checking in!

So how is everyone coming along with their weekly goals??  Don't forget to snap a picture today or tomorrow of your progress!  We will have a few ways to share the pics with each other (blog, fb, and hopefully Flikr).  

Can't wait to see you tomorrow!

Step Right Up! Clown Bonnets for sale! One week only!

Morning!  I don’t sell many finished items but I have had a few requests for clown bonnets recently.  {{Umm and really I hate to pat myself but man alive are they so adorable...or maybe it's the super cute kids that are helping but either way.....}}  I also want to make Dex one for Halloween so timing is pretty perfect!  I am going to open up orders for them for a limited time.  Orders will be accepted through September 2.   

If you’d like to order one please head over to my website INNER HOOKER. 

I will order the yarn September 3 and as soon as it comes in I will get busy on them!  Orders will take approx. 3-4 weeks (depending on yarn shipment).  As soon as yours is complete it will ship.  Orders will be worked in the order payment is received.  If you’d prefer a particular color for the bonnet or the hair please include this in the notes to seller when checking out in paypal.  If you don’t request a particular bonnet color it will be chosen at my discretion.  The hair color will include all colors in the typical ROYGBV pattern unless otherwise requested.

If you have any questions please email me at innerhooker@hotmail.com

Go get yours now! INNER HOOKER. 

Thanks so much!

Crochet Along Week 1

Welcome to the FIRST (but hopefully not the last) Crochet Along!!!  

I am so super excited to get started on this!  We are going to start and complete an adult size afghan (approximately 50" by 70", 88 grannies total, 8 squares x 11 squares) in 8-10 weeks.  Hefty goal?  Maybe!  We will take it a week at a time and adjust if we need to!  This will put us completing this early November!  Just in time for things to get crazy for the holidays.  Perhaps this could be one of your handmade gifts!

I’d love for you to invite your friends and family to join along as well!  If you are participating and have a blog feel free to take a button!  You may also want to follow me on facebook!  I will check in with you all throughout the week to see how things are progressing (too slow/too fast, etc).  

I am so happy you are joining me on this.  Please know this is my first time hosting a crochet along and my first granny square afghan.  We may hit a few bumps along the way but I look forward to this being good!  Now, let’s grab a beverage, sit down and get started {you can pretend we are all chatting in cozy chairs at some totally groovy coffee shop, I totally am!}

I prefer to work my grannies in more of an assembly line.  You can choose to do them however you’d like but I’ll be doing mine a one round per week.  You may prefer to do your grannies start to finish, one at a time (you’ll need to complete about 11-12 a week)  {sidenote:  I love working them in groups so I have a handful at some stage or another {truly for no other reason than they look pretty all stacked up!} but being my first time it was confusing to figure a good schedule and keeping the week’s work pretty even throughout.  Maybe the next one we’ll do this way!  Again, if you prefer you could do it this way.}  Bottom line you want your granny to grow a round a week so if you want to do half your group at a time you’ll work 44 grannies and do twice as many rounds per week and start over with your next group of grannies half way through.  Confused yet???   I shouldn’t type my thoughts out loud I confuse myself!  

Back to what I was saying…we will do one round per week.  The first week we are going to work through Round 2 on as many as possible.  Whatever we don’t finish will carry over to week 2 and so on.  This predictable schedule makes it easy enough to catch up if you fall behind on a busy week or go ahead if you have more time one week than another.  We will check in once a week, if you blog I'll post an area here to link up.  If not we can post on Flikr, Facebook or whatever idea you may have.  Let me know your thoughts on this.

Oh and did I mention we are doing the Sunburst Granny??

{pics found via pinterest you can find original credits and links on this blog}

isn't she purdy!

Week 1:

 Download the pattern.  Gather your supplies.  Before getting started I recommend making 1 granny from start to finish.  Check your gauge!  {trust me on this, I have no clue what I was thinking and checked it after about 40 circles...yeah WAY TOO TINY}  The finished granny also serves as a good reference for color changes and such.

