasko2002/th_december16120.jpg (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/tomasko2002/december16120.jpg)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/tomasko2002/th_december16119.jpg (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/tomasko2002/december16119.jpg)

this is a lot more fun than I realized it was going to be! I havn't decided yet if I'm doing the hexagon shape, or if I'm going to do it in rows. I'm leaning toward rows though, since that is what the 540 came from :lol

[madtypist]

Is it too late to join in:knit . I love the look of the yo-yo afghan....I'm thinking of doing the yo-yo's in thread.

[heart]

Love the vase idea!!! Might just have to try that one! ;)

[jadyn05]

ooo yo-yo's in thread..... that would make a beautiful table cloth... *stores that idea away for a day when I lose my mind* :lol

[LadyBeBop]

I'm in :)

Started my yo-yos the day after Christmas. I needed a good stashbuster project.

Instead of the suggested "G" hook, I'm using a "K" hook, so each yo-yo would be bigger.

Have a question for those whose started joining. How much bigger would the yo-yos be after adding the edging?

[SpiritKid]

Hi, I'm new here, but I want to join this CAL! I'm no competition as I have 5 blankets on my list of WIPs/WIMs for a friend for Christmas, two newborns twins and two twins on the way. I'll be busy for quite a while, but I do have some Yo-Yos made that I did over the summer.

I plan on making mine ALL pink. I'm a big fan of pink. ;) I definitely won't go with king size, but I'm debating if I want to make it queen for my bed at home or twin for my bed at school (dorm) for next year. Orrr I could just go with a throw.

I'd love to hear your opinions! (And also ideas for where to find more (different) shades of pink yarn! I'm stuck!)

Thanks!!
Ashley

[heart]

Welcome to all the newbies!!!

I'm checking in with 103 yo-yo's tonight. Yeah!! Praise Jesus! I actually finished a good bit tonight. ;) I did add purple and peach to my all earthy color scheme, I'm thinking of adding a rose color too, maby make it a garden theme instead of just earthy colors. Cause I've ran out of my greens and browns. :D

well, isn't that neat, I have 103 yo-yo's and I'm post # 103.

[madtypist]

I know I know, thread yo-yo's.....I've lost my mind (I figured having raised three boys, that will do it). But your right about it making a beautiful tablecloth. I just need to figure out what colors I want to do it in.

[astridz55]

I am going through my yarn stash and trying to organize it all. I'm such a geek that I am typing it all into Excel as a spreadsheet. :blush
My question is that I am finding a bunch of Red Heart Super Saver yarn and a lot of cotten Sugar and Cream. What is everyone else doing about different types of yarn? Are you mixing and matching or just keeping it to one type of yarn?
Thanks

[gavinsmom]

I'm using RH Super Saver, Sugar and Cream and Caron Simply Soft. I figure it should be fine if I join them all with the same yarn. Either Black or White Super Saver. Probably Black.

I have 36 done so far :)

[eyrthmother1]

Not had much time lately to work on my yo-yo's and no idea how many I have done...lol. However, had to share an incident today. One of my clients brought me my Christmas present today. It was a "craft/knit/sewing carryall" full of YARN!!

The thing I wanted to share was w/ the yarn. Several on here have mentioned they are new to crochet or don't have a large scrap stash yet. I'd not thought of this, until today, my client got me several skeins of varying colors yarn, BUT also got me some "craft trims". It's 20 yards of 4 ply worsted weight yarn on a card.

Was so excited because were colors I don't have at the moment and can be used for more variety in my yo-yo's without having to wait to get through full skeins to have the scraps to use. YEA!! :cheer

Sandy

[heart]

Yep! Let's see, I have used so far, red heart (regular worsted), bernat softee chunky, jewel box, cheinelle, bernat baby (? name) and 3 ply RH, and Peaches n Creme. I know they are all different thicknesses, but I've controlled my tension and they are all the same size, a few may be 1/8" difference. I've just really used scraps, but I think I'm going to have to add a few colors, b/c I've run out of the color scheme I indended to use. ;)

[dinah]

I've used all kinds of different wool so far. I'm just using up whatever I have.

[heart]

Just checking in, I only have 1 more to add to my total a few days ago. Guess I had better get busy! :U How many do you all have?

