"Hi Marci,
Sending you "Happy Birthday" wishes. Hope you enjoyed your day !
Linda x"
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Hello from South Africa
Started this discussion. Last reply by Marci Paul May 7, 2011. 17 Replies 1 Like
Hi my name is Marci and I am from Johannesburg South Africa where I have lived all my life. I just happened to find the KAS site whilst searching for a knitting guild in my area. I have always…Continue
My way of knitting a square
Started this discussion. Last reply by Anne Griffith Apr 29, 2011. 7 Replies 1 Like
Hi All I am Marci from South Africa. Every year we are asked by my grandson's school to knit square in aid of charity. The way I knit a square is very simple and easy and this is the way I do…Continue
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Rachel A. left a comment for Marci Paul"Marci,
Yes, that pattern can be frustrating, but it's so nice once you get it figured out! Instead of changing to a J hook, next time try adding two row of single crochet to the bottom and 2 rows to the top. If you do the entire…"
Marci Paul left a comment for Rachel A."Hi Rachel. On the weekend I tried to do the Heart Puff square, well it nearly drove me crazy. I figured out that I had to use an H size hook to get the right width. I finished the whole pattert and I…"
Linda Maltby left a comment for Marci Paul"Hi Marci, glad you figured out the problem.
Yes, we could finish more plain squares but I think the children need texture and motifs in their blankets. They have so little, that even one motif in their blanket would give them a new experience with…"
Rachel A. left a comment for Marci Paul"Yes, Marci, the pattern for the heart square is on the main Knit A Square website. This link should get you there: http://www.knit-a-square.com/free-crochet-patterns.html It is "Rachel's Heart Puff Square". If…"
Marci Paul left a comment for Rachel A."Hi Rachel I just love the square that you have instead of a picture on your Home Page. Do you perhaps have a pattern for it and perhaps patterns for any other squares. I am desperate to make the one with the heart in the…"
Marci Paul replied to Kalai McDonald's discussion May & June challenge - squares to Zimbabwe"Hi Kalai what a fantastic challenge, I will certainly be participating but need to know if it is only for the months of May and June and do the squares have to be a certain size? Look forward to hearing from you."
Marci Paul left a comment for Linda Maltby"Hi Linda just thought I would let you know that I have figured out the problem I had with the Spiral square. I will get hubby to take pices of the "flop" and one of the "masterpiece" LOL. My…"
Linda Maltby left a comment for Marci Paul"Well Marci....talk about perseverance !!!!
I'm not sure what you mean about Colour A. Would you send me a PM with a photo and I'll try to figure it out. "
Marci Paul left a comment for Linda Maltby"Hi Linda just wanted to let you know that after a trillion tries I think I have finally managed to figure out the spoke wheel square. I have'nt finished it completely and will ask hubby to take a picture once I…"
Linda Maltby left a comment for Marci Paul"Hi Marci, Elaine Jones finished a flower tile square and had a comment about round 6. You may have found when making the long stitch into round 5 there was a "bump" when the stitch was finished....just a bit of texture for the…"
Marci Paul replied to Marci Paul's discussion Hello from South Africa"Hi Mazine, so good to hear from you. Oh!!! my goodness the winds sound hectic. It is getting very chilly here in Johannesburg and I must say although I prefer cooler weather to very hot I don't really like the very cold…"
Marci Paul replied to Linda Maltby's discussion Flower Tile square"Hi Linda, how are you? Thank you so much for giving me the changes to the pattern. I am really stupid when it comes to changing patterns and certainly can't knit or crochet out of my head, I always need a pattern to…"
Maxine Carli replied to Marci Paul's discussion Hello from South Africa"Thanks Anne,
I have to admit that I gave up and am knitting them on straight needles, I don't mind the circular needles though and the knowledge that I won't have to sew the side seams of the cardigan make me happy. I am, however…"
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- At 4:01am on December 12, 2011, Linda Maltby said…
Hi Marci,
Sending you "Happy Birthday" wishes. Hope you enjoyed your day !
