Look ! Up in the Sky ! [Archive 1]

[JulieKay]

Welcome to the new Sky CAL

The purpose of this group is to get all those UFO’s completed and get more organized .

We will work on a point system , one month at a time .

Each month, we will start with a clean slate and clear all points awarded for the past month .

The winner of the first month will receive a small item as a prize (price $ 2- $ 3 )

If you are the winner for that month, it will be up to you to send a prize to the winner of the next month, etc. That way, one person will not have to send all prizes .

What you work on each day will be your decision .As long as you are working on ANY project, you will get points for that day, based on the scale below .

Good luck and have fun !





Point System

One point a day for POSTING .

One point a day if you answer the question of the day .

One point for each small granny square .

One point for each row or round completed on a medium project ,such as a baby afghan, shawl or sweater .

One point a day for keeping and WRITING in a crochet journal .

One point for each separate Photo you share on Photo Friday.

Rainbow points- if you are making a scrap project, one point for each color used on it that week .

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Five points for each row on an adult sized afghan .

Five points - Small items completed (dishcloths ,squares over 5 rounds ,small toys, hats ,scarves ,etc )

Five points if get a thank you in the mail from someone you made an item for .

Five points for a Flat Stanley Photo
( a photo of you crocheting in an unusual spot )

5 points if you change your avatar weekly, based on the theme that week. The new theme will be announced on Friday.
You also get an extra 5 bonus points each time you change your avatar again during the week, as long as it is still in the theme we are going with that week. You can only get points for one change a day , though .

Five points if you recruit a new member to join the group .

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Ten points for a preemie afghan completed .

Ten points if you give the item to someone and have a photo of them WITH the item .

Ten points if you design a new pattern to share .
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25 points for a completed afghan .

Added Bonus points – Each morning, I’ll choose a secret post number for the day . Whoever posts on that number will get 5 bonus points .

Each morning I will also write down a color of yarn. If that is the color you are using that day you get 5 bonus points.

****New & Improved ******
THE DEAD ZONE
-- if you pick ONE HOUR A DAY as your CROCHET hour-- that means no cleaning, cooking,laundry, or POSTING in here -- and dedicate that one hour to CROCHET -- give yourself 5 bonus points for that hour.
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Cville Friends Ghan Squares

8 inch
Krystal - navy,natural,country blue
Wendy-blue,yellow,white
Judy-tropical
Cara-darks,reds,greens,gold,blue,black
Heather-blue,teal,sage,rose,grey
Jeannie-jewel tones solid
Karen -blue,green,purple
Cindy-any colors
Brenda-ecru,dk blue,burgundy,hunter
Pauline-jewel,black
Donna- any
Shelly-any
Tab-tropical
April -pink and red
Tracy-8" Royal green or bright yellow or mix
Valerie-any
Kathy-any ( 8 or 12,either one )
Lorraine (Scorpio59)-Varigated centers - black border

12 inch
Betty-brights
Tammy-greens/cream
Norma-reds,blues,purples,greens
Athba-floral themed -blue,yellow,beige,rose ,buff
NiYa-purples--all shades.
Lillibet- 12" squares in floral theme or any 12" squares and any colors..

[QueenOfCrochet]

Hey Julie! You just couldn't help yourself from starting a new CAL & this was your way of feeling good about it, huh? :lol

You know i'm in. :D

[Gardener]

I really need to join this one. By some strange coincidence, I just logged in here after going through my boxes of unfinished projects. In fact I just frogged a half finished scarf, and I'm about to frog a slipper. I don't especially like the way either one of these turned out. Despite this, I still have a lot of unfinished projects, including a few CAL's that I joined and never finished.

[Skysmom]

Julie ~ This is a wonderful idea! Can I have a day or two to get organized? I have to plan ahead a little...so I can play by the rules. :lol Thanks for keeping us in line and making it all so much fun!:manyheart

[eebrs]

This sounds like something I would love to join. I'm not sure that I'm qualified though. I only have 3 WIPs. One I will finish tonight and the other by Monday (both small stuffed animals). I have one large WIP that I've barely begun and already need to frog. I might start one or two WIM, but I'm going to have to focus on a move and have to be careful what I start.

[ldyer1]

I am not in too bad a shape right now, but I want to join. So I must join a thousand other CAL's so I will qualify for this one right????


Hmmm Hubby said no, like that would stop me.

[JulieKay]

Hey Tabby
Thanks for jumping in . Yep, this was a good way of starting a new one but killing about 12 birds with one stone. :D
Glad to have you along, it wouldn't be the same without you .

[JulieKay]

Gardener
Yep, it sounds like it was some kind of signal to you to jump in here tonite . Glad to have you aboard -- can I ask what your first name is ? We like to keep it on a friendly level here . You'll soon get to know us all real well .

[JulieKay]

Hey Mary ! Great to see you !
And yep, you can get organized. It'll take me a day or so to get my own thoughts in order .
Another idea that may keep us on track will be to keep a llittle daily journal of how much we do and what we accomplish each day .

[JulieKay]

Hi There Em,
It's good to have you along . Don't worry, you will probably end up with a bunch more projects if you stick around here for long. There is so much temptation that you can't hardly resist, so feel free to add a couple more projects if you get your other small items finished up here quick .

[JulieKay]

ldyer
Can I ask what your first name is ?
Go ahead and jump on in. Start a few more projects... if you are in here long, you'll have a list that is long .. :lol
We're glad you decided to join us !

[Tiga]

I'll join - I've got so many WIPs, it's not even funny.

I'll have to spend some time over this coming weekend sorting my WIPs out, and deciding which to continue and which to frog.

What is your stance on projects for which I've bought yarn, but haven't started? Save them to the end of the CAL maybe? My poor daughter doesn't yet have an afghan for her bed, even though I've got the yarn enough for three of them for her.

[JulieKay]

Hi Tiga !
Welcome ~~~ From the looks of your list, you certainly do qualify ! If you want my opinion, I think that you should try getting all of the projects on your list finished, then you can start fresh with your daughter's afghan . That will be a big one and it looks like you have several already in the works .
Thanks again !

[Aussie]

Cville Friends Ghan Squares

8 inch
Krystal - navy,natural,country blue
Wendy-blue,yellow,white
Judy-tropical
Cara-darks,reds,greens,gold,blue,black
Heather-blue,teal,sage,rose,grey
Jeannie-jewel tones solid
Karen -blue,green,purple
Cindy-any colors
Brenda-ecru,dk blue,burgundy,hunter
Pauline-jewel,black
Donna- any
Shelly-any
Tab-tropical
April - any color Pink or Red
Tracy-8" Royal green or bright yellow or mix
Valerie- any color
Kathy - 8 inch or 12 inch any color
Tena - 8 inch any blue
Lorraine (Scorpio59)-Varigated centers - black border
Sherri - 8inch any color.
Leanna - pinks,reds and purples
Amy - fall Colors
Christi - Bright Smiley Colors
Pixie - Med to Dark Purples
Shelby - Blues, Off White, Grey and Black

12 inch
V -brights
Tammy-greens/cream
Norma-reds,blues,purples,greens
Athba-floral themed -blue,yellow,beige,rose ,buff
Niya - any color Purple
Lillibet - 12inch Floral or any other theme and any colors
Honey - 12inch Cream, Forest Green or Navy Blue

[darski]

This is why I stopped reading the CAL threads... because I can't say no to any that Julie Kay suggests. however this could be very useful to me right now. I need to get some order in all this chaos.

it won't hurt to go on a Dora vacation for a while to get some of this stuff cleared out.

Colour me in on this one.

I will do an inventory over the next several days and be ready for Monday.

[Misa]

Well, I wanna play too :yes Even though my WIP list isn't that long I'd be lonely without y'all :ghug Plus, maybe I'll finally finish the girl gnome doll to go with the boy gnome :P

[Aussie]

hey there Darski and Cara.

Cara you just reminded me that somewhere in one of my cupboards is a amigurumi doll that needs to be finished. I had to make 2 for my girls. hmm where can I add that in my busy schedule for the week.

[Carousel]

Hi Everyone,
I'm in a similar boat. I can't help myself with starting new projects and buying new materials. I joined a group last year on another board (cross stitch board ) which was a 50 project challenge to try and use up some the items I already own. Fell off that wagon several times but still trying to finish projects. Very slow I am. Life keeps getting in the way. :lol
This might be my best bet to try again. Just need more will power.
I will spend a few hours trying to plan my week and list it here shortly.
thanks for the great idea Julie Kay

[Around74]

This is definately a CAL that I need to join. I was just thinking about this tonight, trying to figure out how to say no to anything new and try to finish up. I will work on my list tomorrow and post it.

Thanks Julie for starting this CAL!!

[hseger]

Darn Julie I don't any WIP's around that I'm not working all I have going on right now is my Van Gogh afghan 90% done and rr 10% done and a lapghan I'm working on for Charity blitz 25% done. I guess I do need to try to catch up on my thread snowflakes and my spiderman rr LOL. I'll think about it :)

[JulieKay]

Good morning ,ladies !

It's good to see some of my old pals, along with some new ones . This will be well worth your time and effort , you'll see . I just hope this system will work out . I think if I keep on a strict day-by-day schedule, I'll be able to do all the things that I want to get done .

Wendy- great to have you along. You add such a lot of flair to the group .You are very organized already if you have your days mapped out and your list made. I started mine last night but have to "tweak " it a little this morning yet .

Darski - it's good to see you back. If you have been skipping the CAL area, you are missing the most fun in the whole place ! I hope this helps you get a hand;e on any unfinished items .

Cara and Heather - thanks for jumping in ! You are both good at staying on task and completing things once started, so you will both be good assets to have in the group. You can kinda be the "UFO Police " .

Pauline - wow, a 50-project challenge ! Whoo, that sounds like a pretty big challenge . No wonder it was too hard for you. We will start with smaller numbers here. If any of you have 50 projects started, you have ME beat,that's for sure !

Miranda- I'm glad you found us right away so you could get in on the ground floor with this. I hope this system will work well for you .

[JulieKay]

To all that have signed up at this point :

Today is the day to dig out all those projects, make an inventory of them and decide what will definitely go on the project list and what will maybe be "recycled", shall we say, into yarn for something else . The recycled projects, you will not have to include in your list .

If you have a small list that needs done, but there is some project you have wanted to do for a really long time and just havent been successful at it for some reason, you can add that to your list . OR, if you know of something coming up here soon that you will have to have done ,such as a baby or wedding item, then tack that on .

I have a few myself that are projects I have started so many times , it's embarrassing ,but I plan on tacking them onto my list to give them one more chance . They will haunt me forever if I don't complete them .

So, today, just take inventory, make your list, then we can go from there . You may want to keep a little notebook near your chair to keep your progress straight for each day. That might help us get organized too .

We won't have to "officially " start til Monday on our actual project for the day,but if you are ready and raring to go, feel free to start right away .

I will come in each day with a reminder of what we are tackling that day . NEXT Friday will be our first Photo Friday, so you'll have a week from tomorrow to get things in order enough to post photos .

[crafterjackie]

I definitely need to join this one! :tup I was just thinking yesterday that I should go through my projects and get working on the ones that have been laying around for awhile.

I will get my list going today:think

Thanks JulieKay for this great idea :hug

[JulieKay]

Hi Jackie !
Great to see you. :)

I think this is going to work .We will help each other to complete these things. I think the Fear Factor on Photo Friday may also do the trick. That way, we have a day to aim for and will have to show some success each week .

I'm game if everyone else is . :lol

[QueenOfCrochet]

I don't have a problem working on my projects. My problem is organizing it, so this is going to be tough. :yes I usually just pick one up & give it a go until something gets in the way :devil or it's finished. :cheer I'm going to give it a go but I won't make any promises of being able to stay organized. I can keep my promise of finishing a couple though. :yes Good Luck to everyone, this should get interesting. :lol

[JulieKay]

Good morning, Tab ~
We will see if we can get you a little more organized . :D

If I can do it ,so can you .

Let's make a deal : Remember the Dueling Banjos song ?

We're gonna have dueling bats .

If I have to pull mine out ,you can pull yours out . :yes

[judianne]

Thank you, Julie:hug

I'll be getting my list together today...NO NEW PROJECTS for a while! DH thanks you...

[Full~O~TLC]

Just the support group that I needed. Silly thing is, I only have 2 outstanding crochet projects - few more outstanding knitting projects. I can always finished crochet projects - they go by SO much faster!! It's instant gratification with one hook! :hook

I'm in - list will be made while I am at work!

[slicer]

I don't have a lot of WIPs, but a fair amount. This CAL might get me motivated to finish those and start on all the ideas brewing in my head!

Sounds like lots of fun!

[bgnagy]

Julie
Wow, I'm inspired! And for once I'm inspired to work on existing projects instead of a new one. I can tell you put a lot of thought into this CAL and, boy do I qualify for this one! I'm in. I'll be working on my daily schedule today and hopefully can get started on my Friday project tomorrow.

Barbara

[Aussie]

Morning everyone

wow Julie you have everyone excited about their unfinished projects. I didnt realise how many things I still have to finish until I tried to fit them all in my weekly schedule.

[Gardener]

I know we aren't officially starting until Monday. However, I am going to begin today. Last fall I made some squares for the Warm Up America program, but I never got around to donating them. I'll just keep making more. I'm pretty sure I can donate them at the local Michaels store.

Of course in order to finish all the projects I have started, I will need to have a longer week.....

Oh, and my first name is Cindy.

[JulieKay]

Judy
Yea, I think it'll be a nice feeling to de-clutter my closet full of BAGS of projects . That's what I am doing this morning, sorting out each bag, placing all the colors needed into one bag, and writing the day of the week each bag will be needed. I am also putting a printout of the pattern in the bag and also the size hook I used so I don't forget that on down the road . It'll be great to get all this wrapped up .

Welcome, Tristan !
I love your name, so pretty . You can include your knitting projects too if you'd like. They will certainly qualify if they have been laying around waiting to be finished for awhile. I am actually devoting one of my days to a knit project myself .

