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	MoEZ FAQs & Tips

Daybed Cover Size:
I would say 100 X 150 at most. This will make a nice daybed cover. Of course, you want it to run the long way so it is really 150 x 100. You could do 125 long if you want and if that isn't as long as you had hoped you can add the chevron strips, this gives it some detail as well as more length. -- Val

About Graph Sizes & MoEZ Hooks:
(The following sizes refer to stitches on a MoEZ hook in stitches and rows, not inches.)
Baby afghan: 35 x 35 up to 50 x 50;
Sofa throws 50 x 50 to 70 x 70;
Twin: 100 x 125 to 150;
Double: 125 x 150
Queen/King: 150 x 150.
These are the squares high x the squares wide using the red or yellow hooks. Mostly it is using them and seeing what you get. You can add or subtract blank rows to accommodate the size you want with the graph you chose. Mix and match graphs, too, if you want. You can always add on edging or chevrons so smaller is sometimes better. -- Val

Afghan Stitch

Afghan Stitch vs. Regular Crochet:
     For those of you asking the difference between them, the afghan stitch is like a slip stitch, so there are going to be 2 strands running through each row, this is why there are no large holes like regular crochet, even though you are using large hooks the holes get filled in. It makes a nice solid looking afghan with very little effort. I like the larger hooks (regular crochet hooks) but I don't like the large holes in what I'm making. This is perfect because you get done fast like regular crochet using the big hooks but it is much more solid. Even more solid than regular crochet with a smaller hook, like "J" or "K." I also like the fact that I save on yarn and that it is all worked from the front, no turning. Much easier to see things are going well.
     There are 2 parts to each row. Right to left and left to right. Going left to right creates little windows, you go under the front vertical bar of each window on your return from right to left. This 2nd part of the row then fills in each little window.
     When you change colors, you do it going from right to left and when you do the puff, it is done from "left to right." The puff is actually easier than changing colors, it goes so fast. I make house warning gifts with this stitch, Choose a color that matches their decor and on graph paper. I make an oval, then using any alphabet pattern from cross-stitch, put the families last name in puffs in the center of the oval. Makes a cute sofa throw. Not very many loose ends either, because it is all one color. -- Val

Afghan Stitch:
      Each row on the graph is compiled of 2 afghan stitch parts. First part is putting stitches on second part of SAME row is taking the stitches off. These 2 parts make one row on a graph. I hope this makes sense.
     When I first got my hooks, I had to start with the green or black hook and work my way up to the red. Now that is the only one I use. I think it takes some getting used to the thicker feel of the hook. -- Linda

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