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cannot get colors in my picture. only see two columns of white and grey. WTF?
Karen,
Welcome!
Wow, that sure is a small town!
I'm not familiar with Crochet Parfait; I see that they have a Facebook group where they provide their graphs, but unless one has joined you can't see their graphs!
Offhand I wouldn't think it would be a good idea to upload graphs that have already been made to the freePatternWizard; my guess is that it would make the images less legible and introduce strange interference, for instance, where the graph lines are.
It's a little more complex to determine size, but not impossible by any means!
First, it's imperative that you make a gauge swatch (two in this case). I know, these are a necessary evil and nobody likes to do them (well, almost nobody!
), but that's the best way of knowing
what your finished size will be. Unfortunately, nobody will be able
to do that except you...your gauge depends on your chosen yarns,
hook and tension, the tension being the thing unique to you!
Again, you would make two swatches, one of single crochet only and one of the corner to corner. Then you can measure and work out the math to know how many single crochet stitches to one inch.
For the c2c it's a little more complicated. I think this video explains it best, giving the math she used for her own gauge (which will very likely be different than yours):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QaDsCiHsPQ
Notice at about 1:08 in the video is where her calculations are. For her own gauge, she measured 6 "clusters" to 4 inches in her particular yarn, hook size and tension.
The washcloth she wanted to make was 30 x 30 clusters.
30 / 6 = 5, which is 5 sets of clusters of 6.
5 (sets of clusters) x 4 (inches) = 20 inches, so the 30 x 30 project will be 20 inches wide.
This is the only way to determine finished size, unfortunately, short of actually crocheting the entire thing, then measuring the finished piece!
Hope that helps!
I live permanently on the road in a Matilda Bradstreet motorhome with my beloved spouse. He has given up complaining about the amount of wools and cottons I have stashed. I tend to knit and crochet dishcloths and face cloths as thank-you gifts and for raffle prizes, I make hats for friends and their children and sometimes I even manage to make clothing for myself. We don't like the cold so we tend to stay in tropical areas in Winter. I really need to check out the cotton blends for tee-shirts etc.
Joyful1,
Welcome!
Wow, I'm just floored at what you've done!
Amazing, and at 68...how do
you see all of those little beads?
And designing your own loom is quite amazing, too!
The Stitchboard full chart isn't really a bead color chart. It's more for people who want to use non-standard palettes. I'd say to use either Miyuki Delica or Miyuki Seed for anything bead-related.
Again, your work is outstanding! Thanks so much for posting
your pics!
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cannot get colors in my picture. only see two columns of white and grey. WTF?
Sherry,
This is absolutely
amazing! Love, love, LOVE it!
Love, love, LOVE it! What a brilliant
idea, to use up scraps so efficiently.
Thank you so
much for posting!
Karen,
Welcome!
Wow, that sure is a small town!
I'm not familiar with Crochet Parfait; I see that they have a Facebook group where they provide their graphs, but unless one has joined you can't see their graphs!
Offhand I wouldn't think it would be a good idea to upload graphs that have already been made to the freePatternWizard; my guess is that it would make the images less legible and introduce strange interference, for instance, where the graph lines are.
It's a little more complex to determine size, but not impossible by any means!
First, it's imperative that you make a gauge swatch (two in this case). I know, these are a necessary evil and nobody likes to do them (well, almost nobody!
), but that's the best way of knowing
what your finished size will be. Unfortunately, nobody will be able
to do that except you...your gauge depends on your chosen yarns,
hook and tension, the tension being the thing unique to you!
Again, you would make two swatches, one of single crochet only and one of the corner to corner. Then you can measure and work out the math to know how many single crochet stitches to one inch.
For the c2c it's a little more complicated. I think this video explains it best, giving the math she used for her own gauge (which will very likely be different than yours):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QaDsCiHsPQ
Notice at about 1:08 in the video is where her calculations are. For her own gauge, she measured 6 "clusters" to 4 inches in her particular yarn, hook size and tension.
The washcloth she wanted to make was 30 x 30 clusters.
30 / 6 = 5, which is 5 sets of clusters of 6.
5 (sets of clusters) x 4 (inches) = 20 inches, so the 30 x 30 project will be 20 inches wide.
This is the only way to determine finished size, unfortunately, short of actually crocheting the entire thing, then measuring the finished piece!
Hope that helps!
I live permanently on the road in a Matilda Bradstreet motorhome with my beloved spouse. He has given up complaining about the amount of wools and cottons I have stashed. I tend to knit and crochet dishcloths and face cloths as thank-you gifts and for raffle prizes, I make hats for friends and their children and sometimes I even manage to make clothing for myself. We don't like the cold so we tend to stay in tropical areas in Winter. I really need to check out the cotton blends for tee-shirts etc.
Joyful1,
Welcome!
Wow, I'm just floored at what you've done!
Amazing, and at 68...how do
you see all of those little beads?And designing your own loom is quite amazing, too!
The Stitchboard full chart isn't really a bead color chart. It's more for people who want to use non-standard palettes. I'd say to use either Miyuki Delica or Miyuki Seed for anything bead-related.
Again, your work is outstanding!
Thanks so much for posting
your pics!friends
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