[sewnsew]

I just counted mine and I'm up to 60. LOL Lots more to do though. I am trying to just do a small ball a day.

[eyrthmother1]

I have about 163 crocheted up w/ ends woven end ready to connect. not sure how many i have w/ 1 unwoven end (I weave the beginning 1 as I go). still a ways to go though.

Sandy

[gavinsmom]

I have 82 so far :) I still need to get a picture. How many am I going to need to make it for a twin size bed? anyone know?

[darski]

I really need to mention something that I have just seen and been asked to make...
the current rage in Dallas (by my sources anyway) is a YoYo scarf.

yoyos are made and joined to form a scarf and fringes are added randomly in the yoyos

Will try to get a pic to send when i have something or can get something.

[heart]

Darski, I bet that's really neat. Imagine the possibilities.....

[dinah]

I've wondered about making them into scarves as well. It seems like they would look like flowers?

I counted last night and I have about 90 of the little things. I thought I had so much more then I really did.:think

I get too caught up in worrying that I'm making too many of one color. I keep forgetting that I'm going to be making hundreds and hundreds of these.:blush

[gavinsmom]

I'm at 105. I finally took a picture. I'm going to use black to attach them :) there will also be white yo yo's

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/gavinsdad/December097.jpg

[heart]

Danielle, Those colors are amazing!!!!! So beautiful! ;)

[sewnsew]

That will make a beautiful blanket. Very colorful.

[TamiCrochets]

Way to go Danielle

[jadyn05]

marshelle is gonna love it danielle, I hope I am there when she opens it!

I did 10 more today, so I have 145. tomorrow is my actual yo-yo making day, and I'm wanting to do like 70 tomorrow, maybe even 100, I'm eager to start joining them, and I think 100 more will fill my vase. But then part of me wants to wait until all of the yo-yo's are done, and not mess with momentum and yarn tension while joining them. Anyway, I'll make more tomorrow and take a pic.

[jmccrochet]

OK, so I think I might be hooked on the idea of trying one of these but I have a question. Nearly every project I've made this year was made with Homespun. Will that work?

Joyce

[gavinsmom]

I would say if u use homespun then u need to use only homespun, even for joining. Or if u can find something else with a similar thickness for joining. I would also use a bigger hook. I think This afghan would be Stunning in Homespun :)

[StephanieD]

Danielle, your yo-yos are beautiful! That will be just beautiful edged in black!

[clare]

wow danielle those colors are amazing !!!!well done

[sewnsew]

I finally got the picture of my first 63 yoyos uploaded. Here it is.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/Donna_G/photos/crochet%20alongs/yoyos01.jpg

I was thinking of doing the border in white, but now am wondering if it would look better in black. I'll wait until I have more done before I decide.

[Krystal16]

At this stage, I'd vote for black...

[sewnsew]

Thanks Krystal that's what I started thinking too. I didn't think much about it until I took this picture and that's why I started doubting my first choice. Plus I don't think I have any black going into it. So I'm leaning more towards black than anything else too.

[CDBear]

I've made a few scrap afghans, and FWIW, black has been the best every time....

[hooked2]

The yo-yos are just beautiful!

[jadyn05]

okies ladies, i was only able to do 62 more today, so that makes this weeks yo-yo count 72, and my yo-yo to date (yytd) count is 207 :cheer My vase still isn't completly full, so I am not going to start joining yet, well that and I need more colors, since I don't want it to look like I was planning on 1 color, and then ran out, I want to have look random, not unplanned... if that makes sense. Anyway, here is a pic of my vase to show my progress.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/tomasko2002/th_January3.jpg (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/tomasko2002/January3.jpg)

[sewnsew]

Ada, it looks great. I know exactly what you mean. That's how I want mine to be too.

[heart]

Ada, That's great!!!

