The Baby blanket is progressing
?I have 75 of the 120 squares crocheted. I have the rest of the flowers done—just have to crochet the white granny square part.
I’ve had to buy different lots of the white because Hobby Lobby doesn’t stock much of each color at a time. I finally ordered a bunch from the online store that are all the same lot. They are much whiter than the first skeins.
How would you deal with it?
1) intermingle the whiter ones throughout?
2) use the brighter ones only in the outer border?
3)some other idea?
Thank you for any opinions/ideas.
Connie
Who just saw a huge Turkey walk across the back yard!
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It is actually very simple. ?So many really good YouTube videos for complete beginners. ?
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On Mar 7, 2023, at 3:15 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
? Makes sense! ? I really must try to learn crochet some time. ? Jenny ? ? Hi Jenny It’s faster in some respects. ?But it really depends on the pattern—just like knitting. ?? If the crochet pattern includes a lot of multi-loop stitches, it can take longer. Puff stitches or bobble stitches are time consuming.? Just as in knitting, an intricate lace pattern can take a long time to complete a round. ?
On Mar 6, 2023, at 2:47 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
? Oh, I got that bit! But it’s a great start. I don’t crochet, but it seems to work up more quickly than knitting? ? Jenny ? ? Jenny, This is just a small sample so she’d know what’s coming. ?It’s only 24 of 144 granny squares I need for a 36x36” blanket ?
On Mar 6, 2023, at 12:44 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
? You are speedy. Glad Katie liked it…. Jenny ? ? Thank you!! Katie loved it. ?Here’s a pic of it with the border. Unblocked of course.?
It is so unbelievably soft.?
? Personally, I think it’s just perfect! ? Ann McManus in PA ? ? Never too busy!? Those soft colors are more subtle than that.? And you are a speed demon! ? Thank you! It’s coming along.? Do you guys think it’s too busy? ? The blanket squares are looking wonderful! And on names, I have friends with a year-old granddaughter named Clementine, and so far she gets her full name.? Jenny
I’m sure she will have a dozen nicknames. Lol.? Little Waylon gets called Wayman, Waylonator, Way, etc.
I can hear Allie, Alliegator, Allie Girl, etc. DH comes up with some good ones.
Katie chose these colors for her nursery.? I’m just glad I found a yarn with all of them.? She really liked them when I showed her.?
I have till Sunday to finish before her shower on Sunday.? (I waited so late because Katie hadn’t picked her nursery colors till Saturday!? I had to force her. )
Back to it!
Connie
> On Mar 2, 2023, at 1:43 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
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> And I remember now that you did tell us grand-daughter's name before. Very musical choice. In our family, everything gets shortened, so she would be "Allie" in no time. My nephew named their daughter "Clementine" but nobody, not even her parents, uses the full name. I admire people who manage to stick to their original choice (and persuade others to do it also).
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> Subject: [yarnmongers] Baby blanket squares
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> ?This yarn is really nice.? (Hobby Lobby Yarntopia)? I did several swatches and a 4.0 mm hook works great.? Any smaller and it splits. Bigger looks floppy but still crochets great.
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Makes sense! ? I really must try to learn crochet some time. ? Jenny ?
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Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Baby blanket squares? Hi Jenny It’s faster in some respects. ?But it really depends on the pattern—just like knitting. ?? If the crochet pattern includes a lot of multi-loop stitches, it can take longer. Puff stitches or bobble stitches are time consuming.? Just as in knitting, an intricate lace pattern can take a long time to complete a round. ?
On Mar 6, 2023, at 2:47 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
? Oh, I got that bit! But it’s a great start. I don’t crochet, but it seems to work up more quickly than knitting? ? Jenny ? ? Jenny, This is just a small sample so she’d know what’s coming. ?It’s only 24 of 144 granny squares I need for a 36x36” blanket ?
On Mar 6, 2023, at 12:44 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
? You are speedy. Glad Katie liked it…. Jenny ? ? Thank you!! Katie loved it. ?Here’s a pic of it with the border. Unblocked of course.?
It is so unbelievably soft.?
? Personally, I think it’s just perfect! ? Ann McManus in PA ? ? Never too busy!? Those soft colors are more subtle than that.? And you are a speed demon! ? Thank you! It’s coming along.? Do you guys think it’s too busy? ? The blanket squares are looking wonderful! And on names, I have friends with a year-old granddaughter named Clementine, and so far she gets her full name.? Jenny
I’m sure she will have a dozen nicknames. Lol.? Little Waylon gets called Wayman, Waylonator, Way, etc.
I can hear Allie, Alliegator, Allie Girl, etc. DH comes up with some good ones.
