Knit Your Square to Give Your Share - PART 4

In_Search_Of_Me

aww what a lovely piece of news chalky and a wonderful granny you will be! Please send my congratulations!
Lovely end to a busy week! Just back from work and head is cracking so going to have a cuddle with my baby and sleep it off! Must try to start swimming as know it helps release the tension in my neck...
Stuff the housework roaming - your rest is more imprtant!
anyone heart from the lovely may of late?
Mrs M, pippa and PSSO special hugs for you!
oh yes at last my swap package arrived today...couple of nice bits from lush but with all the delay (over a month late) was hard to even be a little enthused! hey ho...better luck next time eh!

roamin_in_the_gloamin

YES I AM GREEN But I am also very happy for the Chalky new addition, word of warning......just in case you are not aware of it I am a December baby.....sagittarius born and raised...........hope you all know what you are letting yourselves in for Oh and its only 184 days till Christmas........I am tracking it here
http://xmasfun.com/Default.aspx

Kinsey

Chalky how wonderful, many many congratulations to you all. xxx Thankyou for sharing the scan.

anakat

Originally Posted by anakat
:hello:

Can i ask for some Crochet square help please, I borrowed the Jan Eaton 200 crochet blocks book from the library and am having trouble getting the tension right. Trying to do block 99 where you go back and forth . Using the size hook suggested they were too big, went down a size hook and the width was fine but the block ended up 6 X 8. Went down another hook size and the width is only 5 inches.

In_Search_Of_Me wrote: »

What size are you trying to do? Possibly use mid size hook and add a few stitches...my tension is quite tight so thats what I usually do...hth?

Thanks for the help I just feel that if I alter a pattern that much, there is not much point in using one

Hi Anakat

I wonder if you are doing the US version of DC.?

The pattern is written using UK Terms so a DC is ;

Insert hook in the next stitch to be worked.
Yarn over hook, pull yarn through = 2 loops on hook!
Yarn over hook, pull yarn through the 2 loops on hook. =
dc made



If you are using a US DC this is the equivalent of a UK Treble (triple), so your end result will be longer than the pattern.

Thanks checked that as well, definitely Brit DC. Taken the book back to the library and gone to sit in a corner and sulk

Update
6 Mrs Twins Squares 2 Sands blankets

:TCongratulations Chalky, grandchildren are such fun and when you have had enough you can give them back

In_Search_Of_Me

aww anakat sorry its been stressful...dont know what else to suggest but make try another book? I have a few and like some but not others - different way of writing, piccies in some make it easier for me but then I have a fuzzy dyslexic brain!!

f1widow

Hi everyone

chalky - wonderful news and such a clear scan - you must be over-the-moon - there is going to be a baby wool shortage coming once chalky gets shopping - big hugs to you all xxx

TENKO UPDATE - for those that wanted to know channel etc (pippa and roamin especially) Sky channel 537 "Yesterday" channel Monday - Friday 4.00pm and repeated again at 7.00pm (not sure channel number for freeview but my elderly friend assured me you can get "yesterday" on freeview - happy viewing ladies - my recorded episodes are just like an unused ball of wool or a fresh bar of chocolate - just cant wait to sit and watch (iykwim- sad I am!)

pippa - good to hear OH is ok if not very blue - dinner sounded nice - sounds like you are looking after him admirably - big hugs xxx

psso - also good to hear that you are improving - please dont go mad though! xxx

jean - hope you are good xxx

isom - i really sympathise with the headaches - hopefully by the time you read this it will have eased xxx

laddujaddu - welcome to our band of happy warriors - hope you have as good a time here as i do xxx

sock-knitter - have a good time on holiday - hope the boys are good - give mum and dad a big hug from me xxx

Ive just realised what the time is - DS has started stretching bedtime and unless my eye is on the clock he conveniently stretches it a bit tooooooo much - love and hugs to all xxx

In_Search_Of_Me

Laddujaddu welcome! Sorry missed you yesterday!
Head is recovered thank goodness! Off to spin this morning the shop and do little else other than mundane HW...mums away so had a lovely week of slobbery but now want to get it straight again!
F1 hope things return to normal soon! Ive heard OH's can seriously damage hooky time!
Hope our poorly contingent are feeling better - collective "have a good day" from me
Hows bil miol?
Right best on as will be late and forget sommat if i rush!

Pippa.S

awwwww how lovely Congratulations to you all chalky
the grandparents club is the best,:j:j:j

I waited sooo long for grandchildren I thought I would never be blessed but my first DGD was born when DS1/DIL were both 36.
I now have 2DGD's and 1 DGS.My life has never been the same since and I would'nt change it for the world :smileyhea

It always makes me shed a few tears when I see a baby scan, to see the start of a new life it's wonderful.

Love
Anne
x

chalky_75

Laddujaddu -- Welcome to our merry band-- Trifles,Ginnyknit Happy Crafter, Seraphim and anyone else just dipping their toe in please just jump in and join us
and share your latest woolly pursuits!
Jean,Elaine Pipps and DOH -- Hope resting up and lots of spoiling are working the magic needed to feel on top of the world again

THANK YOU ALL for such lovely wishes for little baby Gilberto! 15 weeks old today! A real little miracle just for the family to love!

Well the weather is still rubbish and we have a Dear Nephews birthday BBQ this afternoon -- very typical but never mind it will be lovely to catch up.

Will pop back later when I have had time to read back through the thread since my few days in Cornwall but lots of love to one and all x

roamin_in_the_gloamin

No update for me this weekend...I am working on the crochet heart blanket tho' so perhaps next week
F1 having scanned three (YES THREE) different satellite dishes out there in space I failed to find Tenko...seems you either have to be in the UK for the Freeview or a Sky member - never mind will check out the following web site (which I use to catch up with loads of stuff) http://watchseries.eu/
see if its available there.
Loves and cuddles for everyone,