Granny square?

Shulamit , now that we spoke ,,,, over the phone, i am here to help ,
also please call Haya , thus you will have In -City help ,,,,
I don`t know which wool your shop lacks ,, i can send you a ball of
wool with Printed hook sizes , but my best advice to my pupils is TRY
,,,, take a new wool and play with it ,,,, try it with various sized
needles ,, with time you will `develope` a proper matching eye , and
i still try each `new` to me wool ,,, there is also a difference as to
waht you have in mind ,, shawls can be crocheted a little LOOSER than
sweaters, hats , bags ,,,, so one has to try ,,, And it isn`t a waste
of time . And if you can spare the thread you used to SWATCH ,, keep
your swatches for later use , if you can`t spare ,, just unravel it ,
Shabat Shalom to you
ps i will see if other gave you directions ,,, if needed i can fax you
some ilustrations [ or snail it ]
best way would contact some Local friend ,,,
mirjam


Well, now that I'm here I am going to ask tons of questions! :-)

The granny square is the easiest crocheted square, right? Well, I must admit
I cannot do it. For some reason it gets all crumpled, not flat as it should
be.

Please - does someone have directions that work? I tried some from several
websites and ended up frustrated with "furry balls" as my husband called
those trys when he saw them :-) or :-(

Also, while I'm at it - how should I choose the size of the hook? Should it
be wider than the yarn? I think the yarn we have here doesn't have hook
sizes listed..

Shulamit

NORA you are not lazy !!!
Why is practical called lazy ???
Anyway when i change colors i hide the cut thread under the next
stiches , saves loads of work later ,,,
My best grannies were the Hexagons i made for Son`s afgahan ,,,,,
Now for daughter i started my `granny ` straight with 44 stiches , on
which i work with one back ground 1-2 colors for the inside pattern [
cat , moon , heart, Hebrew leters, X -mix - drix , etc,,,, i jsust
cahnge color and work next `granny` ,,,, in this method i will have
Stripes of Grannies , which i will later sew together lengthwise ,,,,
mirjam

Jacqueline,

I was going to suggest the same thing, I usually make my first five or six
rounds the same color, then add a different one for the last round, unless you
do like I do sometims, real lazy, just keep on going until you have about 32
rounds.

Hugs,

Nora

I make grannies that are made in one piece m one thread as well ,,,,,,
mirjam

I never found Granny's as easy as I was always led to believe. I think they
are more difficult because you are stopping (cutting) and starting each
round.

JMTCW

JJMolvik

Hi Mirjam,

I also weave the ends in as I go along.

Hugs,

Your twin,

Nora

Cori,

I have successfully printed the instructions and brought them home :-) So
far so good :-))
Didn't have chance to try it yet though...sorry.. being to busy as I have a
paper to submit (even though it seems I always have some paper to write..),
and have got a nasty virus over the weekend. Don't hold your breath, it
might take a few weeks for me to actually try it..

"Cori" wrote in message
...
Dear Shulamit,

How is the square coming? You've got me curious! (not hard to do lol.
I'm
like JJ's kittens)

Hugs,
Cori

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"Shulamit Umansky" wrote in message
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Well, now that I'm here I am going to ask tons of questions! :-)

The granny square is the easiest crocheted square, right? Well, I must
admit
I cannot do it. For some reason it gets all crumpled, not flat as it
should
be.

Please - does someone have directions that work? I tried some from
several
websites and ended up frustrated with "furry balls" as my husband called
those trys when he saw them :-) or :-(

Also, while I'm at it - how should I choose the size of the hook? Should
it
be wider than the yarn? I think the yarn we have here doesn't have hook
sizes listed..

Shulamit



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Thanks again Mirjam
The problem is that I really don't do any crafts right now... So all my
rants about yarns I would like to have are... well... wishful thinking. But
when I get to it I promise I'll call Haya.

"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
...
Shulamit , now that we spoke ,,,, over the phone, i am here to help ,
also please call Haya , thus you will have In -City help ,,,,
I don`t know which wool your shop lacks ,, i can send you a ball of
wool with Printed hook sizes , but my best advice to my pupils is TRY
,,,, take a new wool and play with it ,,,, try it with various sized
needles ,, with time you will `develope` a proper matching eye , and
i still try each `new` to me wool ,,, there is also a difference as to
waht you have in mind ,, shawls can be crocheted a little LOOSER than
sweaters, hats , bags ,,,, so one has to try ,,, And it isn`t a waste
of time . And if you can spare the thread you used to SWATCH ,, keep
your swatches for later use , if you can`t spare ,, just unravel it ,
Shabat Shalom to you
ps i will see if other gave you directions ,,, if needed i can fax you
some ilustrations [ or snail it ]
best way would contact some Local friend ,,,
mirjam


Well, now that I'm here I am going to ask tons of questions! :-)

The granny square is the easiest crocheted square, right? Well, I must
admit
I cannot do it. For some reason it gets all crumpled, not flat as it
should
be.

Please - does someone have directions that work? I tried some from
several
websites and ended up frustrated with "furry balls" as my husband called
those trys when he saw them :-) or :-(

Also, while I'm at it - how should I choose the size of the hook? Should
it
be wider than the yarn? I think the yarn we have here doesn't have hook
sizes listed..

Shulamit

Shulamit... these are your dreams and must not be discarded Keep dreaming
until you have the chance to fulfil them and keep chatting to us

Ophelia


"Shulamit" wrote in message
...
Thanks again Mirjam
The problem is that I really don't do any crafts right now... So all my
rants about yarns I would like to have are... well... wishful thinking.
But
when I get to it I promise I'll call Haya.