Katie chose these colors for her nursery.? I’m just glad I found a yarn with all of them.? She really liked them when I showed her.?
I have till Sunday to finish before her shower on Sunday.? (I waited so late because Katie hadn’t picked her nursery colors till Saturday!? I had to force her. )
Back to it!
Connie
> On Mar 2, 2023, at 1:43 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
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> And I remember now that you did tell us grand-daughter's name before. Very musical choice. In our family, everything gets shortened, so she would be "Allie" in no time. My nephew named their daughter "Clementine" but nobody, not even her parents, uses the full name. I admire people who manage to stick to their original choice (and persuade others to do it also).
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> Sent: 02 March 2023 06:35
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> Subject: [yarnmongers] Baby blanket squares
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> ?This yarn is really nice.? (Hobby Lobby Yarntopia)? I did several swatches and a 4.0 mm hook works great.? Any smaller and it splits. Bigger looks floppy but still crochets great.
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Hi Jenny
It’s faster in some respects. ?But it really depends on the pattern—just like knitting. ?? If the crochet pattern includes a lot of multi-loop stitches, it can take longer. Puff stitches or bobble stitches are time consuming.?
Just as in knitting, an intricate lace pattern can take a long time to complete a round. ?
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On Mar 6, 2023, at 2:47 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
? Oh, I got that bit! But it’s a great start. I don’t crochet, but it seems to work up more quickly than knitting? ? Jenny ? ? Jenny, This is just a small sample so she’d know what’s coming. ?It’s only 24 of 144 granny squares I need for a 36x36” blanket ?
On Mar 6, 2023, at 12:44 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
? You are speedy. Glad Katie liked it…. Jenny ? ? Thank you!! Katie loved it. ?Here’s a pic of it with the border. Unblocked of course.? <image001.jpg> It is so unbelievably soft.? ? Personally, I think it’s just perfect! ? Ann McManus in PA ? ? Never too busy!? Those soft colors are more subtle than that.? And you are a speed demon! ? Thank you! It’s coming along.? Do you guys think it’s too busy? ? The blanket squares are looking wonderful! And on names, I have friends with a year-old granddaughter named Clementine, and so far she gets her full name.? Jenny
I’m sure she will have a dozen nicknames. Lol.? Little Waylon gets called Wayman, Waylonator, Way, etc.
I can hear Allie, Alliegator, Allie Girl, etc. DH comes up with some good ones.
Katie chose these colors for her nursery.? I’m just glad I found a yarn with all of them.? She really liked them when I showed her.?
I have till Sunday to finish before her shower on Sunday.? (I waited so late because Katie hadn’t picked her nursery colors till Saturday!? I had to force her. )
Back to it!
Connie
> On Mar 2, 2023, at 1:43 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
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> And I remember now that you did tell us grand-daughter's name before. Very musical choice. In our family, everything gets shortened, so she would be "Allie" in no time. My nephew named their daughter "Clementine" but nobody, not even her parents, uses the full name. I admire people who manage to stick to their original choice (and persuade others to do it also).
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> Sent: 02 March 2023 06:35
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [yarnmongers] Baby blanket squares
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> ?This yarn is really nice.? (Hobby Lobby Yarntopia)? I did several swatches and a 4.0 mm hook works great.? Any smaller and it splits. Bigger looks floppy but still crochets great.
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So happy I popped in!
Jenny, so sorry for what you’ve been going through, very tough for you.
Connie, congratulations on the new granddaughter.
Great to hear from everyone else.