I have changed my mind as far as my blanket goes. I've added a rose, purple, and more blue to my origional scheme of earth tones, I'm going to use either navy or slate blue to join, and muted greens, browns, purples, pinks, ect, I'm hoping for a color scheme that resembles a Thomas Kincade (spelling ?) painting, just the colors, :D, not the actual beauty of the paintings. Kinda like a french cottage type colors, if this sounds right. I did get some pretty verigated sugar n creme and some Moda Dea Cache' from Michaels today that I can't wait to work up into yo-yo's. Hope they will work. The photo of this small stash is in my blog, link in my siggy. ;)

[heart]

Now I have 165. I sat up last night making a few. ;) Wonder how many I'll need to make a throw size. I'm going to do 1 big one instead of making squares.

[gavinsmom]

I'm at 168 :) i've been slacking the past few days tho and working on other projects

[dinah]

I'm still plugging away.

I think I'm going to join my with a variety of colours. What do you gals think about that?

[heart]

Wonderful Dinah!!! I must admit, I've been slacking a bit on these, I must start on some tonight or tomorrow.

[Fidgement]

I'm still adding yo-yo's to my stash here and there, but y'all are leaving me in the dust! Good job!:yay

[jadyn05]

Ok, so I made 83 more today, and will also be working on this some more tomorrow. But for now my yytd is 290!!!!! :yay I might even get some more done tonight, I want to end tomorrow with no less than 350 completed. And I'm really going through my yarn tidbits. I'm going to buy black yarn this weekend to combine them. The 3 or 4 skeins of black I have are all slightly varying shades, so I need to pick some up that is all the same black.

[heart]

WOW Ada!!! I'm excited to see how they look all joined. Good crocheting! :U

[darski]

Ada, I love your way of keeping your yoyos... what a neat way to see where you are.

[gavinsmom]

I have 289 :) I'm keeping mine in a medium sized basket it's almost full :) I should take a picture ... I can't wait to start joining I need to figure out how many i need to do though

[jadyn05]

How did ya'll figure out how many you need.... and how on earth do we figure how many we need if we are doing a hexagon shaped one?? If I knew I could do a hexagon, but I don't so here is how I figured out for my yo-yo done in rows.

Each yo-yo is 1 1/2 inches without the trim, and I'm thinking after doing the sc around to join I can count on 2" per yo-yo. and I want a blanket for my neice that is 36" wide and 60" long. So I need 18x30 yo-yo's which is 540. But maybe 40" wide is better, and then i need 600 yo-yo's. I'm not sure where I'm going to end up stopping, :lol

So far today I have made 36 more yo-yo's, which puts me at 315, which is right on target working once a week on yo-yo's to finish my yo-yo's by the end of February and have 2 weeks in March to connect them before I have to mail it out for my neices birthday. I want to get some more done though, while I have time, so I don't feel rushed at the end. But I am also making an apron for my 3 year old for her birthday on the 31st, so I may work on that some today too. We'll see. I'll be back later if I have further progress to report.

Wtg Danielle on your yo-yo progress, can't wait to see it!

[heart]

I'm not sure how many I have now, around 200 I think. Here is some of the yarn I've been working with, I bought some from the $1 - $2 sale at Michaels, and one is sugar n creme, just some of the colors I've added. I've finally decided to use a pale slate blue/grey color to go around them. Hoping for a water color efect. :D Anywho, here is how they worked up

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/sarahsheart/newyo-yos.jpg(the lime-y green is not that neon looking, it's actually brownish plum color, scanner must be sick today!)

[gavinsmom]

Sarah - I love those colors :) That is going to be very pretty :) I can't wait to see it joined

Ada - thanks for the tip to figure out how many we need. Now I just need to figure out how big I want to make it:think Should I make it big enough for her twin sized bed?

Tonight while I was taking pictures of some scarves I made I took a picture of my yo yo basket. I also made the basket :) oh I'm so crafty :blush:lol
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/gavinsdad/january030.jpg

[jadyn05]

Danielle those are gonna look so great, Marshelle is gonna love it!

I did 5 more, lol. So my total for today is 41, and my yytd number is 330! :cheer

Pics later, as I'm too lazy to take and upload pics right now. But my vase is MORE than full!

[heart]

Beautiful colors Danielle! Love your basket too!!!