Amy-
It sounds like your head is like mine. That is my problem, I always have so many new things brewing, I can't concentrate on the old ones. This should help to fix that situation though . Welcome !

Good morning Barbara and thanks for signing up . Do any of you feel kinda like you just signed up for Boot Camp ? This may be a little along those lines if we stay on our strict schedules, but I believe we can accomplish a lot of we are all dedicated to this . Glad you joined us !

Wendy- yep, I'm real excited to have so many sign up ! This will actually be fun if we get lots of frequent posters and everyone is dedicated to finishing their items . It will be a challenge, but we can do it .

Positive thinking , right ?:hook

[JulieKay]

Hi Cindy !
Thanks, it always seems friendlier if we know each other's names in these groups. That is great if you are ready to start today ! Nothing wrong with that . :)
I just gave everyone a couple days to gather their thoughts and get things in order before starting, but if any of you are ready, go ahead and start !

I have seen a couple places too that take Warm Up America Squares. I don't know if they have a box out all year, but you can always just store them away til fall then drop them off . We did that here in our town at our library one winter and made 34 afghans for the nursing home that winter. Maybe I can get that revived again after summer is over with . The squares would be great to work on during summer, being small and portable .

[RoseRed]

I really should sign up right now but I don't know if I can handle not starting anything else. It's too hard to say no!!!!! i don't want an intervention - i want more yarn!!!!!

Will we have daily reminders of what we're supposed to work on or do we have to try to remember?

[darski]

A couple of real life thingys will set my agenda at least for a while...

As for TV Tuesdays, I don't have a TV and Christian radio is not known for it's one hour programs but I can listen to Paul McGuire for 3 hours so that is what I will be going for to fit this segment and I have a project that will need those three hour segments at least for a while :wlol (my Coronet Bedspread/doily has been languishing :blush :sigh )

Wednesday is the day our building sewing circle meets and we needle artists join in the social room for a gab and knit fest. I have been keeping my Wedding gift afghan for those nights and, since it has to be finished by July, I am going to keep that plan in place to begin.

And for the sake of clarifying the rules (not debating them :wlol) I do not do a lot of multi's or varigated projects; Would that day then be available for say...
Starting a new multi or varigated project?
Starting any new project?
Other?

Reality rears its ugly head here... If I can't start any new projects until all the old ones are completed I might start kicking little old ladies and puppies in frustration so do we have some Padded Room variations? :rofl

[RoseRed]

Reality rears its ugly head here... If I can't start any new projects until all the old ones are completed I might start kicking little old ladies and puppies in frustration so do we have some Padded Room variations? :rofl

I'm right there with ya!!!

[Misa]

I really should sign up right now but I don't know if I can handle not starting anything else. It's too hard to say no!!!!! i don't want an intervention - i want more yarn!!!!!



:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

[Misa]

Okie dokie think I have my list....didn't realize I had this much until I started taking inventory :lol

Monday - Multicolor projects will be whatever quilt is in progress and that darned Van Gogh project. I'm gonna whip that thing one way or the other :lol

Tuesday - TV project will be the day I work on all those quick and easy ideas clogging my head that I can't seem to find an hour to do. Thanks for showing me where that hour was, Julie :hug

Wednesday - Oldest WIP I have is the mate to my male gnome doll. Time to make him a wife since she has part of a body :lol

Thursday - We have a local charity drive at the holidays called Gifts for Grannies....and Grandpa's, too. I will work on the lap ghans for that program. Kids get lots of help but no many seem to remember the older and more lonely amongst us :manyheart

Friday - Photos! Yay! I love Photos!

Saturday and Sunday - I've been buying yarn and stashing it away a little at a time to make an old-fashioned bedspread for me. I think I shall be selfish on the weekends and actually work on that :manyheart That and these baby blankets that I actually suckered someone into paying me to do :lol

Have a happy day everyone :manyheart

[RoseRed]

You're killing me here. Time to make my list of WIPs.

On the hook:
~ Purple Homespun 8 point Round Ripple
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/bugluv/WIPS/P4130203.jpg
~ Blue's 8 point Round Ripple
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/bugluv/WIPS/P4130204.jpg
~ Dad's Budghan - going to spell out Budweiser
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/bugluv/WIPS/P3130171.jpg
~ Black Diamond Sweater that needs sleeves
(need a model)

Already committed to:
~ Twighlight's Touch Doily
~ Babyghan for my neighbor

Really want to make:
~ Pineapple summer weight ghan for me in lilac

[darski]

I am so bad... I am finding stuff that just needed a thumb here or a leaf there and finishing them up while doing the inventory so they won't be on the list on Monday :blush :wlol

I really needed this to force me to tidy my yarn and my WIP's.

... this is a good thing! (where is the Martha Stewart Smilie?)

I have my inventory form made and printed now the real hunt begins. :dog

[gramof11]

what if we don't have a camera?

[sewnsew]

Oh Julie what a great idea. I have a decent list of WIPs not too many but there is a list. I have a question though. I am in the secret pal swap and I am going to make little things for my pal but I don't know what or any of that plus I can't photo them (I don't want her to accidently see them) so would those count or would I be doing those on the sly :lol

I would love to join and I will work on my list today and tomorrow. I have a few things I need to get finished up that I started a long while ago. Plus I have a quilt that I sort of commited to that I need to at least get designed. Maybe not started but I could make some time to get myself into gear and get it figured out how I will actually do it.

[JulieKay]

Ok ladies
It sounds like you are hard at work sorting and shifting and getting things organized and ready for action .
to answer a few questions -

Rose, we'd love to have you join in, but that is one of the rules, no new projects til we clean up the ones that are overflowing our closets, bedrooms, trunks, and anywhere else you hide your stash . We have to stick to the rules if this is gonna work ! :)

Darski- of course you can listen to the radio or do anything else if you don't watch tv- that is fine . :) As long as you use your allotted time for one specific project that night, it will be fine, and go ahead and keep your same schedule for the church nights since that is already time allotted .
Now, as for the next comment :
If you don't do much variegated or bright colored projects , why did you ask if you can start a NEW variegated project ? Hhhhmmmmm ????
Nope, sorry . If you can dig out another unfinished item that needs work, you can put that in the Monday slot .
( Thought you'd trick me, my little pretty, didn't you ? ):D

Cara, Rose and Darski -- there you go, it sounds like you are all on track now .
Good job, ladies !

[JulieKay]

Hi Gram and welcome
As for a camera, it's ok if you don't have one- you can still join up and follow along . Just make up your list of projects and which ones you will do on which nights and we'll let you make yours into a book report type form on Fridays- you can tell us how many rows, squares, etc you got done on each item that week. How does that sound ?

Hey Donna ! Great to see you. Sure, you can use your Secret Pal items as one of your nights-- just choose a night that isn't already taken up with another project and you can call that your secret pal night. You wont have to tell us what it is or show photos til it's done and your pal has gotten it, or you don't have to show those at all. I've never signed up for the pal thing, so not sure how the rules on those work , but sure, just pick your night for that and it'll work out fine . :)

[darski]

If you don't do much variegated or bright colored projects , why did you ask if you can start a NEW variegated project ? Hhhhmmmmm ????
Nope, sorry . If you can dig out another unfinished item that needs work, you can put that in the Monday slot .
( Thought you'd trick me, my little pretty, didn't you ? ):D

Curses, foiled again!

:rofl :rofl :rofl

yah can't blame a girl for trying. :hug :hook

[eebrs]

Hi There Em,
It's good to have you along . Don't worry, you will probably end up with a bunch more projects if you stick around here for long. There is so much temptation that you can't hardly resist, so feel free to add a couple more projects if you get your other small items finished up here quick .

I did just finish up one project and have so many that I want to start! But here's my WIP list:

*Finish my MIL's fuzzy bear
*A I've-never-tried-thread-before-so-why-am-I-starting-a-huge-project-with-it,-but-at-least-it's-for-me wrap
*A green who knows what

But I really want to start something else after I finish the bear so that I can have something to do when I can't stand the wrap any more. So here's that list:

*charity daisy square
*more ducky stuff (they're addictive)
*bathroom rug from t-shirt yarn (may take a while to start since I don't have that many t-shirts
*a few animals (monkey, mouse, frog, beaver, and more)
*make an acorn for the squirrel
*a chapstick holder (what are they called?)
*a southwest-style graph wall hanging
*a butterfly bag

But I promise never to have more than 3 WIPs going at any one time. Would that be OK? :D

[crochetprincess66]

I heard a quote the other day from Ty Pennington. He said "Why start one project when you can have three almost done!". I heard that and knew exactly what he meant. I thought I would share that with you. I will think about joining this CAL, as I have quite a few UFO's!!


Kim :princess

[JulieKay]

Hey Em,
Well, if you can get a few more of those going ,maybe you can put them each into one of the categories so you have something for each day of the week . Some of them sound like small items that won't take you long, so maybe you can use one of your nights as your small project night .

I'll let you figure out how you want to divvy up the list . :)

Hi there Kim- we'd welcome your company if you decide to join us. I really think this is going to work !

[q8_crochet]

this is a great idea i`m definitly in :lol
what is that being apcent for couple of days then here you are with new cals

[JulieKay]

Em,
I was just looking at your blog photos -- wow, that baby blessing dress is gorgeous. what a nice heirloom for your family .

I have a question about the afghan you made your husband -- was that all done in granny squares or were some of them pieces half-grannies or diamonds ? It is very nice !
I hope all the quilt-ghan ladies take a look at that . They'd all love to see it .

[eebrs]

Em,
I was just looking at your blog photos -- wow, that baby blessing dress is gorgeous. what a nice heirloom for your family .

I have a question about the afghan you made your husband -- was that all done in granny squares or were some of them pieces half-grannies or diamonds ? It is very nice !
I hope all the quilt-ghan ladies take a look at that . They'd all love to see it .

They are all squares. Some are one solid color and the others are half one color and half another (a diagonal divide down the middle of the square). It's the same stitch on all of them, just with color changes on some.

It took forever to make. It's laying on a queen size bed to give you an idea of the size.

[JulieKay]

Hi Em
Thanks for the quick response . That afghan must have taken quite a lot of work ! It sure turned out pretty .

Hello there Athba-- you can't take much time away from here, or you miss out on a lot .:lol
We'd be glad to include you. I know you have lots of projects started too .
How's married life so far ?

[eebrs]

Hi Em
Thanks for the quick response . That afghan must have taken quite a lot of work ! It sure turned out pretty .

My mom helped sew the squares together, which was a huge help.

[judianne]

Beautiful work on your blog, Em!!

Hey, Julie - no crocheting on Friday???

[Misa]

Hey, Julie - no crocheting on Friday???

I was wondering that myself :lol Maybe she figures it'll take us all day just to get the photos done. I know in my case, that might very well be the case :rofl

[Misa]

Yes Em! Wonderful things on your blog :yes I love the little dragon :manyheart

[JulieKay]

Hey guys
I'm still "tweaking " the final list . Friday will be Photo Friday and as far as crochet, it will be called Crocheter's Choice, which means you can work on any project that day that is on your week's list .
If someone needs a break for a day, that can be your day off to do something else . :)


I'll repost the list again here when i get it tweaked just right and each day, I'll come in with a reminder of what work day it is in case someone forgets . :think :hook

[sewnsew]

Hi Gram and welcome
As for a camera, it's ok if you don't have one- you can still join up and follow along . Just make up your list of projects and which ones you will do on which nights and we'll let you make yours into a book report type form on Fridays- you can tell us how many rows, squares, etc you got done on each item that week. How does that sound ?

Hey Donna ! Great to see you. Sure, you can use your Secret Pal items as one of your nights-- just choose a night that isn't already taken up with another project and you can call that your secret pal night. You wont have to tell us what it is or show photos til it's done and your pal has gotten it, or you don't have to show those at all. I've never signed up for the pal thing, so not sure how the rules on those work , but sure, just pick your night for that and it'll work out fine . :)

Sounds great! I already have my list. I will have to poke around and make sure I didn't miss any. I'm going to try not to frog any of them. We will have to see when I get started on them. So far I have 9 WIPs and my secret pal. Luckily one is almost done and the other is a quick one. I won't be able to show my secret pal stuff till July. Unless of course she figures me out. lol. But I will definitely show them all off after she gets them and knows who I am.

Starting Monday my week will go as follows:
Monday; my Round Ripple
Tuesday; my graphghan for dh it's a sports graph
Wednesday; my scarf I started when I first joined the ville
Thursday; I'm going to start making squares to ROAK people and to send in comfortghans
Friday; photo Friday and I'll work on secret pal stuff
Saturday and Sunday; I'll have my quilt squares with me for whenever I'm in the truck.

As I get some of these done I'll replace them with other WIPs. I may tweak my list depending on how you tweak our to do's. But so far this is it for now. I'm pretty excited to get started on this.

[judianne]

:yay Got my list, in addition to spending time each day on the baby ghan:

Monday: work on the colored squares waiting to be joined into lapghans
Tuesday: Work on the squares for my bedspread CAL
Wednesday: dusting off the cobwebs from my quilt-ghan
Thursday: Bereavement (prayer) shawls
Friday: Whatever I want to do from above projects only

I will keep a bag handy for the weekend to make squares for my bedpread or the Happy House pink baby gingham. :yes

On my honor: I will not begin another project...unless forced into it:devil

[krazy-kitty]

I would love to join, as I have many unfinished projects. I did join the UFO cal a while back, but there hasnt been a post on that for some time now.

Have made my list:-


Mondays - Monet


Afghan for Dad
Flower scarf
Flower Bag


Tuesdays - T.V Project


Harry Potter doll and scarf
Mushroom
Barbie dress


Wednesdays - Oldest Project


Dragon
Purple shrug
Mr Bean bear


Thursdays -Cross Stitch


Rerto Cat
Pooh & friends
Bear on sunflower
Popcorn the bear
Bear with flowers
Star sign pillow


Fridays - photo day and Latch hook


Latch hook cats rug
Latch hook dolphins rug


Saturdays - Sewing


Table cloth for Mum
Curtains


Sundays - Knitting & or Crochet


Cat blankets X 5
Curly Wurly Gillet
Mohair Jumper


Just sorting out projects to take photos of and found some more have left a few out and will add them in later once the list has gone down a bit. I know they are not all crochet related, but I couldn't leave these ones out, if Iam gonna finish, then I might as well finish them all!