Beryl
(where it’s supposed to be autumn but we are having a heat wave - about 92F here today)
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Agreed, thank you, Beryl. ? Enjoyed reading your update, Jenny, even though it was so very sad. ? ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jenny Swanson Sent: Monday, March 6, 2023 3:19 AM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Is anyone still there? ? It was great that Beryl called out to us, and I enjoyed reading the various updates. As you can see me talking to Connie about her upcoming grandchild, you can work out that I am “still here” – although just where that is has me in a bit of a muddle some days. ? We had a tough time through the covid restrictions, with all four parents fading quite fast and needing support which it was difficult to give them, and DH stuck for much of the time in Switzerland, while one of the girls was effectively trapped in Scotland with only very limited movement for the best part of two years. Not fun, but we all got through with? lot of Zooming and sending of parcels. ? My mother moved into a lovely care home on October 2021, at her own request, as she had a hip fracture which did not repair well and my father, with increasing dementia, could not grasp why she could no longer run around after him full time. Unluckily she tripped and fell on her first day, hit her head and died 12 days later of a subdural haematoma. Dad by then was in hospital? with a hip fracture of his own and we had to delay the funeral by three weeks until we could? find him a nursing home placement near both the funeral location and my sister and myself (to facilitate visiting). Got all that sorted out and in the interim we had a call from DH’s parents’ GP in Scotland to say his father had only weeks to live and his mother had significant dementia, and they both needed nursing home care ASAP, but she was resisting it (some of you may remember she was always a very “determined” character). That kept us pretty busy, and apart from Mum’s funeral I was with them 24/7 for nearly a month until we finally found a really nice place which could take them both. They went in in early November, and FIL died the first week of January having had eight weeks of rest and comfort at the end, which he richly deserved. It all sounds awful, and it was. Three days after FIL died, my own father died. Luckily my sister and I were able to be with him at the end (and we sat with Mum for the twelve last days as she faded). We did the two funerals for the fathers in one week and then all went down with covid caught at the first one. It took us a while to get over that. I suppose with three deaths in ten weeks that is not too surprising. ? Since then life has been a blur of six-weekly trips north 400 miles ?to Glasgow to see MIL (the girls have been fabulous about taking turns to do the trip so that she gets plenty of visits), endless work to clear out the Glasgow flat as MIL was the original pack rat and never threw anything away, huge amounts of paperwork as executor of multiple wills, four parents’ mail coming here, all bills to be processed and paid, etc etc etc. ? MIL is very frail, and week by week is losing her grasp on the realities of life, but bizarrely seems now happy and content. She spent almost her whole life weighed down by her huge burden of collected “grievances” against the world – and now she has forgotten them all it makes a huge difference to her behaviour! ? I try to get out to Geneva one week in four to be with DH, who had now been off work for some months with stress and exhaustion (not surprising really). When we can, we meet in Glasgow to attend to MIL and her affairs. Some days I wake up and I’m really not sure where I am. I? rely on dog walks and easy knitting to get me through but I am pretty weary myself and looking forward hopefully to more restful times. ? The upside is that the girls are both well and busy. Kitty made partner at Mayer Brown in London at the end of 2021, age 33. She worked very hard while restricted to home and it paid off for her. Charlotte is an anaesthetist at a specialist veterinary hospital only an hour’s drive from here, and is thoroughly enjoying a good working and learning atmosphere. Freddie the labrador and Ellie the crazy Bengal-cross cat take good care of me, and hopefully in 18 months or so DH will retire and return home properly. ? Hope everyone stays well. I see some of you on Facebook from time to time and enjoy your pictures. ? Jenny X ? ? ? ?
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Dear Jenny, That all sounds like A LOT! I am so sorry about all the losses but am glad your MIL is now happy and content and safe. The girls also sound very settled. Congratulations to Kitty for making partner. That is a big deal!?
We just returned home from our first visit to India after the pandemic started. We were there when the first cases were discovered in the US but on the West coast and a couple of weeks after we came back, NY was locked down. It has been tough for my father. He turned 95 in Dec. He is no longer driving but we can't really let him go on his own to the NY Public Library or the U. Penn?library, as he was used to, via public transportation. He is a bit unsteady on his feet and that is a cause of concern in crowded environments. Fortunately, there is Inter-Library Loan but he likes to go there and look at historical books that cannot be loaned out. My sister and brother take him when they can and he's with them but both are still working and very busy.
My SIL in India who had a stroke after a COVID-19 infection is still struggling with her health. She can't speak very clearly but her mind is just as active as ever and she has become weak from a couple of other infections she's picked up due to her weak state. It was sad to see. I hope physical and speech therapy continue to help her. She's only a few years older than my husband. Otherwise, we found everyone healthy and had a small wonderful family getaway by the beach for a day.?
I am still active in a lot of what I've been doing since I retired but so much of it has gone to Zoom meetings that I rarely go out except to food-shop and run errands. I exercise regularly since I have a gym in my basement. I had cataract surgery in both eyes and carpal tunnel releases in both hands last year. That is good to be done with - it has meant a lot of doctor visits, inability to do some exercises, etc.?
Connie, congrats on your new grandbaby!