[gavinsmom]

Anyone know the measurements of a twin sized bed? I can't seem to find my tape measure. Ada you are flying through those yo yo's you are gonna be done b4 you know it

[TamiCrochets]

while i am at my bfs apt I use a gallon sized ziplock baggie to hold my yo yo's in. when i end up making it home I put them in a basket much like the one Gavinsmom uses .. I'll be putting them together once my other comitment to this site is finnished. you all are so far ahead of me! I feel like i am slacking hugely if that is even a word!

[Krystal16]

Danielle - a twin bed is 35" x 75" on the top. If you're making it to hang over, I usually aim for 48" x 80" (or 85" to cover the pillow)

[gavinsmom]

So for it to hang over i would need 1,020 and for it to just lay on top i would need 657 ..... hmmmmmm...... what to do :lol

[heart]

:eek :eek WOW! That's a lot. It would be really pretty though. I think I will stick with a small throw size.

So for it to hang over i would need 1,020 and for it to just lay on top i would need 657 ..... hmmmmmm...... what to do :lol

[clare]

ok i have made a few yoyo's about 50 i think....and i no that i will not get around to making more :no i have to much on my plate at the moment :sigh soooo here is the good news :yay
who wants my yoyo's? first in best dressed !!!!

[jadyn05]

Clare- I sent you a pm. Don't know if I'm the first or not, but hey.

And here is my vase now after my yo-yo day last week. I'm going to do more possibly today, but definitely Wednesday. I want to make a couple RAOK items today, and also work on the apron I'm making my will be-4 in a week year old :lol I bought her a tea party food prep toy set, and I think an apron is just the thing she needs to go with it! Anyway, I'll let ya'll know a new total if there is one!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/tomasko2002/crochet%202007/th_2007008.jpg (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/tomasko2002/crochet%202007/2007008.jpg)

I think I'm gonna use mason jars next to hold my yo-yo's.

[jadyn05]

OK, well today is my actual yo-yo day. I'm wanting to get around 50 done, with the kids sick, and me not feeling fully up to snuff, I'm not going to over do it. But I do think that 50 while the baby sleeps is do able. Good news is, my oldest is FINALLY ever free (she's been laying down since SUnday), so maybe today will be a great day!

[tamugrad02]

I love this pattern!! I wish I could join this CAL, but I've already got alot on my plate.....and all my scraps are designated to other projects right now:(

Maybe when I'm done with these projects I will start making yo-yos and when I gather enough will work on this afghan.

[jadyn05]

Well Tam, hope you join us when you've cleaned your plate up a little bit! :lol

Today, has been a YO-YO day for sure. I'm not done yet, and I have already made 124 yo-yos!!!!!! :cheer which means as of right now, my YYTD= 454

And I've decided to go a little larger, and will need 600, instead of 540, but still, only 146 left to make!!!!

The kicker for today is that I usually weave as I go, but my needle is missing, and my sis is bringing me one when she gets off work, so this evening I'll be weaving my hands off, but I want hammer out as many little buggers as I can before that, and really make this a very productive yo-yo day!!

Plus, I did 3 more rnds on the round ripple I'm working on, so :hook

Feels great, after barely crocheting this week with the kids sick, feels good getting some great time in! I'll post pics later. You should see this mason jar. It;s a 1 quart jar I think, and ALL my yo-yo's from today are CRAMMED in there. Can't believe how many it's holding.

Well, off to get my 2nd jar, and work up some more yo-yo's. OOOOO, I can't wait to start joining these little guys!!!

[jadyn05]

Ok, is it me,..... ir is the link in the first post different from when we started?? I just checked it out to look at the joining, and this one is different from any other one I've seen.... neone know what the old link was?? I think it was through an AOL thing or something, had the net stitch joingin or whatever, but then looking at the new one, I LOVE the joining, so maybe I'll just do that, lol!

p.s the new link looks like it may take LESS yo-yo's to get good width and length!!!

[jadyn05]

wow, this changes everything. When I saw the link on the first post earlier, it changed everything. I'm DONE with all my yo-yo's. I only need the 460 I now have made. At 23 yo-yo's my length is 62", and then I'm doing it 20 wide, so that will be plenty big enough for my 8 yr old neice. And that's without the edging added at the very end :smile this makes me happy, I'm gonna post a pic later, I'm hoping to get 2 or 3 rows joined and done tonight. We'll see.

