128/365 Lady's Rose

by Melinda Miller
completed 16October2012

This one worked up very quickly. I am not a huge fan of the Herrschner's yarn, and working with the black makes it even more tedious and tiresome. owever, I'm determined to work my way through it, if for no other reason than I just don't want to buy more yarn unless I need to at this point. Still, it's pretty, right? (=

Pattern link on Ravelry.

Yarns used:
Herrschner's Worsted 8: 1010 Black
I Love This Yarn!: #310 Peacock

Hook used: I

127/365 Ribbed Square

by Jitterie
completed 15October2012

This one was a little confusing. Thank goodness for online tutorials! The one I used was by f1bercat (a member of the Block-A-Month Crochet-Along on Ravelry).

Pattern link on Ravelry.

Yarns used:
Herrschner's Worsted 8: 1010 Black
I Love This Yarn!: #300 Grape

Hook used: I

121/365 Julia's Flower

by Melinda Miller
completed 09 July 2012

Another cute and quick square that would look lovely in a myriad of colors.

Pattern link on Ravelry.

Yarns used:
Herrschner's Worsted 8: 1010 Black
I Love This Yarn!: #300 Grape
I Love This Yarn!: #310 Peacock

Hook used: I

118/365 Never Fading Flower

by Nellas April
completed 04 June 2012

This one worked up pretty quickly. I could see it in all kinds of colors.

Pattern link on Ravelry.

Yarns used:
Herrschner's Worsted 8: Sunshine
Red Heart Super Saver: E300-311 White
Red Heart Super Saver: E300-319 Cherry Red

Hook used: I

115/365 Untitled

by Ruth C. Roy
completed 07 May 2012

Created by Ruth C. Roy (aka 72pixie) ©2012,
Inspired by Julie Yeager's Stained Glass Afghan Square

I really liked how Julie's square (posted 2 days ago) started out, so I decided to make a 6-inch square out of it. I didn't actually write out the pattern for it, just kind of improvised. However, I will get it written out for you; I promise. (=

Pattern to come!

Yarns used:
Red Heart Super Saver: 322 Pale Yellow
I Love This Yarn!: 200 Gray Mist
I Love This Yarn!: 201 Grey Beard

Hook used: I

Collage #1

(1) Highland Rose, (2) Antique Pearls, (3) Yarn Clouds, (4) 16 Circles, (5) Square 19 of 99, (6) Pretty Petals, (7) Spring Fling, (8) Esther's Square, (9) Multi-Color Flower, (10) Circle of Friends, (11) Flower Square, (12) Love & Honor, (13) Morning Glory

This was the first afghan I decided I would do when I began this journey, as I am the only person in my home for whom I have not yet made an afghan. Everyone else has at least one. So, this is just for me. The patterns that jump out at me due to their amazing textures or due to the results I've seen from other people's color changes go into this one. This is the one that will *pop* for me. I'm loving it so far. (=

Yarns used:
Herrschner's Worsted 8: Sunshine
Red Heart Super Saver: E300-311 White
Red Heart Super Saver: E300-319 Cherry Red

Hook used: I

074/365 - Little Circle Square

by Kate Jenks

Love this smaller version of Squaring the Big Circle! I see several of these in my future!

Pattern on Ravelry

Yarns used:
Herrschner's Worsted 8: 1009 Frost Heather
Herrschner's Worsted 8: Mist
Herrschner's Worsted 8: 1023 Midnight

Hook used: I

Free Pattern: Popcorn Puff Square

Popcorn Puff Square

Created by Ruth C. Roy (aka 72pixie) ©2012

Yarns used: Hobby Lobby “I Love This Yarn!” 4-ply medium worsted & Red Heart Super Saver 4-ply worsted medium

Hook Size: I / 9 - 5.50 MM
Skill level: Advanced Beginner
Size: 4" x 4" square OR 6” x 6” square

Special Stitches:
Popcorn Stitch (pop)
Crossed Double (crossed dc)

You may change colors each round or maintain a uniform color throughout.

Start with magic loop.

ROUND 1: (ch 3, 4 dc in loop) - first popcorn stitch, ch 3, (pop, ch 3) x 7, sl st to top of first pop. (8 pop, 8 ch-3 spaces)

ROUND 2: sl st in ch-3 space, (ch 3, 4 dc in loop) - first popcorn stitch, ch 3, (pop, ch 3) in same chain space, (pop, ch 3) x 2 in each chain space around, sl st in top of first pop. (16 pop, 16 ch-3 spaces). Tie off.

ROUND 3: Flip work over so back side faces you. Work sc in base of 2 pop from round 2 (see picture), ch 4, skip 2 pop, work sc in base of 2 pop, ch 4, skip 2 pop, work sc in base of 2 pop, ch 4, skip 2 pop, work sc in base of 2 pop, ch 4, sl st in first sc.

ROUND 4: Flip work so right side faces you. Sl st in chain space. Ch 3, 5 dc, ch 2, ((6 dc, ch 2) in next ch space) x 3, sl st to top of first ch-3.

