Hello everyone!  Today we’re up to week 11 of our crochet along — can you believe it?  Are you ready to get started?  Don’t forget, we’re using US terms.  Here’s where we left off last week:

rows 79 & 80

With new color, work the two rows that make up the star stitch pattern (click here for the original instructions).

row 81

With new color, work hdcs in the spaces between the hdcs of row 80.  Check your stitch count at the end if you think you might be off one or two stitches.

row 82

With new color, dc across.

rows 83-85

With new colors, work the granny stripe pattern (original instructions found here).

row 86

With new color, dc across.

Here’s what these 8 rows should look like:

I don’t have a picture of the full blanket this week; I didn’t get a chance to take one in good lighting because this week’s been really busy.  My boyfriend has gone to another city to start a new job (I will hopefully be following him soon) and it’s much tougher cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, taking care of the dog, and working an hour’s drive away without his assistance.  I’m working more days, which is great.  Also, my car is having troubles, so I think I’m going to have to borrow my Dad’s truck so that I can drive to work safely while waiting to hear from the shop what’s wrong with my car (it seems to be the transmission but if the whole thing has to be replaced I’m SOL and don’t know what I’ll do).  I know that many other women do more than this in their days, what with kids or full-time/regular jobs, so I’m not complaining.  Just busier than normal, and stretched very thin.

The sooner I can move, the better, because hopefully I can find a cheaper place and therefore be able to take care of myself.  If that does happen soon, I’m afraid I might miss a week of the CAL.  I’ll make every effort to get it done, but during the moving week we might just have to take a short break.  Just wanted to give you a heads up that that might be a possibility — in fact, some of you might be relieved, because it’ll give everyone a chance to catch up, weave in neglected ends, or just rest those busy hands.

Well, that’s all for today.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hey everyone!  Ready for this week’s CAL installment?  Let’s get started, and don’t forget we’re using US terms!

Last week we left off with row 70:

rows 71-74

Repeat the mirrored chevron pattern.  Click here for the original instructions.  Here’s all 4 rows:

row 75

With new color, hdc across.

row 76

With new color, dc across.

row 77

With new color, hdc across.

row 78

With new color, dc across.  Here’s what it’ll look like:

And that’s all for this week!  I managed to get a full shot of my blanket, although the color got a bit washed out:

I hope everyone is still enjoying the CAL, and I hope you’re keeping up with weaving in your ends!  😉

The pictures you’re all posting on facebook and Ravelry are great — it’s so cool to see everyone progressing!  The links to those are in the right-hand sidebar, as are some new buttons/links that will take you to each individual week.  It was requested by a participant and I agree that it should make things easier on you all.

Oh and one of the participants also set up a Ravelry pattern page (thank you!) so you can add it to your projects easily.  Click here for that.  I must apologize to the creator of the page — I had to take down the original picture because that’s not my picture (it is our inspiration picture but it belongs to this blog and I didn’t want it to seem like I was claiming that that picture was mine).  I really appreciate you making the page though — it was a big help!

That should be all for this week.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Can you believe we’re already at week 9?  It doesn’t seem like that long!  Are you ready for week 9?  Let’s get started, and remember that we’re using US terms!

Last week, we left off after finishing row 62:

row 63

With new color, hdc across.

row 64

With new color, dc across.

rows 65-67

Another set of granny stripe rows!  Click here for the original detailed pattern.  Here it is so far:

row 68

With new color, dc across.

row 69

With new color, hdc across.

row 70

With new color, dc across.  Here’s all of this week’s rows:

I couldn’t get a picture of the whole blanket that looked blog-worthy due to bad lighting, and I’ve started next week’s rows already, so I’m sorry there’s not a picture of the whole blanket this week.  Hopefully next week I can get a good one!

Thanks to everyone who’s been sharing the CAL (we’re still getting new participants, which is great) and posting their progress on the facebook/Ravelry pages.  It’s really neat to see everyone’s progress!

That’s all for this week, thanks for stopping by!

Hello everyone!  I’m getting my post done at 12:01 anyway, despite thinking I’d be a little late.  I hope you guys are ready! And remember, we’re using US terms!

Last week we finished with row 54:

row 55

With new color, hdc across.

rows 56-58

Using another color that you have a lot of, repeat the three rows of the bobble pattern.  If you need a refresher, check back to week 4 for the instructions.

row 59

With new color, hdc across.

row 60

With new color, dc across.

row 61

With new color, hdc across.

row 62

With new color, dc across.

Here’s all of these rows in a close-up:

And here is the whole blanket:

It’s getting harder and harder to photograph the whole thing!  And I do apologize for not having photos for each row; I mean to, but I really get going and I forget to stop and take them!  I’ll try harder to remember next time, haha.  However, if I’m crocheting at night, there’s not really a point as the lighting is so poor and makes for very oddly colored photos.

We’re still getting new participants who are working very diligently to catch up.  Welcome, newcomers!  If anyone has questions, feel free to ask.  You might like to peruse my post “how the CAL will work” for the basics.  All of the CAL posts can be found (in reverse order) in the CAL category, which can be located in the top menu bar of this site or by clicking on the button in the sidebar on the right hand side of the page.  Also, we’d love to see your pictures on the facebook page, the Ravelry group, or with the hashtag #nyaccal on Instagram — it’s so cool to see everyone’s blankets progressing!

Also, a huge thank you to everyone who’s shared this CAL on their own blogs, on forums, on facebook, or any other way you’ve spread the word.  I really appreciate it and I know that without you sharing this, we would not have nearly so many participants!

That’s all for this week’s CAL post.  I hope you all are still enjoying both the process of making the blanket and the way it’s turning out!

How did ya’ll like doing stitches that you’ve already done before last week?  Hopefully it was easier but not boring.  We’ve done all the stitches we’re going to do so it should be smooth sailing from now on!  Let’s get started, and don’t forget we’re using US terms!

Last week we left off with for 46:

row 47

With new color, hdc across.  Remember to crochet between the stitches below like we did above the star stitch last time.  Count your stitches at the end, just to be safe.

row 48

With new color, dc across.

rows 49 – 52

With 2 colors, do the Catharine wheel stitch pattern.  Feel free to refer back to the post in which we first did this if you need a reminder.  And don’t forget to keep your stitches very loose!  Someone suggested going up a hook size or two for these rows, so you could try that if it’d make you more comfortable.

row 53

With new color, dc across the same way we did after the last Catharine wheels.  Count your stitches when you’re done.

row 54

With new color, dc across:

That’s all for this week!  Don’t know why that picture turned out so extra red… my floor is brown…  Anyway, here’s the whole thing:

When you finish, I’d love to see a picture of yours on facebook or Ravelry, or on Instagram with the hashtag #nyaccal also.  Everyone’s blankets are looking great!  I’m really astonished and pleased at the number of participants — it’s all way bigger than I thought it would be, and even now people are jumping on board (welcome so very much!).  Hopefully you’re all enjoying this CAL as much as I am.

Well, that’s all for today.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  And don’t forget to weave in your ends!  🙂