Rox

[JulieKay]

Donna and Judy
You guys sound very organized with your lists and about ready to go . That's great ! I spent most of my day yesterday SORTING... going through my yarn, bags, patterns ,etc getting everything in order. I placed all the yarn for one project in one bag, with the pattern, then taped a note on the outside for what day of the week I pull it out . We should be all ready to go by Monday .

Rox- welcome in ! It sounds like you already have your list made out too .
I know I remembered the old WIP thread and went looking for it the other night, but it was buried someplace on page 3 or 4, so I thought I'd revive the idea with a little "twist " and have everyone make their lists and commit to one project a day per week, that way we can work on all of them .

[Aussie]

Hi Julie.

Shopping is no longer going to be any fun. Usually when I go I stop in the yarn isle and have a look now I will have to give it a wide berth so I dont tempt myself to buying anything new.

[Aussie]

Rox what is the cat blankets you are doing. Do they have cat pictures on them or are they just blankets for the cats. I am looking for a cat ghan to make.

Also technically we dont start till monday so we could still go shopping on the weekend and buy more stuff. Couldnt we Julie.:yes

[Full~O~TLC]

Alright, went through everything last night to see what progess had been made, and this is what I came up with. Unfortunately, it is more knitting than I had thought :(.

Monet Monday
Pink & Green Panel Baby Blanket

TV Tuesday
Black Block Purse

WIP Wednesday
Felted Project Bag - however, I just need to make the strap and then felt it. So, after that
Blue Ribbon Yarn cardigan

Thankful Thursday
I'm not currently involved in any charity projects. So, I have a grey cardigan I have been working on for the lil sis.

FOTO FRIDAY!!
For today, this will be my photos. This will give me motivation to upload all of the pics on my digital camera finally :D

Saturday and Sunday
This will be devoted to my Christmas CAL that I am part of.

Yay - I'm excited to get all of these done!!!!! But I do agree - we still have the weekend to shop and start new projects hehehe :hook

[JulieKay]

Wendy
You funny thing, you ! Look out bank account ! You'll go buy 168 balls of yarn today just to "tide you over " . :lol

Technically, I didn't mention the buying more yarn issue, so thanks for bringing that up .
I guess I will leave that decision up to each individual. You are right, shopping won't be much fun if you can't buy yarn. I guess we could all make a pact to buy something else ,like....hmmmmm ....
makeup .
- But if I buy and use as much makeup as I do yarn, I could join the circus as their newest clown. ( and I dont even WEAR makeup , so that one is no fun )
How about candy bars ?
But then we'd all gain so much extra poundage, we'd need someone to push us around in a wheelbarrow .
How about cigars ?
If I smoked cigars like I use yarn, the neighbors would be on the phone calling the fire department 7 days a week. The smoke rolling out of here would make it look like our house was on fire .

I guess we can make this rule regarding buying yarn ,since I don't want to totally take away all your fun .
If you feel like you have the will power and restraint, you can BUY more yarn, but you MUST put it away when you get home. No taking it back out of the bag "just to look at it a little bit ".
No trying out "just one square with it to see how it's gonna look " .

You'll have to have the will power to put it away and keep it put away til your other items are done.
I guess that will be the fairest way to handle that one . I'd hate to see someone miss out on a really good yarn sale, or finally find just the color they have been looking for, then have to pass it up, so this will be on the honor system.
You can buy it, but you can't use it til all your UFO's are complete .

How's that sound ?

[LEaD]

I've got to jump in on this one, too. The hard part is not to start a project just to have something to work on for a specific day! :-) My only multicolored project is knitted, so I hope I can count that...

sara

[Aussie]

Sara, welcome to the group.

Julie thanks for clearing that up. At least we can still have the fun of buying yarn we just cant use it.

[Full~O~TLC]

Sara-
A few of mine are knitted too. I'll be glad to get them done though =) It takes me so much longer to do those projects. I can fly through crocheting projects!!:plane

[krazy-kitty]

Aussie, the cat blankets are what I started making for each of my 4 cats at the beggining of the year when I was learning to knitt. 2 of them are not very big so gonna crochet to make them bigger, the 3rd is a afghan made out of about 25 knitted squares with different stiches. Wanted to back it with fleece, but have decided to crochet an edge around it.

Didnt follow any pattern, just made it up as I went along.

[RoseRed]

Ive actually given this a lot of thought - I know I'll have a problem with this being so structured. Is it OK if I hang around and cheerlead? This thread seems like it's going to be quite inspirational.

[Aussie]

Hi everyone, Its photofriday and although we havent started yet I thought I would show a photo of all my projects. I hope to be able to finish them all and have a clean slate.

Most of the projects you have seen as they have been ongoing for quite awhile but I havent shown the van gogh which you can see to the right at the front and the one at the very back which I had frogged and hid in my drawer but now seeing it from this distance it doesnt look too bad. There is also my bright version of the blue star ghan which still needs the bright orange to be added. Also I have shown my xmas round ripple for the first time here as well which was at at standstill as well but is now on my weekly schedule.

In total there are 9 projects that need to be finished.

My Project Photo. (http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/P1020256.jpg)

Who else is game enough to show all their unfinished projects.

[judianne]

Wow, Wendy!! Icouldn;t get all of my UFO's in one picture! As I finish one, I'll go on to another. DH will be traveling for work a lot starting in July so I'll have LOTS more disposable time!! Of course I'll miss him:D

[Aussie]

Hi Judy. I thought I would see what I had all to do.

Course you will miss hubby but you will have plenty of crochet time. gotta love that.

[slicer]

Here's my list so far. Like I said, I don't have much at the moment, but enough.

Monday - Round Ripple
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/slicer22/Crochet/th_flag_kit.jpg (http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/slicer22/Crochet/flag_kit.jpg)

Tuesday - "Love My Flag" afghan

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/slicer22/Crochet/th_multi_ripple.jpg (http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/slicer22/Crochet/multi_ripple.jpg)

Wednesday - Pink tank
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/slicer22/Crochet/th_rose_shirt_close.jpg (http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/slicer22/Crochet/rose_shirt_close.jpg)

Thursday - Lapghans for charity, no pictures yet, but lots of yarn I can use up!
Friday (and whenever I have a few minutes) - fridgies for a swap.

[Aussie]

Amy I love your ripple and the pink tank. Very nice work. I also didnt know you could buy kits, what a great idea.

[sewnsew]

I'm with Judy. I don't know if all mine would fit in one picture. I also found another one under the bed when I was looking for the ones I had listed :blush I might try and get them all into one picture this weekend. We shall see what I can do.

[bgnagy]

I've made my schedule, and I too thougth it would be a good idea to have "before" pics.

Money Monday is my "Blue Star Afghan" - mine is actually purple though http://www.flickr.com/photos/bgnagy/459853529/

Television Tuesday is my Spiderman Afghan - this one is almost done so it will probably get replaced with another WIP soon.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bgnagy/503311633/

WIP Wednesday is a Daisy-ghan for my daughter:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bgnagy/503311687/

Thankful Thursday is the Purple Edgerydoo blanket I'm making for charity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bgnagy/503311679/

WCB Weekends: Fishy Edgerydoo blanket - I haven't technically started this one yet, but I've had all the materials ready to go for some time so I'm saying this one counts.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bgnagy/503311683/

Okay - you've all seen where I'm starting from - now the pressure is on to have something to show for the first week's work next Friday.

[Aussie]

hehe:lol Donna its amazing what you find under the bed.

[darski]

Rox what is the cat blankets you are doing. Do they have cat pictures on them or are they just blankets for the cats. I am looking for a cat ghan to make.

Also technically we dont start till monday so we could still go shopping on the weekend and buy more stuff. Couldnt we Julie.:yes

This might be of interest to you Wendy

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=39538&highlight=cats

Of course you have to start right this minute so it is old by Monday :wlol

[JulieKay]

Hi Ladies !
Lots of posts since I checked in earlier . :)

First of all ,Rose, you are certainly allowed to hang out in here and be our cheerleader if you want. I know the structure part of it will also be hard for me, but it's the only way I'm gonna stay on task ond get these things done . If you wanna jump in at any time, you're always welcome .:hook

Tristan- Thanks for posting your list. It does look like you have many things on the go, but with your hard work and our backup support, you'll be able to whittle it down .

Wendy- thanks for the photos ! I think you are brave to show yours all in one heap. I could do that ,too , but am not as brave as you. It took all my power yesterday just to get them all into their separate spots and divided up into some type of order .
You know, those 2 colors you have together are so pretty-- I don't think they belong to the same project, but the chocolate brown color and the lavendar-- very pretty !

Judy- yea, I guess that's an advantage to your husband being gone a lot, you have more spare crochet time, plus if you are like me, when mine isn't here for meals, I rarely cook anything for myself so that should save on cooking and washing dishes time .

Donna- that's funny, you even found another one under your bed ! Have you checked the attic yet ? There may be another whole box full up there .

Amy- have you started the flag yet ? That looks like an interesting project . Did you order it from Herrschner's or a place like that or find it in a store ? I've never seen those kits in a store before, but we aren't real well stocked with big craft stores in my area .

[Aussie]

Barbara great photos. I love all your projects. You know I never knew how the black thread was done on the spiderman until I saw yours. I see you thread the black through the holes. I also love the edgery doo projects. I want one of those.

[Aussie]

Wendy-
You know, those 2 colors you have together are so pretty-- I don't think they belong to the same project, but the chocolate brown color and the lavendar-- very pretty !


Thanks Julie. The chocolate brown was left over from my blue star ghan and is now being used for my chocolate cake. the lavendar(zhivago yarn) goes with the pink and the varigated and is for the 63 square along

[JulieKay]

Barbara- very nice work on all your items, but I especially love that daisy-ghan. So pretty ! I saw that picture online about a week ago and thought it was so cute, especially for a little girl's room, or even a teenager if she likes the 70's type flower-power things. (I'm showing my age here ,ladies )

Thanks for sharing your photos !

UhOh, Wendy--
Look out, Darski is trying to get you to add to your pile !!!

[RoseRed]

Thanx, JulieKay.

[Aussie]

This might be of interest to you Wendy

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=39538&highlight=cats

Of course you have to start right this minute so it is old by Monday :wlol

hehe thanks Darski. That pattern looks excellent. I think they have taken the pattern off the site. I would love to do that though.

[Around74]

Well I have my list made....and it scared me.:eek LOL. The bad thing is most of these are pretty close to being done so maybe it won't take as long as I think it will.

Monet Moday
Lace and Bobbles afghan
Cheeky Squares afghan
Camo afghan
Chenille round ripple

TV Tuesday
Peaceful Interval Afghan in Claret
Splendor Afghan in Claret
Slouchy Purse
Hubby's afghan (this one has needed the edging for 2 years.)

WIP Wednesday (I am changing this one to Swaps/testing night)
Secret Pal swap
SP10 swap
Fridgies swap
Summer shawl swap
Squares in six swap
Hogwarts Sock kit swap
Testing items

Thankful Thursday (to be donated to our church or anyone in need)
Knitted prayer shawl (times 3)
Lattice stole
2 baby blankets

Photo Friday
The 5 doilies that I am working on.

Weekend
Leaving open in case I need the time to finish anything up that either has a deadline or needs to be mailed.

I think that's it.:think Still trying to figure out why I start all of these and then don't find the time to finish. Hmmm.

Thanks again to Julie for coming up with this CAL. Should make my WIP baskets (yes, I have more than 1) empty so I can start looking for new projects to make.:blush Maybe I should think about limiting myself to no more than 5 WIP's at a time. Will have to think on that one.

[Aussie]

Julie yeah I saw her post. I love the cat ghan she spoke of.

So Julie how many projects do you have to finish. Can you fit them all in your week.

[Around74]

I meant to add that as soon as I run through and clean the house, I am going to get started on my list. I want to see how many of these I can start knocking off my list.

[Aussie]

WOW Miranda you are one busy lady.

I bet you cant wait to get that list down a bit.

[JulieKay]

Holy Smokes, Miranda !

Now YOU have some projects to finish . If I gave awards to the one with the biggest list, you might just win . :mdust :sstar :mdust

How are you going to choose which to work on for which day, since you have 4 or 5 listed for each day ?

Maybe the one that is the closest to being done should be first, so you can get it done quickest then work from there .

We will definitely be out here cheering you on, so thanks for being brave enough to list them all .

[JulieKay]

Wendy- well, that is what is taking me so long to whittle my list down. I think at last count I had started the dreaded Prairie Star about 14 times, along with the Woven Blocks , 9 patch, etc, so I had to take the time to go through and choose which color combos I liked from these and keep only one from each of them.
If I finish one prairie star, I'll think I have accomplished a miracle, so 13 more of them is asking a little much.
I actually have my list whittled to one for each day of the week, so it's manageable .
I'll post my list here in awhile. I just got home- I went to run some errands and found a whole neighborhood having garage sales, so I made it home late . :lol

[Misa]

A whole neighborhood with garage sales?!?!? That's my second dream come true next to a 90% off yarn sale :lol Lucky you Julie :hug

[sewnsew]

Donna- that's funny, you even found another one under your bed ! Have you checked the attic yet ? There may be another whole box full up there .

LOL Julie. Luckily I don't have an attic. Although I'm a little scared to check the kids closets:eek :blush

[Aussie]

Julie I think you will be very proud of yourself if you can finish one prairie star.

My dad loves garage sales and always stops and looks at them. Did you find any yarn. What time is it there by the way. Is it friday morning there for you.
Its nearly 12.30am saturday morning here. I really need to get to bed soon.

[Aussie]

Cara howdy doody...

[JulieKay]

Cara- yep, I just kinda stumbled onto them without knowing they were there ahead of time .
Nope, no yarn or books, that's usually the 2 things I hunt for ,along with toys for Cam that he doesnt have yet .
I managed to come home with a carload of stuff, so I guess I found something ! I think it's mostly toys though .:lol

UhOh, Donna- I think your list might just be growing as we speak if you have closets left to check !

