Share a Square #11

Today's square is called the Shades Square. It was a nice and easy pattern to do - great pic, Diane!

My square turned out a bit small (again - I see a pattern here.) I think there's two reasons to this: I'm using Caron Simply Soft for mine, and I think most of these were designed by people who worked them up using Red Heart Super Saver. Though they're both "worsted weight" there is a thickness difference. I used the called for I hook, but mine still was small. Which leads me to reason two: I think I have a smaller gauge. Not that I crochet tightly - I don't think so at all. My stitches aren't tightly bound together and I've never had to fight them to get the hook into the next stitch. I just think my gauge runs a bit small. Oh well.

To remedy this, I scrapped the last round of the square, and did instead a rnd of sc in white, a rnd of hdc in lt country blue, and the final rnd of sc in country blue. I like the little "frame" it gave to the circle.

Monday is my turn to pick the pattern. I've got one picked and already made up, but I'm not sure if I'll use that one or not. I'll look around some more and see what I come up with.

And here's my list of crochet things to do this weekend:

1. Work on the thread teddy bear.

2. Sew some stars on my flag. (Uggh, I still haven't touched that thing.)

3. Work on my nephew's Triceratops. I've got the body and the tail done.

4. Start on this Turtle for my 7 and a half year old, who requested it this morning.

5. Make my decision about my Share a Square pick.

6. If I get time, work on the Tumbling Blocks afghan.

And I know we'll be going for at least one bike ride this weekend, if not two. If it's nice enough, we'll probably ride both Saturday and Sunday. I just love being out on my bike.