It's been a while since I've posted. Mostly because I didn't make much more progress on my squares for a while. This past weekend and Monday and Tuesday night, I got a bunch done though.
I have not started piecing them together. Several reasons: I'm not making the squares following the block pattern. Right now, I'm just making one-color squares from each of the yarns. I have yet to attempt a bi-color square, but I will get there...eventually. Another reason: I don't have the tapestry needle yet, needed for the whip stitching. Yes, I could do it other ways, but that seems to the easiest. Before I went out and bought one, I wanted to check my Mom's sewing supplies, and see if she had one. Well, last night she checked, and no success. So, it seems a visit to a craft store is in order. YAAAAAY!!!!!!
So, quick square count. Each of the above big stacks is 10 squares, and the lone little stack up front is 5. That makes 30 squares of the claret fleck and 45 squares of the soft white.Let me check the totals from last time:
Again, each stack is 10 squares. From left to right, 10 soft navy, 10 light raspberry, and 10 claret fleck. Total from last time: 30 squares.
Total from this time: 75 squares. Grand total: 105 squares!
Plans for the week. I hope to get at least 30 more squares done by Friday, or an ideal total of 55.
UPDATE: I edited this post to add photos the next day. Wednesday night, I got a total of 20 squares done in the soft white. Bringing my total up to....125! Next time I'll post how many I need of each color for the finished product!
Him Nina!
ReplyDeleteFrom experience: don't wait too long before joining some squares or it'll be overwhelming. Also, many of us leave long tails on the squares (about 2 sides long when holding it around the square) so you can join some without having to add another piece of yarn. ANd always match your joining yarn to the color of the square.
Pretty colors, BTW!
Judy