[sewnsew]

Oh wow Ada that is awesome. I have put a hold on my yoyos for now. I'm working on joining the squares for my comfortghan and I have been working like a mad woman on my quiltghan. I think I will need to make one day a week a yoyo day though. I can't wait to see pictures of your yoyos attached.

[jadyn05]

Here are this evenings pictures of my yo-yo

This one is the length, the ghan is on a full size bed. This is 23 yo-yo's long

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/tomasko2002/crochet%202007/th_yoyolngth.jpg (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/tomasko2002/crochet%202007/yoyolngth.jpg)

This is a closer veiw of the joining. I think it will look nice when it's all done. Oh, and this 2x2 block, is 5". 2 rows=5", not bad :hook

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/tomasko2002/crochet%202007/th_yoyoclose.jpg (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/tomasko2002/crochet%202007/yoyoclose.jpg)

THanks for looking!

oh, i ended up using 18 different colors for this :cheer

[TamiCrochets]

Ada as far as I know the link hasn't changed? but eh the heck do I know i've been a wreck this last month ... Busier then heck and worried about those two comfort ghans that have been made no longer my worry.. but the link you mentioned I beleve is still the same one I posted orrigionaly!

[allycat1987]

That is beautiful!! I have been waiting for someone to post pictures after they started putting them together!! It is going to look awesome!!!:yes

Can't wait to see it finished!:cheer

[TamiCrochets]

looks very nice ada you have me beat i'm still at 50 :(

[TamiCrochets]

Ada you are thinking of Priscilla Hewitt's yo yo design I have posted Chris's version as I liked that one the best! bu tyou can do which ever method you prefer!

[jadyn05]

tami, I think I just saw the name of the CAL and then used the link I already had , then lost it somehow, and looked at the first post again tonight, and was like "well that's different than what I thought" :rofl

Problem is, I "helped" do the math for how to figure out how many yo-yo's it takes to make a ghan, and well, my math is WAY off, being based in priscilla's pattern, since Chris's is much more open, soooo opps, sooo sry.... that;s what I get for assuming. But then, I"m glad I realized it NOW instead of 140 yo-yo's from now, :lol

And woot, the 2 patterns is a 140 yo-yo difference to get the size, and actually at this I'm gonna end up with it BIGGER than the other way with 600 yo-yo's so WOOT WOOT!!!

And thanks for the compliments, they give me warm fuzzies!!! :ghug

[heart]

ADA...That's great! Love the edging with the colors! Great Inspiration!!! Thanks a bunch! I had better get busy! :D

[Fidgement]

Hi all!

Theres been some really neat pictures posted. Y'all are doing really well. :cheer :cheer :cheer :cheer

I read someones post on here, but I can't remember who, about the joining method. I am using Chris Simons method because its continuous and there are less ends to deal with.

I'm still way behind y'all but still checking in.
Cheers :hook

[gavinsmom]

:lol well i feel better now knowing that i don't need so many. I may start joining tonight to see how it looks :) ETA: Ada yours looks great so far :)

[gavinsmom]

I started joining today. I have 3 rows done so far :) I will try to get a picture tomarrow

[jadyn05]

man, i saw u posted, and thought there would be a pic, man danielle, you are such a tease :lol can't wait to see it

[gavinsmom]

I had to have ada talk me through joining the second row over the phone.... for some reason it just didn't make sense i got it now though :)

[heart]

Say a prayer for me, I am going to begin joining mine today! I'm excited, now maby I can finally catch up to you all! :D Can't wait to see everyones photos. :)

[heart]

Here is what I have done today, I actually added another row after this so I have 4 total rows. It is 12 wide and I'm going to go about 18 long, then do the edging around, then add a boarder of yo-yo's so it will be a good size throw. I love this pattern, it's neat to work on something a little different than usual.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/sarahsheart/Pineapplescarf00025.jpg

[gavinsmom]

Sarah- I love the colors your using and that ur not using the typical white or black to join :)

Heres a few pics of mine ... as you can see my random isn't quite as random as i wanted it to be :lol

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/gavinsdad/january060.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/gavinsdad/january061.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/gavinsdad/january062.jpg

Mine is 20 wide ... I'm not sure how many rows long I'm going to do but its 50 Inches wide

[Fidgement]

Sarah and Danielle,

They look great :clap :clap :clap :clap .
Way to go and thanks for sharing!

