Charity along Blankets

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Just wanted to remind anyone who's intersted it's time to start a new charity along. This quarter is blankets for whatever charity you'd like. I realize they're are a few other blanket crochet alongs but this one is strickly for charity work. I'm making Beths little star blanket for my local animal shelter :c9 I also plan on making Poco's toy to go along w each blanket I give.Happy Crocheting!!

[sem464]

I'm in, since almost everything I am crocheting right now is for a charity. I will stick to snuggle blankets for this thread. Let me know if there are any rules I need to know about. I could not find anything that listed the quarters & stuff like someone mentioned. Happy crocheting.:hook

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Shari No rules:) I bumped up the other post, it's the how bout a charity along. glad your in:hug

[topperarnold]

I would really like to be part of the charity crochet along. Is it just a matter of making a baby or adult blanket and sending it to my charity of choice?:think

Thanks,
Sara

[Seneca and Scooch]

:bounce Thanks Alisha for the reminder! We can always count on you!! :hug
I think I am gonna start a Star blankie today and what a great idea to add one of Poco's toys! :clap

Coralie

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Sara whatever size and charity you chose no rules except have fun and for charity :) Thanks Coralie :hug

[minwifeof4boys]

I'll work on afghans for the local women's center...

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Thank you Lea that will be great:hug

[topperarnold]

I will be making a blankie for Ro's charity (Project Sherwood Forest)


Sara

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Sara that will be great:hug

[natalie058]

Count me in on this one, since I have been making a bunch of blankie/hat sets for the little blankies CAL that will be going to Children's Hospital in Detroit.

I just started a granny blankie last night, should have it finished with pics soon!

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Good Natalie glad your in:cheer :)

[quirkyvirgo]

I'm working on a small ripple blanket for Newborns in Need. I'd love to join in.

Tandi in OK

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

We'd be glad to have you Tandi:hug

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Well I'm about halfway done with the star blanket. I also have 2 panels for a poncho I was making ,the colors I used in them are off so I plan on weaving in ends and adding borders to give to the shelter furbabies :c9

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Here's the 1 I finished not beautiful colors but I'm using up stash.


http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-10/857771/smsnuggle.JPG

[Seneca and Scooch]

I love it! Great job! :clap

Your Pez is adorable! :c9

Coralie

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Thanks Girl :hug

[topperarnold]

i've seen the pattern for this (star blankie) on the web...just can't remember where. Help?

[natalie058]

Star Blankie (http://www.angelfire.com/va3/heartfeltangels/littlestarafghan.html)

[Ro]

I'm making blankets for UMC Arizona starting soon as I finish my one for Kassandra Okvath (http://www.lovecomesfirst.com/index.html)...

Rock on, blanket babes. Rock on!

hugs
Ro

p.s. yes that Pez rules...My Melody is the BEST!:cheer

[topperarnold]

That's it! I knew I saw it! :D Thanks for sending the link! :hug

Sara

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

I will be away for a few days so If anyone joins in Glad your here. I'm starting on my 3rd snuggle the second I haven't finished but it's too big to take on the road.Happy Crocheting:hug :hook

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Well I've done 2 24 x 24 star blankets I'm doing the measurements from tip to tip.I'm also making a wild 36 x 36 blanket it's about 4 diff colors so far.How's evryone else doing?

[natalie058]

I'm still trucking along on my purple blankie... click here (http://natalie85.blogspot.com/2005/04/image-hosted-by-photobucketcom.html) and here (http://natalie85.blogspot.com/2005/04/image-hosted-by-photobucketcom_10.html) for pics of my progress as of a few days ago.

[topperarnold]

I can't remember if it was here or somewhere else :think, but a "round ripple" was mentioned. Is that an internet pattern? Sounds very cool to me and I would like to give it a try.

Sara

[Chatty]

^Scroll up just a little to Natalie's next to last post, she posted a link to the star blanket everyone's doing.

:frog

[natalie058]

The star pattern is great...

There's also this one (http://web.************/web/20021003082720/http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/angelcrafts/roundripple.html) for a more round ripple, Ro and several others have done this one before...

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Natalie I love that purple :manyheart and the stitch is really pretty too.Thanks for posting the link to the other blanket too I may have to try that one.

[natalie058]

I finsihed up the purple blankie and will try to mail it out next week - look at this post (http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?p=76787#post76787) for pictures.

[Seneca and Scooch]

Very pretty! :manyheart

Coralie

[topperarnold]

thank yoiu for the round ripple link. I feel like Lucy on the Charilie Brown Christmas special. After Schroeder goes through all the versions of Jingle bells and he gets the one she likes "THAT'S IT!!!!"

sara

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

I finished 1 more star blanket today, and will start another when I get back downstairs away from the computer :lol That makes 3 star blankets and 1 big 36X36 crazy blanket all for shelter animals.My goal is at least 10 for shelters and then may do some for another charity.

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

I'm a woman on a mission :lol I made yet another star afghan:hook I'm determined to get 10 blankets done and I can then relax.Now have 5 done I'm measuring my star afghan from 1 tip to the 2 skipped dc spot. If I measure from tip to tip they're too small and from side to side too big.I may make a wacky color round ripple next just for a switch.