Wendy-right now it is almost 11 AM Friday here . You are up late tonite !
Yea, that doggone prairie star has haunted me forever. I won't be satisfied til I complete one .

[Aussie]

Well i think its time I went to bed. Have a great day everyone.

[JulieKay]

See you later this afternoon or evening Wendy .:manyheart

[eebrs]

I think I'm going to get behind in all my WIPs just trying to read all these posts everyday! I already spend way too much time here as it is.

I did make my list last night. I also remembered a couple more WIP that I had forgotten about. I'll add my list later. Luckily it's mostly small stuff -with one big exception. And it's the big project that is now missing a hook. DS borrowed the hook for his playdough and now can't find it. Luckily I have to go to the store anyway to buy DH a birthday present. I think I'll get him a D-hook!

[q8_crochet]

julie
marreid life going great although a lot of hooks and balls of yarn are taking place in my hand bags while i`m out :lol
i`m driving mu hubby crazy :rolf

[JulieKay]

Em- I think a D hook sounds like a wonderful gift !:lol

Athba- that's just part of married life--- you keep up with what you're doing. Sounds like you have the right idea .

[darski]

I really want to do this because I like the structure and focus but the fact is that my claim to fame is that I create/design doll clothes - it is just what I do.

In order to follow the rules here, my designing doll clothes
"shall be deemed to be my employment"
even though it is unpaid employment :wlol

Seriously, I cant sit here with Dora demanding a new scenario/style and Sunnie always insists she needs a new hat and the twins (CPK's) barely have a thing to wear.

An entire Yahoo group could cease to exist if I don't make doll clothes. Does that work?

If it's all or nothing, the doll clothes win but I would keep working by this plan anyway and just come here an be the :cheer.

[slicer]

Hey Julie,

I found the kit in an Atlantic Book Warehouse near me for 9.99! I had to get it when I saw it. Then I went back again and picked up another on! Even if I don't make two, that price for the yarn is worth it!

I haven't started it yet, but probably will this weekend, or atleast on Monday.

[q8_crochet]

julie
thats right
my hubby works in a petroliom company he is an opperator so his job is to work by shift
2 days per shift
morning shift is :6am-2pm
afternoon shift:2pm-10pm
night shift:10pm-6am in the next day
off shift:from the the time he gets out of work +one complete day (which he have to sleep early to wake early the other day) till the 1st day shift
so imagine his life is not going regularly so when i have the time to crochet i don`t wanna stop and when i don`t wanna stop he is free to stay with me
and smetimes when he is free to be my hand itch`s to crochet
now you can understand my situation of not stepping forward on my projects
but every second in his arms makes me forget even my name :heart

[Misa]

Darski - I'm kinda in your situation too. My thing is the crochet quilts. Those have to go on :yes That's why I made my Monday "whatever quilt is in progress" :lol

[Full~O~TLC]

Hey Julie,

I found the kit in an Atlantic Book Warehouse near me for 9.99! I had to get it when I saw it. Then I went back again and picked up another on! Even if I don't make two, that price for the yarn is worth it!

I haven't started it yet, but probably will this weekend, or atleast on Monday.

Amy-
What is this Warehouse you speak of and where can I find it?? I know you are by me - so it can't be that far away. And if you get back to me quick enough I can go this weekend - hint hint :rofl:laughroll:dance:bounce

Thanks Amy!!

[judianne]

julie
thats right
my hubby works in a petroliom company he is an opperator so his job is to work by shift
2 days per shift
morning shift is :6am-2pm
afternoon shift:2pm-10pm
night shift:10pm-6am in the next day
off shift:from the the time he gets out of work +one complete day (which he have to sleep early to wake early the other day) till the 1st day shift
so imagine his life is not going regularly so when i have the time to crochet i don`t wanna stop and when i don`t wanna stop he is free to stay with me
and smetimes when he is free to be my hand itch`s to crochet
now you can understand my situation of not stepping forward on my projects
but every second in his arms makes me forget even my name :heart
Awwww....you're so sweet, Athba...

[slicer]

Amy-
What is this Warehouse you speak of and where can I find it?? I know you are by me - so it can't be that far away. And if you get back to me quick enough I can go this weekend - hint hint :rofl:laughroll:dance:bounce

Thanks Amy!!

The Atlantic Book Warehouse is located:

979 Bethlehem Pike
Montgomeryville, PA 18936
(215) 661-0450

Depending on where you're coming from your best bet is to take 309N towards the Montgomery Mall. It will be on the right after Stump Road. I think It has a big yellow sign. If you pass an Applebee's or Barnes and Noble, you've gone too far. They only had a few left when I was there earlier this week, but I've got an extra one if you can't find one and are interested.

Good LUCK! They also had several crochet books that might interest you. Let me warn you though, if you love books as much as I do, plan on spending lots of time going through everything they've got!

[eebrs]

I really want to do this because I like the structure and focus but the fact is that my claim to fame is that I create/design doll clothes - it is just what I do.

In order to follow the rules here, my designing doll clothes
"shall be deemed to be my employment"
even though it is unpaid employment :wlol

Seriously, I cant sit here with Dora demanding a new scenario/style and Sunnie always insists she needs a new hat and the twins (CPK's) barely have a thing to wear.

An entire Yahoo group could cease to exist if I don't make doll clothes. Does that work?

If it's all or nothing, the doll clothes win but I would keep working by this plan anyway and just come here an be the :cheer.

The first step is to admit that you have an addiction. I like your designs too much to mention any of the other steps. Plus I have a little girl that will one day own a Dora or CP. :yes

Maybe treat yourself to a new doll outfit every time you finish a WIP? Everyone loves a well deserved reward!

[Gardener]

Wow, I took my eyes off this thread for a day and look how many posts there are. I have dusted off all the WIPs I can find and will make a list tonight or tomorrow. However, I was already inspired to finish two things, a round shawl (Just a simple doily pattern done in WW yarn, with a ruffle added to it, and the draped bed jacket:
http://www.************.com/AntiqueCrochet/free/DrapedBedjacket.htm

[Tiga]

Wow - I'm not the only one with a ridiculous number of WIPs!

I've got to go through my closet, baskets and totes tomorrow and then prioritize, but I'll be ready to start on Monday (with MY Lace and Bobbles/Stitch Sampler!).

[JulieKay]

Darski
It works for me, if all you want to make is doll clothes and you have lots of them needing done, then they'd qualify for a lot of UFO's . I'll leave it to you to divide them up accordingly, like which day you would work on which outfits, etc .
Either way you want to take part, we'd be glad to have your company .

Thanks, Amy
I am really interested in seeing this take shape -it looks really unique .

Athab- that is so sweet, I am glad your marriage is so happy and you sound very content .

Cindy- I love that bed jacket pattern. I have seen it before but never attempted it. It is really pretty. Who did you make it for and what color and type yarn/thread did you use ?

[JulieKay]

Hi Amy
I'm glad you're getting ready to go on this. I made the Lace and Bobbles about a year or so ago, I can't even remember when, maybe it was earleir than that. I turned out real pretty though .
What colors are you using for it ? I used all shades of browns for my daughter in law- that's her favorite color .

* Looks like we have more than one Amy, so we'll have to work out a signal of some type to tell you apart . :)

[q8_crochet]

thanks judi and julie

julie where are your photos for today???

[JulieKay]

Athba
This has been one of those REALLY hectic days ,so I didnt even have time to pull out the camera . I planned on getting my stuff rolling in here by now, but it turned into a really busy day and I havent had time to get much accomplished in here today besides answering posts, etc.
I'll see if I can get it together for the weekend .
I have something else in the works that I'm trying to tweak too so it's been hard to get everything going at once .

You'll see what it is here in just a little while . :)

[Aussie]

Morning everyone.... :yawn I slept in. that will teach me to stay up late last night. Its nearly 9am.

I need my coffee and toast.

[krazy-kitty]

These are the before photo's of the projects I plan to work on next week.

Monday - Afghan for Dad

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u150/krazy-kitty-album/WIP%20CAL/DADSAFGHAN.jpg



Tuesday - Mushroom :mdust

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u150/krazy-kitty-album/WIP%20CAL/MUSHROOM.jpg



Wednesday - Purple Shrug

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u150/krazy-kitty-album/WIP%20CAL/PURPLESHRUG.jpg



Thursday - Retro Cat Cross Stitch

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u150/krazy-kitty-album/WIP%20CAL/RETROCAT.jpg



Friday - Latch hook cats rug

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u150/krazy-kitty-album/WIP%20CAL/LATCHHOOKCATRUG.jpg



Saturday - Curtains for front door :scissors


http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u150/krazy-kitty-album/WIP%20CAL/CURTAINS.jpg



Sunday - Knitted Cat blanket (crochet edge & possibly back it with fleece) :knit

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u150/krazy-kitty-album/Pets/basilsblanket.jpg

Will try and get some done over the weekend as well to try and reduce the list :eek :juggle

Rox

[JulieKay]

Rox
Thanks for sharing the photos --- looks like you have some beautiful colors there and good luck ! :)

[slicer]

well, since I'm not the only AMY you can all call me Slice, or Ames. I'm used to it. Two of my boyfriends friends wives are named Amy. So that's three when we all get together. But that's not the worse part...the other two are both Amy Smith!!!! :lol

[JulieKay]

Amy - Slice

I bet that is confusing when you get together with so many other Amy's .
We'll try to call you guys by separate names somehow so you all know who we are talking to, or else you can just answer to every Amy post ! :lol

There are several other Julie's here too, but not many here in the CAL section so it's not too hard to keep us all situated .

[eebrs]

I've had the same problem with Emily. I graduated from high school with another Emily Burnham. We had to use middle initials from 6th grade until we gradutated. Since getting married I've met 2 other Emily Miller's.

[eebrs]

So I went to Walmart to buy my D-hook. I know I bought it. I even remember taking it out of the package. And now that I have time to crochet? I can't find it. That's 2 D-hooks in as many days! This project is cursed! Thanks for listening to me vent.

[Misa]

Oh now Em, wait. Let's see. Where are all those places those sneaky little hooks like to hide? Under the cushions is their favorite of course. I find mine in my pocket quite a bit. A couple of times in the bathroom. Once the cat took it (that was a site :lol) and once after getting one from Walmart along with my groceries, I ended up putting it in with the table knives in the drawer :P Where else? Hmmm...can't think of any others right now. I sure hope you find it :hug

[Tiga]

well, since I'm not the only AMY you can all call me Slice, or Ames. I'm used to it. Two of my boyfriends friends wives are named Amy. So that's three when we all get together. But that's not the worse part...the other two are both Amy Smith!!!! :lol

I'm an Amy, too. That's how I got my nickname "Tiga" - I was one of three "Amy"s in a parenting group I was in, so I asked an international online forum I was a member of to help me come up with a nickname, and "Tiga" was picked. It means "three" in Malay!

People call me Tiga in so often in the real world now, I sometimes forget my actual name is Amy, lol!

[Aussie]

Hi everyone.

We dont start till monday but I have been following my schedule and so far so good. Friday night I did heaps on my crochet cake. This is for a lady at work who is retiring in a couple of weeks. Im making the one advertised on the ville site.

Today I sewed a few rows for another block of the amish. Tomorrow its supposed to be the xmas ripple but because I will be at a racecourse watching my daughter do pedal prix Im going to take my squares to do. I can do the xmas ripple that night if Im not too tired.

How is everyone else going. Have you got your stuff all sorted.

[JulieKay]

Hi Wendy
Good for you, it sounds like you are right on track .
I have my list made out and had intentions of posting photos today, but the doggone batteries in the camera are bad, so will have to do photos later .
Anyhow, here's my week's schedule :
Monday-Monet
Nine Patch Afghan
Tuesday-TV
Bedspread Bonanza
Wednesday -Oldest
Knit Afghan
Thursday-Thankful
Village Afghan Squares and Assembly
Friday -
Photos
Crocheter's Choice
(For now, this will be putting together the Village Ghan since it has a time frame )
Saturday & Sunday
Prairie Star

All other projects have been frogged and will be recycled into something new when the above items are completed .

* I came in to change my Happy House to my 9-patch, mainly because the 9 patch has been rattling around in my head since LAST SUMMER . Ever since I saw that pattern, I have wanted to make it and started it many times, just like the prairie star. If I stick it in here , then I HAVE to do it now, so it's gotta be bumped up into first slot .

** I currently have a couple HH items going, so I'll let those count for my HH projects .

[Gardener]

Julie, I made the draped bed jacket out of TLC's Amore, since that's what I had on hand when I decided to try the pattern. It turned out okay, but it really looks best on a small person. I know I made some changes to the pattern shaping in the hopes of making it big enough for me, but I can't remember what they were. I think a finer yarn would've looked better too. However it is nice and warm and my teenage daughter likes it.

My list:
Mondays: I have two pairs of slippers started, one variegated yarn and one two different colors worked together.

Tuesday: vintage cardigan, need to finish sewing squares together and do edging
http://www.yarnsplus.com/crochet/cardigan.htm

Wednesday: cardigan from this pattern:
http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/twyla/twyla.html
I am using a variegated yarn for this one, so it would fit into Mondays too

Thursday: squares for "Warm up America" or scrap lapghans for local nursing homes

Friday: I have a number of half finished smaller projects that I'd like to finish:
several hats, a purse, dish cloths, mittens and more. I plan to finish one at a time and move on to the next one.

Weekend: Snowflake afghan squares
http://www.artoftangle.com/snowflake.htm

Cindy

[JulieKay]

Thanks for the info Cindy ,and for your list. Looks like you are very organized and ready to get started !

[QueenOfCrochet]

I haven't organized my list yet but I will get on it tomorrow. The oldest one is hard for me because I don't have much that is old. I think my monet is my oldest one. Which reminds me Julie, did you ever finish yours?? I can't remember if you did or not, i'm getting old. :think

[darski]

For this next week my plan is...

