CROCHET ALONG - PROJECT 1 - WEEK 5

Reptilegirl27

Hello everyone! I hope everybody enjoyed a nice relaxing weekend! Welcome to week 5 in our Crochet Along! :)


If you are just joining us welcome! Below are the links to all the previous posts for this project. Please read through them all so you are up to date and feel free to share your progress pictures each week with us as we move forward. There is no rush to get caught up so take your time. Stitch at your own pace and have fun! Again welcome! :)

Crochet along - First thread: VOTE

Crochet along - Project 1: WEEK 1

Crochet along - Project 1: WEEK 2
Crochet along - Project 1: WEEK 3
Crochet along - Project 1: WEEK 4


I am really enjoying this pattern and am definitely making another one of these cute guys! Seeing everyones projects come together I am getting many great ideas on how to design my second butterfly...although I am sure there will be many more than just two ;P  Thank you all for sharing with us! They are all so colorful and beautiful and fun! Great work!


So I took @carton s advice last week; instead of breaking my yarn I worked one whole half of the wing continuously and am working on stitching the remainder of it up tonight. Woo it took me a while to figure out how to join the tops together but I finally got it! Thank you so much for sharing that with us carton! It was a great idea! :D       **Please remember, this is only a suggestion and you do not have to follow the pattern this way.


CROCHET ALONG - STITCH SCHEDULE

09/02/2013- CROCHET ALONG - PROJECT 1 - WEEK 1

Please take this time to download and review the pattern in its entirety! You are going to want to plan out your colors for each piece and take note of any materials you may need to purchase. If you have any questions you may ask them below, but please, if it pertains to a later portion of our pattern try to hold off until we all get there so there is no confusion.

Once you have your materials gathered you may start on the Head / Body of the pattern. Because this portion is the largest piece we are going to stretch this out for 2 weeks. If anyone needs more time do not be afraid to ask! We can always add on a third week if needed.

NOTE: The designer has chosen to start each piece with a Ch 2, SC 6 in second chain from hook. If you prefer, as I do, you can substitute the Ch 2, SC 6 for a magic circle with SC 6. If you do not know how to work the magic circle,YouTube has some wonderful tutorials!   *Please note, this only stands as a reference, you do not need to use the magic circle

09/09/2013 - CROCHET ALONG - PROJECT 1 - WEEK 2

Head /Body continued, first weekly check-in

09/16/2013- CROCHET ALONG - PROJECT 1 - WEEK 3

Nose and Antennae, weekly check-in
**EDITED **  Now includes also working the Eyes / Eyelids from the original Week 4

09/23/2013- CROCHET ALONG - PROJECT 1 - WEEK 4

Top Wings Part 1 of 4 (Top bump - Make 2) and Top Wings Part 2 of 4 (Middle Bump - Make 2), weekly check-in

*Please label these pieces so as to not mix them up, I suggest labeling a sandwich bag
**EDITED **  Now includes also working Part 2 of 4 as these are very small pieces

09/30/2013- CROCHET ALONG - PROJECT 1 - WEEK 5

Top Wings Part 3 of 4 (Last Bump - Make 2) and Top Wings Part 4 of 4 (Assembling the Top Wing, includes Rows 1-11), weekly check-in

10/07/2013- CROCHET ALONG - PROJECT 1 - WEEK 6

Bottom Wings (Make 2), weekly check-in.
**Because these wings are quite large we are going to stretch this portion of the pattern out for 2 weeks, if anyone needs more time or if one week is plenty leave a reply in the post directly below for discussion. Thank you!

10/14/2013- CROCHET ALONG - PROJECT 1 - WEEK 7

Bottom Wings Continued, weekly check-in

10/21/2013- CROCHET ALONG - PROJECT 1 - WEEK 8

Embellishing the Wings (now its getting super exciting!), weekly check-in

10/28/2013- CROCHET ALONG - PROJECT 1 - WEEK 9

Assembly and design completion, weekly check-in

11/04/2013 - CROCHET ALONG - PROJECT 1 - WEEK 10

Final check-in, shares and vote for best project!

*Prize to be announced within this weeks thread! Yes you read that right…A PRIZE!

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 possible updates and to see everyone’s progress!

I hope you all have a fabulous week!
Keep those hooks a flyin ladies!

Amanda :loveliness:

WEEK 5 WIP

Reptilegirl27

@Citroen  yes can you tell my son helped me pick out the colors LOL! Man this wing is seriously a pain to stitch up! My wrist has been painful enough as it is and this surely isnt helping! I just finished this afternoon and will definitely have to take a couple days off before starting wing #2. Did you complete your wings without breaking yarn, working continuously? Just curious :)  Hope you are well!

Reptilegirl27

My finished wing! One down, one to go!  The yarn Im using is red heart camo which I love red heart, but this particular color creates a more stiff wool-like feel making it harder to work with. It puts a lot of pressure on my poor wrist so I have to break more often. Hoping Ill have the second wing done by the weekend. Its in my WIP rotation so well see.

Hope you like it!
Amanda :loveliness:

Week 5 Finished Wing

Reptilegirl27

@CrochetGranny  -  heres week 5, it got buried sorry :P

Reptilegirl27

Huh weird...I couldnt find this thread in the crochet diary today. I actually had to go back through my notifications to find it. Sorry for any inconvenience ladies, not sure what happened here.

carton

The 2 wings does not look identical.  So do the eyes.  LOL!

cerdeirocas

Here I am! With my wings!!
Sorry!!!;P;P;P;P;P
The butterfly wings!!

Reptilegirl27

All of your wings look like perfect, just like the picture! ....mine...not so much LOL! ;P

CrochetGranny

Ive not had any time to complete my second wing, been so busy pushing out scarves for the holidays Ive not done anything else! Will try to finish up this weekend. Wish me luck

Nccagou

Very nice ♥