You are going to need yarn….lots of yarn!  You may choose to use all stash yarn or go out and buy all coordinating or your colors of choice.  If I have done my math right (and I like to think I have) this project will take just under 3,000 yards…YES INSANE RIGHT!?!?  NOT including the yarn for joining {because I honestly have no clue how much that will take}.  My practice granny took about 35 yards.

Week 1:  make 88 grannies through Round 2

Week 2:  work all through Round 3

Week 3:  work all through Round 4

Week 4:  work all through Round 5

Week 5:  work all through Round 6

Week 6:  work all through Round 7

Week 7:   Round 8 & 9 dependent on size
Weeks 8-9:  finish any squares not complete and join

Now go get busy!!!  You have 88 circles through round 2 to complete!  Please leave any questions or feedback in the comments here and I'll get back with you!

Giveaway Winners?? Was it you?

I haven't heard from a few of you yet!  Please go see if you won!  If you did please email me at innerhooker@hotmail so we can coordinate the prizes!  

Thanks again!

Final Day!!

The final day is over!

Thank you to our vendors Taylor, Natasha, Samantha and Andrea for sponsoring today's prizes. If you didn't win you can always still shop! You will not be disappointed I can assure you!

In case you need a reminder...here is the loot!

$45 shop credit to Taylor'd 2 U (website and Facebook)

a frog lovie from Looped with Love (Etsy and Facebook)

a hand crocheted mermaid set photo prop from EvryDayThreads (Etsy and Facebook)

$25 to Doodies Booties (Etsy and Facebook)

and the winner is...........

Jacquelyn Foreman said...

Tweeted!

Congrats!!! Now if you didn't win don't hate on me, hate on random.org and then go buy yourself something so you can feel better :)

Thanks again everyone!

Day 6 Winner!

Day 6 of the giveaway is closed!

Thank you to our vendors Sarah, Holly, Alessandra and Jo Lynn for sponsoring today's prizes. If you didn't win you can always still shop! You will not be disappointed I can assure you!

In case you need a reminder...here is the loot!

hand sewn crochet organizer from Sarah's Stitches (website and Facebook)
fabric applique from Holly's Crafts (website and Facebook)
a copy of Just Be Happy from Just Be Happy Crochet (Etsy and Facebook)
stitch markers from Snips, Snails and Polka Dots (Etsy and Facebook)

and the winner is...........

Angela @ A Mama's Two Cents Worth... said...

I like all the vendors....

Angela

Congrats!!! Now if you didn't win don't hate on me, hate on random.org and then go buy yourself something so you can feel better :)

Thanks again everyone!

Crochet Along

I have been totally obsessed with grannies lately!  No, not real grannies though I do love old people.  Granny squares, it seems they are everywhere I look!  Maybe they are popular again?  Maybe I notice them because I am obsessed with them?  Either way I have been attempting to convince myself to start and can’t seem to take the leap…sort of like starting a diet.  I decided to see if anyone else would be interested in joining along.  Each week or 2 weeks (we can vote on how often) we will have an assignment or goal then we will check in with each other and post pictures and all that good stuff.  You know…hold each other accountable and actually finish this project! 

Since we will be doing it together I thought we’d take a vote and see what everyone liked best.  Of course we can’t please every one so if you’d prefer another of course that is fine, you will just need to adjust your goals accordingly.   All of the options below are free patterns.  I don’t want anyone to not participate because of cost.  I am also hoping to use up stash yarn but we’ll see!

Option 1

Sunburst Granny

Sunburst Pattern

Pattern can be found here.

These pictures are examples.  You can click the picture to be taken to the source. 

Option 2

Hexagon Granny

Hexagon Pattern

Pattern can be found here and here.

These pictures are examples.  You can click the picture to be taken to the source.  

#3 Summer Garden Granny

Summer Garden Pattern

Pattern can be found here.

All pictures were found here.

Of course I am in love with a million more but I think these 3 are great choices!  

If you'd like to join in on the crochet along please head over to fb to vote for your favorite.

Inner Hooker on Facebook

Please feel free to leave your vote here as well or any opinions, feedback, etc...