Cherri's Yarn

Here are my yarn choices for the LTK. They are RHSS in aran, buff, ranch red & dark sage. I can't wait for my book so I can plan a layout.

Handcraftedinala's Yarn Choices

So I am a little late getting started, but I will get caught up! Here is a picture of the yarn I will be using.

Color A: Hobby Lobby I love this yarn! - Antique White
Color B: Hobby Lobby I love this yarn! - Medium Blue
Color C: Vanna's Choice by Lion Brand - Colonial Blue
Color D: Hobby Lobby I love this yarn! - Navy

I can't wait to get started!

Jeannie's LTK so far

Yipee! I finally get to join the blog and post! Yay!
Yarn Square 1
Square 2 Square 3
Square 4 Square 5

Heather- My yarn colors

This isn't a very good photo but I'm too lazy to pull the yarn out of the tote to take a photo LOL. Besides everybody else is way past this part so it's just a formality now. Hehe.

I'm just using what's in my stash except for the soft white. That I have going in a couple projects so I'll have to buy more of that.

Tracy's colours

I finally got a picture of the yarn I am going to use for the LTKA. I am shopping from stash, so hopefully these will look alright together. Still waiting for my book, can't wait to start.

Erin: Just a note

Added a 3rd color to my choices....simple tan. I'm trying to keep it as neutral as possible. Not like me at all but its ok. It will be a change. I'm still waiting on my book. Should be here tomorrow if Amazon doesn't change it AGAIN! I was perusing Ravelry and there are a TON of projects on there if any of you need some inspiration. It gave me renewed interest and motivation to knit the heck out of this ghan!

Karen's colors

Here are the colors I am using for my LTK project: Caron pounders in white, sky blue, royalty and midnight blue. I'll be casting on fairly soon (once my niece's ATW is complete)

Pauline: These are my colours

I'm using the cream for most of the plain blocks and the other colours will be for the multicoloured squares. Then the black will be the borders. At least I think that is how it will be. I'm going to use the diagonal layout. Plain squares in one row and muti in the others.

Cindy's Yarn

This is the yarn I plan to use for the afghan. It is Caron pounder in off white, and Bernat Berella in sage and dark brown. I have tried to come up with a fourth color to use for borders, but nothing really seems to click for me. At the moment I plan to use the Sage as both a dark and a light color. I plan to make all the solid color squares in either sage or off white, and do the borders in dark brown. I have plenty of yarn so I can change my mind later.

Erin: My afghan will be entitled: "Wendy made me do it! " :o)

So I have so lovingly been sucked into this project! My book will arrive on the 14th from Amazon and I have picked out my colors from my stash! Here's a sneak peak!

Donna's color choices

Here is my colors for my ghan. Not really sure how I'm going to arrange them. I was thinking of just doing the diagonal but you guys have some awesome graphs going. I also don't quite know how I'm going to do the color combos. I'm going to try to just use what I have to do this. I might have to go buy some yarn for the border but I'm hoping that's all I will have to get.

If anyone has any ideas of color combos for the squares I'm definitely open to ideas. I'm also open to any ideas on laying them out. As of now I was planning on playing it all by ear.

I'm going to go get my book tomorrow morning. I can't wait to get it. I'm so excited to start this project with you all.

Sherri's Yarn and Layout

I got a bit of a head start on the rest of you, but I still have lots to do. I opted for an Around the World Layout and spent a few days charting the bi-colored squares. Some are larger (those will be the pinks) and some are smaller (those will be the yellows) and all the lace and cable squares will be green.

Wendy: Here is a picture of my yarn

Im using Carnival yarn 8 ply and Double knitting yarn and have 4 colours, white/light blue/med blue/dust blue and navy for the borders. Im looking forward to making this one and its for myself. Now just need the book to hurry up and get here. Is everyone going to do the border on the squares or leave it out. I have seen the ghan with and without and it looks great both ways.

Krystal I like your colours but not sure on the buff either but then if you look on the cover dont they have similiar colours. Hmm Im not much help am I. If it was me I wouldnt put the buff in.

Laura I like the first 2 graphs the best. If Iwas to pick between the two it would be the second one. Its going to look great in the brights colours.

Krystal's yarn and layout options

I finally have taken a picture of the yarn choices I have:
Bernat Super Value in Navy Blue
TLC Essentials in country blue
RHSS in Buff
TLC Essentials in Aran

I'm not sure about the buff... should I do four colors with it, or do three colors with just the other options? I'm not sure how easily I can obtain the buff- I haven't seen it around here in a while.

Also, my book has arrived!!!! I went through all of the squares, and for layout purposes, I figured this out:

There are exactly 32 bi-colored squares, 8 each of the D1-L1 D1-L2 D2-L1 D2-L2 (D=Dark, L=Light). There are 15 squares of one light, and 16 of the other. If you're doing diagonal rows, that means that the bicolored squares have to be on each outside corner.

I'm playing around in PSP now to see what I like for layout options, if I want to include the buff or not.

Now that I've played around a little, I'm thinking I like it better with the buff in there. The dark navy squares are the bicolored when it's only three colors. The dark navy and the light blue are the bicolored squares when there are four colors. What do you think?



OK, I've finally decided on four colors. I've examined my yarn carefully and I think there will be enough contrast between the country blue and the buff. I've also narrowed it down to one of the first two options, plus a third new one for my layout.

Laura's Layout and Yarn

I deleted the original post with bright colors. Now I am using navy, white, and periwinkle. Navy and white will be for the bicolor squares and periwinkle will be the solids.

Here is the layout basically

Here is the yarn colors.