On Mon, Mar 6, 2023 at 3:18?AM Jenny Swanson < jenny@...> wrote: It was great that Beryl called out to us, and I enjoyed reading the various updates. As you can see me talking to Connie about her upcoming grandchild, you can work out that I am “still here” – although just where that is has me in a bit of a muddle some days. ? We had a tough time through the covid restrictions, with all four parents fading quite fast and needing support which it was difficult to give them, and DH stuck for much of the time in Switzerland, while one of the girls was effectively trapped in Scotland with only very limited movement for the best part of two years. Not fun, but we all got through with? lot of Zooming and sending of parcels. ? My mother moved into a lovely care home on October 2021, at her own request, as she had a hip fracture which did not repair well and my father, with increasing dementia, could not grasp why she could no longer run around after him full time. Unluckily she tripped and fell on her first day, hit her head and died 12 days later of a subdural haematoma. Dad by then was in hospital? with a hip fracture of his own and we had to delay the funeral by three weeks until we could? find him a nursing home placement near both the funeral location and my sister and myself (to facilitate visiting). Got all that sorted out and in the interim we had a call from DH’s parents’ GP in Scotland to say his father had only weeks to live and his mother had significant dementia, and they both needed nursing home care ASAP, but she was resisting it (some of you may remember she was always a very “determined” character). That kept us pretty busy, and apart from Mum’s funeral I was with them 24/7 for nearly a month until we finally found a really nice place which could take them both. They went in in early November, and FIL died the first week of January having had eight weeks of rest and comfort at the end, which he richly deserved. It all sounds awful, and it was. Three days after FIL died, my own father died. Luckily my sister and I were able to be with him at the end (and we sat with Mum for the twelve last days as she faded). We did the two funerals for the fathers in one week and then all went down with covid caught at the first one. It took us a while to get over that. I suppose with three deaths in ten weeks that is not too surprising. ? Since then life has been a blur of six-weekly trips north 400 miles ?to Glasgow to see MIL (the girls have been fabulous about taking turns to do the trip so that she gets plenty of visits), endless work to clear out the Glasgow flat as MIL was the original pack rat and never threw anything away, huge amounts of paperwork as executor of multiple wills, four parents’ mail coming here, all bills to be processed and paid, etc etc etc. ? MIL is very frail, and week by week is losing her grasp on the realities of life, but bizarrely seems now happy and content. She spent almost her whole life weighed down by her huge burden of collected “grievances” against the world – and now she has forgotten them all it makes a huge difference to her behaviour! ? I try to get out to Geneva one week in four to be with DH, who had now been off work for some months with stress and exhaustion (not surprising really). When we can, we meet in Glasgow to attend to MIL and her affairs. Some days I wake up and I’m really not sure where I am. I? rely on dog walks and easy knitting to get me through but I am pretty weary myself and looking forward hopefully to more restful times. ? The upside is that the girls are both well and busy. Kitty made partner at Mayer Brown in London at the end of 2021, age 33. She worked very hard while restricted to home and it paid off for her. Charlotte is an anaesthetist at a specialist veterinary hospital only an hour’s drive from here, and is thoroughly enjoying a good working and learning atmosphere. Freddie the labrador and Ellie the crazy Bengal-cross cat take good care of me, and hopefully in 18 months or so DH will retire and return home properly. ? Hope everyone stays well. I see some of you on Facebook from time to time and enjoy your pictures. ? Jenny X ? ? ? ?
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It was great that Beryl called out to us, and I enjoyed reading the various updates. As you can see me talking to Connie about her upcoming grandchild, you can work out that I am “still here” – although just where that is has me in a bit of a muddle some days. ? We had a tough time through the covid restrictions, with all four parents fading quite fast and needing support which it was difficult to give them, and DH stuck for much of the time in Switzerland, while one of the girls was effectively trapped in Scotland with only very limited movement for the best part of two years. Not fun, but we all got through with? lot of Zooming and sending of parcels. ? My mother moved into a lovely care home on October 2021, at her own request, as she had a hip fracture which did not repair well and my father, with increasing dementia, could not grasp why she could no longer run around after him full time. Unluckily she tripped and fell on her first day, hit her head and died 12 days later of a subdural haematoma. Dad by then was in hospital? with a hip fracture of his own and we had to delay the funeral by three weeks until we could? find him a nursing home placement near both the funeral location and my sister and myself (to facilitate visiting). Got all that sorted out and in the interim we had a call from DH’s parents’ GP in Scotland to say his father had only weeks to live and his mother had significant dementia, and they both needed nursing home care ASAP, but she was resisting it (some of you may remember she was always a very “determined” character). That kept us pretty busy, and apart from Mum’s funeral I was with them 24/7 for nearly a month until we finally found a really nice place which could take them both. They went in in early November, and