Comments on: Crochet Pattern: Shell Stitch Blanket http://www.crochetspot.com/crochet-pattern-shell-stitch-blanket/ Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Kami http://www.crochetspot.com/crochet-pattern-shell-stitch-blanket/comment-page-2/#comment-456570 Kami Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:24:12 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=527#comment-456570 Mary, you can cut and tie your strands to change color, however, it is difficult to make the color go where you want it to. Instead, cut the finished color a couple inches from your last stitch, and give yourself a couple inches of yarn with the new color and make a loop with the new color through the old color, which should look just like it would if you hadn't changed colors. I'm not sure that I explained this very well, but I hope it helps. Mary, you can cut and tie your strands to change color, however, it is difficult to make the color go where you want it to. Instead, cut the finished color a couple inches from your last stitch, and give yourself a couple inches of yarn with the new color and make a loop with the new color through the old color, which should look just like it would if you hadn’t changed colors. I’m not sure that I explained this very well, but I hope it helps.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.crochetspot.com/crochet-pattern-shell-stitch-blanket/comment-page-2/#comment-443710 Rachel Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:37:06 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=527#comment-443710 Hi Yvette, all the pages on Crochet Spot are coded to be printer friendly so you can use the print function in your internet browser and it'll print out neatly. You don't need to copy and paste the text into a document. To print a page, you can go to your menu bar and click on "file", then "print". The steps may be a little different depending on what browser you use. Hi Yvette, all the pages on Crochet Spot are coded to be printer friendly so you can use the print function in your internet browser and it’ll print out neatly. You don’t need to copy and paste the text into a document. To print a page, you can go to your menu bar and click on “file”, then “print”. The steps may be a little different depending on what browser you use.

]]> By: Yvette http://www.crochetspot.com/crochet-pattern-shell-stitch-blanket/comment-page-2/#comment-442617 Yvette Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:22:35 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=527#comment-442617 I find it VERY difficult to cut & paste this into Microsoft Pub. because it has been made in tables & they are so hard & time consuming to get to a print stage. Is there a way you can put a "print" link on your pattern sites? Thanks. Yvette I find it VERY difficult to cut & paste this into Microsoft Pub. because it has been made in tables & they are so hard & time consuming to get to a print stage. Is there a way you can put a “print” link on your pattern sites?
Thanks.
Yvette

]]> By: Rachel http://www.crochetspot.com/crochet-pattern-shell-stitch-blanket/comment-page-2/#comment-435950 Rachel Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:19:53 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=527#comment-435950 Hi Mary, yes you can cut the yarn and tie together if you wish. Here's a post about what to do with all those loose ends: <a href="http://www.crochetspot.com/finish-off-and-weave-in-ends-in-crochet/" rel="nofollow">Finish Off and Weave in Ends in Crochet</a> Hi Mary, yes you can cut the yarn and tie together if you wish. Here’s a post about what to do with all those loose ends: Finish Off and Weave in Ends in Crochet

]]> By: Mary http://www.crochetspot.com/crochet-pattern-shell-stitch-blanket/comment-page-2/#comment-434699 Mary Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:24:46 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=527#comment-434699 When you are changing color do you cut the yarn and tie together? When you are changing color do you cut the yarn and tie together?

]]> By: Mandy http://www.crochetspot.com/crochet-pattern-shell-stitch-blanket/comment-page-2/#comment-185357 Mandy Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:12:09 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=527#comment-185357 I see there isn't a row to finish the blanket in terms of making it straighten out in the end. I got this from another pattern: sc in the three top stitches in the shell and hdc in the lower 3 stitches. This should even things out for ya! I also was taught a fun way to weave in your ends without having to use a needle a hundred times. (You actually crochet them into the stitch.) If there are no youtube videos on this subject, I'd be willing to make one! I see there isn’t a row to finish the blanket in terms of making it straighten out in the end.
I got this from another pattern:

sc in the three top stitches in the shell and hdc in the lower 3 stitches. This should even things out for ya!

I also was taught a fun way to weave in your ends without having to use a needle a hundred times. (You actually crochet them into the stitch.) If there are no youtube videos on this subject, I’d be willing to make one!

]]> By: Rachel http://www.crochetspot.com/crochet-pattern-shell-stitch-blanket/comment-page-1/#comment-177349 Rachel Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:03:31 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=527#comment-177349 You can weave them in anywhere you can hide them. It doesn't have to be straight along the edge or anything like that. There's no true right or wrong way to do it, so as long as your ends are hidden it's good. Enjoy your blanket! You can weave them in anywhere you can hide them. It doesn’t have to be straight along the edge or anything like that. There’s no true right or wrong way to do it, so as long as your ends are hidden it’s good. Enjoy your blanket!

]]> By: kit http://www.crochetspot.com/crochet-pattern-shell-stitch-blanket/comment-page-1/#comment-176891 kit Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:32:57 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=527#comment-176891 Finishing up on the blanket...cane out very nice......I did three rows of lite beige and then one row of dark brown. great combination. Problem, I have sooo many ends to weave in....should i go along the side or just weave in anywhere? I dont think i left enough to go way one and then the other. How about go thru one in the back and then pull thru a knot and repeat this till my end is finished. thank you very much for your reply. Finishing up on the blanket…cane out very nice……I did three rows of lite beige and then one row of dark brown. great combination. Problem, I have sooo many ends to weave in….should i go along the side or just weave in anywhere? I dont think i left enough to go way one and then the other. How about go thru one in the back and then pull thru a knot and repeat this till my end is finished. thank you very much for your reply.

]]> By: Lynn http://www.crochetspot.com/crochet-pattern-shell-stitch-blanket/comment-page-1/#comment-175775 Lynn Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:57:50 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=527#comment-175775 I found this stitch in a 'how to' book years ago. I think it was a pattern for a purse, but I thought it was too pretty for that and used it to make a baby afghan. Well, I've been making them for family babies for more than 25 years now and they get ohhhhhs and ahhhhs like you wouldn't believe! I've used any number of baby-weight yarns over the years, with a size G/6 hook, and they all work up beautifully. I like to make them somewhat of a crib size (roughly 30" x 40") so they can be used beyond the 'babe in arms' size. I found this stitch in a ‘how to’ book years ago. I think it was a pattern for a purse, but I thought it was too pretty for that and used it to make a baby afghan. Well, I’ve been making them for family babies for more than 25 years now and they get ohhhhhs and ahhhhs like you wouldn’t believe!
I’ve used any number of baby-weight yarns over the years, with a size G/6 hook, and they all work up beautifully. I like to make them somewhat of a crib size (roughly 30″ x 40″) so they can be used beyond the ‘babe in arms’ size.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.crochetspot.com/crochet-pattern-shell-stitch-blanket/comment-page-1/#comment-157350 Rachel Tue, 24 May 2011 01:29:12 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=527#comment-157350 Hi Barbara, I'm going to take a wild guess and say you'll need 10 of the skeins you mentioned. I can be really off so if you'd like a better estimate I would recommend doing a certain number of rows and see how much you use, then multiply that to get the entire length of your blanket. Hi Barbara, I’m going to take a wild guess and say you’ll need 10 of the skeins you mentioned. I can be really off so if you’d like a better estimate I would recommend doing a certain number of rows and see how much you use, then multiply that to get the entire length of your blanket.

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