tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post2262598033554172687..comments2024-03-29T16:34:01.380+10:00Comments on down to earth: Imagine this ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82399148815766308552009-04-22T01:38:00.000+10:002009-04-22T01:38:00.000+10:00Oh I'm so inspired! It's lovely! Are you using any...Oh I'm so inspired! It's lovely! Are you using any certain type/weight of yarn? Thank you!<br />JaniceJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905956108283208842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-16977594000539850292009-03-27T08:23:00.000+10:002009-03-27T08:23:00.000+10:00My blanket is going well, although I'm not countin...My blanket is going well, although I'm not counting up the squares until I've got a good pile otherwise I'll get discouraged! I've been taking my crochet on the bus to work, and both today and yesterday I managed to get a couple of squares done. I think mine are probably smaller than yours though, as they are only about 6" across. However, it does make them very portable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-79245426609144529642009-03-25T04:16:00.000+10:002009-03-25T04:16:00.000+10:00What a lovely way to use up scraps of yarn!What a lovely way to use up scraps of yarn!Hopewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510172065585770709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-80664275099758327832009-03-24T14:37:00.000+10:002009-03-24T14:37:00.000+10:00Your picture of Koda made me smile. We had two ai...Your picture of Koda made me smile. We had two airedales...hard headed dogs but so much enthusiasm for life! I miss them!<BR/><BR/>What is a "chook"....a chicken?<BR/><BR/>~Debbie (from Pennsylvania/USA)Debbie in PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638334788335810581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-84347210354214325032009-03-22T17:11:00.000+10:002009-03-22T17:11:00.000+10:00It's shaping well Rhonda. Here's a link to the on...It's shaping well Rhonda. Here's a link to the one I made for my daughter - go to 14 January 2009<BR/>http://codlinsandcream.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.htmlBovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05798594086901897654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-6398666111885040412009-03-22T11:14:00.000+10:002009-03-22T11:14:00.000+10:00I found your blog when looking for homemade laundr...I found your blog when looking for homemade laundry soap recipes. I really appreciate all of your ideas. I am a 29 year old mother of two small children, with my husband, we live in Utah, USA. I try to do many of the things you encourage, sew, knit, bake from scratch, garden, ect. and it's really great to find a site that helps me feel like it's all worth it! Thanks, jamiejamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06803038658929892283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-14828087948288580692009-03-22T00:00:00.000+10:002009-03-22T00:00:00.000+10:00Oh, I'm excited to have found your blog! I've just...Oh, I'm excited to have found your blog! I've just learned to knit a few months ago and am going to try this blanket pattern.... squares won't be too difficult!Christian - Modobject@Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687272618188063178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-91652482133296768262009-03-20T21:11:00.000+10:002009-03-20T21:11:00.000+10:00I have finished crocheting all my squares, now I j...I have finished crocheting all my squares, now I just need to start sewing them together. I used different colors of yarn, my daughter picked them out, and then one color for the outer row on all the squares. I'll use that yarn to sew them all together. I haven't had time to pick up my crochet hook all week and it's about to drive me nuts! I'm itching to get back to it.<BR/>What a cute picture of Koda! I don't know much about airdales, we have a mixed breed shepherd/collie/coyote who is very laid back and relaxed, and my daughter has a beagle. Beagles are crazy, but lots of fun.Otter Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150285495175373444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-50484659144974070402009-03-20T09:35:00.000+10:002009-03-20T09:35:00.000+10:00I'm not doing your knit a long but I am knitting a...I'm not doing your knit a long but I am knitting a blanket for Sophie's 3rd birthday... I had told myself if I knitted 3 squares a day from the day I started it it would be finished by her birthday but due to time, motivation, attention span, babes, I can only manage 1-2... I hope to add to it after her birthday in April.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-38840874441814051882009-03-20T06:51:00.000+10:002009-03-20T06:51:00.000+10:00Hi!I'm on my eighth square on the knitalong. So f...Hi!<BR/><BR/>I'm on my eighth square on the knitalong. So far I have done: garter stitch, stockinette stitch, seed stitch, mock rib, point de blé (wheat stitch? - don't know if it translates direct from the French), point de riz contrarié, point mousse roulé (like a horizontal rib effect) and I'm now doing 'alvéoles' which are basically 4 by 4 squares. Have been distracted from my blanket today though due to acquisition of sock yarn and burning desire to knit my first pair of socks!BigKateLivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151835091812320971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-49832779970113046752009-03-20T06:20:00.000+10:002009-03-20T06:20:00.000+10:00I love the picture of Koda. Good thing he doesn't...I love the picture of Koda. Good thing he doesn't realize that he could be OVER that little fence in a heartbeat! *grin*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-17691275340753349812009-03-20T06:18:00.000+10:002009-03-20T06:18:00.000+10:00Rhonda, I have a knitted rug pattern that uses squ...Rhonda, I have a knitted rug pattern that uses squares and would love to post a copy to you (bit long to type out). Could you email me your postal address?<BR/>jamie at ipstarmail dot com dot au<BR/>Bec xxxBechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946899924830065258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-84314524371026782272009-03-19T23:54:00.000+10:002009-03-19T23:54:00.000+10:00Your little squares look lovely Rhonda - I have do...Your little squares look lovely Rhonda - I have done a similar number to you & have been trying out the different patterns & enjoying that! I agree though about plain being the easiest to do whilst watching tv or chatting etc. Am off to UK soon to visit my elderly mother & hope to do lots of squares there. Pity we can't take knitting needles on the plane any more, could have whiled away a few hours up in the sky. I do like the embroidery & embellishments on you squares - it has inspired me. Must try those new patterns too - thanks for posting,<BR/>smiles<BR/>JeniAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-79443836962118561392009-03-19T23:53:00.000+10:002009-03-19T23:53:00.000+10:00I'm just finishing up my first square. I've been ...I'm just finishing up my first square. I've been trying to teach myself to knit for quite a while, but had all but given up, when someone suggested the continental method. I learned watching an online video, and I was amazed at how much easier it is! <BR/>Thanks so much for the encouragement and the patterns :) . I hope to have a bit more time this weekend to get at least a square or two done. Spring has sprung in my part of the world, however, so much time is spent outdoors in the garden.