FIL died the first week of January having had eight weeks of rest and comfort at the end, which he richly deserved. It all sounds awful, and it was. Three days after FIL died, my own father died. Luckily my sister and I were able to be with him at the end (and we sat with Mum for the twelve last days as she faded). We did the two funerals for the fathers in one week and then all went down with covid caught at the first one. It took us a while to get over that. I suppose with three deaths in ten weeks that is not too surprising. ? Since then life has been a blur of six-weekly trips north 400 miles ?to Glasgow to see MIL (the girls have been fabulous about taking turns to do the trip so that she gets plenty of visits), endless work to clear out the Glasgow flat as MIL was the original pack rat and never threw anything away, huge amounts of paperwork as executor of multiple wills, four parents’ mail coming here, all bills to be processed and paid, etc etc etc. ? MIL is very frail, and week by week is losing her grasp on the realities of life, but bizarrely seems now happy and content. She spent almost her whole life weighed down by her huge burden of collected “grievances” against the world – and now she has forgotten them all it makes a huge difference to her behaviour! ? I try to get out to Geneva one week in four to be with DH, who had now been off work for some months with stress and exhaustion (not surprising really). When we can, we meet in Glasgow to attend to MIL and her affairs. Some days I wake up and I’m really not sure where I am. I? rely on dog walks and easy knitting to get me through but I am pretty weary myself and looking forward hopefully to more restful times. ? The upside is that the girls are both well and busy. Kitty made partner at Mayer Brown in London at the end of 2021, age 33. She worked very hard while restricted to home and it paid off for her. Charlotte is an anaesthetist at a specialist veterinary hospital only an hour’s drive from here, and is thoroughly enjoying a good working and learning atmosphere. Freddie the labrador and Ellie the crazy Bengal-cross cat take good care of me, and hopefully in 18 months or so DH will retire and return home properly. ? Hope everyone stays well. I see some of you on Facebook from time to time and enjoy your pictures. ? Jenny X ? ? ? ?
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Oh, I got that bit! But it’s a great start. I don’t crochet, but it seems to work up more quickly than knitting? ? Jenny ?
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Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Baby blanket squares? Jenny, This is just a small sample so she’d know what’s coming. ?It’s only 24 of 144 granny squares I need for a 36x36” blanket ?
On Mar 6, 2023, at 12:44 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
? You are speedy. Glad Katie liked it…. Jenny ? ? Thank you!! Katie loved it. ?Here’s a pic of it with the border. Unblocked of course.? 
It is so unbelievably soft.?
? Personally, I think it’s just perfect! ? Ann McManus in PA ? ? Never too busy!? Those soft colors are more subtle than that.? And you are a speed demon! ? Thank you! It’s coming along.? Do you guys think it’s too busy? ? The blanket squares are looking wonderful! And on names, I have friends with a year-old granddaughter named Clementine, and so far she gets her full name.? Jenny
I’m sure she will have a dozen nicknames. Lol.? Little Waylon gets called Wayman, Waylonator, Way, etc.
I can hear Allie, Alliegator, Allie Girl, etc. DH comes up with some good ones.
Katie chose these colors for her nursery.? I’m just glad I found a yarn with all of them.? She really liked them when I showed her.?
I have till Sunday to finish before her shower on Sunday.? (I waited so late because Katie hadn’t picked her nursery colors till Saturday!? I had to force her. )
Back to it!
Connie
> On Mar 2, 2023, at 1:43 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
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> And I remember now that you did tell us grand-daughter's name before. Very musical choice. In our family, everything gets shortened, so she would be "Allie" in no time. My nephew named their daughter "Clementine" but nobody, not even her parents, uses the full name. I admire people who manage to stick to their original choice (and persuade others to do it also).
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> Sent: 02 March 2023 06:35
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> Subject: [yarnmongers] Baby blanket squares
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> ?This yarn is really nice.? (Hobby Lobby Yarntopia)? I did several swatches and a 4.0 mm hook works great.? Any smaller and it splits. Bigger looks floppy but still crochets great.
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Jenny, This is just a small sample so she’d know what’s coming. ?It’s only 24 of 144 granny squares I need for a 36x36” blanket
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On Mar 6, 2023, at 12:44 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
? You are speedy. Glad Katie liked it…. Jenny ? ? Thank you!! Katie loved it. ?Here’s a pic of it with the border. Unblocked of course.? 
It is so unbelievably soft.?
? Personally, I think it’s just perfect! ? Ann McManus in PA ? ? Never too busy!? Those soft colors are more subtle than that.? And you are a speed demon! ? Thank you! It’s coming along.? Do you guys think it’s too busy? ? The blanket squares are looking wonderful! And on names, I have friends with a year-old granddaughter named Clementine, and so far she gets her full name.? Jenny
I’m sure she will have a dozen nicknames. Lol.? Little Waylon gets called Wayman, Waylonator, Way, etc.
I can hear Allie, Alliegator, Allie Girl, etc. DH comes up with some good ones.
Katie chose these colors for her nursery.? I’m just glad I found a yarn with all of them.? She really liked them when I showed her.?