Linda x
- At 2:04am on May 17, 2011, Rachel A. said…
Marci,
Yes, that pattern can be frustrating, but it's so nice once you get it figured out! Instead of changing to a J hook, next time try adding two row of single crochet to the bottom and 2 rows to the top. If you do the entire pattern and the length isn't right, just keep adding single crochet rows until it is. It doesn't matter if the heart is perfectly centered, so, as long as you can get it the right size somehow it will still be used! When I was trying to write out the pattern, I ended up with A LOT of heart squares with the heart in different places in the square =). Let me know if that helps!
- At 12:38am on May 13, 2011, Linda Maltby said…
Hi Marci, glad you figured out the problem.
Yes, we could finish more plain squares but I think the children need texture and motifs in their blankets. They have so little, that even one motif in their blanket would give them a new experience with colour/texture. Besides there are lots of people who love doing plain janes so if we can do more, let's go for it !
My husband has watched me crochet and then rip out quite a few squares when I'm trying a new pattern..... if I can't manage the pattern, I "create".
Now that you have sorted the pattern it will be a lot faster making the next :-)
Looking forward to photos.
Linda x
- At 5:20pm on May 12, 2011, Rachel A. said…
- Yes, Marci, the pattern for the heart square is on the main Knit A Square website. This link should get you there: http://www.knit-a-square.com/free-crochet-patterns.html It is "Rachel's Heart Puff Square". If you look through my photos and click on one of the puff square photos, I listed some tips I figured out as I was making them. The heart square is such a great pattern! So cheerful and nice and thick and easy! If you click on any of my other photos, I usually mention where I found the pattern and I put a web link if it was a pattern I got off of the internet. There are A LOT of great crocheting square patterns out there! Let me know if I can help with anything else =)!
- At 3:04pm on May 11, 2011, Linda Maltby said…
Well Marci....talk about perseverance !!!!
I'm not sure what you mean about Colour A. Would you send me a PM with a photo and I'll try to figure it out.
- At 3:22am on May 10, 2011, Linda Maltby said…
- Hi Marci, Elaine Jones finished a flower tile square and had a comment about round 6. You may have found when making the long stitch into round 5 there was a "bump" when the stitch was finished....just a bit of texture for the square :-) If you click on the photo it will give you a larger picture which shows the bump.
- At 3:27am on May 4, 2011, Linda Maltby said…
Thanks Marci, I do enjoy making flowers !
And I'm happy to share patterns.
There are 2 flower patterns but I imagine it is this one you are interested in:
Search "Flower Power". You need to be a member but the membership is free.
The other pattern is found here:
http://square-circle-forum.ning.com/forum/topics/flower-tile-square
Linda x
- At 1:03am on May 2, 2011, Linda Maltby said…
Hi Marci, I left a respond to your comment on the wheel spoke square but just in case you don't see it ( things tend to disappear into the great abyss of the forum :-)
I'll be happy to give any assistance if you have questions about the pattern. And of course, I would love to see a photo!! For me, this pattern is one of my favourites.
Enjoy.
Linda x
- At 3:36am on April 23, 2011,
P. Jeanne Haessler said… Um, here's some square patterns I've found. I've used this first one many times. I'm not exactly sure which square you want so please let me know if these are misses eh?
http://square-circle-forum.ning.com/forum/topics/mary-kristel-lokkens-single
This one works up nice:
http://square-circle-forum.ning.com/forum/topics/gramma-cookies-solid-granny
Here's a knit one:
http://square-circle-forum.ning.com/forum/topics/africa-square-an-original
Bit of a challenge, that one eh? The next one is knit but a beautiful pattern and several knitters have/are using it:
http://square-circle-forum.ning.com/forum/topics/easy-checkerboard-square-from
As I'm not sure which square you're referring to, do send me more info if you can. Thanks so much!
Jeanne :)
- At 2:54am on April 17, 2011, P. Jeanne Haessler said…
Hi again Marci. Thanks for your reply. I wish I could say we're into Spring but this part of Canada is covered in snow again...UGH. Oh well, good excuse to sit inside and crochet eh? Hope your weekend goes well for you. We're all very friendly here and I love all the encouragement and humor and sharing of photos of projects. I think we all inspire each other.
Talk to you later,
Jeanne :)
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