CROCHET ALONG - PROJECT 2 - WEEK 1

Reptilegirl27

Welcome to the Week 1 thread for the Project 2 CA!!! :D

I am so excited to be starting our second project ALREADY and I cannot wait to get started!!! I hope you guys are just as pumped up as I am!

We have quite a few newcomers joining us, I want to share a very warm and friendly welcome with you! We are so glad to have you with us! Please say hello below and share with us a little something about yourself. What types of stitching do you do? Are you self taught? How long have you been crocheting? I am very much looking forward to getting to know you and cannot wait to see your talents shine! :loveliness:

YAY! Let's get started!

First let's review how this works: every Monday I will post a new check-in thread here in the Crochet Diary. This is a place for us to touch base and keep in touch. You can review and discuss our progresses, you can post your questions or concerns here as well as upload pictures to share your work in progress. Anything related to the Crochet Along is to be posted within these weekly threads. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME PRIVATE MESSAGES IF IT IS CA REALTED! We want to keep everything open and public so everyone has a chance to reply or comment. This is a group effort, it is about ALL of us as a whole!

BASIC RULES AND GUIDELINES:

1)    Each week you will be completing the portion of the pattern listed in our Stitch Schedule

2)    Any questions, comments, pictures, etc. pertaining to that weeks progress should be posted publicly as a reply in that week's check-in thread so others have a chance to respond. This way if you are struggling or have any concerns we can all participate in helping you through it.

3)    Everyone interested in joining our Crochet Along will be responsible for downloading the pattern on their own! No handouts! No exceptions! If you want to join and do not have enough gold coins you will have to put in the work to earn enough on your own to pay for the pattern. I am sorry if this is an inconvenience, but it would not be fair to any of us or the author of the pattern. Please be honest. :)

4)    If at any time the Stitch Schedule does not fit your schedule, meaning if it is too much for that week, PLEASE DO NOT GET DISCOURAGRED! Simply leave a reply in that weeks check-in thread and we can hold a group discussion to determine whether or not we need to extend the time frame. Do not be afraid to ask! We can always make adjustments to the schedule!

So...the moment we have all been waiting for! Let me introduce to you our winner for Project 2...

                               
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THE BEAUTIFUL HAPPYPOTAMUS!!!

If you are interested in seeing the outcome of the polls please CLICK HERE

Follow this link to be directed to the pattern for download: HAPPYPOTAMUS

CROCHET ALONG - STITCH SCHEDULE

10/28/2013 - PROJECT 2 - WEEK 1
Please take this time to download and review the pattern in its entirety! READ IT THOROUGHLY! You are going to want to design and plan out your colors for each piece. Take note of any materials you may need to acquire and take this time to do so. I have posted some pictures above to help boost your creative minds :)

This is a very extensive pattern that includes some new techniques you may or may not be familiar with. All the details are included within the pattern download and I HIGHLY recommend you follow it completely. Practice these new techniques and learn the different motifs! For a successful finished project you will need to know exactly what to do and how to assemble the pieces. If you come across any concerns or questions simpily reply to this thread and we will work on it together!

**I do have a favor to ask, if any of you have already worked an African Flower Motif and you could share with us some advice or alternative tips outside from the pattern, please share with us below. I grately appreciate it in advance!

*** IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ AND COMPLETE ***
BY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 OF THIS WEEK, PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT TO THE STITCH SCHEDULE REPLY/POST DIRECTLY BELOW! LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED MORE TIME IN GATHERING THESE MATERIALS AND/OR LEARNING THESE TECHNIQUES. WE NEED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT TO START STITCHING FOR THE PATTERN NEXT WEEK OR IF MORE TIME IS NEEDED. THIS IS A GROUP EFFORT WE DO NOT NEED TO RUSH. I WILL COMPLETE OUR STITCH SCHEDULE AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CORPORATION!

11/04/2013 - PROJECT 2 - WEEK 2
Weekly check-in thread - currently up for discussion, see note above

If you have any questions or concerns, advice or suggestions, pictures to share or anything else you would like to add please reply below. Be sure to check back soon for added information and shares!

Let's get this party started! HAVE FUN!!! :D

I hope you all have a fabulous week and keep those hooks a flyin'!

Amanda :loveliness:

sungye

AW, thank you. he's not stuffed yet so you cant see the shape of him. He's been lying on my desk for a few weeks now, poor thing. I must finish him and I think the CAL has given me a buzz to get his head finished!!
Advice?.....dont be put off if your african flowers are wavy, stuffing will sort it out.
I prefer the join as you go, read the instructions/and pattern carefully and thoroughly. It can be fiddly though.
Remember the hippo is stuffed so you will need to crochet tight to avoid holes

Here is my hippo in progress. I used regia sock yarn and cream for rounds 4 and 5

                               
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Duckeyd

Very nice                                      

brief.ktg

Very nice        

miumiu93

very nice         

castrolette

Très jolis modèles, merci de nous les faire découvrir :loveliness: :loveliness:

LERA-LERA

Very nice! Beautiful! Thank you very much for sharing !!!

jlabska80@gmail

Verry nice work!!! Thank you for sharing:)

morena12

Thanks for sharing, very beatiful

nhung81

Nice work! Thanks for sharing

Mania567

I love it! Bravo! It's so cute :)

Mumukaschu

beautiful  :)

Reptilegirl27

PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMMENT BY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 TO THIS POST REGARDING YOUR CURRENT STATUS ON GATHERING MATERIALS AND PRACTICING THESE MOTIFS:

- DO YOU NEED MORE TIME FOR PRACTICE AND/OR GATHERING MATERIALS?
- ARE YOU READY TO START THE PATTERN?

Thank you sooo much for your corporation! I greatly appreciate it! :loveliness:

debbieroo

so pleased this is the winner.  thank you

KnittingNeedle

I wish u all a lot of fun making the happypotamus. I don't do the Cal with you because I made him already.
I show u a picture wen you at the end of the Cal.

cerdeirocas

Waw!!! Is a huge and lovely project!!:)
I do not know if I can get the job done!, But since I downloaded! now let´s see if I can handle it!:o;P:o;P

medillon61

I dont Crochet :(  I cross stitch.  But I am your CA Stalker!  I LOVE watching every week and seeing all the beautiful pieces you all make :)  Good wishes to all of you and enjoy your CA project :)

sylvive

very nice :)

klodsen

Love the hippo .....

klodsen

I will make one more and it will be my last hippo havemade 1 of them so this time ill make a small one

Silverlea

Oooh love the Giraffe and Hippo♥  Hippos are nasty buggers they suffer with pmt constantly :-(.

Due to pressure of work, cleaning house, Christmas Parties (yep, they have started), two knitting / crochet groups I belong to in real time, visitors popping down to enjoy some time at the seaside, where I live and a host of things in between - I find that I will have to give this one a miss.  Good luck to you all♥