I have till Sunday to finish before her shower on Sunday.? (I waited so late because Katie hadn’t picked her nursery colors till Saturday!? I had to force her. )
Back to it!
Connie
> On Mar 2, 2023, at 1:43 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
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> And I remember now that you did tell us grand-daughter's name before. Very musical choice. In our family, everything gets shortened, so she would be "Allie" in no time. My nephew named their daughter "Clementine" but nobody, not even her parents, uses the full name. I admire people who manage to stick to their original choice (and persuade others to do it also).
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> Jenny
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> Subject: [yarnmongers] Baby blanket squares
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You are speedy. Glad Katie liked it…. Jenny ?
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Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Baby blanket squares? Thank you!! Katie loved it. ?Here’s a pic of it with the border. Unblocked of course.? 
It is so unbelievably soft.?
? Personally, I think it’s just perfect! ? Ann McManus in PA ? ? Never too busy!? Those soft colors are more subtle than that.? And you are a speed demon! ? Thank you! It’s coming along.? Do you guys think it’s too busy? ? The blanket squares are looking wonderful! And on names, I have friends with a year-old granddaughter named Clementine, and so far she gets her full name.? Jenny
I’m sure she will have a dozen nicknames. Lol.? Little Waylon gets called Wayman, Waylonator, Way, etc.
I can hear Allie, Alliegator, Allie Girl, etc. DH comes up with some good ones.
Katie chose these colors for her nursery.? I’m just glad I found a yarn with all of them.? She really liked them when I showed her.?
I have till Sunday to finish before her shower on Sunday.? (I waited so late because Katie hadn’t picked her nursery colors till Saturday!? I had to force her. )
Back to it!
Connie
> On Mar 2, 2023, at 1:43 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
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> And I remember now that you did tell us grand-daughter's name before. Very musical choice. In our family, everything gets shortened, so she would be "Allie" in no time. My nephew named their daughter "Clementine" but nobody, not even her parents, uses the full name. I admire people who manage to stick to their original choice (and persuade others to do it also).
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> ?This yarn is really nice.? (Hobby Lobby Yarntopia)? I did several swatches and a 4.0 mm hook works great.? Any smaller and it splits. Bigger looks floppy but still crochets great.
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Thank you!!
Katie loved it. ?Here’s a pic of it with the border. Unblocked of course.?
 It is so unbelievably soft.?
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? Personally, I think it’s just perfect! ? Ann McManus in PA ? ? Never too busy!? Those soft colors are more subtle than that.? And you are a speed demon! ? Thank you! It’s coming along.? Do you guys think it’s too busy? ? The blanket squares are looking wonderful! And on names, I have friends with a year-old granddaughter named Clementine, and so far she gets her full name.? Jenny
I’m sure she will have a dozen nicknames. Lol.? Little Waylon gets called Wayman, Waylonator, Way, etc.
I can hear Allie, Alliegator, Allie Girl, etc. DH comes up with some good ones.
Katie chose these colors for her nursery.? I’m just glad I found a yarn with all of them.? She really liked them when I showed her.?
I have till Sunday to finish before her shower on Sunday.? (I waited so late because Katie hadn’t picked her nursery colors till Saturday!? I had to force her. )
Back to it!
Connie
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Lise Patterson Sent: Saturday, March 4, 2023 1:51 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Baby blanket squares ? Never too busy!? Those soft colors are more subtle than that.? And you are a speed demon! ? Thank you! It’s coming along.? Do you guys think it’s too busy? ? The blanket squares are looking wonderful! And on names, I have friends with a year-old granddaughter named Clementine, and so far she gets her full name.? Jenny
I’m sure she will have a dozen nicknames. Lol.? Little Waylon gets called Wayman, Waylonator, Way, etc.
I can hear Allie, Alliegator, Allie Girl, etc. DH comes up with some good ones.
Katie chose these colors for her nursery.? I’m just glad I found a yarn with all of them.? She really liked them when I showed her.?
I have till Sunday to finish before her shower on Sunday.? (I waited so late because Katie hadn’t picked her nursery colors till Saturday!? I had to force her. )
Back to it!
Connie
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That sounds like a plan, Connie. We all know that babies come when they are good and ready anyway, and that’s usually NOT on our timeline! ? ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of connie@... Sent: Saturday, March 4, 2023 11:35 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Baby blanket squares ? Lol. ?No speed demon here!. ?This is 24 of the 144 I need to get to 36” x 36” I’m going to put a scalloped border around it and give it to her as a sample of the finished one to come. ? I can easily unravel the border and continue adding blocks.? ? Never too busy!? Those soft colors are more subtle than that.? And you are a speed demon! ? Thank you! It’s coming along.? Do you guys think it’s too busy? ? The blanket squares are looking wonderful! And on names, I have friends with a year-old granddaughter named Clementine, and so far she gets her full name.? Jenny
I’m sure she will have a dozen nicknames. Lol.? Little Waylon gets called Wayman, Waylonator, Way, etc.
