This one isn't curling much, but it's slightly, um, parallelogram. I think I figured out why while working on the third square (not finished yet).
Here are some of the lyrics to the song I'm listening to:
Here are some of the lyrics to the song I'm listening to:
Those who have died have never, never left The dead are not under the earth They are in the rustling trees, they are in the groaning woods They are in the crying grass, they are in the moaning rocks The dead are not under the earth So listen more often to things than to beings Listen more often to things than to beings 'Tis the ancestors' breath when the fire's voice is heard 'Tis the ancestors' words in the voice of the water
- Current Mood:stubbornly distracted
- Current Music:"Breaths" - Sweet Honey in the Rock
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I like your crochet too. I used to knit a lot but I never learned to crochet.
And let me add my concern and best wishes to the heap for you and your kitty.
Vron
catching up a bit, though not re-computered yet.
The "trapezoid" problem usually occurs because you aren't throwing the chain one or chain 2 or however many the pattern calls for in at the end to get the crochet to "climb" up to the next level you are working on. I had that problem when I first started, indeed, it was one that stumped me for a year or so, I had about given up hope until I ran into someone who crochets left handed and she sat down and watched me and spotted what I was screwing up.
Then in the specific instructions for the row, they say "ch 3, turn, skip 1st dc, 1 dc in next dc."
So what I couldn't figure out was whether, in the specific instructions for the row, the turning chain counted as the 1st dc or not.
For the "waffle" square, I assumed that it did count. I think that's why it ended up slanting. But doing the current square in progress, I realized that it didn't.
I'm a technical editor/writer, which means I'm very literal about instructions, and I tend to remember instructions that aren't right in front of me, and I notice inconsistencies...I see that my expertise could be used to take the ambiguity out of some crochet instructions...
I've written and offered to do pattern testing for annie's attic and other companies if they would provide the yarn, but no answer, so I guess they don't give a rat's bootie, which just encourages me to spend my money on leisure art books.
How Miss Selkie doing? Any word from the vet yet?
No word yet. We took her in at noon for the ultrasound.
On my monitor, in the morning glare, your square looks black and white -- when I did a screen capture to adjust the gamma correction so I could see more detail, I was surprised to see that it was actually in bright colors.
Best wishes for you and your kitty -- it sounds really rough.
Thanks for the good kitty wishes.