Cheers

[jadyn05]

Sarah, I love that! IS that country blue to join??? Looks great!!!! :cheer

Danielle, I love those brights set against the black, looks wonderful! :cheer

:hug for both of you.

[heart]

Sarah, I love that! IS that country blue to join??? Looks great!!!! :cheer

Danielle, I love those brights set against the black, looks wonderful! :cheer

:hug for both of you.


:D :D Yes it is Red Heart Country Blue! hehe, you're good!

Thanks you all!:manyheart

Danielle, yours is great! I love the bright colors with the black, it really makes them pop. Makes me happy just looking at it. :U

[Nutsaboutcrochet13]

Wow these all look so nice! Great colors too :yes

[MLLORF]

WOW those look great. I have to give you all a lot of credit. I would love to make one of these but I'm not quite sure yet. But I keep looking.

[eyrthmother1]

Here is what I have done today, I actually added another row after this so I have 4 total rows. It is 12 wide and I'm going to go about 18 long, then do the edging around, then add a boarder of yo-yo's so it will be a good size throw. I love this pattern, it's neat to work on something a little different than usual.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/sarahsheart/Pineapplescarf00025.jpg

OH!! are you using Azure to join w/?? I recently did a comfort shawl w/ that color and ABSOLUTELY fell in LOVE with it. Was thinking of using it for my joining, if/when I finally get around to starting to do it. LOVE how your's is turning out. :clap :clap

Sandy

[eyrthmother1]

Sarah- I love the colors your using and that ur not using the typical white or black to join :)

Heres a few pics of mine ... as you can see my random isn't quite as random as i wanted it to be :lol

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/gavinsdad/january060.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/gavinsdad/january061.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/gavinsdad/january062.jpg

Mine is 20 wide ... I'm not sure how many rows long I'm going to do but its 50 Inches wide

GREAT color choices. really standing out and beautiful. :clap

Sandy

[heart]

Eyrthmother1, I'm using Red Heart Country Blue, but your color sounds better! :U I think they are very close though. Praise the Lord and Thanks! :)

[jadyn05]

yes heart rh country blue and caron's azure are seriously close in color. I get them confused when looking at them, I have both here in the house, :lol Um, i now have 3 rows joined, but no more pics yet, I really want to get more joining done today, so I'll post pics before I go to bed, or early tomorrow. Today has been hectic, so my hook is currently neglected, and it takes my attention to work on the joining, so hard to do with the kids up and about. It's so great there are a few of us joining at the same time, gives me the motivation to keep going to keep up with # of rows joined :lol

[heart]

Ada, Thanks, I may have to look for this next time I go to buy yarn. I usually grab rh b/c it costs less. SS is so much softer though. I'l love to make a shawl or something in this same color. I thought they were very close. Thanks again. :D

[heart]

I do have a question, I was hoping for earthy tones at first, then decided to go with the lovely slate-y blue color to resemble reflections in water colors. Do you think this will look that way? I love the beauty in nature. I'm open to constructive criticism. :U

[threadaddict]

Oooooooooo,, I really like this afgan. Usually the yo yo's aren't so great looking. But I like the "granny-squardiness" of this one. I have a TON of scraps so I'll have to pull them out soon. Right now I'm working on a baby onsie for my DIL's baby shower.

[heart]

Glad to have you Cindy!! I love this one, it is great! Everyone is so encouraging and uplifting. Lot's of fun! ;)

[heart]

I worked like crazy before I had more area on my arm removed and tested, (they removed more of the area where the mole was b/c they were concerned about it, it wasn't cancerous though, Praise Jesus! :) and I did the last few rows last night, slowly...It is 12 yo-yo's wide by 16 (?) long. (the photo shows it turned sideways) I haven't edged it, hubby wants it bigger. To fit our queen size bed...um, I said are you nuts? But I think I'm the one who is nuts...I'm actually thinking about it! :D I'll let you know. Here is what is done so far....

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/sarahsheart/Captured2007-2-100001.jpg

[heart]

:U Thanks! I can barely wait to finish it, when I decide how. hehe!;)

[MLLORF]

Sarah - Your yo-yo ghan is beautiful. I love it!!