I can hear Allie, Alliegator, Allie Girl, etc. DH comes up with some good ones.
Katie chose these colors for her nursery.? I’m just glad I found a yarn with all of them.? She really liked them when I showed her.?
I have till Sunday to finish before her shower on Sunday.? (I waited so late because Katie hadn’t picked her nursery colors till Saturday!? I had to force her. )
Back to it!
Connie
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Lol. ?No speed demon here!. ?This is 24 of the 144 I need to get to 36” x 36”
I’m going to put a scalloped border around it and give it to her as a sample of the finished one to come. ?
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? Never too busy!? Those soft colors are more subtle than that.? And you are a speed demon!
Lise in NJ? Thank you!
It’s coming along.? Do you guys think it’s too busy?
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The blanket squares are looking wonderful! And on names, I have friends with a year-old granddaughter named Clementine, and so far she gets her full name.?
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Jenny I’m sure she will have a dozen nicknames. Lol.? Little Waylon gets called Wayman, Waylonator, Way, etc. I can hear Allie, Alliegator, Allie Girl, etc. DH comes up with some good ones. Katie chose these colors for her nursery.? I’m just glad I found a yarn with all of them.? She really liked them when I showed her.? I have till Sunday to finish before her shower on Sunday.? (I waited so late because Katie hadn’t picked her nursery colors till Saturday!? I had to force her. ) Back to it! Connie > On Mar 2, 2023, at 1:43 AM, Jenny Swanson < jenny@...> wrote: > > ?Lovely, subtle tones! > > And I remember now that you did tell us grand-daughter's name before. Very musical choice. In our family, everything gets shortened, so she would be "Allie" in no time. My nephew named their daughter "Clementine" but nobody, not even her parents, uses the full name. I admire people who manage to stick to their original choice (and persuade others to do it also). > > Jenny > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of connie@...> Sent: 02 March 2023 06:35 > To: [email protected]> Subject: [yarnmongers] Baby blanket squares > > ?This yarn is really nice.? (Hobby Lobby Yarntopia)? I did several swatches and a 4.0 mm hook works great.? Any smaller and it splits. Bigger looks floppy but still crochets great. > > Here’s a few done. > > > Connie > > > > > > > > > > >
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I think it looks great, Connie!
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On Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 01:49:14 AM CST, Connie@... <connie@...> wrote:
Jenny I’m sure she will have a dozen nicknames. Lol.? Little Waylon gets called Wayman, Waylonator, Way, etc. I can hear Allie, Alliegator, Allie Girl, etc. DH comes up with some good ones. Katie chose these colors for her nursery.? I’m just glad I found a yarn with all of them.? She really liked them when I showed her.? I have till Sunday to finish before her shower on Sunday.? (I waited so late because Katie hadn’t picked her nursery colors till Saturday!? I had to force her. ) Back to it! Connie > On Mar 2, 2023, at 1:43 AM, Jenny Swanson < jenny@...> wrote: > > ?Lovely, subtle tones! > > And I remember now that you did tell us grand-daughter's name before. Very musical choice. In our family, everything gets shortened, so she would be "Allie" in no time. My nephew named their daughter "Clementine" but nobody, not even her parents, uses the full name. I admire people who manage to stick to their original choice (and persuade others to do it also). > > Jenny > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of connie@...> Sent: 02 March 2023 06:35 > To: [email protected]> Subject: [yarnmongers] Baby blanket squares > > ?This yarn is really nice.? (Hobby Lobby Yarntopia)? I did several swatches and a 4.0 mm hook works great.? Any smaller and it splits. Bigger looks floppy but still crochets great. > > Here’s a few done. > > > Connie > > > > > > > > > > >
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Never too busy!? Those soft colors are more subtle than that.? And you are a speed demon!
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Thank you!
It’s coming along.? Do you guys think it’s too busy?
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The blanket squares are looking wonderful! And on names, I have friends with a year-old granddaughter named Clementine, and so far she gets her full name.?
Patricia in Austin
Jenny I’m sure she will have a dozen nicknames. Lol.? Little Waylon gets called Wayman, Waylonator, Way, etc. I can hear Allie, Alliegator, Allie Girl, etc. DH comes up with some good ones. Katie chose these colors for her nursery.? I’m just glad I found a yarn with all of them.? She really liked them when I showed her.? I have till Sunday to finish before her shower on Sunday.? (I waited so late because Katie hadn’t picked her nursery colors till Saturday!? I had to force her. ) Back to it! Connie > On Mar 2, 2023, at 1:43 AM, Jenny Swanson < jenny@...> wrote: > > ?Lovely, subtle tones! > > And I remember now that you did tell us grand-daughter's name before. Very musical choice. In our family, everything gets shortened, so she would be "Allie" in no time. My nephew named their daughter "Clementine" but nobody, not even her parents, uses the full name. I admire people who manage to stick to their original choice (and persuade others to do it also). > > Jenny > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of connie@...> Sent: 02 March 2023 06:35 > To: [email protected]> Subject: [yarnmongers] Baby blanket squares > > ?This yarn is really nice.? (Hobby Lobby Yarntopia)? I did several swatches and a 4.0 mm hook works great.? Any smaller and it splits. Bigger looks floppy but still crochets great. > > Here’s a few done. > > > Connie > > > > > > > > > > >
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On Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 01:49:14 AM CST, Connie@... <connie@...> wrote:
Jenny I’m sure she will have a dozen nicknames. Lol.? Little Waylon gets called Wayman, Waylonator, Way, etc. I can hear Allie, Alliegator, Allie Girl, etc. DH comes up with some good ones. Katie chose these colors for her nursery.? I’m just glad I found a yarn with all of them.? She really liked them when I showed her.? I have till Sunday to finish before her shower on Sunday.? (I waited so late because Katie hadn’t picked her nursery colors till Saturday!? I had to force her. ) Back to it! Connie > On Mar 2, 2023, at 1:43 AM, Jenny Swanson < jenny@...> wrote: > > ?Lovely, subtle tones! > > And I remember now that you did tell us grand-daughter's name before. Very musical choice. In our family, everything gets shortened, so she would be "Allie" in no time. My nephew named their daughter "Clementine" but nobody, not even her parents, uses the full name. I admire people who manage to stick to their original choice (and persuade others to do it also). > > Jenny > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of connie@...> Sent: 02 March 2023 06:35 > To: [email protected]> Subject: [yarnmongers] Baby blanket squares > > ?This yarn is really nice.? (Hobby Lobby Yarntopia)? I did several swatches and a 4.0 mm hook works great.? Any smaller and it splits. Bigger looks floppy but still crochets great. > > Here’s a few done. > > > Connie > > > > > > > > > > >
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The blanket squares are looking wonderful! And on names, I have friends with a year-old granddaughter named Clementine, and so far she gets her full name.?
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On Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 01:49:14 AM CST, Connie@... <connie@...> wrote:
Jenny I’m sure she will have a dozen nicknames. Lol.? Little Waylon gets called Wayman, Waylonator, Way, etc. I can hear Allie, Alliegator, Allie Girl, etc. DH comes up with some good ones. Katie chose these colors for her nursery.? I’m just glad I found a yarn with all of them.? She really liked them when I showed her.? I have till Sunday to finish before her shower on Sunday.? (I waited so late because Katie hadn’t picked her nursery colors till Saturday!? I had to force her. ) Back to it! Connie > On Mar 2, 2023, at 1:43 AM, Jenny Swanson < jenny@...> wrote: > > ?Lovely, subtle tones! > > And I remember now that you did tell us grand-daughter's name before. Very musical choice. In our family, everything gets shortened, so she would be "Allie" in no time. My nephew named their daughter "Clementine" but nobody, not even her parents, uses the full name. I admire people who manage to stick to their original choice (and persuade others to do it also). > > Jenny >
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I’m sure she will have a dozen nicknames. Lol. Little Waylon gets called Wayman, Waylonator, Way, etc.
I can hear Allie, Alliegator, Allie Girl, etc. DH comes up with some good ones.
Katie chose these colors for her nursery. I’m just glad I found a yarn with all of them. She really liked them when I showed her.
I have till Sunday to finish before her shower on Sunday. (I waited so late because Katie hadn’t picked her nursery colors till Saturday! I had to force her. )
Back to it!
Connie
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?Lovely, subtle tones!
And I remember now that you did tell us grand-daughter's name before. Very musical choice. In our family, everything gets shortened, so she would be "Allie" in no time. My nephew named their daughter "Clementine" but nobody, not even her parents, uses the full name. I admire people who manage to stick to their original choice (and persuade others to do it also).
Jenny
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?This yarn is really nice. (Hobby Lobby Yarntopia) I did several swatches and a 4.0 mm hook works great. Any smaller and it splits. Bigger looks floppy but still crochets great.
Here’s a few done.
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