ROUND 5: Ch 3, dc in each dc across, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner, continue around. Sl st in top of ch-3. Tie off.


STOP HERE FOR 4" SQUARE.
ROUND 6: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner, sk next dc, dc in next dc, dc in skipped dc (crossed dc made), work crossed dcs across, repeat around, sl st to first dc.

ROUND 7: Sl st in next dc and in corner chain space; repeat round 5. Finish off.

073/365 - Popcorn Puff Square

by Ruth C. Roy

Ummm ... Did you see that? Right up there, above the photo? That's me! Yep! I actually decided to give design a try, and since this is my very first ever square, I'm going to share the pattern for FREE! (=

Pattern in my next post!

Yarns used:
Red Heart Super Saver: 322 Pale Yellow
I Love This Yarn!: 200 Gray Mist
I Love This Yarn!: 201 Grey Beard

Hook used: I

071/365 - May Flower

by Donna Mason-Svara

I didn't see this one as a flower, so I did it up in Austin's colors to add to the other star motifs I have already done for him.

Pattern link on Ravelry.

Yarns used:
Red Heart Super Saver: 319 Cherry Red
Bernat Super Value: 53044 True Grey
Bernat Super Value: 07711 Navy

Hook used: I

070/365 - Highland Rose

by Karen Ferguson

This one really evokes a more somber mood when done in these colors.

Pattern link on Ravelry.

Yarns used:
Red Heart Super Saver: 322 Pale Yellow
I Love This Yarn!: 200 Gray Mist
I Love This Yarn!: 201 Grey Beard

Hook used: I

067/365 - Love & Honor

by Aurora Suominen

After seeing someone else's version of this square, I followed suit and alternating colors to make the hearts stand out more. Love how this turned out!

Pattern link on Ravelry.

Yarns used:
Herrschner's Worsted 8: Sunshine
Red Heart Super Saver: E300-311 White
Red Heart Super Saver: E300-319 Cherry Red

Hook used: I

064/365 - Gem Star

by Chris Simon

Much better! I worked two colors on round 3 (one for V-stitches and one for clusters), and I like this so much more!

Pattern link on Ravelry.

Yarns used:
Red Heart Super Saver: 322 Pale Yellow
I Love This Yarn!: 200 Gray Mist
I Love This Yarn!: 201 Grey Beard

Hook used: I

063/365 - Gem Star

by Chris Simon

I saw this done by someone else and decided to give it a go. My color changes didn't work out as planned this time around, so this one will likely be adding to Paisley's blankie. However, I think I know what I need to do. Expect to see this one again soon.

Pattern link on Ravelry.

Yarns used:
Red Heart Super Saver: 322 Pale Yellow
I Love This Yarn!: 200 Gray Mist
I Love This Yarn!: 201 Grey Beard

Hook used: I

061/365 - Little Dahlia

by Chris Simon

Last one, I promise.

Pattern link on Ravelry.

Yarns used:
Herrschner's Worsted 8: 1010 Black
I Love This Yarn!: #300 Grape

Hook used: I

060/365 - Little Dahlia

by Chris Simon

So, remember what I said about maybe doing this one for Cassidy? (;

Pattern link on Ravelry.

Yarns used:
Herrschner's Worsted 8: 1010 Black
I Love This Yarn!: #310 Peacock

Hook used: I

059/365 - Little Dahlia

by Chris Simon

Remember this one? I decided I liked it so much that I wanted to do it in another color variation. I may do a couple for Cassidy while I'm at it. It's such a cute square and works up so quickly.

Pattern link on Ravelry.

Yarns used:
Caron One Pound: 547 Deep Violet
Bernat Super Value: 07759 Deep Sea Green

Hook used: I

058/365 - Starburst Circle

by Donna Mason-Svara

This pattern was actually for a coaster, but I thought it might make a nice center for a square. Turns out I was right. (; I even think that this one is pretty on both sides. Here's the back:

Pattern on Ravelry

Yarns used:
Herrschner's Worsted 8: Mist
Herrschner's Worsted 8: 1023 Midnight

Hook used: I

056/365 - Pretty Petals

by Melinda Miller

I decided to try this one as a 6" instead of 12" this time. I really like how it worked out. If you'd like to duplicate this result, I worked rounds 1-4 as stated. Then I worked a round of sc, with (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in each corner.

Pattern link on Ravelry.

Yarns used:
Caron One Pound: 547 Deep Violet
Red Heart Super Saver: E300-0387 Soft Navy

Hook used: I

054/365 - Flower Square

by Beata Basik

I absolutely adored how this flower worked up, and I'll likely put it to use again. That said, I could not get the background of this square to work according to the pattern instructions. So, I just made it up. (; Love! <3 If you should happen to work this one and can figure out the pattern from Round 5 on, please let me know how to do it correctly!

Pattern link on Ravelry.

Yarns used:
Herrschner's Worsted 8: Sunshine
Red Heart Super Saver: E300-311 White
Red Heart Super Saver: E300-319 Cherry Red

Hook used: I