Monet Monday: work on the Nosegay/VanGogh

TV Tuesday: work on Coronet bedspread

WIP Wednesday. continue with Wedding (Circle of Hope) Afghan squares. 6.5 rows done and joined, 2.5 rows to go :sigh

Thankful Thursday start and finish my Flander's Fields lapghan for Charity Blitz. (well I have 2 squares and 3 more centres already... uh huh :wlol

Foto Friday; work on Fantasy shawl for prayer shawl ministry (it's the lobby meeting night)

Weekend: maybe see if that Nifty knitter loom thingy will work.:think

This is just the plan for this week. I have a general plan for overall WIP completion but I want to see what I need to see so that it is not overwhelming at one looksee. :eek

[JulieKay]

Darski
Sounds like you have a plan .

Tabby- if you are getting old, I must be ancient . Nope, my monet never got finished. Some of my things I just gave up on ,although I'd probably be smarter to do the monet and toss my prairie star. The monet would be easier to finish .( for me at least .)

That's why it took me so long to go through my stuff, trying to figure out what to eliminate and what to keep working on .
I guess I have tomorrow yet to change my mind if I want -it's the last day til D-day .

DO IT DAY . :D

[QueenOfCrochet]

Julie~You're way ahead of me because I didn't even make a list of my stuff yet. I'm sure there's something that I just don't remember starting. :think :lol I will attempt my list tomorrow & we shall see what skeletons i'm hiding. :devil

[Carousel]

Well I have begun sorting through my stash. :2blush I didn't realise just how out of hand my collection had gotten. I frogged a few starts that I couldn't even remember what I was doing or what size hook. Others I have finally pieced most already started projects into one place. My starting list is below and will slot in a few others as some are finished.
Monet Monday
Chapeaus Afghan , strippey afghan and Stainglass Window Afghan
TV Tuesday
4 shawls that are all almost finished. I'll finish one each week. These are what I have been working on for gifts for people and are easy to do in front of TV.
WIP Wendnesday
My oldest Wip are accually cross stitch so I will be slotting some of my small ones in here. Mostly Christmas Ornaments that were started about 2 years ago and never got finished cause I went back to work.
Thursday
yo-yo's and granny daughters from left over yarns.
Photo Friday
just my photos. I'll leave this evening free, cause there is usually housework, kids needing to be driven to work, ironing etc. If theres time I will work on any of the above projects
Saturday and Sunday.
Time permitting cause I spend most weekends driving kids to and from work and DH likes to go out on Saturdays or Garden, I will dedicate to my cross stitch projects which are languishing in a draw. I have several very large projects on the go that just have to have some attention to them. I really want to finish Medieval Town Mandala and Egyptian Garden, ( especially since I just signed up for Tuscany Town Mandala as well.:2blush:2blush:2blush) and still need to catchup with my online classes (Mystery 10 and St, Petersburg)

After looking at the list above. I should never need to go shopping again.
and may have to give up sleep just to catch up.:lol

[JulieKay]

Pauline
It definitely sounds like you will have plenty to keep busy with for the next few weeks or months. It'll be a good feeling to be all caught up, though, won't it ?
Thanks for joining in and getting a list drawn up . :)

[Tiga]

I had the WORST day today - got no sorting of stash done at all.

It took me FIVE hours to balance the checkbook - Quicken and the bank wouldn't talk to each other, and I wound up having to manually balance every transaction back to March. Aiieee!

Then dinner was late and I finally got a chance to get dressed (after wearing my housecoat all day!!), and my bra was still damp from the dryer. After dinner, I decide to run up to Target to pick up a craft organizer I saw there for my scrapbooking papers.

Why did I need that?

Because the stackable drawers I spent an hour putting together, to hold sewing projects and scrapbooking stuff and to make room in my closet for a more organized yarn stash were TOO SMALL for the stupid 12x12 papers!!!!

And so, I get to Target an hour before they close, get the last one of the set of plastic drawers I want, some little crafty supply cases (too cute! all tiny and with compartments!), some cork tiles to stick to my wall to hold inspiration photos and scraps of fabric for designing and a copy of Pirates of the Caribbean 2, because, well, just because I'd had a really crummy day and I haven't seen it yet and Johnny Depp is the cure for anything that ails you, right?

And I get to the checkout, 10 minutes past closing - there was a line - AND I'D LEFT MY CHECKCARD AT HOME!! And of course, my checkbook, too, since I never use it.

So, my day really bit the big one. And I got no sorting done, so I have to do it tomorrow.

But, my tentative schedule is:

Monet Monday: Lace and Bobbles, then my Graphic Granny afghan.

TV Tuesday: Baby Blankets; Irish Rose one first (needs corner squares and edging only), then a starghan - dead easy

WIP Wednesday: Well, my oldest WIP is my 63 Squares Afghan, so I guess that goes here. Not my favorite project, but I have to finish it one of these days! I'll trade off with a filet shawl that I've been working on as a gift and that I need to get out soon.

Thankful Thursday: For right now, I'm going to finish up an N-hook ripple for my grandmother, then I'm going to work on the 'ghans for my friend's kids for this coming Christmas. I have to make three of them, so I need to get crackin'. Plus, I (hangs head sheepishly) have had the yarn since last year, and much of it was donated, as were many squares.

Foto Friday - Post my pictures, work on assorted gifty shawls

Saturday and Sunday - I'll have to work on my sewing projects; I have three or four shirts to make for myself, and one outfit to make for my daughter, plus a "skirt" for my craft table, to hide the all the ugly plastic carts beneath it.

I also take my daughter to therapy three times a week, for a couple of hours each time, so I'll work on my dishcloths then, and my Mom's shawls (one knit, one crocheted - hmmm, wonder which one gets done first?)

So, how long are we planning to run this CAL? I think I've got enough already started to keep me busy until the end of the year!

[Misa]

Oh Tiga you poor thing :hug Hold tight those days don't usually last long, thankfully :yes You just come here and holler all you want! Good luck on your list and I have a funny feeling we're all gonna be here a while :lol

[darski]

Oh Tiga you poor thing :hug Hold tight those days don't usually last long, thankfully :yes You just come here and holler all you want! Good luck on your list and I have a funny feeling we're all gonna be here a while :lol

I second everything you said... :sigh

Tiga I really am sorry you had such a rough day. :hug

[JulieKay]

Amy(T)
Wow, what a bad day. We have all had those where it seems nothing goes right. I have days where I can't cook ANYTHING -- no matter how easy it is, I ruin it .
Or one timeI did what you did at the store, only I don't have a credit card or debit card, all I had with me that day was cash- and not enough .
A big line behind me and I had to pick out what to put back . I had quite a bit of junk in my cart ,so I had to eliminate something. Of course, you know, the YARN came home with me .
I left the un-necessary items at the store to get the next time -- you know, milk, bread... :D

I am very proud of you for taking the time out to make out your schedule for the week . Hopefully today will be a better day -- luckily, those bad days usually only come in ONES .

[Aussie]

Pauline sounds like you are going to be busy for awhile. As you get stuff done on the allocated days and replace it with more projects you will slowly get the pile down.

Tiga wow what an awful day, you poor thing.:hug

Tabby how is your list coming along.

[judianne]

Tiga, have you ever seen the movie Groundhog Day?? Too bad you can't rewind yesterday - but with everything turning out good!!
Today HAS to be better!!

And after reading the posts here I've decided to pull out an embroidery/cross stitch project to add to whatever day I can squeeze it in! I'll have more time for all this sometime soon, I hope. The baby bear ghan is working out great and I'm nearly done with the bear itself! Then the border...:eek It's an untested pattern and I've already had to stop at three different rows where I had to figure out where some stitches should go...that slowed me down a little.
Once the center panel is done I'll post a pic of my progress...somewhere.. in case you gals want to see what I've been so excited about.

[JulieKay]

Judy
I am so impressed ! I would never be able to make up my own pattern. You ladies that can do that are truly talented .
Can't wait to see it completed .

[sewnsew]

Alright Wendy, I finally got my projects all together. I had to use my daughter's whole bed to lay them all out on. Here is my picture of my ten WIPs. lol.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/Donna_G/photos/crochet%20alongs/WIPS.jpg

[slicer]

I know it's not Foto Friday, but I'm so excited about my progress on this blanket so far! I just started working on it Friday I think and I've gotten 3 hearts and 2 stripes done so far. I like the hearts more than the stripes because they are a challenge, but they are both fun to make, having to change colors and work with millions of balls of yarn at once! I never thought I'd manage.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/slicer22/Crochet/th_heart_WIP.jpg (http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/slicer22/Crochet/heart_WIP.jpg)

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/slicer22/Crochet/th_heart_stripe.jpg (http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/slicer22/Crochet/heart_stripe.jpg)

For the heart I've been working on it sitting on the floor...evertime I go from front to back I jump across the yarn and start the next side so it doesn't get tangled. :lol :lol

[JulieKay]

Donna
Thanks for posting your photo of all your 10 projects ! It's gonna be neat to see them all when they are done .

Amy-(Slice) that afghan is so neat ! I love the striped hearts-- they do look like a challenge. I've never made anything like that, that is kinda like a graph where you have to change colors frequently. You are doing a great job. It is gonna be so pretty !

[judianne]

AMY, that's great work!! Where did you get the pattern - or did you pick squares you liked and are making it that way?
The bear ghan I'm making is from a graph, too, and uses millions of yarn changes (it seems to me, anyway!) I can't sit on the floor to do it - dogs would be all over the yarn more than they are now!

JULIE, I wasn't clear - the pattern is untested - but it isn't mine - I'll give the attribution when I post the finished center panel! I WISH I was that good!!

[QueenOfCrochet]

Amy (slice)~That is very pretty. :cheer


I have made some progress with my list. I think I have it all situated but who knows if it'll stick. I did think of a couple things that I had hanging around that I forgot about like my pineapple baby ghan & my tiny teddy. I'm going to try to fit them all in but it's so hard with only 7 days in a week. :lol :lol I will probably work on things until done & then add one of the others in it's place. I didn't frog anything because anything I start is obviously because I wanted to do it so i'm going to stick them all out. My oldest WIP isn't even a year old so I guess I have no skeletons in my closet after all. :D

[judianne]

I'm going to try to fit them all in but it's so hard with only 7 days in a week. :lol :lol I will probably work on things until done & then add one of the others in it's place. I didn't frog anything because anything I start is obviously because I wanted to do it so i'm going to stick them all out. My oldest WIP isn't even a year old so I guess I have no skeletons in my closet after all. :D
Tabby, I'm with you - I had to consciously turn my back on some WIPs so I can work on the oldest I had...and I'll add another...and another...as I finish each one.:eek
THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH DAYS IN THE WEEK OR HOURS IN THE DAY!!
Sorry - I had to use caps:blush :devil
I hope I last here...it's a wonderful idea Julie had:yes

[JulieKay]

You guys will do fine. We're all gonna be here to prop each other up, so to speak .

We'll just have to be very orderly and once our schedule is made out, tack it beside your computer or chair that you crochet in and stick to it.

It may be quite a challenge at first, but once we get into the swing of it and get some progress made on each item, I think it'll give us the gumption to build up more steam and keep going .

I'll try to think of some other ways to make this all a little more interesting if I can so that we don't lag behind .

Hmmmmm..............here goes a brainstorm again . Let me think on this a little bit and see what I can come up with .:lol

LOOK OUT BELOW !!!!

[JulieKay]

Ok guys -
I am so excited I could bust ! :woo :jumpyay

I just thought up the best idea to make this all a LOT more fun !!!!!

I need everyone who is interested to please PM me with your EMAIL address . :mail

Trust me, ladies THIS will be fun and well worth your effort . :applause

I will also run through the posts here quick and send out a pm to each of you in case some of you don't check in here today ,since we will all need to start this idea on the same day . :yes

[sewnsew]

I know it's not Foto Friday, but I'm so excited about my progress on this blanket so far! I just started working on it Friday I think and I've gotten 3 hearts and 2 stripes done so far. I like the hearts more than the stripes because they are a challenge, but they are both fun to make, having to change colors and work with millions of balls of yarn at once! I never thought I'd manage.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/slicer22/Crochet/th_heart_WIP.jpg (http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/slicer22/Crochet/heart_WIP.jpg)

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/slicer22/Crochet/th_heart_stripe.jpg (http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/slicer22/Crochet/heart_stripe.jpg)

For the heart I've been working on it sitting on the floor...evertime I go from front to back I jump across the yarn and start the next side so it doesn't get tangled. :lol :lol

That is going to look so nice when it's done.

[Misa]

Good morning ladies :flower

I'm so excited this actually ready to start tomorrow! :woo My living room is a mess :lol I've made myself a little "nest" over by my chair and I'm just itching to dive in!

Slice - Oh wow! I love that pattern! I might be able to get on the floor to try another of that type but I'd never be able to get up again :rofl

Julie - Oooh I'm intrigued. I'll PM my email (you already have it but just in case and I need your mailing addy anyway for the Village thing :yes). My curiosity is getting me now :D

[slicer]

The pattern is from a Bernat Kit that I picked up. Here's a pic.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/slicer22/Crochet/th_flag_kit.jpg (http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/slicer22/Crochet/flag_kit.jpg)

[judianne]

Thanks, Amy (slice) - I'll check their site (for a FUTURE project...don't get out the bat JULIE!)

[Misa]

Slice - Nifty! I always pass those kits by because of the $30-$40 price tags on them :P But really, when you think about it that's about what it costs to make a ghan once you buy the yarn and pattern. I like that one so much I just might have to pay a little more attention to them from now on :yes Thanks for the info :hug

[slicer]

I got lucky with this kit and found it for $10!!! So I picked up two. Not really sure what I'm going to do with both of them, but I kind of have in mind who the first one will go to.

[Misa]

Thanks, Amy (slice) - I'll check their site (for a FUTURE project...don't get out the bat JULIE!)

YES a FUTURE project. Please no bat! Cara doesn't want the bat :no

[Misa]

I got lucky with this kit and found it for $10!!! So I picked up two. Not really sure what I'm going to do with both of them, but I kind of have in mind who the first one will go to.