<BR/>Blessings,<BR/>CatherineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17556890643837806571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-84787868633292023442009-03-19T23:38:00.000+10:002009-03-19T23:38:00.000+10:00Thanks for passing on those knitting patterns Rhon...Thanks for passing on those knitting patterns Rhonda. So far I have been using the ones you have suggested. My squares are all plain, maybe I'll have to do some stitching on them with contrasting colors..I like what you did!Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214584150711242076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-84615165294897736632009-03-19T23:22:00.000+10:002009-03-19T23:22:00.000+10:00I forgot to ask...how do you sew the squares toget...I forgot to ask...how do you sew the squares together and how to you edge the blanket. My skills are so rusty, I need help remembering. Thanks so much!Jingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07357961722537445285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-88497134863889305502009-03-19T23:19:00.000+10:002009-03-19T23:19:00.000+10:00Thanks so much for posting this square knit blanke...Thanks so much for posting this square knit blanket. I am going to start one right away. I used to knit my grown children sweaters and hats, but haven't picked up a knitting needle in about 35 years! I saw some yarn at my local thrift store this week and will pick it up, get some needles and begin a blanket. My passion these days is hand quilting, which I love to do, but knitting the squares is another take along project I can do as well.Jingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07357961722537445285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-37003741206493622822009-03-19T20:12:00.000+10:002009-03-19T20:12:00.000+10:00I knitted myself a patchwork blanket last summer a...I knitted myself a patchwork blanket last summer and have so enjoyed snuggling up under it this past winter, remembering when I was knitting it in the light summer evenings and dreaming of warm summer days again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-24257673884027599722009-03-19T19:01:00.000+10:002009-03-19T19:01:00.000+10:00Your squares look lovely. I think I like the stri...Your squares look lovely. I think I like the striped one the best. I've knitted 17 squares for the blanket I'm finishing over the past two weeks - but they're much simpler squares than yours. I find I get most of my knitting done on the bus to and from work each day, which is a bonus as it uses "wasted" time.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-30485928564902351552009-03-19T18:06:00.000+10:002009-03-19T18:06:00.000+10:00With Flickr, people load the pictures to their own...With Flickr, people load the pictures to their own account, but can then 'assign' them to a group set up by someone else as well. I know it's easy to join a group & link your pictures to it, but I've never done it from the other end & created the group to begin with. Most of flickr is easy though, so it should be simple.<BR/><BR/>I posted about my squares to date on this post - http://myunfinishedbusiness.blogspot.com/2009/03/sampler-square-rug-knit-along.html<BR/><BR/>I've done 2 more squares since then, but haven't had the time to scan them & add on the new ones.<BR/><BR/>I borrowed a few books from the library which have given me a heap of ideas for new squares. I will keep adding patterns to my blog as I finish new onesToriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01091419616292144494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82831016533169528072009-03-19T17:21:00.000+10:002009-03-19T17:21:00.000+10:00What a very nice blanket!What a very nice blanket!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-68065221235068103532009-03-19T12:41:00.000+10:002009-03-19T12:41:00.000+10:00How funny, I have been working on this same type o...How funny, I have been working on this same type of thing, a knitted pieced together quilt! <BR/>I am having a great time with it. =)dandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960472711612262512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-45895552537646575662009-03-19T11:49:00.000+10:002009-03-19T11:49:00.000+10:00I finished mine today. I made a crocheted floor r...I finished mine today. I made a crocheted floor rug instead as I am just beginning to learn how to knit and figured it would probably take me 2 years to finish it! I made plain squares with a black border and I am thinking of embroidering things on them to liven it up a bit. I gave it to my Father-in-law who is now living with us full-time due to a heartattack in November 08 and he put it at the foot of his lift-chair. He loves it so much, I don't know if I could get it away from him long enough to embroider anything though! As soon as you figure out where they are to be posted Rhonda, I will post my picture.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the project. I have never seen my Father-in-law so happy with a gift.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919793216222224648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-858610577471316032009-03-19T11:38:00.000+10:002009-03-19T11:38:00.000+10:00Greetings from Kansas, Rhonda Jean!I stopped in af...Greetings from Kansas, Rhonda Jean!<BR/><BR/>I stopped in after visiting Domestic Felicity. How very talented you are.<BR/><BR/>I've never been to your home country, but my dad had some major fun there at the end of WWII. He was a member of the US Navy...need I say more?!<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/><BR/>Kate.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04221004079288779891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-74786788246780132782009-03-19T10:45:00.000+10:002009-03-19T10:45:00.000+10:00Thanks for the update - I stopped working on my bl...Thanks for the update - I stopped working on my blanket while knitting up some wool diaper covers but I think your post has encouraged me to get back on it, thank you for that!<BR/><BR/>I too will add my voice and recommend Flickr as the best way to do that.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098254342604012155noreply@blogger.com