"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
...
Shulamit , now that we spoke ,,,, over the phone, i am here to help ,
also please call Haya , thus you will have In -City help ,,,,
I don`t know which wool your shop lacks ,, i can send you a ball of
wool with Printed hook sizes , but my best advice to my pupils is TRY
,,,, take a new wool and play with it ,,,, try it with various sized
needles ,, with time you will `develope` a proper matching eye , and
i still try each `new` to me wool ,,, there is also a difference as to
waht you have in mind ,, shawls can be crocheted a little LOOSER than
sweaters, hats , bags ,,,, so one has to try ,,, And it isn`t a waste
of time . And if you can spare the thread you used to SWATCH ,, keep
your swatches for later use , if you can`t spare ,, just unravel it ,
Shabat Shalom to you
ps i will see if other gave you directions ,,, if needed i can fax you
some ilustrations [ or snail it ]
best way would contact some Local friend ,,,
mirjam


Well, now that I'm here I am going to ask tons of questions! :-)

The granny square is the easiest crocheted square, right? Well, I must
admit
I cannot do it. For some reason it gets all crumpled, not flat as it
should
be.

Please - does someone have directions that work? I tried some from
several
websites and ended up frustrated with "furry balls" as my husband
called
those trys when he saw them :-) or :-(

Also, while I'm at it - how should I choose the size of the hook?
Should
it
be wider than the yarn? I think the yarn we have here doesn't have hook
sizes listed..

Shulamit

Thanks!

I will keep posting, I promise... maybe not in every thread, and not every
day, but you are not getting rid of me :-)


"Ophelia" wrote in message
...
Shulamit... these are your dreams and must not be discarded Keep
dreaming
until you have the chance to fulfil them and keep chatting to us

Ophelia


"Shulamit" wrote in message
...
Thanks again Mirjam
The problem is that I really don't do any crafts right now... So all my
rants about yarns I would like to have are... well... wishful thinking.
But
when I get to it I promise I'll call Haya.

"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
...
Shulamit , now that we spoke ,,,, over the phone, i am here to help ,
also please call Haya , thus you will have In -City help ,,,,
I don`t know which wool your shop lacks ,, i can send you a ball of
wool with Printed hook sizes , but my best advice to my pupils is TRY
,,,, take a new wool and play with it ,,,, try it with various sized
needles ,, with time you will `develope` a proper matching eye , and
i still try each `new` to me wool ,,, there is also a difference as to
waht you have in mind ,, shawls can be crocheted a little LOOSER than
sweaters, hats , bags ,,,, so one has to try ,,, And it isn`t a waste
of time . And if you can spare the thread you used to SWATCH ,, keep
your swatches for later use , if you can`t spare ,, just unravel it ,
Shabat Shalom to you
ps i will see if other gave you directions ,,, if needed i can fax you
some ilustrations [ or snail it ]
best way would contact some Local friend ,,,
mirjam


Well, now that I'm here I am going to ask tons of questions! :-)

The granny square is the easiest crocheted square, right? Well, I
must
admit
I cannot do it. For some reason it gets all crumpled, not flat as it
should
be.

Please - does someone have directions that work? I tried some from
several
websites and ended up frustrated with "furry balls" as my husband
called
those trys when he saw them :-) or :-(

Also, while I'm at it - how should I choose the size of the hook?
Should
it
be wider than the yarn? I think the yarn we have here doesn't have
hook
sizes listed..

Shulamit

LOL sounds good to me)

O

"Shulamit" wrote in message
...
Thanks!

I will keep posting, I promise... maybe not in every thread, and not every
day, but you are not getting rid of me :-)


"Ophelia" wrote in message
...
Shulamit... these are your dreams and must not be discarded Keep
dreaming
until you have the chance to fulfil them and keep chatting to us

Ophelia


"Shulamit" wrote in message
...
Thanks again Mirjam
The problem is that I really don't do any crafts right now... So all
my
rants about yarns I would like to have are... well... wishful
thinking.
But
when I get to it I promise I'll call Haya.

"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
...
Shulamit , now that we spoke ,,,, over the phone, i am here to help
,
also please call Haya , thus you will have In -City help ,,,,
I don`t know which wool your shop lacks ,, i can send you a ball of
wool with Printed hook sizes , but my best advice to my pupils is
TRY
,,,, take a new wool and play with it ,,,, try it with various sized
needles ,, with time you will `develope` a proper matching eye ,
and
i still try each `new` to me wool ,,, there is also a difference as
to
waht you have in mind ,, shawls can be crocheted a little LOOSER
than
sweaters, hats , bags ,,,, so one has to try ,,, And it isn`t a
waste
of time . And if you can spare the thread you used to SWATCH ,, keep
your swatches for later use , if you can`t spare ,, just unravel it
,
Shabat Shalom to you
ps i will see if other gave you directions ,,, if needed i can fax
you
some ilustrations [ or snail it ]
best way would contact some Local friend ,,,
mirjam


Well, now that I'm here I am going to ask tons of questions! :-)

The granny square is the easiest crocheted square, right? Well, I
must
admit
I cannot do it. For some reason it gets all crumpled, not flat as
it
should
be.

Please - does someone have directions that work? I tried some from
several
websites and ended up frustrated with "furry balls" as my husband
called
those trys when he saw them :-) or :-(

Also, while I'm at it - how should I choose the size of the hook?
Should
it
be wider than the yarn? I think the yarn we have here doesn't have
hook
sizes listed..

Shulamit

Hi Shulamit,

I'm glad to hear that you are staying with us, we would hate to lose you as a
new friend.

Hugs,

Nora