Wow! 10 bucks!! That's was a bargain for sure! Great buy there, hon! :hug

[Misa]

I have a confession to make :yes My poor house looked like a tornado hit it what with all the yarn and hubby upgrading his puter stuff so while they went to the puter store again I went to tidy our guest room where I keep my yarn in a bureau. This CAL might save me just in time. I filled the entire bureau with yarn from bags and there's still yarn sitting on top of it :blush

I should be ashamed....I'm not....but I should be :devil Does having the yarn for the project count as a WIP or do I need to go start all of 'em now? :lol

[JulieKay]

Cara
The only ones you can count are the ones that have been started by tomorrow morning . I can just see you scrambling out there now, making one square each for like another 49 afghans . :lol

[Around74]

Believe me, my list is just from one of my stashes. I don't dare list them all. After I get these done I am planning on working on the other 3 afghans I know I have in my bedroom. 2 of them I am undecided on and they have been sitting for 2 years. They are the ones that I worked on while my dad was sick and I just haven't been able to pick them back up since he passed. Someday I want to finish them. Luckily, I put the patterns and all the yarn with them so at least I know what pattern they were.

I am so proud of myself as I started a bit early on this (Friday) and have almost 3 of mine (Lattice Stole, a test baby ghan and a test apron) FINISHED!!!!!!!:yay

Here is a pic of the lattice stole as I can't post pics of the others until the patterns are released.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/Around74/Starafghan.jpg
I will adjust my list (I kept a copy on my blog) later on today. Each time I finish one it make me want to go one to the next.

Thanks again Julie for starting this CAL and to all you ladies for being cheerleaders.

[JulieKay]

Miranda
Congratulations on accomplishing so much already !

That stole is beautiful . Is it for you or someone else ?
What type yarn did you use ?

[Around74]

Miranda
Congratulations on accomplishing so much already !

That stole is beautiful . Is it for you or someone else ?
What type yarn did you use ?

I used RH Soft yarn for it. I just love that yarn and I got it for $1 a skein on clearance at Walmart. I really haven't decided who is going to get it or if I am going to keep it. It might end up as a Secret pal gift or in my closet for one of those last minute, need something nice gifts. I just love the pattern and it is available at www.lullabieandlace.com

[Misa]

Miranda - Wow! That stole is gorgeous! Great job :clap :cheer :clap

Julie - I told you to quit peeking into my house! :lol Yes I'm gonna have to start about 10 more projects by midnight :lol

[Carousel]

Tiga
sorry to here you had such a bad day. Hope things are starting to look up for you.
Aussie
Hi another Australian here. (Waving from "wish it would rain" Brisbane) Yes I do have a large list. I suffer from Serial Starters Disease. It's very common in the Cross stitch community and seems to be contagious in here as well. I seem to think I can do much more in a day that I really can and there are so many ideas here that I get side tracked all to often.

[Carousel]

Miranda,
Your stole is just lovely! Beautiful finish!

[eebrs]

I got lucky with this kit and found it for $10!!! So I picked up two. Not really sure what I'm going to do with both of them, but I kind of have in mind who the first one will go to.

I love the pattern! My MIL would love that. She has a office/study that is decorated in American flag - heart stuff. I'm excited to see your work on it! I haven't tried a graph yet but want to -later, when I am allowed to start a new project. :yes

[eebrs]

Cara
The only ones you can count are the ones that have been started by tomorrow morning . I can just see you scrambling out there now, making one square each for like another 49 afghans . :lol

So how many stitches do we have to do for the project to be started by Mon morning? :devil And does it count if I told someone I would make something for them but haven't actually started it? How many loop holes are there? :D

[Misa]

So how many stitches do we have to do for the project to be started by Mon morning? :devil And does it count if I told someone I would make something for them but haven't actually started it? How many loop holes are there? :D

:lurk Peeking into Julie's house I think I see her tearing out her hair at us :thair All the while muttering things like "loopholes?" "does having the yarn count?" :heehee Thank goodness Wendy has the bat today :rofl

You know we love you for trying to make us be good dontcha, Julie :ghug

[darski]

So how many stitches do we have to do for the project to be started by Mon morning? :devil And does it count if I told someone I would make something for them but haven't actually started it? How many loop holes are there? :D

A girl after my own heart :manyheart :heart :wlol

Miranda, that stole is just wonderful. I love it. Is that pattern available somewhere?... not that I would actually start anything new or anything like that ... no siree, not me!!! :no:no:no:no:no

(Is Julie still looking? <<<sneak some yarn and that hook....>>> )

[Misa]

A girl after my own heart :manyheart :heart :wlol

Miranda, that stole is just wonderful. I love it. Is that pattern available somewhere?... not that I would actually start anything new or anything like that ... no siree, not me!!! :no:no:no:no:no

(Is Julie still looking? <<<sneak some yarn and that hook....>>> )


:rofl :rofl :rofl Oh I can tell this is gonna be a mighty fun CAL! :manyheart

[darski]

:rofl :rofl :rofl Oh I can tell this is gonna be a mighty fun CAL! :manyheart

You don't know the half of it. I am coming back from the :blush "if you're cold" cal thread :blush.

Really it is all eebrs fault. she led me astray and I am almost sure I didn't just start another shawl pattern.

...I mean just because I have all this green yarn and the hook got into the yarn (while it was in my hand and some rows of a new shawl pattern got made --granted this hypothetical situation has arisen well before midnight (EDT) on Monday so I am still legal.

need to re write my card :blush

:rofl.

The good news is ...I will be here till the last cow even thinks about coming home to keep the rest of y'all honest. :rofl

[sewnsew]

Miranda this stole is beautiful. You did a wonderful job on it.

Believe me, my list is just from one of my stashes. I don't dare list them all. After I get these done I am planning on working on the other 3 afghans I know I have in my bedroom. 2 of them I am undecided on and they have been sitting for 2 years. They are the ones that I worked on while my dad was sick and I just haven't been able to pick them back up since he passed. Someday I want to finish them. Luckily, I put the patterns and all the yarn with them so at least I know what pattern they were.

I am so proud of myself as I started a bit early on this (Friday) and have almost 3 of mine (Lattice Stole, a test baby ghan and a test apron) FINISHED!!!!!!!:yay

Here is a pic of the lattice stole as I can't post pics of the others until the patterns are released.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/Around74/Starafghan.jpg
I will adjust my list (I kept a copy on my blog) later on today. Each time I finish one it make me want to go one to the next.

Thanks again Julie for starting this CAL and to all you ladies for being cheerleaders.

[JulieKay]

Good grief, you guys ..... :rant
I should have deputized Barney Fife to help me keep you all in line .
All these questions. I feel like I'm trying to open up a halfway house for addicts and you all keep sneaking in brown bags and cigars . :2nono

I don't mean to sound rude, but I'm gonna have to crack down on you all now ,so listen up : :tryme

No new projects are to be started after 12 midight TONIGHT .
If you want to start 17 more between now and then and you are quick enough to do it, then more power to you .

Just remember, the more you pile onto your list, the more pressure to get more items done . :juggle

We have to stay on task here folks, or I'll have to sit you in the corner for a time out, and I don't have THAT many corners if you all start acting up .

Where's my backup ? Wendy... Tabby... you guys out there someplace ?

I go to bed early and I'm about ready to hit the sack. Is someone else coming in to take night shift to keep all these rowdies in line ? :box

[QueenOfCrochet]

Cara
The only ones you can count are the ones that have been started by tomorrow morning . I can just see you scrambling out there now, making one square each for like another 49 afghans . :lol


:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl I want to be a fly on her wall tonight. :rofl

[QueenOfCrochet]

No new projects are to be started after 12 midight TONIGHT .
If you want to start 17 more between now and then and you are quick enough to do it, then more power to you .



But, but, but.....you said if we had wedding/baby or other gifts on our list that HAD to get done that we could add them. I have a baby shower gift to do but being the last minute charlie I am....ummmmm I haven't started it yet. :blush :lol

[JulieKay]

Now Tabby
I was going to ask you to be my Barney, but you are adding to the rumble . :no

[QueenOfCrochet]

I couldn't help it, sorry. :lol I'll be on my best behavior now, scouts honor (good thing i'm not a scout). :devil

[Misa]

:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl I want to be a fly on her wall tonight. :rofl

:rofl :rofl I'm crocheting so fast I'm scaring myself! Thank goodness Big Daddy is in the other room working on his puter :lol

My hands aren't even swollen yet....but my feet are looking like hippo hooves. Figure that one out :lol

But Blue Birds' Honor I will not start any new project after midnight central time and I won't start anymore until these are all done! I swear! I can be good :yes

Misa will just have to get that cat bed for her holiday gift :lol She seems to have confiscated the flamingo ghan anyway :rofl

[JulieKay]

:bang :rant:bang :rant:bang :rant:bang :rant:bang


Goodnight Em-Bob
Goodnight Cara-Jo
Goodnight Darski-Sue
Goodnight Tabby -Mae
Goodnight the rest of you ...................

:out

[darski]

Oh good... the :cat is away; the mice can play.

I really, really will be good really, really soon - that is on my TODO list too but it is at the bottom and the list is now swimming across the canal and heading past King St.
I am going to have to list each and every project in this pile. it may be overwhelming but I need to be overwhelmed for a minute to get real on this.

Love you Julie :flower and I will get right on that being good thingy. :angel

[QueenOfCrochet]

Good night Julie. :angel

[Gardener]

Miranda, I have to chime in and say that that shawl is just gorgeous.

I, for one am not starting any new projects tonight. I'm just excited at the thought of finishing the ones I have started. I have quite a few more crochet WIPS than I listed though. I'm hoping to finish some of the ones I have listed so that I can add in other ones. And this doesn't even begin to count the cross stitch projects, sewing projects, and the quilts that I have half finished.

And that brings me to a question. Is there a time limit to this CAL?

[Misa]

Miranda, I have to chime in and say that that shawl is just gorgeous.

I, for one am not starting any new projects tonight. I'm just excited at the thought of finishing the ones I have started. I have quite a few more crochet WIPS than I listed though. I'm hoping to finish some of the ones I have listed so that I can add in other ones. And this doesn't even begin to count the cross stitch projects, sewing projects, and the quilts that I have half finished.

And that brings me to a question. Is there a time limit to this CAL?

Oh gosh I hope not :rofl

[Misa]

Night Julie :manyheart

Actually, I didn't have very many WIPs to begin with. This will definitely motivate me on all these things I need to get done. It will give the focus I need and not get distracted by shiny objects which is my biggest problem :lol

Thanks for the chance for the focus Julie :hug

[Around74]

A girl after my own heart :manyheart :heart :wlol

Miranda, that stole is just wonderful. I love it. Is that pattern available somewhere?... not that I would actually start anything new or anything like that ... no siree, not me!!! :no:no:no:no:no

(Is Julie still looking? <<<sneak some yarn and that hook....>>> )
The pattern is available at www.lullabiesandlace.com (http://www.lullabiesandlace.com).

[Around74]

Miranda, I have to chime in and say that that shawl is just gorgeous.

I, for one am not starting any new projects tonight. I'm just excited at the thought of finishing the ones I have started. I have quite a few more crochet WIPS than I listed though. I'm hoping to finish some of the ones I have listed so that I can add in other ones. And this doesn't even begin to count the cross stitch projects, sewing projects, and the quilts that I have half finished.

And that brings me to a question. Is there a time limit to this CAL?

Thanks for the compliments. I honestly hope there isn't a time limit :eek because it's going to take me some time to finish up all these half done afghans.

[darski]

The pattern is available at www.lullabiesandlace.com (http://www.lullabiesandlace.com).

thank you. the link in the first post didn't work so I appreciate the repeat. I think I may just invest in that pattern. (for after the time I finish or frog everything I have now)

[Aussie]

:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

You guys are so funny. Im laughing my head off here at work. A few of the girls are looking at me quite strangely wondering what is so funny. I think you all gave Julie a headache.

Donna great to see all your projects.

Miranda that shawl is just gorgeous.:clap

Cara have you quickly started those 49 afghans. Do one square for each one then they will become wips.:lol

[Misa]

Okay, I give....I'm tired :P I flat out give up on my Van Gogh project for now...maybe this CAL will clear my head enough for it later on :sigh I also had to rework the block I came up with for my weekend bedspread project. If I didn't know me better, I'd swear I was drunk when I wrote those instructions about six years ago :lol

So, here's my somewhat revised (but final...I swear, Julie :angel) list:

Monday - Multicolor projects will be the quilts I have in progress: School Bus/Big Top/Christmas Goose…I give up on the Van Gogh for now :thair That thing is just giving me fits :grump But I did turn the yarn for it into a quilt I’m calling Van Gogh’s Cats which I did start :lol All the quilts have at least 5 squares done.

Tuesday - TV project will be the Quick & Easy projects.

Wednesday - Female gnome doll.

Thursday - Gifts for Grannies....and Grandpa's, too ghans.

Friday - Photos and the ghan for the nephew....forgot about that one til I found it when I was tidying my stash today :P

Saturday and Sunday - The bedspread for me and the other baby blanket that I'm being paid to do. I actually finished the first one on Saturday morning :lol

There. That should keep me busy for at least 90 days....or 90 years :rofl

[eebrs]

Julie, I'm glad someone is trying to keep us honest! You do need a sidekick to help you out!

[hseger]

Ok I think I figured out a list for the week. I don't know but I think I'll have to only commit to no less than 1 hour a day for that days project since sometimes I have one of them I need or want to work on to get more of done :hook . Anyway I even had to start 2 projects to give me 7 wips for the week:blush so here's my week list.

Monday- Van Gogh RR

Tuesday - Spiderman RR

Weds. - Thread Snowflakes (It's not my oldest but my oldest was a thread tablecloth I was doing and is so old the thread has yellowed :blush so I think I'm going to just sew what I have made together and make a center piece or something.)

Thursday - Charity Blitz items (this month 2 lapghans)

Friday - Pics and My Poncho

Sat & Sun - Squares for Calliope and penguin quilts.

I've got to finish a few tiny things that I didn't add here since they won't take me long once I get the yarn to finish them. Those are my green van gogh afghan and I need to make 3 more squares for my van gogh bedspread to make it a little longer.

