Captain Kirk / Spock - Star Trek Afghan

[pesky pixie]

Hyper-Piston, Yes! I did the Dobby afghan too. I love him!

nfirehazzard, I started on the Kirk when i had posted Spock because I knew I'd want to make him too. And like HippiePunk has guessed, I am a crochet mad scientist!! LOL!

I think I'd love to see a Picard/Data afghan. They are my faves from The Next Generation.

Thanks for all the nice comments guys! 

[ErintheRed02]

I've been wanting to try tunisian crocheting an afghan for awhile now and have two questions:

1. What length hook did you use and where did you buy it?

2. What do you do to keep the edges from rolling up?

[Hyper-Piston]

Ah! I knew it! So freaking cool<3

Oh, I have a question too actually. I know they make cabled J hooks, did you use that?
And if so, do you know of super long ones?

[spookygrrrly]

Very awesome work. I love it!

[pesky pixie]

I used a cabled J hook I got from Hobby Lobby that is approximately 16" long in the cable part.

But, I know you can get a much longer cable one at Jo Ann Fabrics which has doubled ended hooks. (It doesn't matter about the second hook that is attached to the other end. Just wrap a rubber band or hair band on one of the hooks ends to stop the stitches from slipping off.) Then you can make a much longer afghan.

Here's a 22 inch cabled hook at Jo Fab http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?CATID=cat2873&PRODID=prd28062

Here's a 40" cable double ended hook http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?CATID=cat2873&PRODID=prd27714

To stop the curling when your done with the afghan you need to crochet a border around it. Single crochet stitches work well. (The more rows you do the better it will flatten out). Or a basketweave stitch in double crochet works great too!

[ErintheRed02]

Thank you much for answering my questions! 

I just have one more, about how long does it take you to make one of these afghans?  You seem to get through them in no time...

And I realize that I have yet to echo the praise and tell you how absolutely wonderful these and all the rest of your afghans are!  Keep up the good work!

[Hyper-Piston]

Oh wow, thank you so much! That helps me a LOT with what I'm planning to do. I can't wait to see more of your stuff! <3

[funthreads]

Just when I thought I was totally impressed by the Spock afghan post I found this one. OMG! Totally awesome project.