[gavinsmom]

Sarah I love the colors that turned out very pretty :)

[irikel]

Oh wow....these are looking soooo pretty....makes me wanna start up.lol

[Fidgement]

Very nice Sarah! :cheer Mine is going to be queen size and I knew that from the start, so thats why I figure I'll be here a long while. Thanks for sharing!

[heart]

:blush Thanks! :manyheart

[gavinsmom]

I just finished row 6 of my yo yos. I still need to make 74 more yo yo's so thats my next task

[heart]

That's great Danielle!:cheer :hook :cheer :hook :cheer Cheering you on! :clap

[eyrthmother1]

I've been working up my yo-yo's from my left over scraps. After a bit, sometimes it seems I have SO MANY in 1 color and I keep wondering if it will be over-dominated by just specific colored yo-yo's.

Then, there are times I have this LONG piece of yarn when I've done w/ the scrap yarn, but it's not enough to actually DO a yo-yo from. Recently (and here's the basis of my posting...finally...lol) started taking those long, but not long enough threads and starting a yo-yo, when I run out of that color, I bring in another contrasting color in order to finish that yo-you up.

So, I will end up w/ 2-tone yo-yo's, but not like a varigated one. Am I making sense in my description? I was thinking having a few of those thrown throughout the afghan might give it a twist (and like 1 on here was talking aobut wanting a watercolor type affect, sort of give it the twist of "paints running together").

What do y'all think?

Sandy

[jadyn05]

wow sarah that looks great!!! I never did do more rows on mine the other day, but I will work on it tonight during the superbowl, so I'm hoping to get quite a bit done, also, I'm not sticking to the plan of my future rows, I"m just sticking my hand in the basket of yo-yo's and doing it random that way. My SIL is right, I'm nuts and over think things, so Danielle, if this looks bad b/c I tossed the plan.... I'm blaming you :rofl Just kidding :hug I think it will look great! Can't wait to see how Marshelle's looks when it is done.

[heart]

Thanks you all! :D I love this place! ;)

[jadyn05]

Ok, so I want to get more done today, but here is the state of my yo-yo ghan. 5 rows completed. Woot! I'm on target for my goal for the week, which was to join 10, so I have done 2 today, and only need to do 8 more by the end of the week! Which is manageable, once I get in the mode and motor them out.

[gavinsmom]

Oh gosh guys we were all the way back on page 3!!! Where is everyone with this. I've been slacking on everything because I'm trying to make up 2 star blankies for a friend ASAP

[Yammy]

Can't wait to see some of these. I just started one, have 209/750 yo yo's complete. Yes, it's gonna be huge.
I looked at some of the patterns on this thread to encase the yo yo's and nothing really tickled me so I came up with my own pattern that is very easy... I'll have to drag out my camera later and post a pic.

So who is still working on this?

[nana]

:manyheart oh i will join. just bought 8 bags of yarn at the ark. have lots of yarn and pretty colors. youll have to tell me where i can sent it for a charity when iam done ok. keep me posted when you want to start this ok so excited, nana

[dinah]

I kinda slacked off there for a while. But yesterday and today I probably made another 15 or so.

At this rate, I'm going to be yo-yoing for a very long time.:lol

Anybody else still here?

[sewnsew]

I'm sort of here. lol I've slacked off on my yoyos. Every once in a while I'll drag them out to make some more. But like you I'll be doing it for a while at this rate. :lol

[pianoteacher1949]

Hello,
I would like to join in on making yo yo's. I have
a question for you. Are the crocheted yo yo's real small? Maybe like an inch?
I'm working on making yo yo's out of material
and going to make a bedspread quilt out of that.
I saw this crochet yo yo forum and thought it would be a really neat idea to use up my yarn.
Esther Dennis
20 miles East of Tulsa, Oklahoma

[krazy-kitty]

I saw one like this a few days ago, but the yo,yo's were joined up in rows.
I think it's a really pretty pattern and have decided to make my dad an afgan for xmas, and have been looking for a pattern to make, I think I will make this one for him and another one for myself, but in rows.