[JulieKay]

Good morning C-ville UFO'ers !!!

Today is Do It Day .
Final lists should be made out and tacked up someplace where you can see them. For those of you playing along with your bingo sheets, they need to be made out and tacked up too .

I have high hopes that all who joined ( I believe I counted 24 yesterday ) will stick it out here til the end with us .

The one question of this CAL having a deadline- nope- the deadline is when you get all your items done . If we had a deadline, I'd be in trouble, because most of my items are afghans a LONG ways from being done .

Anyhow, here's the drill :
Each day I will come in and post the project title for that day. Please take your allotted project, come in here and post what you are working on that day, how many rows, rounds or inches it has (whatever is easiest for you to describe) ,and work on that project as much as possible that day . At the end of the day, if you choose, you can come in and tell us how much further you got on it . If you don't have the chance to check in that often, then keep a little notebook that tells you how much you accomplished that day ,then Friday you can come in and post photos if you have a camera, if not, that will be the day you come in to post your week's progress on each item .


I'll make a second post to get this first day off the ground properly !
Good luck, and hang tough. I can be a pretty tough General when I need to be but it'll be worth it in the end when you have everything completed and can start out with a clean slate and a brand-spanking new project and no more clutter in your house .

[JulieKay]

Today is Day One for our UFO CAL :yay
Today is Monet Monday - you should be working on your most colorful project today. I will holler Roll Call, then drop in and give me your stats for the morning . What you're working on today, how far along it is ,etc .

Today ,when you have crochet time, this is the only project you should be working on .

Do not start any other new projects . If you start out with 7 ( one for each day of the week ) and you complete one, you can mark it off your bingo sheet ,then bump one of the other ones into that slot, so it will get 2 days a week worth of attention .

If you have the willpower, you can BUY more yarn, but it must be put away and not taken back out until these projects are all complete .
This is for your own good. If you have the willpower I do, then you will buy yarn and want to use it that day, but you shouldn't do that, since it'll throw off your whole point of joining this group .

I'd like to see a great success rate in here and LOTS of finished projects .

So ladies, next post will be Roll Call ..................
Good luck and start your engines .

[JulieKay]

Today I m working on my bedspread. I saw a post in the Ripple -along a few weeks ago of someone who made a bed-sized ripple and thought it was so pretty, so that is what I am making for my bedspread .
I now have 8 rows. I am doing 4 of each color. The colors are all kinda the same tone ... there are mostly shades of greens, tans, blues and peach. I don't know the exact names of the colors-- it's the Canadiana yarn I got a couple weeks back at that big sale and all they give on the wrapper is the color number .
Anyhow, I am 8 rows in this morning before picking it up. It will be wide enough to fit our double bed .
Today I have Cam all day and evening, so we will see how much I get done .Depends on how busy he keeps himself today .
I may not get a lot of time to drop in here today, but will check in as time permits ,and will drop in late this evening to see how everyone is doing .

Good luck, and come in to tell us about today's project .

[Around74]

Good morning ladies. Today I am working on my round ripple. I am making this one with Lion Brand Chenille in Teal, Amsterdam print, Purple and London print. I am doing 3 rounds of each color and am starting the day with a whopping 4 rows done. I have to work today so we will see how far I can make it. One thing about round ripples though is that they go so fast.

I will check in and plan on crocheting for an hour this morning before I go to work and then more this evening.

[sewnsew]

Good morning Julie, I'm here this morning. Today I'm working on my round ripple. I have 36 rows done on it so far. I'm not really sure how much farther I'm going to go.

I have a doctors appointment so I'll take this with me today. Then I'll be headed to the library. I'm hoping to spend at least an hour each day on the projects. Hopefully more though.

[Full~O~TLC]

Good Morning! I am working on my blue and black cardigan. It's a different kind of yarn - more ribbonlike. So, it proves more difficult. I left for work before I got the chance to see how far I was and what I wanted to do. But if I remember correctly, I am on the last piece before I need to put it together. I'd like to get at least another 6 rows done tonight.
The reason for the modest goal: I'm buying a new car - need to get the current car in tip top shape =) So tonight is also devoted to that!

Good luck everyone!!!

[krazy-kitty]

Afternoon all, here is what I will be working on today.

Afghan for my Dad, it started off as a yo yo ghan, but couldnt join the yoyos without them looking a mess, so turning them into squares using a design I made up as I went along. Dont know how many squares to do yet, but no more than 60.

Using shades of blues with a light grey border on each square and will do a border in grey around the whole thing, once I decide how big it's gonna be.

I have 34 squares complete 6 with borders, have to unpick 8 squares that I sewed together as too tight and curling up, will also block them all once complete before sewing together as they are not all square.

I dont have much time today as I have an appiontment to sort out my paperwork for my 1st job as a registard nurse (finillay after 14 months since qualification). Really exicited, hopefully everything will go well and I might even get my uniform.

Will check in later with what I have managed to do.

Roxy

[QueenOfCrochet]

Good Morning Everyone! :D

I will be working on my Monet on this fine Monet Monday. I am half done with it which I think is 6 squares. I'll let ya know for sure when I pick it up. ;) I don't remember what color i'm using either but I do remember i'm joining it with frosty green. I'll let ya know more details later when it's in front of my face. :lol

My schedule since I didn't post it before will be as follows.......

Monday~Monet ghan & rectangle granny ghan

Tuesday~Tetris ghan, baby gingham

Wednesday~baby pineapple ghan, flower garden

Thursday~Teachers Apple doilies (2)

Friday~pics. & baby star ghan, stuffed bear

Saturday & Sunday~baby set for shower, heavenly dreams bedspread

I know most of mine have 2 per slot but I don't want to forg anything. Anything I start is because I wanted to make it so i'm sticking them all out. Plus, mostly everything is atleast at the halfway mark so i'll be okay or atleast I hope so. Have a good one. I'm off to get the ole monet out. :hook :yarn

[Tiga]

Good Morning, All!

Well, I'm still in the midst of reorganizing my craft stash (yarn/sewing/scrapbooking) b/c I wound up having to INSTALL NEW SHELVING in my closet yesterday.

But, I did a yarnventory last night, and found two more WIPs (a very simply trellis stitch shawl for myself that will be a TV Tuesday project after the babyghans are done) and yarn for a sweater for my mom and one for Ellie (both of which are WIM, so won't get started until I'm done with all my WIPs).

I wound up with FOUR notebook pages, handwritten, of yarn. And that's not counting the super giant Space Bag with all the individual skeins for the 'ghans for my friend's kids - at least 10 pounds of yarn in there or the individual skeins of yarn for my Lace and Bobbles. I didn't think I needed to inventory those.

I also didn't individually inventory my scrap yarn, and I have at least 3 pounds of that, mostly baby yarn.

It's insane. I knew it was bad, but I didn't know how bad until I got it all out and could see it all at once.

Anyway, I will be working on putting all of that away today, so I won't make much progress on my Lace and Bobbles afghan until this evening, but I will do at least two rows. I'm on round 20 or 21, so it takes a while to get around it. Two rounds is like 8 rows, right?

And, I have to go to Golden Corral from 10:30 to 1:30 with my daughter - she raised the most money in her class for her school Walk-a-thon, so they get to have lunch with the principal. I have to go, b/c she's too little to reach the buffet by herself, lol! But, I get a free lunch out of it, so that's good. Just cuts into my crochet time.

Well, off to update my signature, and put some yarn away! As soon as my camera shows up (it's lost!!!), I'll post pictures of my lovely new closet.

[Aussie]

Morning to you all.
Wow everyone is busy with Monet Monday.

I have been busy with my van gogh pillow which has 5 colors white,yellow,light green,bright green and dark green. The pillow has 2 sides, one side starts white to dark green the other side starts dark green to white.
Im making this pillow for my puddy cats to lay on. Arent I nice.

Well my progress is that I have done 3 rounds on each side, its a rectangle pillow. I hope to have this finished by monday fortnight.

Julie great idea with the bingo card.:clap

It took me awhile to fill all the spaces on the card. Do you think this is going to be the longest game of bingo in history. Do you think we will make the guiness book of records. One thing is for sure though. If you can finally call out bingo then you know you have at least 5 projects finished and you just gotta love that.

Have fun everyone.

Night all.

[bgnagy]

Ok - for Monet Monday I'll be getting back to my "Blue Star" afghan. I LOVE this pattern except for all the 9-patches - can't handle those - so I decided to use regular granny squares instead. It worked out great for the first part of the afghan, but I'm at a different stage now and that's where I ran into trouble and put this project aside. I'm determined to finish it though - it's going to be a gift for my mom. So today is the big day when I get the pattern back out, hunker down and prepare myself for some more trial and error til I get it to work. Wish me luck!
I don't really know how to describe where I am in the afghan - it's a combination of squares, working in rounds, 1/2 grannies, etc. I guess I'd say I'm about 1/3 of the way done.
By the way, there is a Blue Star CAL - which is where I started this project so I'll be updating that CAL w/my progress too.

[slicer]

Today I'm working on my round ripple. Ever since I made one of these I can't stop. I think I've done 4 so far, but none of them were big enough to cover a bed, mainly lapghans or small area rugs.

Anyway, I started today with 28 rows completed, and will hopefully get 3 more finished. I'll be working on it in between cleaning up the house for a dinner guest tonight.

[judianne]

Wow...lots of posts since I called "time out" last night to watch the Yankee game!
I also have WIPs I didn't list (including the Blue Star!) - they'll just climb on board (the bingo board) after any one particular thing is finished. I am using this CAL to block out 2 days to work on charity projects that I've put off finishing. I'm not listing the bear baby ghan, since I work on that every chance I get.
Today is one of those days for charity crocheting (I won't count the lapghan I finished last night). I have a somber colored preemie baby ghan someone made and gave to me - to which I'm going to add some other colors and make into an adult lapghan. I join squares quickly - I just have to pull out the right colors to complement it. I should get most of it done today - I hope!

[Misa]

Good morning ladies :flower

And it begins!! I'm so very excited!! :yay Today I will work on my School Bus childs quilt :yes I have 17 of the yellow squares done. I'm going a slightly different way on this quilt. It's going to be a pictorial. There's a bus, a school house and a tree in it! All in a child-size ghan. Talk about a design challenge :lol I sure hope it comes out half as nifty as I think it will :hook

I was a good girl and got my housework done yesterday :eek so I get to devote the entire day to this :yay I'm gonna take it slow though because I probably over did it just a bit this weekend :blush but boy did I have fun!!!

Good luck y'all and I'll check in again later!

[darski]

I am going to continue with my Van Gogh project: the Nosegay doily transmogrified into a RR throw.

I posted my concerns in the VGC thread but by the end of today I should know if this is worth doing.

I am going through golds and oranges to a claret colour. i may have to buy another Claret as I am afraid this thing is going to eat more yarn than I have and it will take tons to get around the last rows. ( i am afraid I may have to buy 3 more clarets actually... :sigh

Anyhoo... at the end of today I should know if this is a bang or a bust. I might have a new project next Monet Monday. :wlol guess the frogpond isn't considered a 'finished ' object huh?

[Krystal16]

Hello, there! I was wondering if I could join if I didn't play by all the rules? I don't think I'll be able to follow your days, as I have 2 projects that I have a deadline for and they need to be worked on every day first, then I can move onto other things... can I still play? I also have two afghans that were commissioned by someone but I haven't started, so I need to get those out, too. Here's what I have in my UFO/WIP list - mostly in order of importance.

-Red, White & Blue Afghan (also in Miscellaneous CAL) 38/105 done
-Fancy Fans Stole 7/25 done
-Blue & White Squares - weaving in ends (need this by tomorrow!)
-3 Squares for comfortghan - need this ASAP then assembled & bordered.
-Gerber Daisy Afghan - DD's Xmas present (last year) needs ends woven
-Dragonflies Afghan - not started yet
-Secret Afghan - not started yet
-Sunshine & Rainbows Afghan - 5/40 or so done
-Spring Throw - 2/8 done
-Peaches & Cream Lapghan - 10" done
-Autumn Scrapghan - 5 squares done
-TONS of daisy squares for charity afghans to assemble.

I think that's it. I REALLY want to clean some of these out of here. Think it's enough? :lol

[eebrs]

Just checking in with my To Do list for today. I have a quick one that I should finish today. I'm making a headband for DD. Her baby hair is getting long and falling into her eyes, but I don't want to cut it yet. So I started a headband before I realized that she'd be pulling it off all the time. And it's a little too big for her right now. It just needs some flowers, which won't take long. Hopefully it'll be finished sometime today!

[judianne]

Hi, Krystal - Julie is busy with her gs today, but it sounds like you have lots to qualify you for this CAL! It seems to be pretty much whatever you assign to each day - work the hardest to finish those UFOs. Since you have commissions that is separate - I think.
Wait for Julie to appear tonight...or she'll take out the bat and use it on me if I've given you the wrong advice!:lol
Meanwhile, keep on chugging along!

[darski]

I give up on that Nosegay - it is so far past ugly and I can't make the numbers work on round 5 (only) so it is history!

I need to work that pattern in one colour, one strand before I even think about trying it with all these complications.

i can finish the bunting that I started as a Van Gogh. and when that is done, my most colorful project after that is my Flander's Fields which needs finishing (well starting) anyway.

AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!

I don't need this this early in the week.

:hugto self

One other quick mention... some projects will have to be weather permitting. As 90 degree temperatures descend upon us, we wont want heavy afghans in our laps. in addition to all the other stuff wrong with that Nosegay, it was awfully warm in my lap at 10:30 am this morning in May. I can't imagine it in July.

I think my only large and therefor warm project is the wedding gift afghan but it is squares until the border comes along.

[eebrs]

One other quick mention... some projects will have to be weather permitting. As 90 degree temperatures descend upon us, we wont want heavy afghans in our laps. in addition to all the other stuff wrong with that Nosegay, it was awfully warm in my lap at 10:30 am this morning in May. I can't imagine it in July.

I think my only large and therefor warm project is the wedding gift afghan but it is squares until the border comes along.



