New January Crochet Square

Oh, YAY!  I made another January Crochet Square for the crochet-along on Craftster.org.  It’s called Esther’s Square, and I LOVE it.  It looks complicated, but all you have to know is single crochet and double crochet.

The other square I made turned out to be 10-inches in the center when it was supposed to be 11-inches.  So, for this square, I went up 2 hook sizes to a “J.”  Well…  despite a larger hook size and making a conscious effort to loosen up, the center of this second square was also 10-inches!  The yarn FEELS the same size to me, but maybe it’s not?

Also, it’s supposed to be 2 colors.  I bought white as the second color despite getting a bad vibe about it in the store.  The white just looks too “clean,” but I wasn’t sure what other color to pair with this blue (which I LOVE!).  Yesterday, though, I saw, on the cover of a book, a purple and green combo that I really liked, and I think a medium frog-green will look pretty good with this blue so that’s what I’m going to do.  I’ll hit Joann’s today while I have a 50% off coupon to use and get some green yarn.

Without further ado, here’s my second-ever crochet square: