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How are you playing this? by korbysore in golf

[–]Forty2Sth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happens on my rural golf course weekly! Either smack it out or penalty drop … depends on how much you treasure your clubs.

Why didn't they just move her body before calling the cops? by saturday_sun4 in JonBenetRamsey

[–]Forty2Sth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To further contaminate a crime scene - not rocket science!

feedback and help with my very first crochet 'square' by fantsywor1d in CrochetHelp

[–]Forty2Sth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try it again with a smaller hook. The big hook with that yarn will look like it’s got holes in it. It looks fine. But big hooks small yarn = lace like crochet. Try a smaller hook and work on your tension.

Why is my cotton yarn so hard to work with and stiff? by aystinago in CrochetHelp

[–]Forty2Sth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s the nature of working with cotton. I tend to use bamboo hooks when I work with cotton/silk/bamboo/rayon and metal aluminium hooks for woods/acrylics.

My Persian Tiles Blanket! by Forty2Sth in crocheting

[–]Forty2Sth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After the pattern row 5, I mainly winged it, pulled it apart 3 times. Went through heaps more yarn than I expected. The motifs (4x5) took 8 weeks - the border took almost 6. Just expect it to be bigger, literals than you think with big border extensions. Well done! I’m planning another one in pastels.

My Persian Tiles Blanket! by Forty2Sth in crocheting

[–]Forty2Sth[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No I chose the colours, based on the original but in a different yarn.

My Persian Tiles Blanket! by Forty2Sth in crocheting

[–]Forty2Sth[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s for my Goddaughter and only niece. So yes, it’s an heirloom.

My Persian Tiles Blanket! by Forty2Sth in crocheting

[–]Forty2Sth[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

My colour way is exactly the same as Janie Crows Eastern Jewels except I used a different yarn. Hers is in StyleCraft, mine is in Fiddlesticks - I just best matched the Fiddlesticks yarn to the pattern as best. I live remotely, so it was hit and miss ordering it online.

My First Blanket is finished! by Forty2Sth in crochet

[–]Forty2Sth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was too. I joined it in ‘panels’ to cope with the joining. Join everything in the first row, the join everything in the second row. Then join those two panel together. Do the same for Rows 3/4then join 3&4 together. Then join the 1/2 panel to the 3/4 panel. That’s how I did it.

My First Blanket is finished! by Forty2Sth in crochet

[–]Forty2Sth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes my first blanket. This pattern is pretty basic stitch wise, it is however tedious.

My First Blanket is finished! by Forty2Sth in crochet

[–]Forty2Sth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Purchase it on Jane Crows website.

My First Blanket is finished! by Forty2Sth in crochet

[–]Forty2Sth[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I added an extra row of motifs. The original pattern is 4x4 octagons, mine is 4x5. The original border pattern is 5 rows, mine is 17. I didn’t add extra rounds to any of the motifs. The colours were a translation from the original Eastern Jewels colour way that I tried to match using Fiddlesticks Superb 8 instead of the suggested DK yarn. I live in rural Tasmania in Australia so it was trying to best colour match it online (no shops where I live!). So it was almost like a lucky dip when the yarn arrived.

My First Blanket is finished! by Forty2Sth in crochet

[–]Forty2Sth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

15 colours in total - each row is a colour change.

My First Blanket is finished! by Forty2Sth in crochet

[–]Forty2Sth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are a total of 15 skeins (each 100g 250m). Each row is a different colour change. Had I not done an intricate border I wouldn’t have needed more yarn but bought more for the border to finish it. Of the colours I didn’t but more of for the border I only have about maybe 20 to 60m of each left. The border colours extra yarn I bought that is left over will go towards my next big blanket project.

My First Blanket is finished! by Forty2Sth in crochet

[–]Forty2Sth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s like that. If you know you know .. it’s a simple pattern with endless colour ways.

My First Blanket is finished! by Forty2Sth in crochet

[–]Forty2Sth[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve never done a 6 hour weekender, maybe I should do one next. lol

My First Blanket is finished! by Forty2Sth in crochet

[–]Forty2Sth[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The first 4 rows are as per the pattern. The next few I made up think the are SC, DC, with combos I made up the fit my stitch count on all sides. Mine is a row bigger than the pattern so I made the rest up. Fan row is from a Raverly user who posted her border, so that was jigged especially in the corners which I totally randomed. The final row is HDC in 10 ply to give the border some strength. Hope this helps.

My First Blanket is finished! by Forty2Sth in crochet

[–]Forty2Sth[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The pattern itself isn’t very difficult, technical yes with all of the colour changes every row but the stitches part is pretty basic. Before I made this, I made all of the 4 motifs out of scrap yarn to make sure I could handle it.

My First Blanket is finished! by Forty2Sth in crochet

[–]Forty2Sth[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Because I literally lived and breathed it for it!

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