[Seneca and Scooch]

You go girl!!!!! :clap

You can do it! :cheer :cheer

Coralie

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Thanks Coralie :hug I bought some pretty colors of red heart to add to all the drab colors I have in my stash. It seems most of what I had was tan me thinks I had teddy bears on the brain :lol

[Ro]

oh, how i love making that round ripple! it takes awhile if you make it big cause it's not an open weave but it's so worth it the results are so cool. i can't wait to start on another one in colors like the sunshine :)

want to try one of those stars too...maybe might start that one today! but i already have two other blankies on the hooks i should finish those first...lol

hugs!
ro

[Sharon]

I started a round ripple just to frog it. It was curling up bad. I started a star and love it!!! Anyone else have trouble with round ripple?

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Sharon I'm on about the 14th row and no curling but I was having alot of curling at first. I realized that I was probably needing to skip a stitch in one of the first few rws. The instructions got me a little confused too but now it's going good. Try doing this on Rw 3 * 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc skip next stitch* repeat around. Hope that helps.

[Sharon]

I feel like such a dope. Every round ripple I see is so perfect!!

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Oh Sharon :hug it's not you obviously the instructions are a little confusing. Not to offend the designer. The way I did it made it go along good it's not curling at all.Come on Sharon you can do it :cheer

[Sharon]

I found this quote on an old post:


It's called Round Ripple Baby Afghan. The error is in round 3. The * should be before the "skip 1 st" not after it. Then it works. Otherwise, it is really a mess. )

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Yep that's what I did. Told you it was the pattern not you:hug

[Sharon]

About how many ounces of yarn is good for a star afghan? How about a round ripple?

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Depends on what size you're making. I made the stars 24 x24 from one tip to the skip 2 dc spot and it took 6 oz. I'm using stash so I can't say for sure but I use 2 colors and it uses about half of a 6 oz skein. The round ripple about the same.I just finished the round one and it is so worth trying :manyheart love the results.

[Sharon]

I am on my 5th ball of cotton tots. Is that about right then?

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Sharon I don't know about Cotton tots but aren't they about 1.5 or 2 ounces :think I'm using red heart since they're for animal shelters.Seems like your using alot but then don't know how big it is. I know with the one I made for my dd I used a ton of yarn.I'm sorry I can't answer your question exactly. Probably was no help at all:blink

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Thought I'd add a pic of the round ripple.I've started another 1 today.Again forgive the colors aren't the greatest but I don't think the critters will mind.


http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-10/857771/smpicroundripple.jpg

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Well obviously I'm bored and obsessing but I've completed another round ripple and have allready started another. I'm gonna make this one a little bigger.

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

1 more made, another round ripple in black w/blue green variegated. I have 2 more to go to meet my goal.

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

1 more made it turned out pretty cute considering I ran out of a color and added another that I didn't think would look good :) but suprisingly did. My count is 9 done and I have 1 more to go for my goal , so I'll be making some toys and may make start some blankets for project linus.

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Well Now I have 2 more snuggles to add to my list that makes 11. A very sweet person sent me 2 beautiful snuggles to take to my local animal shelter :c9 :cheer Thank you so much:hug

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

We just delivered 11 snuggles to our shelter :cheer I'm lucky I got out of there without another pet. I have a chihuahua that wouldn't stand for me bringing another animal home :eek

How's everyone else coming along?

[sem464]

I have 8 done. Wouldn't you know it, they all need the ends woven in:lol Once I do that, I will deliver!!!!

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Shari that's great:cheer By the way I hate weaving in ends too :thumbdown

[Seneca and Scooch]

Way to go Alisha! :cheer It warms my heart to think of the puppies and kitties that will have snugglies! :c9

Coralie

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Thanks Coralie :hug and Thank you for helping me meet my quota :) :hug

[Seneca and Scooch]

You're Welcome! :hug :hug

Coralie

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Just wanted to bump this one up. I haven't made anymore blankets I know shame shame :blush Anyone else making any blankets for charity? When it's 90 + degrees I guess it is a little hard to think about making blankets.

[bettflow]

Hi,
You can count me on on this CAL. I am the owner/founder of a crochet for charity group (HELPING HANDS OF TN). We are in the process right now of making afghans (child size and babies) to donate to St Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis, TN. I would love to join in on this CAL and have the opportunity to hear about and maybe see some pictures and ideas of the types of blankets and afghans that other people are making for charity. I'm new to Crochetville and I'm loving every second.
Betty in TN

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Welcome Betty I think we planned the timing of the blankst along kinda bad , it's too hot for me in Tx to even think about making blankets. But I did make 8 for homeless animal shelter. You can see the pic in my photo album on my blog.

Maybe you'll get me motivated to make a few more :) Again Welcome :hug and feel free to show us some pictures , ask for patterns , or suggest patterns to use.

[kagome4]

I will be making a blankie for Ro's charity (Project Sherwood Forest)

I'll send mine along with Sara's.

[Charlene]

I just finished one in red and black for my Project Linus group, it's froma book by Vanna, I've been wanting to do it for years, came out great, I usually do the teen size blankets, the girls forget kids go up to age 18. Charlene