Don't have alot of scraps, but have plenty of full balls, and the colour scheme I wanted for my dad is white and blue anyway.

Need to finish off a few other projects before I start this one.

:catRoxy:cat

[nana]

thank you so much for the patterns. cant wait to mkae the yoyo afghan. have so many balls of yarn, didnt know what to do with it all. now i know. will send picture when iam done ok. thanks again nana

[dinah]

The yo-yo's are small, probably about an inch diameter.

I did another 10 or so last night too. It's great for using up leftover yarn!

[krazy-kitty]

started to make some yo yo's the other night and my cat cinnamon decided that he wanted to help as well, mmm wasnt that much help as most of them ended up on the floor as he tipped the box over, then when I had picked them all up he started to pick out the ones he liked and run off with them.


http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u150/krazy-kitty-album/Pets/cinny1.jpg mmmmmmm, what are these little circles of wool for?


http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u150/krazy-kitty-album/Pets/cinny4.jpg They dont smell like food! Maybe I can eat them anyway!


http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u150/krazy-kitty-album/Pets/cinny2.jpg Which one shall I have? So many to choose from!

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u150/krazy-kitty-album/Pets/cinny3.jpg This one looks really yummy!


http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u150/krazy-kitty-album/Pets/cinny6.jpgNot what I would call gourmet food, but it was nice to have a little chomp on.


http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u150/krazy-kitty-album/Pets/cinny5.jpg If she thinks Iam gonna make some of these, she can think again! Stop making these silly things I can't eat or play with and pay attention to me!

[Fidgement]

Krazykitty,

Great job journaling this. Your captions capture the moment perfectly! :clap

[Skysmom]

That is so cute...aren't cats fun? ;) I'm making lots of little squares for the Every Happy House CAL and my cat loves them, too.

[krazy-kitty]

yea cats are really cute.

He can get a bit annoying when he decides to jump on top of your balls of wool and your work.

[krazy-kitty]

Having problems with joining my yo yo's, whichever way I do it they look a mess. So have decided to make them into squares instead, I might try again later on this year to make another yo yo afghan, but at the moment it's not happening. Getting too frustrated and only have a short time to get completed for my dad's birthday, so will have to move this over to the misc afghan cal.


:cat Roxy:cat

[ohsewdizzy]

wow thanks for the pattern!:D its something i can do with the garbage bag of odds and ends of yarn i cant throw away! :blush wonderful idea!

[Nutsaboutcrochet13]

Okay, I've posted here before, but I was just admiring some of the yoyo ghans in progress...this time I think I'm going to join in. :hook Yes, I'm sure I'm going to join in. I already have a few yoyos in the making, so I'm on my way...now to make some more!

[Nutsaboutcrochet13]

Finished quite a few more recently....I love how fast these work up! :D


37/500

[Julie B in WA]

My 9yo daughter and I have similar gauge and both have crochet ADD... and we have tons of inherited stash! I'm gonna play with joining methods, and if it doesn't make me too crazy, we'll start a yoyo basket. We both like to crochet in the car, during game night, duing Bible study... you get it. These will be great for on the go since they take zero concentration and aren't bulky. The plan for now it to just collect... it may take us a year to get around to joining. We can sort by color then, and decide in blanket sizes.

All of this to say- I'm not gonna join the CAL since I don't have a timeline, but I have been inspired! I'm looking forward to working on a project with my daughter, and then deciding together who we can give it (them?) to. Thanks!

[dinah]

Anyone still here? I'm still plugging away. I've got about 300 now I think.

I keep forgetting about it. :P

Does anyone have pictures of their finished yo-yo afghans?

[luvmnms]

is it too late to join???

I started one at the beginning of July, thinking it would be ok to work with yarn in the hot months of summer if it were motifs, and then got the brilliant idea to try yo-yos.

Then I noticed this CAL seemed inactive, so I went it alone, but now I'm losing momentum.

I've made 548, and I think I still need about 78 more. I need to lay them out to make sure I have enough. And then the fun begins to join all of them!

[ankey]

I've made 116 since starting to make yo-yos last month but haven't posted on here because it seemed like no one else was working on yo-yos. My little sister wants me to make a twin bed sized blanket out of them so I have a long way to go!