90 degrees? Oh wouldn't that be lovely! We're already over 100! :hot Luckily I don't have any large, hot projects or I'd be pulling my chair right up to the open fridge door and dripping popsicles all over my WIP!:wlol

[Misa]

I give up on that Nosegay - it is so far past ugly and I can't make the numbers work on round 5 (only) so it is history!

I need to work that pattern in one colour, one strand before I even think about trying it with all these complications.

i can finish the bunting that I started as a Van Gogh. and when that is done, my most colorful project after that is my Flander's Fields which needs finishing (well starting) anyway.

AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!

I don't need this this early in the week.

:hugto self




Here's another one for ya from me, hon :hug That Van Gogh looked easy didn't it? :lol Mine went to the Frogpond, too :lol

[darski]

Here's another one for ya from me, hon :hug That Van Gogh looked easy didn't it? :lol Mine went to the Frogpond, too :lol

thank you Cara. I really needed that :hug and your warm shoulder to lean on. Be blessed.

[q8_crochet]

hello ladeis
today is monday and my most colorful project i`m making is the 200crochetr blocks afghan :lol
it contains about 8 or 9 colors looooooool
ok i`m gonna work hard on this because i`m relly mad of the linguestics proffesor
i took 11\20 in the 2nd midterm wich make it 17\40 total
i will never pass this subject i feel bad about my self
i did well and studied hard yet i`m just marreid :angry
ok going back to the afghan i wanna ask you this
please honstly:
i `m making the squares and there are two ways of joining them
first with orgnized pallete to make orgnized shape of squares like the one cupcake made:
http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=24587&page=48
http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showpost.php?p=401091&postcount=477


or the one vik made without orgenizing the squares and it looks fabouloushttp://like-grandma.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_archive.html
so pleaaaaaaase help me wich one should i choose to make my afghan look as it??

[q8_crochet]

julie
thats nice a ripple afghan
what pattern you are useing and how many chains you started this afghan???
keep going

[Misa]

Athba - Personally, I love the way Cupcake's came out. Good thing I didn't see that post before starting that :lol It'd look great in my house :D

[q8_crochet]

thanks cara
we shall wait to see the most post
and actully i should see if the yarn is enough to make cup cakes way afghan :) looooool :lol

[hseger]

Ok, I've got my bingo card filled out and my project for today is the van gogh rr but I have to go to Wal-Mart today to get the yarn to finish it first so till I get there I have to finish up some comfortghan squares I promised out last week then I will go to get my yarn and devote the rest of the day to it. I have 9 rows done already but I don't know how big i'm going to make it.

[judianne]

Athba, I also like cupcake's design...but if you don't have enough of the designs to make it "even" as you work on the pattern, use the random method - it'll still look good. Check out my blog for the charity ghans I've done from conated squares - they're random...to put it mildly!

[q8_crochet]

heather
i wish your trip to WM will be great

did you add more row to you MIL afghan?


juddi
the problem isn`t in the desighns i have200 desighns the problem with the amont of yarn

[judianne]

juddi
the problem isn`t in the desighns i have200 desighns the problem with the amont of yarn
The amount of yarn you need to join them??

[q8_crochet]

no the amount of yarn to make squares
my yarn is RRSS so some paterns need solid squares from one color so i don`t know if it will be enough because my sc squares are becomeing 8,5 or 9 '' wich i`m not please with :( my bed is big and i want it to be big enough

[hseger]

Some of the yarn I have to get today is to finish my mom and MIL's things so I might do a little of those in between my rr since they are so close to finished then I can settle in to get these other longer WIP's done. :hook
Don't get the bat out Julie :blush I will work on at least an hour or more of my van gogh rr today:clap and the yarn I'm buying is for these only not any new projects:lol My poor stashbusting score is suffering enough:blush

[judianne]

Athba, you can always add some sc rows to the smaller squares to make them bigger...and if it's not big enough to cover a bed right now...you can either keep it lapghan size or wait for more yarn.

[Carousel]

Morning everyone,
Well since it is Tuesday here I will be working on one of the shawls that I need to finish. Probably my demin blue one it is already half way.
Monet Monday
I worked on my scrap afghan yesterday only got one square finished. Very busy day. But that is one square less now. Not sure how many still needed have to check after I get the kids to school.

Off to get everyone out of the house, mop my floors and try to stitch a little before going skating.

[Aussie]

Morning everyone,

Athba I like cupcakes version. I think you will just have to plod along and if you run out well just order more. Some afghans its just hard to tell if you are going to have enough yarn.

Krystal hi there hows it going.

Heather goodluck at Walmart, I hope you got all the yarn you will need.

Pauline hey fellow Aussie. Its great to have someone in here at the same timezone.

I will be working on my Casablanca squares today.

[Gardener]

I just got home from work and haven't started on todays project yet. I'm planning to work on slippers. They aren't the most colorful, but they are variegated. I have one slipper done and will spend at least an hour working on the other one. I was hoping to make these for myself, but the one that is done is way too big, so they will be donated somewhere unless my dh wants them.

[JulieKay]

Miranda
How do you like working with the chenille yarn, is it hard to use ? That's a kind I've never tried .

Donna- wow, you have a good amount done on your round ripple. Hope you had time to get a little farther . When they get that big, it takes a lot longer to get around the rows, doesn't it ?

Tristan- the ribbon yarn is another I've never tried. I guess I need to experiment with some of these new ones someday. I don't tend to have much luck with anything other than plain old yarn ,though .
Good luck on your new car, what kind are you getting ?

[JulieKay]

Roxy- I love blues and greys together and will be interested in seeing your newly invented yoyo squares. Is it anything like the online square made of yoyos ? I know I saw a pattern for one once and it was very pretty .
You are in the company of some other nurses-- me and Tabby are both LPN's and I thought Linda said she was .. I'm not sure if I'm right on that or not,but I think she is .

Tab- good luck on the Monet. Mine is still gathering dust as we speak ,so it needs some attention too . A lot more than yours does - you are much farther than me . :lol

[JulieKay]

Amy T - Wow, and I thought I had a pile of yarn . It sounds like you have me beat by a long shot ! You are doing another that I have made one of and another one started long ago -- the lace and bobbles. Doesn't it make a beautiful afghan ?

Wendy- you are nice to make your kitties their own pillow. And yep, you are right, this may go down as the world's longest bingo game in history .

[JulieKay]

Barbara- that blue star afghan is a gorgeous pattern. Wendy made one, I think she has a photo link below her name, it is so beautiful !
Good luck on making the chnages in the pattern. you guys all have much more creativity than I do . I have to stick straight to the pattern or I get all messed up .

[JulieKay]

Amy(slice)
Yea, the round ripples are fun. I have made a couple myself and never seen one I didn't like ( kinda like a plate of gravy ~~~my favorite food )

[QueenOfCrochet]

Howdy!

I was only able to get another block done for it. My 6th one wasn't bordered either so I did that too. Jaden had other plans for me today & I forgot how time consuming those blocks can be. I'm so used to 2 1/2" squares. :lol Hopefully I can get a bit more done tonight. ;)

Julie~Did you have any time to crochet today or did Cam have different plans for you?? Gotta love them kiddos. :manyheart I took Jaden to the barbershop for the very first time & he looks like a young man going off to the army (ya know the old fashioned army pics.?) He didn't move at all & he was so well behaved. I'm so proud of my little guy. :c9

[JulieKay]

Judy- you do such a lot for charities ! Good for you. I need to start doing more of those myself. What was the somber color the baby blanket was in ? and what are you adding to it ?

Cara- the bus afghan sounds really neat ! And what color did you find for the bus, a yellow or gold ?

Daeski - hope your new idea works, but no -- frogpond isn't considered a finished object . :lol

[Misa]

Tabby - Oh what a brave guy Jaden was!! My two screamed and hollered at my mom (a hairstylist) about her "stealing" their hair :lol Great job on what progress you made even through distractions :yay

Julie - I'm using Bright Yellow. I'm a sucker for those bright colors. I usually try to tone them down for the quilts, but after that flamingo I'm kinda in a bright crayon kinda mood :hook

[JulieKay]

Krystal- sure we'll let you play along. When I saw your list, how could I turn it down ? You won't necessarily be breaking the rules, since you have your 2 objects that are already promised and have a time frame and already in the works, just stick them in one of the time slots .

Em- you are starting out small, which is good for your first day-- and what do I try but to tackle my biggest project on the one day of the week I have my 5 year old grandson all day. Let's just say I was not real productive today, but he is at baseball practice with Papaw now, so I will devote some more time to mine tonite .

Judy- no offense taken at all, thanks very much for jumping in here and helping out. I knew today would be a little hard to keep up with everyone, but tomorrow should go smoother .

[judianne]

I had the square I wanted to make bigger (colors are bands of coffee brown and an off white with flecks of brown in it) - but none of the squares in my pile went well with it, so I've begun to add to the granny - 5 rows so far - so I can get it to lapghan size. I added a floweret of sorts in green over the center circle, then added bands of taupe, then green, then I'll use taupe again, maybe more green, and end with coffee.
I'm making it more narrow on the sides by using the hdc instead of dc there. I won't do any more tonight (baby ghan is calling) but I need maybe 5 or so more rows to finish this masculine lapghan - then on to edging and assembling more donated squares for Monday's charity crochet work. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!!
Thanks for shepherding us, Julie!:manyheart

[krazy-kitty]

Had my appiontment to post today to sort out all my paperwork for my new job, wasnt sure how to get there cause I used my BF's sat nav last time. So asked my Dad if he would take me, had to go in my car cause his exhaust fell off yesterday and hasnt got round to fixing it.

Got there really early, waited for ages, but the women I was supposed to meet didnt turn up, so really annoyed about that. Just round the corner from my Dads on the way home and never guess what happened........? My exhaust fell off, :thair. Luckily dad had a spare one in the house and he spent 3 hours fixing it, its not completly fixed but will be ok for a few days, then had to go and get a bit of shopping and decided to get something form the chippy for dinner.

Got a splitting headache, had a bath and took some painkillers, not really in the mood for crochet, but managed to fill in my bingo sheet and do 1 square of the afghan for my dad.

Sorry about the :rant just needed to get it all off my chest, hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

Roxy

[Misa]

Oh Roxy you poor dear! What a trying day :hug Just kick back and take some deep breaths and relax and we'll catch you tomorrow :manyheart

[JulieKay]

Athba-
I'd probably go with the orderly colors if possible, but I'm with Judy ,they will look nice either way, so if you don't have anough of each color to make the right pattern, then just randomly lay them out any way you like. And what grade would your score for linguistics be ? Do you guys get letter grades there, like A, B ,C or just numbers ?

Heather -you are certainly whipping through your projects. You have got to be one of the fastest cocheters I've run across ! What is the longest project you have ever done ?

Darski i I need to make mention and give you a gold star for today. This is a word I have never seen mentioned in the ville and I have been here over 2 years now : transmogrified
Gold star for ingenuity . :sstar

[Misa]

Judy - How clever of you to do hdc for the edges to turn a square into a rectangle! :yay

Julie - Yep, gotta agree with ya, Darski's our most edumacated crocheter and Heather's definitely the speediest :hook

[sewnsew]

Athba, those both look great. I think I like Cupcakes the best too but I would go with what you have yarn for.

Heather how was the trip to Walmart? I hope you got the colors you needed. I will have to make a trip for yarn but I don't need it yet. So probably next payday.

Julie, yeah I learned today that it is probably an *at-home* project now as it's a pain to fold up and put back into the bag when they are calling you to go into the doctors office. lol. I haven't done too much yet. Hubby works nights so after the kids go to bed we watch tv till he has to leave (around 11) and I crochet during that time. I'm hoping to at least get three rows done tonight. I've done just over one so far. The rows do start taking longer to go around as it gets bigger though.

[JulieKay]

Pauline and Wendy - yes it's nice to have 2 of you from the same place now, so you guys can feel in good company -- with the time difference, it seems that me and Wendy are on opposite shifts . I keep forgetting how much farther ahead on time you guys are from us .

[JulieKay]

Pauline I forgot to mention I will like seeing photos of your shawl when done . I also have one of them started. This is giving me hives, you guys. I have one of almost every project mentioned on here started. Good thing I started this, maybe I can dig myself out of this huge hole .

Cindy- good luck with the slippers. I don't know what I do wrong, but I usually make them both completely the wrong sizes. One would fit me, the other a newborn baby . :lol

[JulieKay]

Tabby - congrats on the haircut going well. Cam's mom gets his cut like that , really short. He always wants me to feel his SPIKY hair after he gets it cut !
Well, as for your crochet question -- so far I only got a little over one row done. I am going to take time tonite now to get more done on it. Let's just say Cam got a new box full of Ben 10 guys and we played Ben 10 til I was half looney . What ever happened to Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd ?

Cara- nothing wrong with using a lot of color-- that would look best for a school bus scene-- lots of bright cheery colors .

[JulieKay]

Judy
It sounds like you'll have that square shaped right up then into some prettier colors. can't wait to see it .

Rox- so sorry about your day. I hate it when you have those days when everything goes wrong. Luckily, you usually only have one at a time, so better luck tomorrow. What time is it over there ? I don't know how your time compares to ours and Wendy's .
And I have a dumb question - what is a chippy ?

[judianne]

Thanks, Cara - It just came to me...I'm getting more inovative being among all you talented ladies!:manyheart

I'll post a pic of whatever I've done this week, on Friday.

[Misa]

I thought a chippy was a carpenter :think

[JulieKay]

Wow, folks, I think I finally caught up with all the posts from today. I tried answering each and every one of you so if I left you out, I certainly didn't intend to .
Sorry you have to read 87 posts in a row now from Cowboy Bob ---

Athba- I know I havent gotten to your question yet about my ripple bedspread. I will have to go count the stitches. I know it is wide enough to hang down both sides of our bed. I think I made it 300-some stitches wide .

I need to go get some more done on it and will check in later tonite with the total rows made today. It probably won't be a lot, since it is so wide, it takes awhile to go across once ,but I'll chug away on it for a few hours tonite .

Dancing with the Stars is on tonite, so gotta watch that !